National Republican., 1888-03-02

lnes at Bridgeport, Conn, and Hoboken,
N. j., at a limited cost OF 100000 and
500 600 respectively, and the House ratified
lts action.
The floor was then accorded to the com
mlttee on foreign affairs, and Mr.. Belmont,
OF New York, under instructions from that
committee, called up the Joint resolution
accepting the invitation Of the French re.
public for the United States to take part In
the international exhibition to be held In
Paris In 1889.
Mr.. Belmont spoke enthusiastically in
favor OF the bill, and he was followed by
Mr.. McCreary, OF Kentucky, and Mr.. Ray
ner, OF Maryland, In the same strain.
- Mr.. Hit, OF Illinois, said that, while
France had not treated American hog
products fairly. he did not see how the
United States could with any self.respect
refuse to accept the invitation. 1t had ac-
cepted an invitation coming from an en-
peror; 1t could not refuse to accept one
coming from republic, especially when
the. exposition was to celebrate the centen-
nial OF republican liberty in Europe.
Mr.. Adams, OF Illinois, while favoring
the resolution, thought that the House
should not forget that the French republic
had adopted legislation which dlscrimi-
mated against the importation OF American
hog products, but that II should, in proper
time, pass retallatory measures. The at
tention Of the French republic should be
called to this discrimination, and he there
fore offered an amendment to the resolu-
tion, authorizing the commissioner Of agri-
culture to prepare. for gratuitous dlstribu.
tion at the Paris exposition, o concise state
ment descriptive OF swine raising In the
United States and the methods used In pre-.
pairing pork for export, and giving informa-
tion as to the relative whoesomeness OF
pork raised In the United States and In
other countries.
Mr.. Hooker, Of Mississippi, opposed the
amendment, and was followed by Mr.. Can
non, of Illinois, who favored II because 1t
was practical.
The people OF France had goods for sale
and they wanted to give the people OF
America chance to advertise. That was
all right, and he had no objection to appro-
priating the 5000, 900 carried by the resolu-
tion to enable the United States to make
good "blow out" at Paris. One OF the
products exhibited there by the United
states would undoubtedly be the product
OF the hog, and the amendment only pro.
posed to make the exhibit more complete
The amendment, witch appropriates
$4,000 to carry out its provisions, was
agreed to.
The joint resolution was agreed to In
committee OF the whole-where It was
being considered-and ordered to be favor
ably reported to the House.
Mr.. Belmont, Of New York, then called
up the joint resolution authorizing the
President to arrange conference to be
held in Washington In 1889 for the purpose
OF promoting arbitration and encouraging
reciprocal commercial relations between the
United States and the republics of Central
and South America and the empire OF Brazil.
The resolution was supported eloquently
by Mr.. Belmont, Mr.. McCreary, and Mr..
W. w. Phelps.
Mr. Phelps said that the merits OF the
proposition were so clear as to need no
demonstration. There was ne necessity of
any statement to show that the Republican
party was In favor Of the project. 1t had
made It's record seven years ago, and four
years ago the opportunity to complete this
scheme only failed when the Republican
party had been defeated by the jawbone Of
an ass. But this proposition had been a
good one when 1t was Republican; 1t was q
good one when 1t was Democratic. It had
been good project seven years ago; It
was good project now. 1t said that the
alarm, OF war should cease forever, and the
people who were happy enough to live upon
the continent would have time to devote
themselves to the promotion OF reciprocal
and commercial relations. Let Republicans
and Democrats rally In SO good cause, for
though Blaine might have planted and
McCreary might have watered, only the
cooperation Of the whole American people
could give increase.
Mr.. McAdoo also gave powerful support
to the resolution.
After further discussion, on motion Of
Mr.. Dingley, Of Maine,'an amendment was
adopted, making one Of the questions to
be considered by the conference the means
Of direct communication between the
United States and the other countries. The
resolution was then agreed to, and the
committee having risen, both joint resolu-
tious considered by It were passed.
A joint resolution was also passed au-
thorizing the Secretary Of the Navy to
tender war vessel for the conveyance OF
the mortal remains of Gen. Jose Antonio
Paez from New York to Venezuela.
The House then (at 5:l5) adjourned.