The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-13
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
A Petition Against Putting Wool on
the Free List.

West Virginia's Petition Against Let
ting Coal and Lumber Come in Free.
A st. Louis Exchange Urges a
Speedy Settlement ofthe Tariff Ques-
tion-Gray Speaks Against AnnexR-
tion of Hawaii.
Washington. Feb. 12.-h the Senate to-
day, Mr.. Cullom, rep, of Illinois, pre-
sented large number of petitions against
the placing of wool on the free list. He
said that they were signed by 10000 wool
growers owning 100000 sheep, or one
seventh of the sheepin the United States.
Among the petitioners, he said, was the
Navajo Indian tribe, owning 100000
sheep, on which those Indians were sub
stantially getting living, ana becoming
hope that the finance committee would
give the matter due attention.
Petitions from West Virginia against
putting coal and lumber on the free list,
were presented by Mr.. Faulkner, dem.,
of West Virginia.
Mr.. Cockrell, dem, of Missouri, pre-
sented a memorial of the ST. Louis Mer-
chants Exchange declaring that the pres
ent stagnation in business is due to the
uncertainty of congressional action on the
tariff bill, and praying that the question
may be settled as speedily as possible,
and he expressed his satisfaction at find
ing that the exchange had recognized the
egregious blunder which had been made
in attributing all of the distress last sum
mer to the Sherman silver purchasing act.
Mr.. Pettigrew, rep, of South Dakota
offered resolution, which was agreed to ,
calling upon the Secretary Of Agriculture
for information as to the wheat crop and
supply in the United States.
GRAY ON HAWAII.
Mr.. Gray, DEM, of Delaware, in pur-
suance of a notice heretofore given, ad-
dressed the Senate on the resolution re-
ported from the committee on foreign
relations declaring it unwise and mex
pedient at this time to consider further
the question of annexation of the
Hawaiian territory. He spoke for three
hours, and without concluding his
speech, yielded for a motion to
proceed to executive business
He is to finish the speech tomorrow, and
is to be followed, if the unfinished bust
ness be not pressed, by Mr.. Daniel, dem.
of Virginia, and Mr.. White, dem, of
Colorado. Mr.. Gray treated the question
largely as one of international morality,
ana declared that treaty OF annexation
with the provisional government of
Hawaii would be inconsistent with the
honor and dignity of the United States,
and would be a violation of the plainest
obligations. Of international morality, as
well as of the settled practice and tradi-
tion of the government of the United
States.
NOTICE OF A NEW TARIFF BILL.
Notice of a substitute to be offered to
the Wilson bill was given by Mr.. Calm
ger, rep, of New Hampshire, the substi-
tute being a declaration that, in view of
the widespread industrial depression, it
is unwise to attempt any change in the
tariff laws.
The Presidents message, transmitting
further dispatches from Minister Willis,
and correct version of the interview of
Nov. IA, 1893, between Secretary Gresham
and Minister Thurston, representing the
provisional government at Washington,
was laid before the Senate and referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
After an executive session, Mr.. Brice,
dem, of Ohio, presented the usual reso-
lutions of regret'at the news of the death
of Representative Houk, of Ohio. The
resolutions were adopted and as a further
mark OF respect the Senate at 4:45
O'Clock adjourned.