The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-01
MR.. SHERMAN TALKS
The Sugar Schedule Reached, He
Speaks on the Bill.
THE STATE BANK TAX IN The HOUSE
The Sugar Investigation Matter-Certificate
of Vice-President Steyenson-Work
in Both the Branches of
Congress.

new developments concerning the dp-
preparation for the Cotton States and
International exposition. All the tes-
timony and speeches heard by the com
mittee are being put into type for use
on the oor.
Mr.. Livingston says he will have the
committee act within a week and that
he believes the matter will be before
congress within at least three weeks.
In the Senate.
Two resolutions, one offered by Mr..
Hill. requiring the Gray select commit
tee to sit with open doors, and the 9TH
er offered by Mr.. Dolph, for the arrest
of Elisha J. Edwards, as a recalcitant
witness, and for his presentation at the
bar of the senate, went over until to-
day under the rule.
A resolution reported from the com
mittee on foreign relations was agreed
to unanimously. declaring that the
right belongs wholly to the people OF
Hawaiian Islands to establish and main
tain their OWL form of government and
domestic policy that the United States
ought not in any way to interfere there
with, and that any Intervention in the
political affairs of those Islands by any
other government will be regarded as
an act unfriendlv to the United States.
The vote was taken by yeas and nays
and the result announced was yeas %,
nays none.
Mr.. Mills stated that if he had not
been paired he would have voted mo-
not because he did not recognize the
right of the people of Hawaii to insti-
tute their own government as they
pleased. but the government Of the
United States having overturned the
government of Hawaii and having put
the Hawaiian people under a military
power against which they could not
protect themselves, it was its duty to
tear down the oligarchy established by
force and permit the people of the
Hawaiian Islands to institute their own
government,
The tariff bill was taken up at 1920
and the amendment offered by Mr.. Hale
to make the duty on sawed boards So
per thousand feet was defeated-yeas
%, nays 81.
The vote was then taken on the
amendment offered by Mr.. Allen to
place on the free list all logs, lumber,
laths shingles, and building materials
commonly used in the construction of
dwelling houses, barnes or fences. 1t
was defeated-yeas 4; Allen, Irby, Kyle,
Peffer-nays As.
On motion of Mr.. Allen. assented to
by Mr.. Vest on behalf of the finance
committee, paragraph 17S, fixing the
duties on lumber of any sort plain or
finished, was struck out IF the bill for
the purpose Of having such lumber af-
forwards placed on the free list.
At 1850 the wood schedule was COM
pleted, the remaining votes having
been taken without debate.
The sugar shedule having been reach
ed, Mr.. Sherman, began a speech on
the impending bill. Almost all of the
senator's were in their seats while a
number of the members of the house
occupied sofas. The galleries were
we'll filed, many ladies being present.
Mr.. Sherman cited the confederate
constitution, forbidding a protective
tariff. and said that he believed that
opinion in the south was changing on
his question.
Mr.. Morgan challenged a statement
made by MIR. Sherman that he Nor
gam had once said he doubted if the
discovery of coal and iron in Alabama
was fortunate as it interfered with the
production of cotton.
Mr.. Sherman went on to show the in
dustrial development of the south. The
south wanted protection for its indus
tries.
In the House.
At 1875 p. m. the house went into
committee of the whole on the bill to
repeal thestate bank tax, and Black. of
Georgia, resumed his speech in favor of
the total repeal of the law.
The Sugar Investigations
Vice-Presidcnt Stevenson said this
morning that he would send to the
district attorney, his certificate with
reference to the refusal of COrrespOn-
dents Edwards and Shriver to answer
questions asked by the sugar trust in
vestigating committee with a request
thai the government enter criminal
proceedings against these gentlemen
before the grand jury.
The investigating committee has re-
sumed its investigation.
Senator McPhearson, a member of
the finance committee. was the first
witness examined.