Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30

from Washington, confident that the
news will not be adverse, yet worry
Ing and thinking that perhaps some
thing may happen to lower the tariff.
That is about the situation in the
business center about which the Ho-
nolulu market revolves A few pro-
iccts may be waiting on definite ac-
ton in Washington on the sugar tar
IN but taking the situation by and
large, general business is going for
ward at the usual pac. and only the
stock market is dull.
Naturally the people are somewhat
Gprrehensive. II could hardly be 9TH
erwise. But on the whole confidence
prevails that free sugar is not to come
this year and il will not for many
ycarG.
The latest reliable information
from Washington is that the Senate
Finance Committee will not approve
free sugar. The question is whether
il may not present a counter PROPOSE
ton of a e-cent-per-pound. but as
the correspondent OF the Bullc t n
has stated in his last cable the stu
a,ion Is chaotic, and that, under tho
circumstances, Is favorable to the re-
ichtion of the present tariff As the
chaos increases, the ChancEs of DEF
mite action are more remote. Fur
thcrmorc the delay of the Senate
Committee is giving time for the farm
ers OF the beet sugar districts to be
heard from and the rain of protests
against free sugar that is falling on
Washington at the present time is
certain to have its effect.
The latter part of the week another
paper published story to the effect
that L. Faxon Bishop had received a
letter from George FairchiiI stating
that the free sugar bill woi Id pass
the Senate. MI. Bishop received no
such letter and was grossly misquot-
ed. He did receive letter, not from
Senator Fairchild, stating that a sug-
ar tariff bill might pass the Senate
but certainly not The free sugar bill
The element of Goubt in the whole
thing Is, whether In cases bill
should be worked through the Sen
ate and House to reduce The duty
from 1.65 to 1.20, .he President would
stick to his determination to veto any
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the Tariff Commission.
Meanwhile the Territory Is on
guard and preparing to cooperate
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New buildings and new homes are be-
ing erected In the business part and
the residential sections.
The sugar stock market H. dull as
might be expected, though IL is fer
from suffering n serious slump Ifs.
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arc fairly stronr
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hess u" Tue rePort Oh continued hSht
on the water question, nut the truth
contest was never In more favorable
position for the plantation.