The morning call., 1894-02-22
NOT HIS AFFAIR.
Dan Voorhees, Lost His
Temper.
COURTESY AND THE TARIFF.
This Was the Row That Chandler
Raised.
COURTESY AND THE TARIFF.
WHITE OPPOSES ANNEXATION
The California Senator Has Suddenly
Appeared as the Champion of
the Administration.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE tariff Ques-
ton came up IN quite an unexpected way
in the Senate to-day, and for two hours
held The floor. o the exclusion of all other
business. The matter was indirectly al
luded to by voorhees,, who arose to a
question of privilege to deny a newspaper
statement indicating that the Democratic
members of the Finance Committee were
submitting to the Pres dents directions in
the matters relating TO the tariff bill.
After this denial by Voorhees,, Chandler
precipitated discussion by and inquiry
as to the part Mills was performing in the
consideration OF the bill in committee. and
whether he was still acting as the proxy
of Mcpherson since the latter's return to
the city.
voorhees, at first referred Chandler to
the record for information. but the New
Hampshire Senator insisted upon direct
answer and Vuorhees finally declared that
it was no business of the Senator how the
Finance Committee considered the bill.
This provoked feeling of acrimony, and
for the next hour Senatorial courtesy had
no place in this dignifed body. Many
Senators accused each other of unworthy
acts, and Vest finally quoted from the
record in an attempt to prove that Chand-
Ter had promised to take care of certain
officials in the Southern States in 1876 If
they would decide against the Democracy
and in favor of Hayes for the presidency.
The controversy was finally brought to
a close by Mcpherson and Mills explaining
their positions, the former sta ting that
Mills at his request was still acting as a
member of the Finance subcommittee,
and the latter declaring that he was OPP
posed to public bearings and did not be-
leve in consulting tariff benefciaries in
forming a law solely designed to check
their rapacity and benefit the whole people.
After the reading of the journal Allen Of
Nebraska presented a resolution directing
the Acknowledgement to inform the Senate
whether he had, in his opinion to the Sec-
rotary of the Treasury, held that silver
certificates were not legal tender money;
if so to transmit the opinion with all cor
TespOndence to the Senate. Adopted.
Voorhees, raised a question of privilege
on the publication of interviews published
in the Philadelphia Press to the effect that
Democratic members of the Finance CON-
mittee bad been receiving suggestions and
directions from the President as to the
course to be pursued in dealing with the
tariff bill. VOORHEES, declared there was
no truth in the publication, and there was
nothing out of which it could be manufac-
tured.
Then came the battle royal between the
leaders of the two parties, and at its conclu-
sion White of California took the floor on
the Hawaiian resolution. He made a crit
ical analysis of the conduct of Stevens,
and claimed upon undisputed records am
pie proof was found be plotted against the
Government TO which be was accredited.
White sought TO show that without the as
sistance of the United States it was i'm
possible for Dole and his associates to
WIN. He declared no treaty should
be made, because the Provisional
Government had not the stability to
execute its engagements. 1t was ILL.,
founded; its endurance was probiemati-
cal; its right to contract was questionable.
He referred to the circumstances that no
one pretended that Dole would be sus-
tanned as a result of a popular vote.
White took up the suggestion of Sherman,
that the islands be annexed to California.
Re much preferred that the annexation
should be made to Ohio. He respectfully
declined to admit that it would be good
thing for California to bring within her
jurisdiction $4,000 people, of whom no
more than per cent had the slightest fit
ness for self-government.
Teller, in reply to White. said the Presi-
dent had declared that it was his duty to
try and restore the Queen and. having
failed. had RENTED that duty to Congress-
If it was his duty it was also the duty of
Congress. But the Senator would not say
Congress should do this The practical
question was, are we going to keep these
people 10 turmoil by maintaining a Min
lister there who was expressedly unfayor-
able TO the de iacto Government
The resolution offered by German, to
print 5000 copies OF the Hawaiian papers,
was adopted, and the Senate adjourned
at h.45