The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-01
LET HAWAII ALONE
Notice Served by the
Senate.
MR.. MILLS DID NOT VOTE.
One Lonesome Advocate of Res
tOratiOn.
COLD COMFORT FOR GROVER.
LiIiuOkaIani Left ForIornIy Waiting
For the Throne That Will
Never Come.

WASHINGTON, May 31.-The Senate,
Senator Mills of Texas alone not voting,
TO-DAY passed a resolution declaring that
the United States will not Interfere with
the affairs of the Hawaiian Islands and
that the United States will regard the in
reference by foreign power as an IN
friendly act.
Senator Turpie introduced a resolution
for the abrOgation of the Russian extra
dItiOn treaty.
Senator Fill introduced a resolution for
oDen sessions Of the sugar investigation
committee.
The Hawaiian resolution was as follows:
ResolUed BY the Senate Of the United States.
That it belongs wholly TO the people of Hawaii
to establish and maintain Its own form of gov
eminent and domestic policy; that the United
States ought not in any way TO interfere there
with, and interference in the political affairs OF
Hawaii by any other Government Will be re-
garded an unfriendly act TO the United States.
Mills explained that the resolution did
not meet with his approval. although he
would not vote against it, Believing this
Government had overthrown the existing
Government of Hawaii, he thought it the
! duty of the United States to tear down
the olIgarchy set up in its name. The
| resolution passed unanimously, fifty-ive
Senators voting for it. Mills did not vote
PETER offered a resolution which was
appropriately referred, instructing the
Judiciary Committee to report whether
the Government of the United States
could, by virtue of an act of Congress.
consttutionally take possession, paying
compensation therefor, OF all coal beds in
the country.
The tariff bill was taken up. and several
amendments offered to the lumber para
graph. looking to duty on rough lumber,
were voted down by strict party vote.
Allen moved TO strike out paragraph IFS,
as follows: Lumber Of any sort, planed
| or finished on each side, 90 cents per 1000
feet, board measure; if planed on one side
and tOngued and groOVed, 81 per 1000 feet;
if planed on two sides and tOugued and
grooved, 81 30 per 1OO0 and in estimating
the board measure under this schedule no
deduction shall be made on account of
planning. growing and tOnguing."
Vest surprised the Republicans by an
nOuncing that the amendment would be
accepted by the Democratic side. The
amendment was agreed tO-35 TO pa
strict party vote, PETER of all the Popu-
lists voting affirmatlvely. This will have
the effect of putting all lumber on the free
list.
The committee amendment increasing
the duty on chair cane from to 10 per
cent ad valorem, was agreed to- When
paragraph 181 was reached, making bouse
or cabinet furniture of wood, wholly
or in part finished, manufactured of
wood. or of which wood is COM
ponent material of chief value, duti-
able at % per cent, Squire declared
that if the Senate desired TO be con-
sistent after having placed finished lumber
on the free list, it should now place furni-
ture on the free list. PETER thereupon
moved an amendment to the paragraph.
making the article contained therein ex-
empt from duty. PETERS amendment was
defeated-5 to SO. This completed the wood
schedule.
Sherman then delivered carefully pre-
pared speech on the general subject of
tariff and was listened TO with marked at
tention. He alluded to the difference In
the Democratic ranks on the tariff ques-
ton, and contrasted Mr.. Cleveland's letter
of acceptance with the Democratic plat
form of 1892. He gave numerous other in
stances of Democratic dissensiOn. IF our
friends OIL the other sde," he said, "had
come to Us and said, Some of the rates of
the Mckinley bill are too high the Re-
publcans might have joined with them in
an equitable revision" If the doctrine OF
protection was TO be accepted as it was in
the present bill, the contention between
the two parties in this cham Der was one of
detail not of principle. And if this was
the situation, as he believed it was, there
was a better way than the one now being
adopted to accomplish the revision Of the
tariff. 1t should have been done by a COM
mission.
Sherman charged that the sugar sched-
ule had been drawn by the refiners.
He contradicied the statement of Senator
German shat the protection afforded the
sugar trust ad been reduced, and asserted
that the statement was a palpable misrep-
resentation. He denounced the protection
given TO the sugar trust and declared that
it was q Of 1 cent or equal 10 the entire
cost of refining sugar, including the wear
and tear of machinery. He characterized
free wool as the eliminating atrocity of
the bill.
Before closing Sherman devoted some
time TO the discussion OF the income
tax. An income tax, he said. was indie
fensible unless it was levied against all in
comes alike. To single out class was
communism. II legislation in this spirit
obtained the foundation of the republic
would disappear. Sherman finished at 2:45
o'clock, after having spoken three hours
Camden Of West Virginia followed with
brief speech.
Dolph. speaking on the sugar schedule,
took occasion to affirm his belief that the
Senate had the power to compel witnesses
to testify. He had no desire to see news
paper correspondents prosecuted, but he
wanted the law enforced whether it was
against a newspaper CORES pendent, mil
liouaire or the President of the United
States. DOlph continued the discussion OF
this subject until o'clock, when he yielded
to Harris for motion TO go into executive
! session.
After brief executive session the Sen
ate adjourned.