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Urioiijurih^ ty Hawaii, as a station for a -uiUn^riue eahk^’^Hiat 
Hawaii haH k 'eo Suspicion of British unfriendliness <>r fear of 
>vitisit u/;. >n,-’ also setting forth the "advantage* to be 
gamed by isolated Hawaii through telegraphic <*omimini<-ation 
with the rest id the world, i h Hy in vow >' the fact that 
our own conn unieatiojti with that <•»* nlr ws>i<i.i be crt i.iv iiu- 
prosed w ith« ut apparent delrimrm 10 any leg! mutH American 
interest. ' !'he proposal called forth much hostile comment 
in-both houses, It w^s referred to the < omnnUee on Foreign 
Relations in each hoiue, but no action was taken, and it seems 
to have -died m committee.” 
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'Short!v after the receipt h\ t\rurress of President Ch 
lampsmnessi^ge ijj regard rhe eahft\ Senator Hah* of Maine 
submitted an amendment to the Dipfornatu* Appropriation hill, 
providing that the President -hould immediately proceed- to 
eon mu t for the entire expeinc of laying a cable from < 'alif'»niut 
to flawa and appropriating $5utj,o00 for th<* Hrs? payments 
de-reor j his amend mem whs adopted in the Senate hv a vote 
or * » : but ,v;im rejected in die House hv a vote lt f about 
i i% l oU. ! la* disagreement w*a> referred to a < onterenee 
» * - o» f of tLm iw 1 ' houses, much wa> irnai le to agree. 
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>/. i ■ n*)>orte<i back their mahih' v to agree, each time the 
Sen a insisting on amendment, amt-fiie House rejeering it; 
Finali •*, >n the evening of March X tm-o, the Senate withdrew 
it* diiit-n'i'rnenf in offltr to ■♦eve the Diplomatic Appropriation 
bill. The sentiment against ownership of railways, 
te!fi^rft|>hs, &*., was ami wjjjtiii'ufU hi be . fong \hat fqr many 
wars no effort, was made for the eonatroeHon of a cabin bv th« 
I . n. Uovernmenf. 
Meanwhile Mr. Ohas. W Htono of {Vnn ;v!vania, fntrodneo<1 
into the l b use on February II fh, 1 silo, a bill (So. A h ‘ > 8 ) to 
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