The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-01

WASHINGTON, u. e., Nay 3l,-Thero
wac u good attendance on both sldcs Of
tho political aisle when tho senate met
today. Senator Turplc presented q .aot
Of resolutions adopted by tho legislature
OF Ohio protesting against the Russian
extradttion treaty. Senator Hill thon
offered his resolution on tho bribery In.
vestigating committee to throw open It's
doors to tho public. II went over until
tomorrow. Senator Turple offered u
joint resolution declaring that 1t was no
longer 10 tue interest OF tho Unitod
States to continue tho treaty with
Russia ratified on April q, and that
notice be served upon tho mperor OF
Russia that tho United States proposes
TO terminate that treaty ut tho expira-
ton OF elk months, tho time required to
be given by the tronty. lie also report
cd from tho committee IN foreign affairs
Il resolution with n unanimous recon-
mondation that It pass. q substitute for
tho Hawaiian resolution reported some
months ago. II made no reference to
annexation and was rs follows:
"ReSoird, by the senate Of the United
States, that OF right it belongs wholly
to tho people Of Hawaii to establish and
maintain their own form OF govern.
mont and domestic policy; that tho
United States ought not In any way to
Interfere herewith, and that lntorfcr.
once Ia tho political affairs Of those is-
lands by any other government will DO
regarded as an act u%ntriondly to the
United States"
Senator Mills explained that tho rcso-
luton did not meet his approval, al
though he would not vote against it.
Tho resolution was thon passed unani-
mously, tifty-five senators voting for it.
The tariff bill was takon up. Several
amendments offered TO the lumber para
graphs looking to n duty on rough lum-
Der, wero voted down by a strict party
vote.
Senator Allen moved to strike out
paragraph lis as follows: Lumber OF
any sort, planned or finished on each
eide, go planned or flushed fifty cents
per thousand feet board measure, and,
il planned on one side and tongucd. and
groovod 81 per thousand and, il planed
on two sides and tongued. and grooved
81 so per thousand feet, and in estimat-
ing board measure under this schedule
no deduction shall be made on account
OF planning, growing or t%onguing."
Senator Vest surprised tho Republi-
cans when he announced that tho
amendment would be accepted by the
Democratic side. As tho amendments
to tho lumber schedule were being
voted on without debate under IN
agreement made on Wednesday tho
vote was Immediately taken and 1t was
agreed to-35 to Pa strict party vote,
Messrs. PETER and Allen (Popufsts)
voting In favor OF 1t. This will have tho
elect OF putting all lumber on tho free
list.
The committee amendment lncreas-
ing tho duty on chair cane from sevcn
10 ton per cent I'D valorem was ngreed
10.
Mr.. McMillin offered an amendment
seeking to make slaves Of wood Of all
kinds dutiable at ten per cent but it
was rejected. When paragraph ISL was
reached making house or cabinet turni-
ture OF wood, wholly or in part finished,
manufactured OF wood, or OF which
wood is q component material OF chief
value, dutiablc at % per cent, Mr..
Squire, Republican, Of Washington, de-
clnred that If the senate desired 10 be
consistent after having placed finished
lumber on tho free list. it should nov
place furniture on tho FREQ list.
Mr.. PETER thereupon moved an
amendment to the paragraph making
tho articles contained exempt from
duty. MIR. Peler's amendment was de-
ieated, 5 to 55.
Mr.. Aldrich then offered his amend
mcut to increase the duty to IS per
cent, and it also was rejected. This
completed the wood schedule.
Mr.. Sherman then delivered o care
fully prepared speech or the general
subject OF tho tariff, and was listened to
with marked attention. He alluded to
tho differences In the Democratic ranks
on the tariff questions, and contrasted
Mr.. Cleveland's letter Of acceptance
with the Democratic platform OF 1892.
He gave numerous other instances Of
Democratic dissension. Ii our friends
on tho other side. said Mr.. Sherman.
had come to US aud had said: 'Somo OF
the rates In tho Mckinley bill are too
highs' the Republicans might have
joinM with them in m equitable rcvis-
ion. II the doctrine of protection were
to be accepted as 1t was in tho present
bill the contention between tho two
parties in this chamber was ono of de-
tail, not OF principle. And II this were
the situation, as he beloved it was,
thore was q better way than the onc
now being adopted to accomplish o 70.
vision OF the tariff. Itshould bave been
done by Il commission.
Mr.. Sherman charged that tho sugar
schedule had been drawn by tho 70.
finers. He contradicted the statement
made BY Senator German that tho pro.
lection offered tho sugar trust had been
reduced, and assertcdthat tho statement
was q palpablc Misrepresentation. He
denounced tho protection given the
sugar trust, and declared that it was
fiyc.eichths OF one cent. or equal to tho
entire cost OF refining sugar, including
tho wear and tear OF the machinery.
He characterized FREQ wool rs tho
"culminating atrocitv OF the BILL" Be-
fore closing Mr.. Sherman devoted some
time TO tho discussion OF the income
tax, An income tax, he said, was indie.
fensiblc unless it was lowed against all
incomes alike. To slnGle out a class
was communism. II legislation in this
spirit was to obtain the foundation OF
the republic would disappear;
Mr.. Sherman finished at 2:4o. after
having spoken three hours.
Mr.. Camden Dem, OF West virginia.,
followed with 4 brief speech.
Mr. Dolph, (Itcp., OF Oregon), speak
;nr on the sugar schedule, took occa-
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