Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-30
TO THE FARMERS AID.
SENATOR REAGAN, or TExAs, DE-
NouHcss THE yuTE TRUST.
Bill to Remove Duty from Juss rnsrodaesd--
Providing in tho Houss FOR the Army
snd Civil Appropriations.
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WASHiNclOt, dukubt So ~ WIG 800.
ate to-day Mr.. Reagan introduced q bill
10 permit the importation of iute bag
cling free of duty and IL was referred to
the Committee on Finance. He spose
OF the " trust which had increased the
price OF jutc bagging, and said that cot
ton planters were discussing the question
as to whether they would not withhold
their cotton from the market I'LL that
oppression passed by. This "trnst !.
struck at one of the great interests OF
the country, an interest which had no
protection and which had to compete in
the markets OF the world with cotton
from other countries. Congress had the
power to protect this great industry
against such great wrong by taking
the duty off jute. and he trusted that the
Committee on Finance would take the
matter into consideration and give the
relief needed.
Mr.. Plumb, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported back the fortl-
fications bill, and gave notice that he
would ask for its consideration to-mor-
row.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill. The question OF
appropriations for public buildings and
the comparative extravaganza OF Repubii-
can and Democratic administrations gen.
orally formed the chief topic Of the de.
bate by Messrs. Berry, DoIph, McPher--
son, Allison, German, Blair, and
George.
Mr.. George said that among other
questions that had been lugged into the
debate yesterday was the fisheries ques-
ton. and on that he desired to submit
some observations. He proceeded to
speak on that subject.
After reviewing each OF the twenty
seven treaties between the United States
and Great Britain to show that not one
Of them had proposed to settle all the
points in controversy and that there had
not been en- objection to the ratification
of any of them, he came down to the
question OF retaliation, and asked whe-
ther the act of Sd March, 1887, was
sufficient act of retaliation. The answer
which he gave was that it was not be-
cause it did not cover all the ground
that the United States had for retalia-
ton. There were wrongs committed by
Canada against the United States for
which the act Of 1887 could not be put
in force, and one OF those wrongs was
that mentioned by the President in re-
gard to the inequality of tolls on the
Canadian canals. There would have TO
be an additional act OF Congress for
that. The Presidents recommendation
in that respect had to be adopted, or else
the claim for On equality Of tolls on the
Canadian canals had to be abandoned.
Mr.. Frye inquired whether Canadian
vessels could not be kept out OF the
Sault Ste Marie canal or have tolls i'm
posed upon them.
Mr.. George did not know OF any
reason to the contrary. but such little
partial retaliation would amount to no
thing. If retaliation were resorted to it
should be made adequate and efficient.
Mr.. George said that under the act of
3D. of March, 1887, the President could
not deny the right of transit over Anne
rican territory to goods going from for
eign countries to Canada, or to goods
going from Canada through the United
States intended for foreign countries,
and that in message sent to Congress
on the 9TH of December, 1870, Presi-
dent Grant had recommended the very
thing which President Cleveland now
recommended.
After speaking a short time Mr.. George
assented to the request of Mr.. Allison
to have the vote taken on the conference
report on the sundry civil appropriation
bill. The report was agreed to.
Mr.. Allison then moved that the Sen
ate insist on its amendments other than
those settled in the conference and asked
for further conference.
Mr.. Vance moved that the Senate re-
cede from its disagreement to the pro-
vision in the bill in reference to prose
cutions under the internal-reyenue laws,
and argued in support of his motion.
Mr.. Allison opposed the motion and
stated that all such legislation tended to
relax the enforcement of the internal
revenue laws.
The motion TO recede was disagreed
to-yeas II, nays 22-and Mr.. Allison's
motion was agreed to, and Messrs. ALI
son, Hale, and Beck were appointed
conferrees.
Mr.. George resumed the floor and
proceeded with the discussion of the
Presidents retaliation message. With
out concluding his speech, which he
said he would do tomorrow, Mr.. George
yielded the floor.
A number of bills were taken from the
calendar and passed, among them the
House bill appropriating $75, 900 for the
construction of revenue-cutter for
Newberne, n. c., to replace the revenue
cutter Stevens
The Senate then proceeded to execu-
tive business with closed doors, and at
4:45 O'Clock adjourned.