Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-22
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
voorhees, Presents Pro-Wilson Bill
Memorial From mMassachusetts-H Hawaii.

Memorial From Observation-Disclosures
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 20-A bill to abolish
the consular Sealing" system on foreign
goods passing through Canada was intro
duced in the Senate to-day by Mr.. Cullom
rep, Illinois, and referred to the committee
on finance. Its object is to abolish a method
whereby foreign importers are now enabled
to reach certain American ports in advance
of American producers.
Mr. VOORHEES,, dem, Indiana. presented a
a memorial in bound form, which he said
was signed by over 1000 citizens of Massa
chusetts favorng the passage of the Wilson
tariff bill ''as Offering a substantial measure
of relief from the most burdensome eXac-
tons of the existing tariff law"
He was asked by Mr.. Hoar, rep. Massa-
chusetts. to state the name which headed the
list of signers; and he replied that the first
name was that of Henry l.. Pierce.
Mr.. Hoar said that he would call atten-
ton to two facts. The first was that the
petition went ON the principle of advocating
a tariff for protection: and the second was
that if the opinion of the people of Massa-
chusettS We're taken. there would be more
than hundred thousand Majority against
the petition.
Mr.. voorhees, remarked that he found
among the signers a few other distinguished
names, and he mentioned those of John NJ.
| Forbes, William Lloyd Garrison, Amos w.
Stetson. Mr.. Endcott and that class of
men, signfyng, he said, that the memorial
was not partisan paper. Indeed he had
received with it private letter stating that
| the signers were largely made up of men
| who had, up to this time at least, voted the
! republican ticket.
Mr.. Hoar remarked that the name of Mr.
Forbes would command respect wherever
heard in Massachusetts. and he had no COM
meut to make on the other names
PETER Presents IA Resolution.
Mr.. PETER. pop Kansas, offered a reso-
| luton, which went over until tomorrow,
for a new rule of the Senate providing that
on the request of a standing committee to
have a matter then pending before it con-
sidered by the Senate in secret session. the
presiding officer shall direct the galleries to
| be cleared and the doors to be closed: and
that all executive sessions shall be open, cX-
cept in cases where the president of the Uni
ted States shall suggest that the subject
matter of a communication requires secrecy.
Mr. Daniel. democrat, Virginia, resumed
against annexation of Hawaiian territory.
He maintained that none of the things done
by Mr.. Stevens at Honolulu We're legal con
stitutional or in accordance with diplomatic
usages and customs, while on the Other
hand, whatever had been done by President
Cleveland, the secretary of state or Commis
soner Blount was legal, constitutional anC
proper The present Dole government, he
said, was more of n monarchy OF obligarchl
than than of the queen had been 1t wa'
simply a sort of directory like tn,
revolutionary body which had directed til,
affairs of the French revolution.
Mr.. Daniel was of the opinion that Presi
dent Cleveland would have been even war
ranted in using force to restore the former
status: but subsequent event, had shown
that it would othave been practicable.
ItWas Evident to His Mind
that the Hawaiian monarchy had been dy
t ing of a slow consumption, and that VIC
lence however unwarrauted at the time
5 had only anticipated the day of fate. H
70 was, therefore, in favor of the recognition
+ by Congress of the new government and t
it. and its American supporters. he wave'
over the waters his greeting of Godspeed.
: While he did not, in all respects and il
e the light of present events, applaud ever.
- step taken by the present administration, h
e honOred the brave and rugged honesty tina
shone beneath its every action, and whe
unpleasant incidents of the passing even
o were forgotten and the small actors in tn
q scene had disappeared from the stage, til
= great honest heart of the American peopl
would not fail to render just tribute to tn
+ president and the secretary of state who ha
. cherished, over all things, the honor of thei
- country, and interpoSed themselves so tha
it might not be tarnished.
Mr.. White, dem. California, who was {
follow with speech ON the same subject
Il said that he would defer speaking till tC
a morrow.
The Senate then took up the bill reporte
from the committee on public buildings an
grounds to provide additional accommods
tions for the government printing office
II The bill directs the purchase of plot c
ground adjoining the present printing office
- authorizes the payment therefor of $40
~ 600, and provides for the erection thereo
i of six story building under the supervisio
s. of the officer in charge of the new librar
= building.
= 1t makes available an appropriation c
h $3.50 600 already made for the purchase {
# the site and makes further appropriate
of So 900 for the proposed new building.
10 A discussion as to the most desirable sit
ia for new government printing office 70
n lowed. After further discussion and Will
II out reaching any conclusion ON the bill, ii
n Senate proceeded to executive business an
q afterward adjourned.
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