The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-01-25
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Hawaiian Matters In the senate-The sher-
man Antitrust Law TO sugar Interest

Hawaiian Matters In the Senate-The sher-
man Anti-lrust Law TO sugar Interest
In Certain Instances Does Not Apply.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 92.-The interest
felt in the Hawaiian question was
shown by the large crowds that filled
the senate galleries all day Monday in
expectation OF lively debate on the
subject OF a warship at Honolulu. The
public galleries were filled To overflow.
ing, and the private galleries were oc-
cupled by many prominent people.
Minister Thurston, Of Hawaii was in
the diplomatic gallery with a friend
from the Island republic, and natural
ly was one Of the most interested list.
cners.
senator Lodge early In the day in
troduced IA resolution ON the Hawaiian
subject, in which he expressed the
qualification Of the senate at the send
ing OF a ship 10 Honolulu, and at the
same time stating that cable should
he laid from san Francisco To Hawaii.
The resolution also expressed the
sense of the senate that steps should
be at once taken looking toward an.
nexation. The resolution was hardly
read before both senators blackburn
and Vest objected 20 it, consideration.
After the morning hour the democratic
leaders decided that senator Gray
should defend the president and dis.
cuss Senator Frey's resolution for send
ing vessel TO the islands, which was
introduced ON Saturday.
Fry's resolution was called up, and
Senator Gray took the floor. lie
Snecrcd at the insurrcction, with its
shedding Of blood, as a small emcute,
beneath the dignity Of the United
States senate. and he deprecated the
attention which had been paid 10 H.
lie berated the newspapers for giving
space 10 what hc called rambling ac-
count Of a sceond.rntr affair, not com
parable for momcut in Importance
with the brooklyn strike.
lie lnudel Minister Willis. snccred at
Admiral NuiRtr n an oycrzralous ad-
vocate Of anacNation an laid special
stress upon the alleged declaration of
President Dole tu Nj Willis that Il
was fortunate a national vessel was
not in the hurhor Of Honolulu
The supreme court Monday decided
the ease Of he United states vs.. The
T., C. knight G. ct al. denying the
constitutionAiily and nlidity Of the
sherman antitrust law OF 1870, as AZ.
foCting the transfer uf the stock, etc,
Of several refining companies TO the
sugar trust In both tho, lower
courts the Judgment was AGAINST the
United Stat,, The government sought
tocompcl the return Of the stock Of the
knight Go, and several other rciincrics
and sugar houses in Pennsylvania
sold 10 the American Sugar Refining
Co, known us the sugar trust, and the
abrogation of the contract between
them
The opinion was delivered hy Chief
justice Fuller aud affirmed the judg,
mcnt ~ the court below The court
said the contracts NJ sale were not in
restriction % Interstate or foreign
commerce and iid not come within the
terms OF the law Justice Harlan nm.
nuunccd dissent
Congressman Berry was the happieSt
man In Washington Mon lgy night 1t
Il all bcrau q ia, hoi after a long
debate on The Cltcago plulit building
bill, paS,e u 6.ll rbuy Newport, Ky,
a building that ll.dst s5jo1
The Chicago bli pissed. 1ppropriat-
ing si,uuLuu fir nrW building as
did bin, 10 crsct public building, In
Brockton Mas, Paterson ~ j.; south
Omaha Nch rutts,ilic, Pa. and Cum.
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