Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-23
SENATE AND HOUSE.
Mr.. Turpie Offers a Resolution on
Hawaiian Affairs.
HOUSE fANGLE ON HHESUGAR QUESTION
All Sugar Free and the Bounty
Abolished.
THE COAL SCHEDULES.

The attendance Of Senators at the opening
Of today's session was larger than usual
both political parties being pretty equally
represented.
Mr.. Turpie Qnd) reported from the COM
mittee on foreign relations the following
resolution:
Hawaiian ResOlution.
Resolved. That from the facts and paper.
laid before the Senate ii is unwise ana IN
expedient. under existing conditions to con-
slider at this time any project of annexa-
tion OF the Hawaiian territory to the United
States; that the provisional government
therein, having been duly recognized, the
highest international interests REQUIRE that
1t shall pursue its own line of policy; for
eign Intervention in the political Affairs of
the islands will be regarded as an act un-
States. ~
Mr.. Turpie said that the resolution COM
pned with the position Of the committee
save dissent by the Senator from OREGON
CMr. Dolph) as to the first section He had
been also directed by the committee 10 saw
that the resolution had NO relation 10 the
special Investigation now pending before the
committee. That was a subsequent matter
he had been further directed to ask imme-
diate consideration Of the resolution.
Mr. Teller tColD I must object to the
II
wish TO see II in print. There is no haste
about 1t.
Mr.. Mills CTex) Let the resolution lie
over Tor one day: 1 concur with the Sena-
TOR from Colorado that we ought to have
the resolution In print. When II comes up
Tor consideration 1 shall ask for a division
of the question.
Mr.. Teller. The resolution ought TO he
printed. and We ought to have an opportu-
nifty to examine il. 1t will undoubtedly
bring on some discussion. 1t cannot pass
the Senate without discussion.
The resolution went over till tomorrUv
and was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Stewart On the Bond Issue.
The resolution offered by Mr. PETER
kanD on the 18th instant declaring that
in the opinion Of the Senate the Secretary
of the Treasury has no lawful authority
for issuing and selling bonds, as proposed
in his recent notice. was laid before the
Senate, and Mr.. Stewart (Nev) spoke in
support Of it. Much of his speech was
given up to a rehearsal Of the Vaccinations
of the Inner ring OF the gold combina.
tion." He denied the right of the Secretary
to issue the proposed bonds. The act OF
January Ia, 1873, authorized, he said, the
sale of bonds Ito buy coin"-not gold coin
lor specific purpose. That purpose was
to redeem the greenbacks outstanding ON
the LIST Of January, 1873. There was no
other authority to borrow money and to in
crease the national debts: SO that the 90
pon Vi tne secretary was a usurpa ton.
The Federal Elections Bill.
At the close of Mr. Stewards remarks the
resolution was referred to the committee
on finance. The Senate then resumed CON-
sideration Of the House bill to repeal the
federal election laws. and was addressed bv
Mr.. Wilson Qowa) In opposition 10 IL
THE HOUSE.
AFTER the transaction Of some ROUTINE
business in the House. Mr. Wise va-) moved
that the New York and New Jersey bridge
i, Dill, together with the veto message be re-
, rerred to the committee on inter-stateuand
foreign commerce. which was done.
Mr.. Mcdowell Pa) offered a resolution
providing that Saturday, February IL. Mt 4
O'Clock. be set apart for eulogies in memory
OF the late William Lilly. Congressman at
large from Pennsylvania, and the resolution
was agreed to.
motion was then made that the Houss
should go into committee Of the whole but
before the question was decided the House
sought to unravel the tangle in which it
was placed by ad5ourning yesterday with
out completing the consideration Of the
sugar schedule. special order having
been adopted last Saturday setting aside
today CTuesday) for consideration of the
coal and iron ore schedule the House was
undecided as to whether that order should
go into effect at once or whether the sugar
scneoule Snoul0 nrSt be completed.
Mr.. Richardson's Statement.
Mr.. Richardson Crenn.) said he hoped the
question would be settled by the House
before IL went into committee OF the whole.
for. il not he (as presiding officer OF the
eommittee) would feel impelled to rule that
a special order OF the House would take
precedence over an order of the commit
tee and therefore he would rule that the
sugar clause would have to go over until
the coal and iron schedules Were disposed
of. After quarter of an hour had been
spent in the discussion the Speaker ruled
that the sugar clause should be given right
Of way.
Trying to Get Its Bearing.
The House then. at IL :25 went into COM
mittee Of the whole. and Mr.. Richardson
took the chair. But the committee was be-
set with shoals and ouicksands as the
House was. and more than an hour was
spent in getting its bearings. Late yester-
day afternoon an amendment had been Of
fered by Mr.. Robertson da.). 1t was ~
follows:
Strike out all after paragraph Isl and in
sert the following: "All sugars shall pay
a duty upon their polariscopic test as fol-
lows, viz: All sugars testing by the polar
iscope not above IS degrees shall pay duty
of one cent per pound. and for every addi-
tional degree or fraction of degree shown
by the polariscopic test they shall pay three
d
tional. and all sugars above No. 16 Dutch
standard in color shall pay an additional
duty Of five-twentieths of one cent per
pound. Provided. that all sugars when ex-
ported from, or the product OF any country
when and so long as such country pays or
shall hereafter pay directly or indirectly a
bounty on sugar. shall pay. In addition to
the rates herein provided for, duty equal
to the bounty paid by such country"
To this Mr.. Warner IN. ND offered an
amendment, which was adopted. as follows:
strike out paragraph Isl, including lines
IL, IL and lS. on page 2s. and strike out
paragraph Gal the words mot above No. Id
Dutch standard in color, In lines y and 10
on page S.
All Sugars On the Free List.
The House then took a recess without
acting on the Robertson amendment ana
the question this morning to the
status of this amendment Ii was held on
one side that the Warner amendment which
was adopted was in the nature of a substi-
tute and therefore displaced the Robertson
amendment, 20 that a vote on IL could not
be taken On the other hand IL was held
that the Warner amSldment was amend
ment IN the nature OF a substitute and that
a vote should then be taken on the Robert
son amendment amended A number OF
explanations which did not explain very
clearly were offered, and after nearly one
and three-quarter hours had been consum-
ed IL was decided by the committee that the
Warner amendment was a substitute, and
the substitute was then agreed to.