The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-04
rur NATIONAL CONGRESS.
.auTFNuNG LIKE SERIOUS
rnfK ON THE TARIFF
RIJIBl THE SENATE.

hr. Made Pro and Con---The
I,,,,.r Has Travail over the Clay.
.prrckinridge Matter--Mr. Ken
ncd, GOES for the Republican sena-
. Who Boitcd the Force Billie
81 Gives Mr.. Matt Quay Heavy
BI.
lBy United Press,l
w,.rIyer0S, Sept. 3.--In the Senate
....,..rqlug M Call offered a resolu-
..., oa.cl. vas referred to the commit
ION foreign relations, declaring that
.,uarler Of General Barruniia, on the
...a..r. Acapulco, by the authorities OF
cg..aw4.a while under the protection of
..#.. a, the United States, was al in
..f.f.fat .aopie of the United Sta cS,
..s dem ,.acd prompt action by this
.,t.rnmeu for the redress of the injury
md ur security against the recurrence
"A. such eases
Tgr IaritT bill was taken up, the sugar
.... tu.a being under consideration, and
,r E8muuds addressed the Senate.
g,...rs TO the question of reciprocity re-
w the history and the practical op
... injurious as he claimed to this
grgtry-ot the Canadian reciprocity
uaty Of 1891.
fIr spoke Of the reduction of the duty
og eolte Of three cents a pound in 1872,
and stated, on the authority of the
tg,rcau minister to Brazil, that as
.g5g a, The reduction was known at Rio
t.a..ro, the coffee here was put up three
.sats pound. The same thing occur
MI ba said two years afterwards, when
...faa was put on the free list.
E,gcaence had shown, from that day
uG.,. that the American consumer had
usaf.ca nothing whatever from the tax
.t,F OF the duty. But on the other
f,ea. the United States had lost nearly
a5e hundred and fifty millions which it
a4lI nave received from the duty on
B.z an coffee alone.
asa practical farmer, and farmers
.a he thought that the farmers III the
IN where he lived understood that
.Et Of business, aud were not extremely
.saggv hat he, as one o, their repre-.
atiyes, should 60 Into anything OF
tat kind now. If the duty OF two
e.sts q pound We're now taken off sugar
hs did not believe that the price O
sugar would fall two cents pound. i
V5u.l be apt to turn out as coffee ha(
mA.l Out. When he looked at any
C.trl American or South American
ssa.r, he thought Speaking with reserv'
aaa eouseryatism) that any 100 averag
people N North America had, during tn
l year consumed more of the pro
da.'s merchandise, food and clotnln|
lUi. 80 to make up the comfort and lux
gey ,ud happiness of mankind, tha
a1y oae thousand average people IN th
trutrd or South American States
therefore, the expectation OF the Unite
Safes beiug able to dispose of larg
H. ease of It's products there, was l
hs g#nion Que Of the greatest illusion
tHi brilliant men or proper sfatesme
bad lately fallen into.
Oa motion of Mr.. Aldrich, it was oI
derpd that recess be taken from ha
Eus5 five till eight p. M, the eyenln
session to be for the consideration OF tt
,ag!if bill.
Mr. Morgan addressed the Senate
support of the amendment heretofol
proposed by him as a substitute for M
A.drch's reciprocity amendment.
provides for duty of three per cen
ad galorcm on corn, wheat, rye, barle
oats, hay, straw, potatoes, cotton, l'
domestic animals and on asses, null
and horses; and that when any such a
ticeS are exported premium OF thr
per cent, shall be paid on their value
the owner.
Mr. Voorhees, addressed the Senat
The bill he said, was full OF nuggets
gold for the manufacturers but was
barren OF fruit for the poor man as t
tree that was cursed by the Saviour.
Mr. Evarts was the pext speaker. l
staple of Democratic oratory on the o
wa, he said, that the supporters OF pl
lection OF American industries were re
5grs.
WAsHlEGToN, D. c., Sept 3.-ln
liouse to-day, on motion of Mr.. Cann(
Of Illinois, Mr.. Burrows, OF Micnlgi
Was elected speaker protein, and tc
the chair amid applause from both SIC
OF the House.
The House then proceeded to the c,
sideration of the Clayton Breckenrle
case.
Mr.. Bergen, of New Jersey, resun
bis argument in favor of the unseat
OF Breckenridge. After depicting
destination of Clayton, he crltlcl
B.ccEenridge for not resigning his
ald thereby disowning the advant
dc bad gained from murder. he
NOS done so but had stood by those
had stood by him at the death.
Vas Mr.. Breckenridge party to
conspiracy which ended in the TRACE
IT. ,rusted not. He was almost re
TO say that he believed not. de VIC
fee very sad to make any statement
this floor that would be AS terrlbl
that would be, but it had been in Br
iurdae's power to save the life OF Z
tor. Had he tried to do il! 1t was
be had. He (Bergen) trusted thai
had but the gentleman eyaded saying
MIR. Crisp, of Georgia, criticised
report Of the subcommittee when '
cd Arkansas, charging the maJorlt
that subcommittee with emitting
dcnce from the record and with rel
to take testimony from the contest
The whole majority report was four
upon suspicion" and not upon "prc
Mr.. Cultivate, of Ohio, argue,
support Of the sitting members CT
while Mr.. Keller, of Kansas, spol