Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-05-31
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, May 81.
SENATE

J1lIl requiring Gnc bfdy SctcCt COuliult-
tee to sit with open doors, and the 9TH
or offered by Mr.. Dolph for the arrest
of Elisha j. Edwards, as a recalcitrant
witness, and for his presentation at the
bar of the Senate-went over until to-
morrow under the rule.
A resolution was reported from the
committee on foreign relations and was
agreed to unanimously, declaring that
it, of right, belongs wholly to the people
of the Hawaiian Islands to establish
and maintain their own form of govern
mcnt and domestic polity that the
United States ought not, in any way, to
interfere herewith and that any III
PREVENTION in the political affairs OF
those islands by any other government
would be regarded as an act unfriendly
to the United States.
The vote was taken by yeas and nays
and the result was announced as yeas,
30 nays, none.
Mr.. Mills stated that if he had not
been paired he would have voted mo
not because he did not recognize the
right of the people of Hawaii to insti
tutc their own government as they
pleased, but, the government of the
UnitedStates, having overturned thegov
eminent of Hawaii and having put the
Hawaiian people undera military power
against which they could not protect
themselves, it was its duty to tear down
an oligarchy established by force and
permit the people of the Hawaiian
Islands to institute their own govern
ment.
a resolution was offered by Mr.. PEI
fer and went over till tomorrow in
structing the committee on the Judicial
~ to inquire and report whether the
government of the United States in and
by virtue ofan act of Congress may be
constitutionally authorized and empow-
cred to take possession of and hold for
public use (paying reasonable compen-
sation therefor) all the coal beds of the
country.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Tur-
pie and went over till tomorrow. pro-
viding that six months notice be given
to the Russian government of the ter
mination of the extradilion treaty with
that country.
The tariff bill was then taken up and
the amendment offered by Mr.. Hale to
make the duty on sawed boards 81 per
thousand feet was defeated. The 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; and it was defeated;
yeas 4-Messrs. Allen, Irby, Kyle and
Peffer-nays rs.
On motion of Mr.. Allen-assented to
by Mr.. Vest, on behalf of the finance
committee-paragraph us, fixing du-
ties on "lumber OF any sort, plain or
finished" was struck out of the bill, for
for the purpose of having such lumber
afterwards placed on the free list.
Paragraph as to osier and willow
was amended by making the duty on
manufactured chair cane or reeds 10 per
cent, instead ot7-the duty on osier or
willow prepared for basketmakers' use
remaining Gas in the House bilD at 20
per cent.
The duty on casks and barrels, emp
ty, ETC., Gtem 1S0 remains as in the
House bill at 20 per cent.
Mr.. PETER moved to make house or
cabinet furniture Gtem lSD exempt
from duty. Reiecjed-Yeas 5 (Mcssrs.
Allen, Irby, Kyle, Martin and PETER;
nays 80.
Mr.. AllrcL moved to increase the
rate from % per cent. al valorem to 30
per cent. This amendment was also
rejected; and the duty remains IS in
the House bill at % per cent.
At 11:50 the wood schedule was COM
pleted, the remaining votes having
been taken without debate. Mr.. Sher-
man then began speech on the pend
ing bill. Almost all of the Senator'S
were in their seats, while number of
members of the other house occupied
the sofas. The galleries were vel
filed, many ladies being present.
HOUSE.
A Joint resolution was passed on
motion of Mr.. Sickles authorizing the
Secretary of War to obtain permission
of certain lands needed to complete the
Gettysburg battlefield by condemnation
or other proceedings. This was made
necessary by decision of the United
States court at Philadelphia the other
day, in suit against the electric rail
way company by the United States.
A bill was passed for the appointment
of an additional judge of the district
court of the United States for the north
ern district of Illinois.
The House then went into committee
of tho whole and continued the coDsiG-