Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-31
That Schedule in the Tariff Bill
Up in the Senate.
Mr.. SHERMAN'S EXHAUSTIVE SPEECH
He Analyses the Bill to Show lts
Sectional Character.
CONTINUING THE DEBATE

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the Legislature of Ohio protesting against
the Russian extradition treaty.
Mr.. Hil IN. W then offered his resolution
directing the bribery investigating commit.
tee to throw open its doors to the public.
1t went over until tomorrow under objec-
/ ton from Mr.. Cockrell.
Mr.. Dolph (OregD followed with another
resolution directing the sergeant-at-arms to
bring Elijah J. Edwards, the newspaper
correspondent who refused TO answer que
ries of Senate committee, TO the bar OF
the Senate TO show cause why he should
not be held in contempt
| This resolution also went over under the
rules.
Mr.. Turpie then offered joint resolution
| declaring that ii was no longer to the in
terest OF the United States to continue the
treaty with Russia ratified April 2l, and
that notice be served upon the Emperor of
Russia under article IL of the treaty that
the United States purposes to terminate
that treaty at the expiration of six months
| A Hawaiian Resolution.
He also reported from the committee on
foreign affairs a resolution with a unani-
nous recommendation that it pass as
substitute for the Hawaiian resolution re-
ported some months ago. II made no refer
ence % annexation and was as follows:
| Resolved by the Senate Of the United
| States, That of right IL belongs wholly to
| the people Of Hawaii to establish and main
tain their own form of government and do
mestic policy; that the United States ought
/ not in any way to interfere Herewith, and
that interference in the political affairs of
| these islands by any other government Will
be regarded as an act unfriendly 10 the
| United States"
Mr.. Turpie asked for a vote on the reso-
luton. IL represented the unanimous senti-
rnent Of the Senate, he thought end would
meet the approval of men of all shades of
political opinion in the United States.
| Mr.. Mills Crexas) explained that the reso-
luton did not meet his approval. although
ne would not vote against it Believing that
| this government had overthrown an exist
ing government in Hawaii, he thought it
| the duty of the United States TO tear down
the oligarchy set up in its name.
Passed Unanimously.
The resolution was then passed unani-
mously on an aye and nay vote ffty-fve
Senators voting in favor Of It. Mr.. Mills did
not vote.
| Mr.. PETER KanD offered a resolution,
which was appropriately referred instruct
ing the judiciary committee to report
whether the government OF the United
states could. by virtue of an act OF Con-
gress. constitutionally take possession OF
and hold for public uses paying compensa-
ton therefor. all the coal beds of the coun-
| try.
The Tarin BiII Again.
The hour Of 1890 having arrived, the tartf
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fered TO the lumber paragraphs. looking TO
duty on rough lumber. were voted down
by a strict party vote as was an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Allen CNeb) to place
logs. boards. laths. shingles. &c, used in
the construction Of dwelling houses. on the
| free list.
Mr.. Allen moved to strike out paragraph
! l1s as follows: Lumber Of any sort. planed
or finished, on each side so planed or I'm
ished, 30 cents per thousand feet, board
measure. and II planed on one siIe
anu tongued and grooVed, 81 per thou
| sand and IL plancd on two sides and
| tongued and grooved. $50 per thousand
and in estimating board measure under this
schedule no deduction shall be made on ac-
count OF planning. growing or tonguing."
/ Accepted by the Democrats.
; Mr.. Vest threw a bomb shell into the re-
publican ranks when he announced. after
Mr.. Allen had offered his amendment that
IL would be accepted by the democratic side
AS the amendments TO the lumber schedule
were being voted on without debate, under
| an agreement made on Wednesday. the vote
was Immediately taken and IL was agreed
! to-35-24-a strict party vote, Messrs. Peffer
and Allen, populists, voting in favor OF II.
| This will have the effect of putting all
| lumber on the free list
| The committee amendment increasing the
| duty on chair cane from q to 10 per cent
! ad valorem was agreed TO.
| Mr.. Mcmillan offered an amendment
| seeking TO make slaves OF wood OF all
kinds dutiable at 10 per cent ad valorem.
| but il was rejected. When paragraph Isl
was reached making house or cabinet fur
| niture of wood, wholly or in part finished
manufactures of wood. or OF which wood Is
a component material of chief value. duti-
| able at - per cent. Mr.. Squire of Washing
| ton declared that IL the Senate desired to be
| consistent. after having placed finished lum-
Der on the free list, II should now place fur
| niture on the free list.
| MIR. PETERS Amendment.
Mr.. PETER thereupon moved an amend
ment TO the paragraph, making the articles
contained therein exempt from duty.
Mr.. Aldrich gave notice that If the PETER
amendment was voted down that he would
move to increase the duty to 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 expen-
sive quality ard a pure luxury and should
/ bear a high rate Of duty.
Mr. PETERS amendment was defeated
| SD. Mr. Aldrich then offered his amend
ment and IL also was rejected
| This completed the wood schedula
MIR. sherman Speaks.
Mr.. Sherman, the tall and venerable Sem
ator from Ohio, then, at IL so. took the floor
and delivered carefully prepared speech
on the general subject of the tariff. AS Is
/ usual Nnea lne OnlO senator speaks. his
words were listened to with great attention.
| Any measure, he said. affecting every in
terest In this broad land Imposing duties
and taxes TO the amount of S4e0ooO CO.,
/ necessarily must create wide and honest
differences of opinion. But IL was strange
| that such wide and seemingly irreconcilable
| differences should exist within the ranks Of
! the dominant party. To these serious
| differences was TO be attributed the chief
| cause Of the delay in its onsideration
| Mr.. Sherman proceeded to analyze the plat
] form declarations Of the democratic party
| at Chicago, and read from the report of
| Mr.. Wilson on the House bill TO show that
| that bill was framed upon the doctrine that
| the levying Of duties for purposes other
| than revenue was unconstitutional ana
| robbery. He then took up Mr.. Cleveland's
! letter Of acceptance. which ignored as he
said, the democratic platform and promul-
| gated another doctrine. the doctrine OF rev.
| enue with incidental protection.
Mr.. Sherman said he would place on the
, witness stand the democratic leaders In the
| House and Senate TO show the clash OF op-
| posing theories. He dwelt particularly on
| the speech Of Mr.. German, calling attention
| TO the fact that the Maryland senator an
| nounced boldly and openly that when the
! House bill came 10 the Senate Il was con-
| signed 10 the tomb. So. too, were the
/ original draft of the Senate bill prepared by
| Messrs. Mills. Vest and Jones, and the bill
later framed by the majority OF the Senate
| finance committee.
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