Show TELEGRAPHIC Washington Advices Washington 20Senator Rollins to day reported favorably as to the amended bill for a public building in Carson City Nevada The hearing before the House commit tea on foreign affairs on the proposed abrogation of the Hawaiian treaty was continued this morning Allen Hawaiian minister reviewed the history of affairs which h sd led up to the treaty and recited re-cited the views of Marcy Seward Sumner Sum-ner Geeral Grnnt and others of importance import-ance to the government of the United i States that tho Hawaiian Islands should not fill under the control of any foreign power Be contradicted the assertion made on the other side that the labor engaged in sugar culture could be called in any sense slave labor but that the wages paid are very high and that tho interests and welfare of the laborer are thoroughly protected by the Hawaiian government I He also showed that the allegation of smuggling sugar into this country under the name of Sandwich Island sugar was entirely without foundation and in proof of that he read from a letter from Corn ley United States minister at Honolulu Bout wall addressed the committee on tho same aide of the question confining his remarks chiefly to the great importance = import-ance of the United States government retaining re-taining influence on these islands in view of the great trade of the future with countries on the Pacific Further hearing in the matter was postponed by the committee until Mca dllY March 6th The circulation of standard silver dol lars for the week ending February 18th was 135485 against 92495 for tho corresponding i cor-responding period of 81 Senator Plumb reports favorably a bill granting to California 5 per centum of the net proceeds of the sales of public lands in that state Director of the Mint Burchard has decided de-cided that mutilated coin will be considered consid-ered as bullion only and refilling with silver or gold does not make the coin fit for circulation ae legal currency Many coins have been so filled The decision is approved by Secretary Folger Secretary Folper says he has not yet heard whether New intends to accept the secretaryship or not New is in the city and das been in consultation with some of his Indiana friends about the matter He has not yet called upon Fol ger and this fact has caused some people to believe he does not intend to accept the position if confirmed by the Senate |