The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-07
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FORTY.FIRsH TERM-SECOND SESSION.


WASHINGTON, July 7.-Numerously signed petit
tons against the continuance Of the income tax were
California against M Expressive features Of the IN.
come law BY MIR. Casserly. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Trumbul, in response to various petitions for
an amendment to the Constitution allowing women
to vote, reported the same back, and asked to be
discharged from their consideration. SO ordered
on the bill relating to the navy pension fund.- sub.
mitted report which was agreed to.
Mi. Nye introduced bill to regulate rank In the
Referred ''1N ','''''' Nl''' ''' ''''' p'p'''''
Mr. sherman, from the Finance Committee, re-
ported amendments to the Civil Appropriation BILL
making provision for the extra clerical force re-
quired by the passage OF the Banking and Currency
act.
MIR. Fenton addressed the Senate upon the subject
OF our commercial relations with the Spanish
American countries OF this continent and said that
our political relations with those countries were in
innate and friendly, but our commercial relations
leved that our commerce with them was capable of
very large and valuable increase. Ourtota foreign
June 80, 1885, was ss7S,OoO, 900. OF that amount
$246 000 0CO was with this continent and adjacent
islands, but OF this only s1o,Oo0oeo was with the
countries known as the Spanish-American States
and Brazil
Mr.. Fenton proceeded Yet these States-I refer
Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chilli, the Argentine Re-
public, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil-have popu-
lation of over thirty Millions and occupy territory
extending over an area OF more than seven million
square miles. From the last annual report on the
commerce and navigation of the United States,
learn that the total Of our commerce. imports and
exports with the countries have named, for the
year ending June 80, 1869, was s7o,6ol,9si.
This is an average OF but two dollars and half
per capita upon the population OF those countries;
our commerce with the island of Cuba, having
population not exceeding one million and half was
$T7902 116 an average OF over fifty dollars person.
The great Increase OF which our commerce with the
Spanish American States is capable Is more clearly
seen from the magnitude which our trade with the
island of Cuba alone has reached.
do not propose, Mr. President, to enlarge upon
this subject. Now, to enter upon the theme OF what
an extensive and rich commerce these tropical and
privileged regions might furnish to us, with proper
care TOR its development, and how large proportion
OF their present valuable trade passes by our doors
TO Europe but do wish to impress upon the Senate
the fact that, with the Spanish American states on
this continent political friends and allies, with
population OF over thirty millions our commercial
intercourse at the present day, when we
should be looking abroad for new markets for the
products OF soil and Of our industry, has only
reached the sum OF sI5 100000, or $3.50 per capita
upon their population, against a commercial deve-
lopment already happily achieved with people of
similar character little nearer at hand OF over $50
1t must seem to Others as 1t does to me, that this
subject merits grave attention, IL is one OF great
importance TO our commercial and industrial inte-
rests.
Mr. Fenton then submitted the following, which
was Adopted
Resolped That the President OF the United States
is requested to institute an inquiry, by such means
as in his judgment shall be deemed proper, into the
tween the United States and the Spanish American
States on this continent, and between those cOun-
tries and other nations, and TO communicate to the
Senate full and complete statements regard
ing the same together with such recommendations
as he may think necessary TO promote the develop
ment and increase OF our commerce with those
regions and TO secure to the United States that pro-
portionate share OF the trade OF the continent to
which their close relations OF geographical contguiJy
and political friendship with all the States of Ame-
Tica Justly entitle them