Mr. Toru Hoshi to Mr. Day.
Washington, May 23, 1898.
Sir: Referring to the correspondence on the subject of the silk-bounty law which passed between this legation and your Department last year, I have the honor to inform you that I have received a telegram from His Imperial Majesty’s minister for foreign affairs acquainting me with the fact that to-day the Imperial Diet passed a bill repealing the act of April 22, 1897, granting a bounty in certain cases to exporters of raw silk. As I have reason to believe that this bill was introduced by the Imperial Government, there is no doubt in my mind that it will receive the sanction of His Majesty the Emperor within a few days.
Accept, etc.,