The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-01-24
Vorty-oightl, Congrcss-Eirst Session.
SENATE

WAsnIsGroN, Jan. 22.-ln he senate
MIR. Cameron, OF Wisconsin, from the com
mittse on Indian affairs, reported adversely
on q number Of psiitions asking for the
opening Of ihe Oklahoma lands and their
settlement.
az the conclusion of the morning tusi.
nes4, Mr.. Anth.ny's resolution rel0tinH to
the prohibition o! American pork by
France and Germany was called up, and
Mfr. Beck pro ceeGed 20 address the senate
on the suniec.
Referring TO the Discrimination n ide
against our commerce oy France through
the tariff, MIR. Beck said that up 20 1881,
when modification was effected, nearly
every article of American manufacture in.
cluding cotton and woo.en goods,wa absu.
lutely uyohisited from entering the ports Of
France. lno modification was An improve.
meut, but still leaves American mapu'lC.
lures suNstsntial,y prohibited, white ~ The
case OF England and Germany with France
there are t.eaties by which Il genera, tnrlt
Of Is PER cent. operaes This
gives E0Glsud and Germany 81 much
advantage over the United States in their
trade relations with France as to amour to
practical prohibition, because our goods
cannot compete in France with those conn.
tries. The suggestion OF retaliation agEiust
those foreign governments is unwsrraiN q
and would only hSve the effect to ir are
American commercr. Our manufacturers
have been XCuded for years frn0 France.
Why did we not retaliate then! Because
our manufacturers were not seeking foreign
markets. If we exclude French and German
wines from our country it will reduce
the demand in Germany Tor our alcuanl
and complaint would then be heard that
we can neither sell our alcohol nor our
hogs. What Mr.. Beck desired was q
thorough investigation OF the whole sch-
ject OF discrimination, wbei her by tariff or
otherwise. We have by our tariff prohibi.
ted these foreigners from trading with us.
They exercise a similar right in refusing to
allow us to trade with them. France re-
ceives imports from the German nation,
between which and herself there are strong
differences in national feeling, but she does
this because it is to her interest to do 50.
There 10 no sentimentality INDUCED in
such matters.
MIR. Logan did not understand the sort of
legislation referred 10 to be- injurious to our
intere.t. He was in favor of giving The
president the power of excluding torern
wines or other articles which exsr1in9tion
declared injurious on the ve.y principle
that France and Germany excluded oar
meats. The meas produced in Americe
were Inc most healtbtui in the world and
more so than those Of France and Ger
many. IL justice TO ourselves we shodid
exclude foreign adulteTations while foreign
ers exclude our meats
Mr. Miller, of New YORK, did not mink
the senate Of the United States now pre-.
pared TO say we should enter upon abso-
lutely re'aliatory measures. Senators
should moi act hastily aud inconsidoiately
on this question. The senate could rot at
this stage Conformation say the cls;m OF
I q y
est oEe and not honestly entertained.
Mr.. Logan thought congress ought to
pass general law authorizing the presi-
ident OF The United States TO protect Amer
can interests when congress Was not in ses-
sion, against embargoes laid on our exports
by foreign countries.
Mr.. Maxey observed that if we start ont
with retaliation we do not know where we
may end. 1t may aOa in wheat or cotton.
We should not assume that these foreign
nations would falsify facts in the cssa and
before proposing retaliation, legislation
should make sure of the facts.
The resolution was amended and agreed
to as follows:
Resolved, That the committee on foreign
relations be instructed to inquire into and
report such legislation as will protect our
interests against those governments which
prohibited or restrained the importation of
committee be further instructed to
report what dscriminatiops are made
against reports from the United States
BY the tariff laws of the principal conntries
of Europe aud y merica, especially France
and Germany, Mexico and Brazil, ard by
reason of commercial or other especial
resties or agreements are more favored,
md report the causes which led &c such
determinations and what efforts II any,
h.,. a 40 Ia, e In
egsatiop, il any, is necessary to place the
United States on an equal footing with the
most favored nations.
This Ihvestigstion will not, however,
ielay the committee on the first brsLch OF
he resolutions.
The senate then took up the bill u pro-
7ide civil government for Alaska.
In the course of the debate on this bill,
il by Messrs. Harris, Dawes,
my alls, Jones of Florida, and Garland, Mr..
ingalls, remarked that the Monroe doctrine
s written on the map of America aud
manifest destiny indicates that our north
,rn shore will be washed by the Polar sea
md our southern boundary Dy an inter.
oceanic canal connecting the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts. Apart from whstever value
ay in this idea, be thought Alaska tie
nnst worthless territorial acquisition that
my government was ever afflicted with.
w any WI thO
,ill, the senate went into executive session,
md when the doors were re.opened ad-
ourned.
AoUsB.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-In the house,
Parker offered resolution reciting that
t is alleged that the interests OF American
ana dairymen were greatly
injured Dy the manufacture OF Oleonager-
me and butterine and directing the com.
tn fnf n