The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-03
yesterday
IN CONGRESS-.

IN CONGRESS.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 2.-Evarts presented
solutions Of the Buffalo Merchants Ex-
aange favoring reciprocity with the ma
ons to the south, but also with thas on the
orth. The house bill in relation to lot
.ries was reported from the postofice
,mmittee, and placed on the calendar,
it'll notification by Sawyer that he would
* for its consideration az soon as the
rif bill was passed. The tariff bill was
ion taken up and the sugar schedule con-
dered. Carlisle gave notice that he
ould move to strike out all the paragraphs
lative to sugar bounties. Hale offered
% reciprocity amendment of which he
I'd given notice on the 10Th of June, and
dressed the senate on the desirability
such interchange of products as the
nendment proposed. He said it had
zen subject which had given rise to
10 closest attention and had resulted in
ave and pertinent suggestions from emil
mt public men of the United States dur
II the last thirty years. Whoever had
en- the gradual falling off of American
AIDE with Central and South America and
e isles of tho sea must have witnessed
ose conditions with the greatest impa-
snce. The people of all those countries
i'd common interest with the people of
10 United States. Abiding to the late
an American congress, Hale said it proved
at the same considerations which had
leir influence in the United States were
SO moving in the minds of eminent men
om the sister republics who took part in
q proceedings of that congress. and that
ey pointed to one sure and inevitable end;
increase of trade between the United
ates and those people. Those considera-
sns which applied to an extension of trade
Jed not only to the nations of Central
d South America, but to the islands of
. Spanish Main.
Hale assured the senators who represented
rghum and beet sugar districts that he
:s not in antogonism with them. If those
lators objected to the policy of trying to
cure some benefits from those countries
ked them how much more they
Rht to object to the unreserved repeal of
ose duties. It would be, he declared, of a
licy not much short of lunacy to repeal
sugar duties unless the repeal was used
obtain some benefits for the products of
nerican labor. To him one thing was as
re as the tides and sunrise, and that was
At the policy suggested by the president
d secretary Of state. and which had
sest statesmen in the last thirty years,
Ia policy that had come to stay with the
herican people. There never was a time
Ire fitted to try the plan or experiment.
IN now. and to his mind the amendment
itch he offered was the most
sing solution of the question. Allison
de long statement of the receipts and
penditures of the government and the
bbable effect of the bill on the finances.
said the total expenditures for the cur
1t fiscal year would be about SAL. O0O, 900,
4 the total revenues, including postal re-
pts and everything. would be $460, Goa, 600.
Shere were no tariff bill to be passed. and
The situation remained unchanged, there
uld be surplus of revenue over expen-
,ures for the current fiscal year of $49,-
1000. He had not included in the expen-
lures the amount that would be paid out
silver, or claims against the government
Ter than those which have passed con-
ss. He figured out an increase of $27,-
1000 of revenue under the pending bill as
.inst decrease of $50. 100000 from put
g sugar and other articles on the free
m the surplus of $43,O0O,O 900, leaving
ne SIS, OOO, 900 at the end of the year
ring nothing on the sinking fund.
king into account the balance now in the
asury, $1O7, Goo, 600, and this surplus, Al
In calculated that the secretary of the
,sury would have $78, 100000 on the first
NY III. un.ess, t ~ .ne eM Me leueelne1
y pea oe , pJnus. as ~ A a. ~ nEpeu
se'iG Ha "lorad thot j., ~ h;s ~ 1ou
vas wise thing to take off the sugar du-
!. He had not the slightest fear that
49, aa-to;,,,e ~. .v;4S;r o.ra.n, w. " VIC
soms II Hs Was also in favor ~ The Sf fnrs
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SENATOR nau fspi1eo, NO: Cnac ~ qulte
'nereht thlng. 1et II any reciprocal
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