Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-10
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SUMMARY or FAcr AND GOSSIP.
The Treaty With Spstn-Iss DEFEAT Assured
What Censrsssmen saB-Persenas News
Ircm Our Regular Corresronacn,.l


trrcm orr Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, December g.-Thc publ
cation in New York paper yesterday OF
what purpoited to be the fun text OF the
new treaty with Spain has attracted the at
tention Of members Of Congress almost 10
the neglect Of pending business II has
become the established practice Of the
Government % submit conmess.s, treaties
winch change existing tariff laws TO the
House cf Representatives for the enactment
Of law making the necessary al.
teration m the duties upon articles
specified In the treaty. The precedent
was first made in the case OF the treaty with
the Hawaiian Kingdom. and was confirmed
at the last session Of Congress by the senate
amendment to the reciprocity treaty. which
provided thst II should not take effect until
the massage 81 the necessary laws by Con-
Crcss. A bill 10 carry out the provisions
az the treaty with Mexico Is now pending
IN the House, having been reported from
tie WAYS and Means Committee by Mr..
Hewitt ri the last session. 10 Is understood
that Mr.. Hewitt wlll make an effort 10 call
up this lin a. soon ~ the inter-s titc
commerce bill. now under consideration.
has been disposed Of. The provisions OF
the two iresties are similar in many rc-
spccis. but the admission OF unmanuiac.
iircd tobacco and sugar from Mexico free
81 duty Is avery different thing from the
admission Of Cuban sugar free. and the re-
ducliOn Of the duty upon Cuban cigars and
tobacco by one half. II l. said that many
senators who voted for the ratification Of
the Mexican treaty will oppose the t:caty
with Spain.
IT'S DEIEA1 ASScRFD.
When il is remembered that the treaty
with Mexico was defeated when first con
sidercd in the Senate last December. by
failure TO receive the two thirds majority
which the Constitution requires, and was
only saved by the change OF senator Nor
cans vote 10 the negative, thus enabling
him 10 move reconsideration. which re-
consideration was bad In March, and re-
suited in the ratification Of the treaty by
more than two thirds. II will he evident
that ~ only two or three senators who
voted for the treaty with Mexico oppose
that now proposed with Spain, the defeat
Of the latter measure will be assured.
Senators are unwilling to talk about the
matter, saving that 1t has not yet come be-
fore the senate. and that they have there
fore had no opportunity To study It's pro-
visions. Members Of the Ways and Means
Committee OF the House are less reticent.
but are still reluctant TO discuss the details
Of the spanish treaty until they have given
ii more attention.
WHAT CCNGRESSNEN SAY.
Chairman Morrison Is Outspoken in his
opposition both 10 the spanish and the
Mexican treaty. lie says he will never
give bis vote for any measure affecting the
tariff lev special arrangements OF this charac-
ter. What he wants is n thorough revision
Of the whole system, and he will be satisfied
with nothing less. Mr.. Herbert, OF Ala
hama, also Of the Ways and Means Com
mi,too, said: IL prefer not to express an
opinion until can examine the treaty FUR
Their and see what it, effects are going to
be-" Mr. Mills, Of Texas. another men,
Der 81 Tie committee. says he is opposed to
both treaties. He thinks they are calcu-
lated 10 advance the manufacturing in
tcr,sts of the country at the expense
Of those Il the farmers. Mr.. His
cocl. the leading Rcpu hlican upon
the committee, sad II do not care about
EXPRESSING an opinion further than To say
that ] start out with the proposition that
am opposed 20 changing the tariif in any
such way. | do not think that the treaty
will Dc before the House at this session,
and believe il will meet very strong Op-
position in the Senate" Mr.. Iliscock's
objection 10 the treaty indicates that the
Republicans are not all in harmony with
The Administration in the policy OF making
sJecml commercial treaties. Some OF the
members think that the bringing forward
Of the spanish treaty at this time VIII lead
many members 10 vote against the bill 10
carry INTO effect the Mexican treaty, 80 rs
10 afford a precedent for opposing the
spanish treaty should il be ratified by the
senate aud come before the House for APP
pToyal.
TN SECRETARY or THE TREASURY MUST tx
PLAIN.
1t il almost certain that before any ac-
tion at all Is taken upon this treaty. either
In the senate or the House, the Secretary OF
the Treasury will be called upon TO make
full statement Of it, probable effects, as iu-
dicat,d bv the duties now collected upon
imporiaiiOns from Cuba and the value Of
our exports at present TO that island.
Personal.
Speaker Carlisle has promised to rec0g-
ME Hon. George ID. Wise on the first sus-
pension.day in January for motion
20 suspend the rules aud pass the
bill Ia enlarge and improve the custom
house at Richmond.
Rev. Dr. j. l.. NJ. Curry, the agent OF
the Peabody Fund, is here and has held
several consultations with members and
senator, in behalf Of the extension OF the
national aid for the cause OF education in
the states. and has laId before them
printed argument in favor Of liberal APP
Preparations for that purpose.