Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1897-04-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Cur RegnI.r Correspondent

Mt a long one, nor was it upon a
new subject. but it shook up the
Senate and drew applause from the
galleries. MIR. Mason spoke in lav-
or OF his resolution directing the
committee On Rules to report
rule providing for the closing Of
debate and for the previous cues
ton. He started off by saying that
it was agreed on all sides that the
U. S. Senate wa. great body, that
being the view particularly of
those within the body and on its
pay roll but that every one knew
also that it was the only legislative
body in existence incapable of do
ing business He expressed the
hope that he would be forgiven for
these reflections. as he was still in
the kindergarten CasS, and reCog-
nlzed that he WAS tire, hing over
old straw, and added that he III
tended to keep at that for the next
six years. He declared that every
one knew that while We profess to
be a government by the people,
when we reach the highest body in
the government there is rule of
the minority. He said that as
soon as a man entered the Senate
doors his energies were directed to
retaining power in the old way,
and added with emphasis. Il
want to deliver message from the
people belor, the hope of power
possesses me" His resolution was
by vote of 81 to "a referred to
the committee on Rules-tO die.
Senator Perkins, of Cal, is taxi
ing an active part IN the fight that
is being made to abrogate the Ha
waiian treaty. The Finance com
mlttee has been asked to put a
clause abrOgaCing it ih the DingIey
tariff bill before it is reported.
and Senator Mills has given notice
OF his intention to move its abro>
CATION i'll open Senate, ii the CONS
mittee doesn't provide for it in the
tariff bill. Three years ago the
ques ion Of abrogating this treaty
was voted on by the Senate, the
vote belng1l for and 81 against ab.
rogatiOn, but it is claimed that cir
CumstanCes have changed since
then. Under this treaty all the
sugar produced in Hawaii comes
in free Of duty. The value has
steadily increased. In 1892 1T was
S8,O0O,O00, last year it was $4,000
OUO. Tnis represents the amount
OF money We pay sugar growers on
the islands: In the new tariff bill
it is $50 on the ton, AS we remit
that duty III favor of the Hawa
ians, it means that we prese Al
them with a bounty Of $50 u ton or
all sugar they produce. There il
no reason why we should max,
this discrimination in their favor
u, While the value of our purchase
, from them has increased at tn,
rate 81 ,OOO,OOO year, our expOrt
to them were only S20O.OOO great t.
than in 1892. This is the nub 0
the whole matter. SO far as our i'm
ports and exports are concerned
fhe opponents lOt abrogItion SAY
that to DO 80 would lose this gov
: eminent the naval station at Pear
| Island HarbOr, but when the mat
, ter Was last up in the Senate Score
tary Sherman, then member 0
the body, said: I'VE have paid an,
doub!y paid for that harbOr. w
, own it now. 1t is in our posses
= sion" That would seem TO dis
pose of that part of the question.
President Mckinley finds him
, SET in rather al unpleasant pre-
, dicament, in dealing with the cas-
OF Chapman, the New York broke
whose appeal was denied by the I
S, Supreme Court aud who mus
} now go to Jail for thirty days 10
contempt in refusing to answe