The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-25
PAST DRAGGED UP.
Senate Yesterday Considered
the Hawaiian Question
Senators Kyle and Frye Demand
Immediate Action.
TARIFF GONE OVER.
More Time Spent in Considering
the Schedules.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-At the OPEN
ing of the session of the senate yes
terday Mr. Kyle urged the passage of
his resolution declaring it was not the
purpose of the United States to use
force to restore LiliuokaIani as queen
of the Hawaiian islands, and that any
foreign interference with those islands
would be considered an act of hOstil-
ity to the United States.
Mr.. Daniel. Democrat of Virginia,
objected to action on the resolution
until the resolu ton on the same sub
ject reported by the foreign affairs
committee had first been acted upon.
Mr.. Frye, Republican, of Maine, adj
vocated the passage of this or a sim
liar resolution, saying he had in
formation from two responsible per-
sons to the effect the moment the
senate acted the queen would resign
all pre- tense to the throne and accept
a money compensation therefor This
being the condition on the island, in
the name of huma nifty he appealed to
the senate to pass this or similar res
olutiOns. At this point the hour of
1890 arrived. The resolution went
over and the tariff bill was taken up
Mr.. Hale, Re publican, of Maine lie d
off with sarcastic comment on Mr..
Germans speech of Wednesday, say
ing Ln6 senator from MaEVlduQ nd0
emerged from his seclusion just at the
time when his party stood discredited;
its ranks broken; its cOherency of &C
tion lost, an indignant people show
ing its distrust; the newspapers piling
up denunciation after denunciatiOn,
and with a panic imminent on his
own side of the chamber. The bill, as
it now stood, Mr.. Hale said, had no
responsible parents. 1t was a politi-
cal bastard. It was the result of the
intercourse of those who had aban-
doDed party principle with the easy
virtues OF few protected industries
and the habitua1 prostitution of the
trusts. 1t had its origin in the back
room of New York Office.
The Aldricn amendment to increase
the duty on tin plate to IL cents per
pound was laid on the table-36 to 20.
The Jones tin plate amendment was
then adopted, fixing the duty at l 1-5
cents, as was also the Jones amend
ment grading the duty on steel in
gots, blooms etc, according to size,
value, etc
The surprise of the day was the ac-
ceptance by the financial committee
of an amendment offered by Mr..
Allen, the Nebraska Populist, to
place barbed wire on the free list.
Several Republicans opposed it. but
did not carry their opposition to the
extent of demanding a record making
vote upon it.
An intimation from Mr. Hoar that
barbed wire was to be the price of Mr..
Aliens vote for the tariff bill was in
dignantly denied.
Mr.. Powers amendment, to include
other classes Of fence-wire, was de-
feated.
The following rates were adopted:
Anchors, 100 cents per pound; axles,
IL cents; anvils, ia cents; black
smiths tools, ~ cents; boiler tubes,
IN cents; bolts, Ia cents; cast-iron
pipe, $40 cent; cast-iron vessels, stove
plates, etc, $40 cent; malleable cast
ings, 9-1O cent; cast hollow ware, 2
cent; chains, 80 per cent; cutlery,
graded according to the value, and
averaging about rs per cent; shotguns
and rifles, 80 per cent At o'clock
the sRnate adinnrned