New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-03
SUGAR DUTIES DISCUSSED.
THE TARIFF DERATD TURNING MAINLY on
THAT QUESTION AND RECIPROCITY.

THE TARIFF DEBATE TURNING MAINLY ON
THAT QUESTION AND RECIPROCITY:
Mr. SHERMAN AGAIN URGING HIS CANADIAN
RECIPROCITY scHEME-MR. ALLISON ON
THE PROBABLE EFFECT OF THE TARIFF
BILL ON THE FINANCEs-No
DANGER OF A DEFICIT
ynY TELEGRAPH TO THE -BIBUSEl
,y..,,r.,on. Sept. a-The sugar duties and reel
.,oc,ty we're the two topics on which the debate on
m. Tariff hill turned to-day. Mr.. Hale called up MS
amendment offered early In the summer for rather
radical and sweeping extension OF trace Niaohs WIN
the nations Of the American hemisphere ana MS
vigorous speech In support Of the general programme
NJ reciprocity with countries to the south OF the 'n'cd
states drew out some lively and interesting ex'
nrsssons of opinion other Senators ON botn sos
Al the Chamber.
Mr. sherman criticised tho Hale amendment as teo
general and indefinite In its terms. and arSned TOT uc
ADOPTION Of the Finance Committees more Suaueo ~"
vance toward solution OF the prooeM' He N''
brought forward again his Canadian reciprocity Se"co'
which he thought should supplement that coh'nhee u,
the two amendments Offered by MIR. Adrich' ING
larger ran he dismissed as vague and unnlaiagesoie
Mr. Ial promptly disclaimcd having attempted "
draw hard and fast plan OF reciprocity with SCUM
and Central American countries. and said tha' He
merely wished 10 bring Into prominence inc ee'iea"
Idea Of reciprocal trade. As to the details oi inc
scheme, the articles to 10 admitted IRE into o''s
country and the methods to he employed LII Carrying
into effect tho legislation he proposed he was ~ulis
to make any notifications or concessions that might
DO suggested Finally he announced that no wouIu
practically limit In his amendment the articles TO lie
traded upon to the vesugar coffee tea, rubber ana
hides-included In the Finance Committees programme
Mr.. Doph, however. opposed the whole scheme
OF reciprocity from beginning to end and said that
he REGARDED 1t Is menace to the protection system
This view, It ia safe to say Is shared by many OF
Mr.. Dolphs colleagues; and there Is now and mas
bce1 for some time, marked unanmity OF sentiment
in favor Of the moderate ana conservative plan en-
bodied in Mr. Aldrich's first amendment for acquiring
commercial advantages In Central and South American
countries.
Senator Allison made striking speech early In the
day the probable effect OF the Tariff bill on the
revenues and proved decidedly that the fears started
by Democratic orators OF deficit this year or next
year altogether grOundless The Iowa Senator
listened ~ with marked attention, and
ventured to dispute his conclusions. lie favOrs reel
procfty with other American countries. but is also
anxious admission Of ut least the cheaper
grades OF sugar.
At half-past q recess taken until O'Clock.
when the first night session OF the year. at the north
end Of the Capitol. was held.
The bill being taken up tho Sugar schedule
considered.
y:r. Carlisle gave notice that he would move to
strike all the paragraphs relating to ugar boun,ics
Mr.. Kenna spoke at length on the '"ncral subject
Of the tariff Protection 10 American industries. he
said had been favored by the beneficsries Of that
principle in one form another since the foundation
Of the But the power has been generally
Every tariff enactment TO the beginning If the Civil
War limited by the purpose to collect only enough
duties to support the Government No political plat
form ever vcnturcd hey ond this depth until in 1888,
the Republican party. confronted by the surplus
cumulsted under Clevcland's Administration coupled
the idea OF revision with reduction Of the reveue by
the exclusion of foreign competition. AS far back
1868 the Republican party declared that It. duo
"to the labor Of the Nation that taxation should DO
clualzed and reduced rapidly the National faith
would permit" II has redeemed that pledge,
marked Mr.. Kenns. by increasing the burdens Of labor
and production from that day to this.
BY the census Of 1850 the New England states New.
York. Pennsylvania and New jersey owned 30 per
cent Of the wealth Of the country In 1870 they owned
more than so per cent. How long will II be. he askedI
before these nine States, under this system. shall
the Cnionl This increase Of wealth goes to the
favored few. From the first tariff duty laid until
continued Mr. Kenna 1t is true that the system
the establishment and maintenance of manufactures
Mr.. Allison nude a long statement Of the receipts
and expenditures Of The Government and OF the
probable effect o: the Tariff bill the finances.
There several things lie said 10 be decided. pre-
minary to the question Of putting sugar the free
list. The first whether the duties sugar could
be remitted and the second whether. the were
not rentud the duties to lie retained the
footing Of existing law. or were TO be modified He
had not yet noticed that any amendnent had been
offered looaing to modification Of the existing ar
rangement, If the duties to b. retained Could
the sugar duties. he asked. be remtted safely Tn"
revenue from sugar amounted TO s35.OOoOOo: and the
bounty sugar producers In the United states (Which
ran parallel with FREQ sugar would amount To ST.
100000 more Therefore Il might be safely said that
the sugar proposition involved 562 100000 Of revenue.
Another thing To be cosderd was that. In all proba-
bility the bin wonld become law before october
and that the sugar schedule would not 90 into erect
for thirty or sixty days longer.
Mr.. Plumb asked Mr.. Allison whether 1t was con
templated TO all1w a rebate Of the duties paid on
sugar Is in the case Of tobacco.
Mr. Allison replied that that had been suggested.
and strongly but that II had not vet received the
sent Of the Finance Committee Therefore it would b
borne In mind that fvetwelhs Of the fiscal year had
passed away kefore the schedule took effect and
hreetwelfths Of the fiscal before portion Of
II took effect. The total appropriations for the cur
rent fiscal year $3.50 sa35C4 20 which had to DO
added the permanent appropriations, amounting to
$50 400. $50. making In an $4ll 1882 44. The Rvor
and Iarbor bill. which still In conference, carried
about $50 .oOOOOO-Unly half Of which. however.
would be expended during the current fiscal year.
Tho General Deficiency bill covered about Ss 800 OO0
and not yet law. There hid been appropriated
during this fiscal year Including the $500. Ooo)
&35OoO,OOO for deficiencies. but Of that amount
s27,6o2,7o1 had been pad during tho last fiscal year
out Of tho revenues Of that year. and vt least
"a 900 Of II account OF pensions for 1880
So that. deducng fon the total which he had given
the &l2,5OO 90 that would not be expended for
rivers iarbors the s27 100000 OF deficiencies
there would be left 1911 .23O.IA the total Of all