Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.


hart, Dayton.
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, September 2d-In the Senate
Evarts psesented resolutions of the Buffalo
Merchants Exchange favorlng reciprocity, Tot
only with nations to the SOUTH but also with
those in the north.
The House bill in relation to lotteries, re-
ported from the Postofice Committee, was
placed on the calendar with notification by
Sawyer that he would ask its consideration as
soon as the tariff bill was passed.
The tariff bill was then taken up and the
sugar schedule considered.
Carlisle gave notice that he would move to
strike out all paragraphs relative to sugar boun-
ties.
Hale offered the reciprocity amendment of
which he gave notice On the 18th of June, and
addressed the Senate upon it. The deslrability
of such an interchange OF products as the
ject which had given rise to the closest atten-
ton and had resulted in grave and pertinent
suggestions from eminent public men in the
United States during the last thirty years. Who
ever had seen the gradual falling off of the
American trade with Central and South Amer
lea and the isles of the sea must have witnessed
those conditions with the greatest Impotence.
The people OF these countries had common
interview with the people OF the United states
(alluding to the Pan-American Congress-. Hale
said it proved that the same considerations
winch lGQ I0Slr lQ0QeuCe III the OQ1LeQ states
were also moving in the minds of eminent men
from sister Republics who took part in the pro-
ceedings of that Congress, and that they pointed
to one sure inevitable end, the increase of
trade between the United States and those
people. These considerations, which applied
to the annexation of trade and the increase and
interchange of products applied not only to
the nations of Central and South America, but
to the islands of the Spanish Main.
Hale assured the Senators who represented
the sorghum and beet-sugar districts that he
was not in antagonism with them. If those
Senators objected to policy of trying to secure
some benefits from those countries tor the repeal
on their sugar. he asked them how much more
they ought TO object to the uureserved repeat of
these duties? 1t would be declared policy not
much short of lunacy TO repeal the sugar duties,
unless the repeal was used to obtain some bene-
fits for the products of American labor To him
one thing was sure as the tides and sunrise:
and that was that the policy suggested by the
President and Secretary of State, and which
had secured the attention and approval of the
wisest statesmen in the last thirty years, was
the policy that has come to stay with the
American people. There never was a time
more fitted to try the plan or experiment than
now. and 10 his mind the amendment which he
offered was the most fitting solution of the
question.
Allison made long statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the Government. and the
probable effect of the tariff bill on the finances.
He said the total expenditures for the current
fiscal year would be about Sill, 900. and the
total revenues, including postal receipts and
everything, would be Si0t0OO,OC0. If there
were no tariff bill 10 be passed, and
if the situation remained unchanged, thare
would be a surplus of revenue over the expendi-
lures for the current fiscal year of $40 100, 900.
He had not included in the expenditures the
amou that would be paid for silver or claims
against the Government other than those which
have passed Congress He figured out an increase
of twenty-seyen million dollars of revenue I'M
der the pending bill, as against decrease of
sixty millions from putting sugar aud other
articles the free list that fhirfy-thrpp and
a half millions had TO be taken off from the sur
lus of forty-two millions, leaving some fifteen
millions surplus at the end OF the year, paying
nothing on the sinking fund. Taking into ac-
count tne balance now in the Treasury (Sl07,-
0000D0) and this surplus, Allison calculated the
Secretary of the Treasury would have seventy
eight millions on the first of July, 1884, unless in
the meantime he redeems AZ per cent. bonds, as
he tAllisOnl hoped the Secretary would proceed
TO do without delay. He declared in his iudg
ment that it was wise thing TO take off the
sugar duties He had not the slightest fear that
there would be any danger from ii to the Treas
ury, certainly not within several years to come.
He was also IN favor OF d further exIention of
reciprocal trade. but hoped that in any such ar
rangement it would be seen to that the United
Stares bad its Just share of the bargain.
gibson offered an amendment to the sugar
schedule by adding the words syrup of beet
sorghum or sugar cane" He made an argu-
ment against the sugar bounty proposition. and
said it was miserable dwindling away from
Blaine's broad and generous proposition of full
Reciprocity.
Sherman expressed his views on the subject
of reciprocity, and spoke OF the difficulties in
the way of reciprocity by treaty The first
proposition OF Hale's amendment was an a
most startling one. II authorized the President
of the United States, without further legislation
to declare the ports of the United States free
aud open to all the products of any nation OF
the American hemisphere upon which no eX-
port duty is imposed WAS Cuba" he asked
"a nation % He knew Senator Hale said to-
day that he meant to include Cnba. But was
Canada embraced in that list of nations? He
had asked the Senator that question, and the
Senator had replied, mo, no; that is question
of different thing, and yet if any reciprocal
trade arrangements were made with any coun-
try they ought TO be made with Canada. He
went on to criticise unfayorably the Hale
amendment as one that wonld allow the tree
importation Of wool, copper zinc, iron, gold,
silver and lead ores, etc. He was informed by
Hale that the amendment had not been care
fully drawn, but simply intended TO propose
principle of reciprocity. His own amendment
had been intended to apply to only three or four
articles-sugaT coffee, rubber and nj rates. He
was reminded by sherman that Cuba produced
no coffee and no rubber so an arrangement
with Cuba could only be as to the article of
sugar
Hsle-'If there is nothing to trade upon with
advantage then there will be no trade made.
The plan which suggested is comprehensive,
but il is OF detinitive If there is nothing TO
make bargain upon that settles the question
SheTman-'Ny friend from Maine is whiting
down his magnificent theory until there's
nothing OF it eft''
spooner suggested that the amendment ap.
ply TO Cam da, putting duty often pc: cent. ad
valorem on green coffee and three cents per
pound and ten per cent. ad valorem on roast
and ground coffee. and ten per cent. on tea,
these duties being omitted from the Canadian
tariff.
Recess tinsrM
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. September I'd in the House
this morning Lacey OF Iowa called up and the
House proceeded 10 consideration OF the Clay
ton-Breckenridge election case.
Cooper of Ohio opened the debate. He de.
scribed the state OF affairs leading up TO the
the opinion of the majority that the murder
grew directly out OF the political methods
! adopted In that country. In that view the ma
j0rity echoed almost he universal sentiment of
all sections. The ballot-box stealing and stuff
ing, intimidation and murder naturally fol-
lowed each other. In conclusion, he passed q
high enconium on the people and the State of
Arkansas, contending that If the election
methods in vogue in that State were abandoned
the commonwealth would soon be alive with
industry and manufactures.
Wilson OF Missouri joined with the gentleman
from Ohio in his panegyric upon the people of
Arkansas. But he regretted that the gentleman
only to-day discovered how good the people OF
! could never have signed the majority report
The instigation of this investigation was Powell
! Clayton. but Powell Clayton was the dead man s
| brother, and while he would say TO Powell
| Clayton, in the language of the Almighty,
Vengeance IS mins, will repay" he could not
| forget that fact II Powell Clayton could divest
! himself CT tue hopeful iu1uenee of poker
Jack Mcclure. he would be himself again,
| and would not pursue Breckenridge from mo-
! tive 81 vengeance.
The case then went over until tomorrow, and
Cannon took the floor to a statement relative to
the appropriations by this Sc sion OF Congress.