The record-union., 1894-05-26
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.

Kyle's Hawaiian Resolution and the
Tariff Bill Before the senate.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Kyle's
Hawaiian resolution was considered for
half an hour in the Senate to-day, and be
asked for a.vote.
Gray moved to substitute the resolu-
ton reported from the Committee on
Foreign Relations
The discussion continued until the hour
for the consideration of the tariff bill ar
arrived.
Harris insisted upon the regular order,
and asked unanimous consent that the
resolutions be voted on without debate
tomorrow morning. Turpie objected.
Frye then asked that they be consid-
cred again tomorrow. George objected.
Then followed clash between Hoar
and Harris. Hoar said it was the uni
versal sentiment of the country that
there should be no interference by the
United States with the domestic affairs OF
Hawaii.
Morgan, Chairman of the Foreign Re-
Iations Committee. fully indorsed what
Hoar said.
The latter was proceeding to say he
hoped Morgan's Endorsement of his state
ment would echo around the world, when
Harris declared the tariff bill was before
the Senate and further discussion was
out of order.
Hoar protested vigorously against IAN
CRY and discourteous lectures
Harris retorted that he owed less cour-
tesy TO the Senator from Massachusetts
than to any other.
''If the Senator from Tennessee owes
anyone courtesy" retorted Hoar, ''he
could not pay one-thousandth part of a
mill on the dollar" This closed the in
cident.
The Aldrich amendment to substitute
the Mckinley tariff on shotguns for the
80 per cent. ad valorem in the Senate
bill was laid on the table. The rate for
shotguns, rifles and pistols was fixed at
30 per cent.
Rates were then agreed to as follows: ::
Table and carving-knifes and forks, val
ued at more than 81 per dozen, and razor
blades, scissors and shears, wholly or
partly finished, 40 per cent: all other
table-kniyes, forks, steels, ETC., 80 per
cent; files, file blanks, rasps and floats of
all cuts and kinds, four inches in length
and under, 30 cents per dozen; four
inches and under nine inches, 90 cents:
over nine inches, 81. The rate on iron
and steel rivets was increased from % to
30 per cent.
The Jones amendments were agreed to,
fixing the rates on crosscut saws at 8
cents per lineal foot; mill saw, 10 cents
per foot; pit saws, cents; circular and
other saws, % per cent. The rate on
wood screws were filed at 30 per cent.
and on umbrella ribs made of iron or
steel or other metals at % per cent. The
duty on crude aluminium was fixed at 30
cents per pound; on aluminium in leaf, at
80 cents. The rates on gold and silver
leaf were fixed at 30 per cent. The rate
on metallic pens Except gold pens We're
fixed at cents; on pins and hat, shawl and
belt pins, commercially known as Jew
elry, % per cent; chronometers, 10 per
cent; watches and clocks, % per cent;
manufactured articles paragraph 177 not
specially provided for in the bill, COM
posed wholly or in part of metal, 30 per
cent.
At 5 O'Clock the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session. and at 5:1O P. NJ. ad-
journed.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Mag 25.-At the end of
the morning hour iRs ne House to- day the
House went into Committee of the Whole
for the consideration of private bills.
Springer gave notice that the first thing
tomorrow he would call up the Brawley
bill for the repeal of the State bank law
tax.
The entire afternoon was consumed in
ulscusslOH vi al oLHH1DuS resolution
from the Committee on War Claims,
grouping together thirty-seven claims
for cotton, ETC., aggregating $1,000, 000
Half the time was taken up j n discus
sion on point OF order against the group
ing of so many bills in one resolution.
The only business done during the day
was the passage of bill for the relief of
Thomas b. Reed, and the success of this
bill seemed to be due in no small degree
to the name.
AT 3 O'clock the committee arose and
the House took recess until o'clock.