The evening world., 1894-05-31
NO DUTY ON LUMBER.
Unexpected Tariff Decision in the
Senate To-Day.
Sugar Schedule Reached and Mr.
Sherman Speaks.
Upper Chamber Votes for No Inter-
ference in Hawaii.

WARRINGTON u.v ., r.
good attendance on both sides Of the po-
! li,ical aisIe when the Senate mo, ,o-d,v
n, IN a,,,,, A. -. Ty
a. eioch' MT lurpie' 'Dem'' md
presented a set of resolutions adopted
hy tho J.y,s,at,ro 90 ohto nr.,..,n,-
-. p''.e''hs
asa'n't lhe RUSSIAN extradition treaty.
Mr.. Hill Dem., N. W then offered
his resolution d,rsot,ra ,ho pr,,.r,, =.
'ne p''oery IN
~stsat committee to throw open Its
Tomorrow unde ohiect,or ,ror NJ
C.i"um "'er oo'ec''on from Mr..
cockren.
another resolution directing the Der
-, 80 une',.ms 'he per
seant-at-Arms to bring Elijah ]. Ed
wards. the newspaper correspondent
senate s,,mau "., queries Oh 'he
oenale sugar investigating Committee.
TO the bar of the Senate to show capse
why he should NOT he bo,a A., ,a..-..
This resolnt,o, o,.o "e III contempt
Inns resolution also went over under
the rule.
ton mr' de eIlnPie sh that offered a Joint resolu-
the interest of the United States to
continue the treaty with Russia, rati.
ned April q. and that notice be served
United States proposes to terminate that
treaty at the expiration OF * months,
the tine required to be gwen by the
treaty.
He also reported from the Committee
or Foreign Affairs a resolution, with a
unanimous recommendation that It
resolution reported some months ago
1t made no reference to annexation but
declared that the United States ought
Hawaiian Government, and that inter-
ference In the political affairs of the isI-
ands by n other Government would
be regarded as an act unfriendly to the
The resolution was then passed unani-
mously hfty-fve Senators voting for 1t.
Mr.; iMils did not vote.
Mr.; PeIer Pop, Kan) offered a reso-
instructing the Judiciary Committee to
reyort whether the Government of the
united states could. by virtue Of an
act OF congress-, consttutfonally, take
paying compensation therefor, all the
co ~ oeus OF me country;
Ta anf n4 SIpl o wa ie'SG TAKEN hkay,nF xp arrived sdye 1hf
amendments offered to the lumber para
graphs looking to a duty on rough
lumber were voted down by a strict
party vote; as was an amendment Of
iered by Mr. Allen CPop., eb.) to place
logs; boards. laths, shingles, &c, used
IN me CONSTRUCTION of dwelling-houses
Mr; Allen moved to strike out para
graph l7S as follows: Lumber Of any
s3r., planea or finished. on each side so
SS aat 10 o Ih,sneu. oo cents per thousand
ar ~a Soaru measure: and II planed on
~ srue ~ onsueo ana grooVed; II per
ongued and grooved, $3.50 per thousand,
ana IN estimatlng board measure under
onis scmeauIs no deductlon shal be made
Gm aeoui' Vi pianins' growing or tongu-
MIR Vast ,,rou
Republican ranks when he announced.
aiteI MT. Alien had onered his amend
me y unat " would be accepted by the
AS HE a s1"e; % ~. ,,,u,-
schedule were being voted on without
9eoate. unded an agrdeement mad on
Weanesuay' tn vote was Immediately
strict party vote. Messrs. PETER and
Allen, Populists. voting in favor OF It.
iumbe VIII on have AYE the erect of putting all
The Committee amendment increasing
the duty on chair cane from I to 10 cents
ad valorem was agreed to.
Mr.: Mcmillan offered an amendment
seeking to make slaves OF wood Of ali
kinds dutiable at 10 per cent. ad yalorem,
but II vas rejected.
When ~parapragh 1871 wal reached maxi
wholly or In part finished, manufacturer
OF wood, or OF which wood is a compo-
nent material Of chief value. dutiable at
70 per cent, Mr.. Squire Rep., Wash
declared that II the Senate desired to
be consistent after having placed finished
lumber on the free list II should now
place furniture on the free list.
Mr.. PETER thereupon moved an amend
ment to the paragraph making the arti-
cles contained therein jexempt from
duty. ~
Mr.. Aldrich gave notice that ~ the
PETER amendment was voted down thai
he would move to Increase The d,itv 70
IS per cent. On the common grades OF
furniture, he said, the United States
could compete with the world Large
quantities were exported. The furniture
imported was OF a very expensive dual
a high rate OF duty '"
Mr.. PETERS amendment was defeated.
5 to IS. Mr.. Aidrich then offered his
amendment, and il was also re- elected
This completed the wood scheduIe' The
sugar schedule then came up, "
Mr.. Sherman at ii. so TOOK the floor and
| delivered a carefully prepared sneech on
the general subject OF the tariff
Amy measure, he said, affecting every
interest in this broad land, Imposing du.
a