The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-07
RTATNE AND THE TARIFF.
MO LETTER DISCUSSED IN THE
ND SENATE DEBATE

-,---,vcroN Aug. 6.-ln the SenaUe
-o-nino AS.-r the Senate bill granting leave
ms ino' 20 20 the clerks and employees in the
D a'9o., "a second-class postofices was re-
.ortad -. and placed on the calendar. ne
sonota then proceeded to Consideration ol
20H,'sr a"rig hill the pending question oeing
- ~ Mr. Morgan's amendment to paraer apn
'o7 nage "a. in regard to iron ore ana MI
zormsn resumed his argument
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE.
otal schedule. be said, was perhaps
no lno'~I ;nanortant one in the bill, and the
'he nlosv C' ,,oder discussion was practically
2aIasi go e the whole schedule. The rate or
,a ,ne Aoy -, ron ores controlled to large ex-
y luvy III coet Of the production OF all iron
"a stael east of the Allegheny mountains.
Tbarefore it was proper that IL shouid nave
ali thorough and complete conslaera,
.~l' .;nn by the Senate. he trusted
although he ! feared 1t wouio hoe
be sol that the determination OF Ine rave "
80, on iron ore would be controlled by the
facts in the case and not oy party ilneS'
BLAINE's ATTITUDE.
M German went on to speak of the Dill
.s fraighted with oppression, that was OF
In+arasf to the Maryland canning interest
Nv taxing tin, and he appealed for at least
reduction of the duty on
foreign bessemer ores, promising tnaI
the result would be that steel
ships would be built as cheaply IN baltl-
more as on the Clyde. With that advantage'
ba ssid the prediction of the great repub-
Gcon Secretary of State would be verified.
Secratarv Blaine had said, and said truly,
tbst viii hin the confines of the bill there
was no item or line that would open the
market to the agricultural products OF the
United States.
AN EXPLANATION BY FRYE.
Mr.. Frye-The Secretary of State has
been quoted several times IN the Senate as
srgnihe that the Mckinley bill did not in
any of its features open up the markets.
Nav the Secretary of State was dealing IN
that letter entirely with foreign and not
nome markets, and it will be clear to any
senator who has read bis letter that he
intended to have said land expected
10 have been understood, that in the
Mckinley till there was nothing to open
ND the foreign market. | do not under
stand that in the protective tariff there is
any purpose to open up foreign markets.
1t is the purpose of the protective tariff to
create home market, which is worth in
fntely more than any foreign market
and that was undoubtedly the understand
ing of the Secretary of State, and not his
H purpose to reflect at all ON the Mckinley
bill, except so far as that there was nothing
In it intended to open foreign markets, and
be desired to have something put in in the
way of reciprocity by which foreign mar
kets might be opened up.
WHAT BLAINE WANTS.
Mr. Butler-Then | understand that the
Secretary of State was in favor of opening
foreign markets to American manufact-
urers
Mr.. Frye-Undoubtedly he was in favor
d Of some reciprocal relations with the repub-
II lies to the south of us by which the market
q Of the United States might be extended to
n them.
Mr.. Butler-Then, in short, he was in favor
! Of opening foreign markets.
Mr.. Frye-He was in favor of resorting tc
some measure by which the high duties i'm.
# posed by the South American republics on
products Of the United States might be re-
duced and removed, thus enabling us to
send our goods to those markets.
Mr.. Butler-Then he was in favor Of
opening up foreign markets to American
manufacturers.
Mr.. Frye-He was in favor of opening
loFegn markets to American producers OF
provisions and breadstuffs
MI. Butler-Not of the manufactures OF
the country?
Mr.. Frye-He said nothing of manu-
tdetlres 1t is we'll understood that the
n0uVn American republics cannot afford tc
opeu their markets to all our manufactures
oecaaSe they depend entirely on their i'm
lOit ana export duties for money to carry
on 'nelr government.
REMARKABLE GLOSS,
Mr. Gray spokeof "the remarkable gloss'
EQt oy Mr.. Frye on Secretary Blaine's
m s''9r ana he went on to read extracts from
tls tus le1ter to show that Mr.. Frye's interpre-
",oh vas not the natural or correct one.
a. All; FRYE stated in reply to Mr.. Hray
slS GS' secretary Blaine had criticised the
VA III simply one regard, the provision
SSaAllg sugar free. In his Judgment
bbeoleary Blaine had simply criticised 1t
no D9oalse The free sugar provision was not
~, %..oul panied with provision that would
i Gtga ap up the markets of the South
~ tDiei lcan countries to the products
4 /, Auierlcan farms. That was what b,
o;. nanseA would have made. No other criti
bfn iIiu was made by Secretary Blaine on the
in I'' ia ana ne himself sympathized strongly
III mat criticism.
r Mr.. Gibson denied that tho sts+ar,a,+ !,
secretary Blaine's letter referred 20 suoa,
di3 dbigle, and asserted that it referred also tt
sta9' sSa9s' wool and iron. The Secretary d
4 9taIe stood committed, Mr.. Gib.on said 4
a u1oau policy of reciprocity with the South
4 NJ iSau 70 ana Central American states.
h n,c1.l. u0rinan finished his argument at 2:4s
n frao'-a1, uaVlng occupied the floor (but witt
f''"V anu long lnterruptions) for fou,
hours and half. ava A1
\, AN AMENDMENT OFFERED,
nj Hr' Morgan withdrew his amandan+ ;r
II H. = ~ allow Mr.. German TO offer one anr
t ra5 Gofman thereupon moved to amend hI
n can. c1tSius the duty on iron ore from rs to &
4 t0 a,s per ton. Mr.. German then proceeded
4 NJ q9 %, N iavor of that proposition.
i rnent b-Ii iuliip moved to amend the amend
4 Fs hoi,5 ip5 making the rate 60 cents per ton
q tine .IeSeu' +1Ieu' he said. that this was good
4 stan S W pegln reduction of the duties.
nv rS'p IN The light direction was bettar tbar
40 step at all. '0'O0' 'nol
81 ment. ''00ep'eo MI. flumo's amend
Il PIrr,hn Jne course of further discussion Mr.
duty Of 'gtsrred ~ to the fact that in 1888 a
n been i,.oa| 80 Cents per ton on iron ore ha,
& instaaJ' "a 'eu e oy the conference committe
tariff 81 VI oC cents, as recommended bv tn
housas aHi lSSslon, and as agreed to by bott
tbe tbuses, oe and MIR. Aldrich. who was w one DS. "
was Ii.uerees dons ON that occasion, said that
Ione at the solicitation of Mr.. Malone
NJ. AUMBs AMENDMENT REJECTED.
duty on iiutlo's amendment to make tn,
cents. wa Ion ore 90 cents, instead OF 4
81, uays 90 eJecIed, the vote standing yea
dock and Plprne -ae'srs @ Dawes, Ingalls,, Pad
4 bour. "o was paired with Mr.. Bar.