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passed the resolution declaring that
the United States will not interfere
with the affairs Of the Hawaiian Is
lands and that the United States will
regard Interference by foreign powers
rs an unfriendly act.
Senator Turpie introduced a reso-
luton for the abrogation Of the Rus
sian extradition treaty, and Senator
Hill a resolution for open sessions of
the sugar investigation.
The Turpie Hawaiian resolution
Yves ss follows: Resolved by the
Senate of the United States that of
right it belongs wholly to the people
of Hawaii to establish and maintain
their own form of Government and
domestic policy, that the United
States ought not in any way interfere
Herewith and interference in the po-
Iitical affairs of these islands by any
other Government will be regarded
as an unfriendly act towardsthe Unit
ed states"
Mills explained that the resolution
did not meet his approval, and al
though he would not vote against it
believing that this Government has
overthrow the existing Government
of Hawaii, he thought it the duty of
the United States to tear down the
oligarchy set up in it's name. The
resolution passed unanimously; fifty
five Senators voting for it. Mills
did not vote.
PETER offered resolution which
was appropriately referred, instruct
ing the judiciary committee to report
whether the Government of the Unit
ed States could by virtue of an act of
Congress constitutionally take posses
sion by paying compensation there
for, of all coal bed country.
The tariff bill was taken up, and
several amendments offered to the
lumber paragraph, looking to the du-
ty on rough lumber were voted down
by strict party vote.
Allen moved to strike out paragraph
178 as follows: Lumber of any sort
planed or finished on each side SO cts.
per 1900 feet board measure, if planed
on one side and tongued and grooyed,
81 per $1,000 feet, if planned on two
sides and tongued and grooved 81. so
per 1000 feet, and in estimating board
measure under this schedule no de-
duction will be made on account Of
planning, growing or tonguing. Vest
surprised the Republicans by an
nouncing that the amendment would
be accepted by the Democratic side.
The amendment was agreed to 80 to
"a by a strict party vote; PETER and
all the Populists voting affirmatively.
This will have the effect of putting all
lumber on the free list.
The sugar schedule was reached,
and Senator Sherman look the floor.
Sherman asserted that if Harrison
had been reelected and there had
been no fear of tariff tinkering, the
Mckinley law would have yielded
sufficient revenue. The fall of silver
aid increased demand for gold had
something to- do with the financial de
preston, which had been added to by
fear of tariff tinkering.
The committee investigating sugar
resumed it's session to-day. Chairman
Gray says the committee will continue
the Investigations. leaving District
Attorney Deal with the witnesses
who refuse to answer. He says Soc
rotary Carlisle has not been summon
ed, and if he appears it will be volun
tarily.
HOUSE.
General SclICa introduced. and
the House today passed Il resoIu-
ton instructing the Secretary of
War to do what was necessary under
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