The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-03
A RALLY FOR FAIR TRADE
HALE OFFERS HIS RECIPROCITY
AMENDMENT.

Resolutions from the Merchants Ex-
change of Buffalo-Hale Speaks of
the Desirability OF the Proposed Ex-
change Of Products.
WASHINGTON, Sept. AIN the Senate to
day Mr.. Evarts presented resolutions Of the
Buffalo merchants exchange, favoring reci
procity not only with nations to the south
of us, but with also that on the north.
The House bill in relation to lotteries
was reported from the committee with
notification from MIR. Sawyer that he would
ask for its consideration as soon as the tariff
bill had been passed.
Mr.. Quay gave notice that he would ask
the Senate on Saturday. the 18th inst. to
consider the resolution relative to the death
of Hon. Samuel j. Randall.
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.
The tariff bill was then taken up, and
the sugar schedule was considered.
MIR. Carlisle gave notice that he would
move to strike out all paragraphs relative
to sugar bounties
Mr.. Hale offered the reciprocity amend
ment, of which he had given notice on
June ~, and addressed the Senate upon it.
products as his amendment proposed, he
said, had been subject which had given
rise to close attention, and had
resulted in grave and pertinent
suggestions from eminent public
men of the United States during the last
thirty years. Whoever had seen the grad
ual falling off of American trade with Cen
tral and South America and the isles Of the
sea must have witnessed those facts with
Inv Thn Nf oil
those countries had common interest with
the people of the United States.
THE PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS-.
Alluding to the late pan American con-
gress, Mr.. Hale said it proved that the same
considerations which had their influence in
the United States were moving the minds of
the eminent men from the sister republics
who took part in the proceedings of that
congress, and that they pointed to one sure,
inevitable end-increase of the trade and
commerce between the United States and
those people. These considerations, which
applied to extension of trade aud increased
interchange of products, applied not only to
the nations of Central and South America
but to the islands Of the Spanish main.
RECIPROCITY LITERATURE.
Mr.. Hale referred to the reciprocity mes
sage OF President Harrison, and to Secretary
Blaine's letter and attitude in support of it,
and to the increasing and earnest discussion
of the subject. He also alluded to Secretary
Frlelinghuysens letter of Dec. II, 1884,
transmitting the Foster treaty with Spain,
and also to the reciprocity resolution offered
in the Senate by Mr.. Aldrich in December,
1886, and to the report of Abram s. Hewitt
in the House of Representatives to carry into
effect the convention between the United
States and Mexico, which showed that Mr..
Hewitt was influenced by the same idea
that now prevailed with vast majority of
the American people.
BLAINE'S LETTERS TO FRYE.
He also read extracts from Secretary
Biaine's,two letters to Senator Frye, and
commented upon the fact that while the
balance OF trade was very largely against
the United States in many countries, the re-
suit was much more favorable in regard to
Mexico where American imports were
nearly as large as the exports. This was
largely, he said, because Of the opening of
railroad communication with Mexico, and
that fact bore on the necessity for the pass
age of the steamship and postal subsidy bills,
passed some weeks ago by the Senate
With the reciprocity p1 opposed on his amend
meut, and with these bills enacted into a
law Increased Interchange of products
would inevitably follow.
CUBA AND PORTO RICO.
Mr.. Carlisle asked Mr. Hale whether his
amendment applied to Cuba and Porto
Rico.
Mr. Hale replied that he had so intended
it, and never had any other Intentions and
that if there was any doubt as to the con-
struction that would be put upon it, it
might be modified so as to remove all doubt
His amendment did not contemplate sugar
duties until 10 could be seen where the coun-
try would be in regard to its finances, and
whether or not S55, ,000 900 Of revenues
could be dispensed with. He did not
envy the future of any party that took
off taxes this year and being confronted
with deficit was obliged to reimpose them
next year. He did not, here and now, say
that that necessity would be met with but
as a general proposition, it was true that no
party could afford to stand before the people
on a financial policy that covered those two
features, first-reduction of taxes, and then
lin face of defcit) reimposition of taxes.
Mr.. Hoar inquired whether reciprocity
was to be effected under treaties or under
the tariff bill.
Mr.. Hale thought that it could be done
without treaties.
MIR. Kenna spoke at length on the general
subject of the tariff.
EFFECTS OF THE TARIFF BILL.
MIR. Allison made long statement of the
receipts and expenditures of the govern
ment and of the probable effect of the
tariff bill on the finances, the net result of
which was that, in his belief, after putting
sugar on the free list, there would be a sur
plus of s14, 900, 900 or s15, 100000 at the end
of the fiscal year. He declared that, in his
Judgment, it was a wise thing to take off
sugar duties. He had not the slightest fear
that there would be any danger from it to
the treasury-certainly not within
several years to come. But if the
revenues should threaten to fall
beicw expenditures the country had re-
sources to fall back upon. A duty of 5
cents pound levied On 500, 100000 pounds
of coffee annually imported would yield
s25, 900, ,000 or the internal revenue taxes
might be increased or re-imposed. There was
no end to the opportunities Of increasing
the revenues He was. therefore. In favor
of testing the question of putting sugar on
the free list, and was also in favor of fur
ther extension of reciprocal trade. But he
hoped that in any such arrangement it
would be seen to that the United States had
its Just share of the bargain.
GIBSON OFFERS AN AMENDMENT
Mr.. Gibson offered an amendment to the
sugar schedule by adding the words syrup
Of best, sorghum, OF sugar cane" and made
an argument against the sugar bounty
proposition.
Mr.. Sherman expressed his views on the
subject of reciprocity, and argued that If
any reciprocal trade arrangements were