The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-01-19
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Latest About Matters
Hawaiian.
Feeling Against IsIard Sugar Not
Strong On the Coast Letter
from W. 0. Smith,
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H. a.. Baldwin OF the dIm Of Aigxln
dor q Baldwin was among che return
ing passengers on The Australia yes
tc.day. He stated to an Advertiser re-
porter that he had learned more since
returning to Honolulu rega ding the
possibility Of an embargo against sugar
from these Islands than he had heard
in San Francisco. The feeling on the
Coast, he said, was not particularly
detrimental to shipments OF Hawaiian
sugar, though all that had been sad
about the natter, so far as he knew
was contained in an item In the San
Francisco Chronicle OF the 10th, the
day of the steamers departure.
Mr. Baldwin said he did not see that
there would be any danger attached
TO sending sugar to San Francisco, as
there was no doubt of the freight be-
ing clean, the only possible means OF
contamination lying in the handling OF
the bags, the sugar itself being refined
upon arrival on the Coast. The Aus
tralia, from what he gal hered on the
way over, might not take freight on the
return trip to San Francisco, but Cap
tain Lawless fully intended to carry
passengers back to the Coast, though
they might possibly be detained in
quarantine for two weeks upon arriy-
ing at their destination
Mr.. Baldwin reports that little prog
ress had been made in Hawaiian Gov
ernment matters up to the time ne left
No 4. loo L.. l.
nishes the following extracts of let
ter from w. o. Smith, who is watching
affairs at the capital, and which afford
an insight into the latest phases of the
proceedings affecting the future gov
ernment of these Islands:
"The matter Of the Hawaiian bill
pending before Congress is progressing
in some respects faster and better than
we had expected. AS wrote before.
we felt 1t a great gain to have the bill
referred to some committee that had 1t
in hand at the last session. In the
Senate II went to the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and in the House to-
the Committee on Territories The
committee referred 1t to a sub-commit-
tee consisting Of Senators Cullom, Nor
gan and Foraker. This subcommittee
acted promptly and reported the bill
back to the Senate, recommending Its
passage with very few amendments,
and these amendments are of but lit
tie consequence.
Mr.. Cullom, the chairman, conferred
with us about the bill when it was in
the hands of the subcommittee, and
gave a long memoranda of objections
and proposed amendments, which Mr.
Gilbert f. Little of Hilo has presented
to him and to other members of Con-
gress. MIR. Cullom gave us these mem
oranda one afternoon. asking that we
prepare replies and suggestions to each
OF them and let him have the result
the next morning, Mr.. Hartwell and
Mr.. w. n. Armstrong going over the
matter together.
The House committee has not yet
taken action upon the bill, but Mr..
Hit tolu me he felt confident that the
bill would pass the House during this
month. In both Houses serious objec
tions will be made and a great effort
to make radical amendment, and it is
impossible to tell when final action will
be taken. Hon. John w. Foster feels
that we should not expect final action
before March, and that 1t may take
even longer"
In his letter Mr.. Smith has the fol-
lowing to say concerning another mat
ter of interest to residents of the ISL
ands:
"One thing is certain, that II | ever
made an earnest effort in my life 1t is
now, in seeking to promote the laying
of the Pacific cable. Eight bills relat-
ing to the Pacific cable are now before
Congress--fiv in the House and three
in the Senate. Notwithstanding all
this mass of material and certain con-
flict of interests, the impression seems
TO prevail that the laying OF the cable
will be authorized at this session.
There are those who are in much bet
ter position to Judge than We are, who
believe that the cable will be laid by
the United States Government and not
by private companies. So far aS we,
are concerned, 1t Is of little consequence
who lays the cable. providing 1t is done
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