The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-04
THE SENATE.
Calls Resolution Demanding Redress for the
Killing of Barrundia,

Wills htsO ution Uemahdlng ae0TeSs lof tno
Killing of Barrundia.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-This morning
Call offered resolution, which was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations, de-
clariDg that the murder of General Barrun-
dla on the steamer Acapulco by the author
tiles of Guatemala, while he was under the
protection of the flag OF the United States.
is an insult to the people of the United
States and demands prompt action for re-
dress,
A communication from the Oswego Board
of Trade, cOntradicting statement of the
Secretary of Agriculture on the subject OF
the production OF barley, was presented by
Evarts and 500 copies were ordered to be
printed for distribution. Rusk's statement
was that barley was the only cereal of which
there is not raised sufliciency for home
consumption. The denial is to the effect that
the annual production Of the United States
is about 60.000,000 bushels. and that the
quautit y used last year for mailing purposes
was less than 45 100000. Ten million BUSH
els were imported from Canada, the quality
being superior for mailing purposes to the
United States barley.
The Tariff Bill was then taken up, the
sugar schedule being under consideration.
Edmunds addressed the Senate. lie re-
ferred TO the assertion IN NanceS speech
last evening that the farmer bore all tue
burden OF customs duties, while he Lad no
benefit from them. Edmunds went on to
mention mica, tobacco, rice, pitch, tar aud
turpentine, the tax on which benefits the
farmers of North Carolina. Vance declared
for everything on the free list except lice.
on which the duty is reduced. Coming to
the question OF reciprocity, EdmuDds re-
called the history and cited the practical
operation as injurious to the United States
of the Canadian reciprocity treaty of 1854.
BE opposed the placing Of sugar on the free
list, aud as to reciprocity with Central and
South America, said the demand Of the
country for such commodities did not de-
pend as much upon numbers as upon the
state of its society, its wealth and It's ciyili-
zation. When he looked at any Central
American or South American state lie
thought, speaking with reserve and con-
servatism, that any one hundred
average people in North America had,
merchandise, food ind clothing that go to
make up the comfort and luxury and happi-
ness of mankind than any one thousand
average people in the Central or South
American States. Therefore the eXpecta-
ton of the United States being able 10 dis
pose Of the large increase of its products
there, wasr i'll his opinion, enc of the greatest
illus ons that brilliant men or sober states
men had fallen into. He did not mean by
this. however, that lie was willing and glad
to try it on the plan of receiving any Of The
products OF those countries which tile United
states did not produce, and giving TO them
products which they did not produce.
Morgan addressed the Senate in support
of the amendment heretofore proposed by
him as substitute for Aldrich's reciprocity
amendment. 1t provides for duty OF 5 per
cent I'd valorem on corn, wheat, rye, barley,
oats, hay, straw, potatoes, cotton, live do
mestic animals, and on asses, mules aid
horses, and that when any such articles are
exported IA premium of 3 per cent shall be
paid on their value to the owner.
NOorbies addressed the Senate. Most of
his speech was devoted 10 vivid and pic
turesque denunciation OF the Mckinley bill.
Evarts spoke of the various reciprocity
amendments and criticised them as being
objectionable under the favored nation clause
of 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, n position where you can devOur
the substance of other nations better by
free trade than you can preserve your own
substance by protection, then change your
laws"
Gray complimented Hale on his amend
ment, which meant nothing less than abso-
lutte free trade throughout the Western
Hemisphere.
Hale corrected his statement as to Canada
and said he never had any intention of in
Guiding that country. The Senate then took
a recess till s o'clock.
There was small attendance at the even
ing session, which was uIied by Pierce in
speech advocating reciprocity.