Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-06-09
CONGRESSIONAL.

! May ~ in tho senate Mr. Turplc offered q
Joint resolution declaring that II was
10 LONGER TO tte interest OF the United
States TO continue the treaty with Russia
ratified on April 81, aud that notice 90
served upon the emperor OF Russia thit the
Unitei states purposes 10 terminate tnat
treaty ct tho expiration OF SIX months tne
time required 70 DO given by tho treaty.
Mr. Turpie also reported from me
committee on eign M hrs the 10 lowin
resolution, with unanimous recommendation
that u pass rs sub,,,.I,e or 70 ' aso HAWAIIAN
Resolved. BY tho senate OF the United
States, that Of ri hit II bclon"s wholly TO the
people OF Hawaii TO establish their own form
Of government and dome tic policy thnt tne
United States on ut not In any way to inter
fere herewith and tn ~ interference In tho
political M iirs OF the islands by any other
government will be r. nfdci rs IN act un'
friendly TO the United Stitc'
The resolution was passed. unanimously
The tarln bill wns then taken mp ana ON mo.
tion OF Mr. Allen OF Nchr lska lumber OF ill
kinds was placed upon the Tree list inc
,usur schedule Of tho tnrln bill was tnen
reached and Mr. Sherman OF oh o took the
floor a.ainst IT, Mr. sherman was follow Il
by Mr. Dolph after which the senate u ijonrned
In the house the state bank tax repeal bal
was discussed all day
June AFTER Mr. Hoar had presented o
petition from the New En- land Industrial
army asking 10 'islation which would uaran'
tee work to tbs unemployed ana u nad Dten
referred to the comm iico on rules, Mr. HilIs
resol ution to instruct The investigator: com
the public went over without prcju.
dice, Us did Mr. Eolphs resolution
TO brIn T. J Edwards. one Of the contuma'
cious wit esscs. to the bar OF the sc ate for
contempt Thu tarin bill was then laid bcfors
the senate and the gre u hittlc nvrr the su ar
schedule began Mr. VI d'rson took the u or
rs soon rs MIR Jones had form lily proposed
the com 'rom SO amendment and made u plea
fnr tnrn Inn In h..h Al nj
who he declared would soon rival cane pro-
ducofs He WIS followed In len thy ar u
mint " Mt PETER In favor OF duty Tor beet
su ar ,raiscrs, nftcr which the senate ad'
journrd
In the house Mr. Gear secured he passa~e
OF u II | for the rc,icf IL A slew RI A
rr.oiut on dircctln. tie 10 'idtnt In EiNc six
months noti,c to the Russian government OF
the afro alton OF thr last treaty between the
two countries WIS I'm Ter the rues, sent 10
the committee or iorc ffiirs The house
then went into committee OF I 10 whole TO con
slider the Brawlcv Lite bink bill IN ucDatc
was Kept up all day
June The second days debate In the sen.
ate ON the su :ar schc iulc was preceded By
three hours OF. ~ times acrimonious discus
Sion Of Mr. Hills resolution to throw open the
doors Of the omm ties invcsti a,ins the
methods OF forum The sugar schedule but rs
II proceeded by undnimolS consent no votc
was ha nj Is conclusion Mr. Hill h I'M
pioncd open session In u vi -orouS m inner, ar.
others. the committee sessions Sho I'D be omen.
Nine tcnths OF all the invcsti :atiols In tho
last twenty Yeas nv the senate hth been
open. Mr.. Gray. chairman OF tao committed,
spoke In favor NJ >ccrc, sessions Mr. OF
decl are | ~ I the chir ;uS would be rrobcl 10
the bottom. and cve'v 'r>Cn who co ili by
any possibility throw II hi on the subject
would be- ummOnrl 20 i>dcraton OF the
tariff hi W ~ then re- sim II.
A resolution in,rnlu ell ms Mr. GoldZIcr OF
Illinois. callin on the commits 'ioncr' OF tho
District o. Co ain ~ or ~ cxlian ton OF
their recent action In reducing Inc WI - OF
un>killed labor RS Octupic ONE tine IN hc
house after o." OpJn.n! the rcSolut on was
lin illv sent II the committee on the District
Of Columbia IN hIu then went lIto c'in
mltiee OF the VIII IL ON the stlt; bank tax re
peal bill
June i.--Thc tariff I'LL WIS taken up the
su EAR schedi.c be- n lcndin:. Scnlt Vest
took the floor and M !dc u brief explain ton
con crnin the conir, vcricd point In last Sat
uriays debate rs to the existence Of the su nr
trd,t In 1870 Senators Aldrich and sherman
had contenIci thli the present trust wl- not
In existence, and tAa' lis stock was not listed
on the New York stock boIri, hut sen tor
Nesi produ ed some authorities 10 show mn
$3.50 sh res of the stock OF the
Su mr. Rriin NJ company were sod In tho
market In New Nora in 1871 which ut u . par
share Represented over ssD.IWJO He hid
as much ri :hi To inSinu tc the su'nr trust
dict tied the su ar Is ne IN the Mek n.cy
OIL, u. A. 4 uloTS Ou lUc otucE u y "
impu IN the acli n o. the IN liorlty In the pres.
cnt con re.s Mr. Allison followed Mr. Vest
with n elaborate suecch ON the sugar SEIZED.
ue MIR jones 81 Arkansas followed with 4
detailed eSpluI iiiOn OF the su nr schc lulc
Mr. Platt who followed Mr.. Adrith de-
nounccl In bit or and cluStic words the sur
render of the Demo ratio majority TO the
Su ar tr' u" cru'lu j. ~ n:'i Then
after some spLrrin SIR f!arrij sc,cedcd in
efferting and arrdn cmclt hy VIII ch all the
amendments 10 the su ar schr lnlc should be
voted upon 10 morrow AMI the senate ad'
journcd
In the house the Brlwlcy banl; IA repeal
bill WAS ;ain III cuSscd ali day, but no Ion
cluslon was 'nched
June h-Thc CON ylml Q amendments 20
the su 'ar schedu @ were all adopted III the
semitic ana the pivotal schedule, on which tho
fate Of the tariff me sure dcpcndc I, went
thrOu h without chan On the vital arcll'
mont 10 pla q all suiars on the free list. the
line WAS drawn. Mr. til, Of New
York, voting In favor oft, and irby OF south
Carolina. being paired the same way. Hut
the Republican, were unable to hold their
own forces intact Mcs.rS Henderson and
Perkins voting AGAINST The I'M 'ndment and
Mr. Quay beln paired n .ainst Il. while Mr.
who was present. did not vote tau.
Only one of the PapiIists Mr. PETER voted
for free Sntar. Mes r. kylc and Allen,
in the final issue io'n'n' with the ma
jority OF Democrats u ant II Had II
the Republicans with the three Pipulist' and
two disgfec I CmoCrais, joined hands.slgur
raw and refined would have gone on the free
list Ga NIL the other amen lnents Offered ~
the Republicans the m joritv 'ainst them
RANGED from three to tea Thi consulted the
con Iteration OF the sugar hedulc and the
senate adjourned
In the nous, the bank tax repeal bill was
again discussed all day