, 1890-09-04
DAY IN THE SENATE.
A Long Debate on Tariff
Reciprocity.
Mr.. EDMUNDS WAKES CYNICAL
He Thinks 1t Would Be q Work
of Supererogation, AID
Without Profit.

WAsItgoros, Sept. 3.-Mr. Call
offered a resolution to-day which was
referred to the committee Oh foreign re-
lations. declaring that the murder of
General Barrundia on the steamer Aca-
pulco by the authorities OF Guatemala,
while under the protection OF the tiag OF
the United States, was an insult to the
people of tile United States, and de-
munding prompt action for redress.
The tariif bill was then taken up and
the sugar schedule taken under consid-
Grafton.
Mr.. Edmunds addressed the senate.
He referred to the assertion i'll Mr..
Vance's speech last evening that tho
i,rmer bore all the burden of custom
duties while he had no benefit from
them, MIR. Edmunds went on to men
ton mica, tobacco, rice, pitch, tar and
turpentine, the tax on which benefited
the farmers of North Carolina. Mr..
Vance had declared that there was moth
ing ON the free list except rice, on which
the duty was reduced.
Coming to the question of reciprocity,
MIR. Edmunds recalled the history and
practical operation-injuries to the
lnlteu Sthtcs-Oi tho Sahuu'uh reCi-
procity treaty of 1874. Hetwas opposed
to placing sugar on the tree list, and as
to reciprocity with Central and South
America, said that the demand of q
country for commodities did not de-
pend as much upon members as upon
the state of its society, its wealth and
its civilization. When he looked at any
Central American or South American
states he thought-speaking with reserve
and conservatism-that any 100 average
people In North America had during tho
last year consumed more of the products,
merchandise, food aud clothing that
go to make up the comfort and luxury
and happiness of mankind than any
|, 900 average people in the Central or
south American states. Therefore, tho
expectation of the United States being
able to dispose of q large increase OF its
products there, was, In his opinion, one
of the greatest illusions that brilliant
men or sober statesmen had lately fall-
On into. He did not mean by this, how
ever, that lie was willing and glad to
try it, on the plan OF receiving any OF
the products of those countries which
the United States did not produce, and
giving to them the products which they
did not produce.
Mr.. Morgan addressed the senate In
support of the amendment heretofore
proposed by him as substitute for Mr..
Aldrich's reciprocity amendment. 1t
provides for a duty of 3 per cent ad va
lorem on corn, wheat, rye, barley, oats,
hay, straw, potatoes, cotton, live do
| hnrsaa N
that when such articles are exported a
premium OF per cent. be paid ON their
value TO the owner.
| MIR. Voorhees, then addressed the sem
ate. Most of his speech was devoted to
vivid and picturesque denunciation oi
the Mckinley bill AS the anti-Christ ol
all preceding legislation.
MIR. Evarts spoke of the various reel
procity amendments and criticised them
as being Objectionable under the "fa-
vored nation" clause of the international
treaties. He concluded by saying
Make your tariff as you think right
| Let others make theirs as they think
right, and when you reach, as England
has reached, position that you can de
your the substance of other nations bet
ter by free trade than you can preserve
your own substance by protection ther
change your laws"
Mr.. Gray complimented Mr.. Hale on
his amendment, which meant nothinl
less than absolute Tree trade throughou
the Western hemisphere.
Mr.. Hale correct ted the statement as L
Canada, and said he never had any in
tention OF including that country.
a recess was then taken.
! EVENING SESSION.
There was but small attendance a
the evening session which was occupie'
by Mr. Pierce in a speech advocating
reel procity.