The rumor that a new arbitration treaty is to be prepared is again being circulated.
We told you some time ago that it was likely that another treaty would be arranged for, and it is now said that Sir Julian Pauncefote is to be kept in office that he may have ample time to arrange the details of a new agreement which shall be favorably received by both countries.
It is said that when he returns to Washington this winter he will bring with him full instructions to guide him in this difficult matter.
The next mail from Hawaii is being most anxiously waited for. It is expected that it will bring word what action the Hawaiian Congress has taken in regard to the annexation treaty.
The Legislature of the islands was called to assemble on September 8th, and the first matter to be brought before the law-makers was to be that of annexation.
While the United States have been invited by the Hawaiian Government to annex the islands, the voice of the people has not yet been heard. The decision of the Congress of the Sandwich Islands will therefore be eagerly looked for.
Some members of our Senate are of the opinion that the people of the islands are not really desirous of being annexed to the United States but if the representatives of the people vote for the measure, it will remove all such doubts from their minds, and greatly help the matter in its journey through our Legislature.
Mr. Thurston, the Hawaiian Minister to the United States, asserts positively that the Congress will decide for annexation.
He says that just before the Legislature in Honolulu adjourned, a joint resolution was offered, declaring that the interests of Hawaii demanded that she should be joined to the United States.