Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-20
,ovnrFBCE WITH MEXICO.
.rrECED FREE TRADE
I'M SCHEME A MYTH.

po,,aro and Secretary Bayard
ssnO T..porant of ANY Such Plan or
bo'H H.ts,iops-seoretary Manning Ex-
NsEO - necide the Rice Question in
g.yor of the Growers.
.r,sr,vcroN, Oct. 19.--The report
1 Mo Citv Of Mexico that negotiations
l'I ha =, establishment of free trade be-
10y i ,bis country and Mexico were now
"S s5ns between the two governments is
sl'nfelv unfounded. The NEWS cor
.,rdant called upon the Mexican
,,.,.tor senior Romero, this morning,
l'1 5tbst Gentleman said he knew nothing
DD .so5 neqotiations, and had not the
,,,tost reason to credit the story. OF
'''s ba dld rot know what the United
cvu.s Minister i'm Mexico might have
.o ,'a.'' b1t could not believe that any such
ly.anoosition l.no, had ever been dreamed of by
Fl either government
rr WOULD BE USELESS.
i A., pouero added. "What would be
"l, aasa' If snch negotiations? The recip-
81 iooi ,roarv between the two governments
o ratified by the United States Senate,
WA Sa' ranoress has failed to put it into
.s.ot although ithad very long time to
Sotin. Free traders and prOtectiOnists
81 .iito onucsed il for local reasons perhaps.
4. his treaty would only affect about
Fl *a,o.bnndredth part of the Mexican COM
.'orca the United States Congress has
n oonsidered it unwIse 10 make even so
smaI a beginning towards better CONNER
q Ss relations, believing undoubtedly
* .omebody in this country would suffer
I'll #serafrom. How is anyone to suppose it
ToDd even deign to consider the PROPOSE
Inn to establish free trade with MeXico!"
CHANCES OF THE TREATY.
Asked what he believed to be the
81 finances Of the reciprocity treaty in the
coming Congress, Senor Romero said f.:
#D0fcourse, / do not know; but if the ad-
Il #oristration does not favor the treaty, and
81 bDow nothing whatever of its intentions,
#beneaty must surely fail again"
Secretary Bayard, who was called upon
a aler in the day, said he knew nothing of
ny negotiations with Mexico, but
bat the reciprocity treaty, which
Tould again be before the House
REPRESENTATIVES, might have furnished
~ NJ basis for the rumor in the City of
geyico, He said the Mexicans were be-
#. IlnlUG 10 YET OftI LHbu ACAl VI tnC dlAGsCli
nention Of the United States to take part
itheir country. and would now endeavor
establish more intimate commercial
gatjons with us. He would not say
x tether the administration fayors the en-
Nment Of a law to put the treaty into
fleet or not.
THE DUTY ON RICE.
The Secretary of the Treasury will hear
3 representatives Of the rice-growing in
+ gest on Wednesday in favor of a change
b the Treasury Department ruling, by
which broken, or sO.called 'granulated"
bee, Is admitted at 20 per cent. ad
NJ #aMem. They are willing that the rice
+ peal which brewers use should come in
b y per cent. ad yalOrem, but they desire
& D rice. whether broken or whole. classed
p manufactured article, or PIC. per
. ound. 1t Is thought that Secretary Man
ng will decide in their favor.
NO RELIGIOUS TESTS.
secretary Bayard says he has heard
0thlng Of the protest of the Catholics of
.e-mond against the appointment of
tey DR.. Curry as Minister to Spain. 1--WE
ave no religious tests in this country.
Ne certainly have none in this depart
l5lt, added the Secretary.
ASKED TO BEA LITTLE MORE sPRY.
Congressman Crisp called on the Presi.
elt today to ask that changes in the
leOf.la onces be made a little more