The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
The Little Kingdom to Nestle in Folds Of The
American Flag.
Other nations OFF The GRASS
The Senate Passes a Resolution
Warming Other Powers Not to In
terfere with the Government of the
Sandwich Islands of the
Tariff-The Duty on Cane for Chairs
Increased to 10 Per Cent.-A Speech
Donated to Press Correspondents.
WASHINGTON, May 81.


07HE question Of the policy of the
United States toward the Ha-
waiian islands WAS definitely
u and clearly announced by the
unanimous vote of the senate today 10
the adoption of resolution re.
ported from the committee on
foreign relations declaring that
it belongs wholly to the people
Of those islands to establish and
maintain their own form Of govern
ment and domestic policy, that the
United States ought not in any way to
interfere herewith, aud that any in
tervention In the political affairs of
those islands by any of those govern,
mentS would be regarded as an uh-
friendly act to the United States.
The tariff bill was taken up at 10 80,
and within the next hour the four pars
agraphs in the lumber schedule were
disposed Of The first Of the four, fix
ing duties on lumber. plain or finished,
was, by vote of 35 to "a. struck out
Of the bill 80 that such lumber may be
put upon the free list when that stage
of the bill is reached. The duty on
chair cane, or reeds was increased
from Z per cent (as in the house bilD to
10 per cent, and the other duties in
the schedule were left as in the house
bill.
The sugar schedule (E) having been
reached three hour speech on the
question of the tariff was made by Mr..
Sherman. Ohio. and Mr.. Dolph, Ore.
goD, addressed the senate at great
length on the subject Of punishment
for contempt of the senate, the news
paper correspondents who had refused
to answer certain questions of the com.
mittes investigating the connection of
the sugar trust with the sugar sched-
ule. No conclusion was reached when
at 6.05 the senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
There were three more speeches
UPON the bill for the repeal OF the state
bank law delivered in the house to-day,
after Mr.. Black, Dem, Ga.), had con-
cluled his argument in favor of the re.
peal of the law which he began on
Tuesday. The speakers were Msssrs.
WdhoTY NAeep., hdpo'I " mohhuklu,
Dem., South Carolina). and Wheeler.
Dem. Ala.) At the present rate OF
progress, Judging from the length OF
the list OF speakers who have already
asked to be heard, the debate upon this
measure is likely to last for week OF
ten days yet.
Messrs. Brosius Republican, Penn
| ,lryo taN nd
cratic. New York)members of the CON-
lnittes on banking and currency are ex.
pected to speak tomorrow. Bills were
passed before the discussion was en-
tered upon today authorizing the secre'
tary to acquire by condemnation or
other proceedings the ground neoes-
sary to complete the Gettysburg bat
tlefisld reservation in accordance with
the act March 3, 1893, and SO provide
for the appointment on an additional
Judge Of the United States court fol
the n orthern district of Illinois.
WARNED BY A WHISTLE.
DENVER, Col, May S1,-Midnight-
The whistle at the Denver Paper milli
south of the city began to blow shortly
after II o'clock tonight to warn thu
residents Of the Platte river bottoms II
seek higher ground. The river hal
been steadily rising at the rate of from
four to six inches an hour all day. ant
at this hour it Is outside 1t banks unit
the water is backed up to the RiC
Grands shops at Burnham.
The thousand Coxeyites In river
front park have been warned out. A
Jerome park. the residents sought re
fuge In q school house, which is nov
partially submerged. There is mucl
excitement in the flooded districts, bu
it is thought that all will be rescued.