The herald., 1894-02-22
GOT OFF THEIR DIGNITY.
Unexpected Tariff Debate
in the Senate.
An Era of AcrimOny of Two
Hours Duration.
Senatorial Courtesy Flung to the
Dogs for the Nonce.
Senator White of California Delivers
His Hawaiian speech-The Dead
lock In the House IL
etill Unbroksn.

by the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.--The tariff ques-
tion came mp in quite an unexpected
way in the senate today, and for two
hours held the floor to the exclusion of
all other business. The matter was in
directly alluded to by Voorhees, who
rose to question of privilege to deny
newspaper statement indicating that the
Democratic members of the finance COM
mittee were submitting to the presi-
dents directions in matters relating to
the tariff bill. After this denial by
Voorhees, Chandler precipitsted a dis
cussion by an inquiry as to the part
Mills is performing in the consideration
of the bill in committee, and whether
he is still acting rs the proxy of Nc
Pherson since the latter's return to the
city. Voorhees, at first referred Chand-
ler to the record for information, but the
New Hampshire senator insisted upon
direct answer. Voorhees, finally de-
clsred it was no business of the senator
how the finance committee considered
the bill. This provoked an era of acri-
mony and for the next hour senatorial
courtesy had no place in this digniied
body. Many senators accused each
other of unworthy acts, and Vest finally
quoted from the record in an attempt to
prove that Chandler had promised to
take care of certain officials in
the southern states In 1875 if they
would decide against the Democracy,
and in favor OF Hayes for the presidency.
The controversy was finally brought to
a close by Mcpherson and Mills both
explaining their positions, the former
STAYING Mills at his request was still
acting as a member of the finance sub
committee, ana the latter declaring he
was opposed to public hearings and did
not believe in consulting tariff bene-
ficaries in forming law solely designed
to check their rapacity and benefit the
whole people. as
oLNEY ASKED FOR INFORMATION.
Allen of Nebraska presented q resoIu-
tion directing the attorney general to
inform the senate whether he had, in an
opinion to the secretary of the treasury,
held that silver certificates were not
legal money. If 80 to transmit that
opinion, with all the correspondence, to
the senate. Adopted.
WHITES HAWAIIAN SPEECH.
White of California spoke on the Ha-
waiian resolution. He made critical
analysis OF the cooduct of Stevens and
claimed that, upon undisputed records,
there was ample proof found that he
plotted against the government to which
he was accredited. He sought to chow
that without the assistance of the
asi hi Ia for nnl 10
and his associates to win. He declared
no treaty should be made because the
provisional government had no stability
to execute its engagements; it was i'll
founded it's endurance was problemat-
ical and its right to contract question.
able. He referred to the circumstance
that no one pretended that Dole would
be sustained as the result OF popular
vote.
White took up the suggestion OF Sher-
man, that the islands be annexed to
California. He much preferred that
their annexation should be made to
Ohio. He respectfully declined to ad-
NIT that it would be a good thing for
California to bring within her jurisdic-
tion 10000 people of whom no more
than per cent had the slightest fitness
for self-government.
TELLER REPLIES TO WHITE.
Teller, in reply to White, said the
president had declared it was his duty
to try and restore the queen, and having
failed had remitted the duty to con-
gress. If it was his duty it was also the
duty OF congress. But the senate would
not Say congress should do this. The
practical question is: Are we going to
keep these people in turmoil by main
tanning q minister there who is express
ly uniavorable to the de facto govern
ment2
A resolution by German to print 5000
copies of the Hawaiian papers was
adopted.
The senate adjourned at 5: AS.