Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-01
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Sherman on the Sugar Schedule Of the
Tariff Bill.
STATE BANK TAX REPEAL.
Black, MeLaurIn, wheeler, and Others
Discuss tho QuestIon-Doiph on the
Recalcitrant Newspaper witnesses.

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| WASHINGTON. d. C., May 31-SEN-
| ATE.-Two resolutions. one offered by
Mr. Hill requiring the Gray Select Com
| mittee 10 sit with open doors. and the
! other offered by Mr. Dolph, and provid-
| ing for the arrest OF Elisha j. Edwards
as recalcitrant witness, and for his
! presentation at the bar OF the Senate,
went over tt tomorrow. under the rule.
A resolution reported from the Com
| mttee on Foreign Relations was agreed
to. unanimously declaring that 1t of right
| belongs wholly 10 the people OF the Ha-
| waiian Islands 10 establish and main
tain their own form Of government and
domestic polity, that the United states
ought not in any way TO interfere there
with, and that any Intervention in the
political affairs Of those Islands by any
other government will be regarded as
an act unfriendly to the United states
The vote was taken by yeas and nays
and the result was: Yeas, s.; nays none
Mr.. Mills stated that If he had not
not because he did not recognize the right
Of the people Of Hawaii 10 institute thef
own government as they pleased, but be-
cause the CoMrnment of theUnited States,
having overturned the government OF
Hawaii and put the Hawaiian people
under a military power against whlch
they could not protect themselves, IL
was its duty TO tear down the oligarchy
established by force and permit the peo-
Dle OF the Hawaiian Islands 10 institute
their own government.
The tariff bill was taken up at l0:dO
o'clock, and the amendment onered py
Mr. Hale to make the duty on sawed
boards 50 per l,OO0 feet was defeated
yeas. %; nays. 81. A vote was then taken
on the amendment offered by Mr.. Allen
TO place on the free list all logs, lumber,
laths. shingles, and building materials
commonly used in the construction OF
dwelling houses. barns or fences. Defeat
ed-yeas. 4 (Niessrs. Allen, Irby, Kyle, ana
Peffer); pays. 49,
Mir. FRYE offered several amendments
among them one to continue the provis-
ions of the existing law upon a number
of articles in the wood scheduie. All
were defeated.
Mr.. Allen moved to strike out paragraph
l7s. putting duties on lumber Of any
sort, planed or finished" so as to have
such lumber afterwards placed on the
free list
Mr. Vest, representing the Finance
Committee, said that there was no OBJ
lection TO the amendment The amend
ment was agreed to-yeas, S5; nays, "a
and the paragraph was struck out.
Paragraph l79, as to oser and willow,
was amended by making the duty on
manufactured chair-Cane or reeds 10 per
yU,WNW .gfa
willow prepared for basket-makers' use
remaining (as in the House bilD at 20 per
cent
The duty on casks and barrels. empty,
etc. dtem 1SW, remains as in the House
BILL at 20 per cent.
The remaining paragraphs of the sched-
ule were disposed Of without debate.
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
The lumber schedule having been
finished, and the sugar schedule reached,
Mr. Sherman took the floor.
Mr. Sherman said II was with much re-
luctance that he engaged In the debate;
but the people OF Ohio were so deeply in
terested in the bill that he would be der
elct in his duty IL be did not do all he
could to defeat the pending bill. The
the party in power differed widely, not
on constitutional question, but on a
matter of policy-ths had caused the de-
lay I'm final action on the bill One wing
of the party denounced the Republican
policy of protection as a fraud and un-
constitutional. and upon the basis that
this policy was unconstitutional the bill
was sent from the House to the Senate.
ON the other hand, Mr. Cleveland. in his
letter of acceptance, ignored this plank |
of the Chicago platform. and made dec |
In, Of nla
The one declared for a tariff for revenue |
only, simply; the other that all tariffs |
that went beyond the revenue point were
unconstitutional The position Of the Re |
publican party was openly declared. not |
only for a tariff for revenue. but for |
one 10 protect American industrias-the |
one necessary for the support Of the |
Government. and the other TO protect |
American industries and keep them from |
the competition of cheap European labor. |
Had the men on the other side said they |
believed the duties under the Mckinley |
bill too high. the Republicans would |
have joined with them, for four years |
had probably showed that some of them |
were too high But the House bill was |
based on the theory that there should |
be no protection. and no duty beyond that |
absolutely necessary to raise revenue. If |
the Presidents views Of n tariff for reve-
nue. with incidental protection should be |
adopted. Mr. Sherman thought an ex-
perienced tariff commission should be
appointed. its work to be subject to re-
vision by Congress. He always thought |
this was the best way.
Mr.. Morgan asked II the Committee on
Finance had taken any action on his |
proposition to appoint a tariff commits
sion, referred to that committee some
time ago.
Mr. sherman said it had never been
acted upon.
The foundation of the present Demo-
cratic policy of free trade, as enunciated !
In the Chicago platform, was, Mr. Sher-
nan said, TO be found in the Constitution
Of the Confederate States, which he read.
No wonder said he that Cleveland could
not afford to adopt that policy.
Referring to the old-time policy Of the
party, Mr.. Sherman said the
senator from Alabama Mr. Morgan) had
said at one time that he thought IL a
question OF doubt on the whole. whether
he discovery of coal and iron in Ala
)ama would prove a blessing TO his peo-
Die, as 1t would interfere with the rails
ng Of cotton and increase the price OF
abor. Il
Mr.. Morgan denied ever having made
his statement, but Mr. Sherman said he
vas sure he could find IT,
THE SOUTH
Continuing, Mr. Sherman said he was
dad Of the development of the South. 1t
vas a good sign. and showed that that
ectlon Of the country was prospering
IS IL should do. The Republican party
md the people of the West are indebted
o the senators from the Sog.h for the
uty that had been given on coal and
ron These would not have been granted,
e believed, had not coal and iron been
discovered In the South. The duties on
oal and iron were not revenue duties, |
ut intended for protection, and he be-
eyed the Democrats would be frank
nough TO admit it. Referring briefly TO I
ugar in this part OF his speech, Mr..
Norman said his friends in the South
Gere anxious, but hopeful about sugar.
nd expected to have a duty placed
n that article; and If not duty, at
Fast bounty.
In defending the Mckinley bin he said
had demerits; one OF them the bounty
n sugar. to which he was opposed at