The Greenville times., 1894-06-02

In the senate, Wednesday, Mr. Kyle
introduced resolution, which went
over declaring it as the sense of the
senate that the United States should
not use force for the purpose OF re-
storing to the throne the deposed
queen Of the Sandwich islands or de-
stroying the existing government. The
tariff bill was taken up at 1890 the
pending question being paragraph III,
relative to the railway bars Of iron or
steel. Mr.. Jones, Of Arkansas, with
drew the finance committee amend.
ment and moved to make the duty
seven-twentieths of a cent per pound.
Mr.. German then addressed the sem
ate. During the delivery of German 3
speech the drop Of a pin could almost
have been heard, so deep was the hush
upon the chamber. The definition of the
position of the democrats and the ar
raignment of their political adversaries
was given in impressive words, and
when Mr.. German closed at IL o'clock,
after having spoken exactly an hour,
with the warning that the opposition
on the other side conld not obstruct
the progress OF tariff reform the gal.
leries burst into a whirl OF applause,
and quite number Of democratic
senators, first among whom was Mr..
Brice, hurried forward to congratulate
the Maryland senator. Vice President
Stevenson quelled the confusion with
his gavel, and warned the galleries that
demonstrations of approval or disap-
proval would not be tolerated. Mr..
Aldrich replied to Mr.. German and
was followed by Mr. Teller, who, as n
test question, moved to lay the tariff
bill on the table. The vote resulted,
yeas 2s, nays 3S.
In the senate, Thursday, Kyle's Ha-
waiian resolution wns laid before the
body for action. After short discus
sion, Mr.. Hoar asked unanimous con-
sent that the resolution be adopted
without further debate, but Mr.. White,
of California, objected, and the resolu-
tion was laid aside. At. 10 80 o'clock
the tariff bill was taken up, the ques.
ton being on the TIN plate paragraph,
pending an amendment, being the one
offered by Mr.. Aldrich to make the
duty Il cents per pound.
In the senate, Friday, Mr.. Kyle's
resolution offered Wednesday as to
Hawaii, was taken up. The discussion
upon it was interrupted at 10 80 a. m.
when the tariff bill was taken up, the
question being upon paragraph 1913,
putting duty Of 30 per cent on breech.
loading shotguns.
After some unimportant morning
business, Saturday, the tariff bill was
taken up in the senate at 1870, the first
question being on the paragraph as to
iron or steel wheels. The duty in the
house bill was fixed at 30 per cent ad
valorem, aud Mr.. Vest, in behalf Of
the finance committee, moved TO make
IL II cents per pound. Agreed to. Mr..
Hill moved to place lead ore on the
free list. The bill, he said, was not
satisfactory to him, but he was now
and always had been in favor OF its
prompt disposition. He said that Mr..
German had exceeded his authority
when he said that the democratic party
was united on the present bill and de
MED that there was absolute unity in
the party. The bill was satisfactory
to very few senator's and could not be
satisfactory to him SO long as there
was a remnant of the populistic income
tax on il.
The tariff bill was laid before the
senate Monday. Mr.. Hale's amend
ment to continue the existing duties
on sawed boards and lumber was dis
cussed till noon without reaching .
vote, and then Mr.. Walsh, of Georgia,
addressed the senate on the general
subject OF the tariff.