Show IX THE SENATE Gallingcr Offers n Substitute For b the Wilson Bill T Washington Feb 12The Hawaiian controversy occupied the principal time of the Senate today Gray opening the argument in defense of the policy of President Cleveland Early in the session ses-sion an interesting incident occurred in the presentation by Cullom of a t petition signed by 30000 woolgrowers protesting against the wool schedule in the new tariff bill The speech of Gray in the Hawaiian matter was devoted principally to an attempt to show the complicity of Minister Min-ister Stevens with the revolutionists the senator citing evidence against members of the provisional government to show that they were in daily consultation con-sultation with the minister previous to 1 the revolution and they expected the protection of the American troops in a plan to overthrow the queens gover ment Gray did not conclude his speech and will resume his argument tomorrow tomor-row rowPettigrew presented a resolution directing di-recting the secretary of agriculture to report to the Senate the amount of wheat in the country on March 30 the total yield for the past year and the Vk amount now in the country Adopted I i Cockrell presented a memorial of teSt te-St Louis Merchants Exchange declaring declar-ing the present stagnation of the country coun-try was due to the uncertainty of congressional con-gressional action on the tariff question and praying that the matter may be settled as speedily a possible A substitute for the Wilson tariff bill was presented by Gallinger I declares de-clares in view of the widespread industrial in-dustrial depression existing bringing disaster to the manufacturing interests and loss of employment and suffering to the wage earning classes it is unwise un-wise to make any changes in the tariff law during the present administration A message was received from the House announcing the death of Congressman Con-gressman Houk of Ohio and Brice condolence offered a resolution of regret The Senate at 440 adjourned |