Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-07
CONGRESS-.
A NEW PHASE OF THE TARIFF
DEBATE.
Secretary Blaine's Recent Recipro-
city Letters Cause a Breeze In
The Senate. Dispute Over
Their interpretation.

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Aug. 6.-[By
the Associated Press] Sendte.-The
Senate resumed consideration OF the
tariff the pending question being on Mr.
Morgan's amendment to the paragraph
in regard to iron ore.
Mr.. Morgan resumed his argument.
He spoke at great length in favor of q
reduction of the duty on Bessemer ore,
having the in course of his remarks
colloquies with Messrs Sherman. Gull
lom, Spencer, Blair and other Senators.
Mr. German said that with reduction
OF the duty on foreign Bessemer ores
result would be that steel ships could
be built as cheaply in Baltimore as on
the Clyde. With that advantage, he
said, the prediction of the great Repub-
lican Secretary of State would be
verified.
Mr.. Frye said: 1.-The Secretary
of State has been quoted in
the Senate as arguing that the McKin-
ley Bill did not in any of its features
open up markets. Now the Secretary of
State was dealing in that letter entirely
with foreign and not home markets.
1t is the purpose of the protective tar
if to create home market, which is
worth infinitely more than any foreign
market, and that was undoubtedly the
understanding OF the Secretary of
State, and not purpose to reflect at
all on the Mckinley Bill. except so far
as there was nothing in it intended to
open up foreign markets, and he de-
sired to have something put in it in the
way of reciprocity by which foreign
markets might be opened up.
Mr.. Gray spoke of the remarkable
gloss put by Mr.. frye on Mr.. Blaine's
letter. and be went on to read extracts
from the letter to show that Mr.. .Frye's
Interpretation of it was not the natu-
raj or correct one.
Mr.. Frye stated in reply to Mr.. Gray
that Mr.. Blaine had criticised the bill
in simply one regard, the provision
making sugar free. In his judgment
MIR. Blaine had simply criticised it be-
cause the free sugar provision was not
accompanied with a provision that
would open up the markets of South
American countries to the products Of
American farms. There was no other
criticism made by Mr.. Blaine on the
Mckinley Bill and he.himself sympa-
thized strongly in that criticism.
Gibson denied the statement that
Mr. Blaine's letter referred to sugar
alone aud asserted it referred also to
hides, wool and ores. The Secretary
of State stood committed. Mr.. Gibson
said, to the broad policy of reciprocity,
with the South American and Central
American States.
Mr.. Morgan withdrew his amend
ment, in order to allow Mr.. German to
offer an amendment reducing the duty
on iron ore from IS to so cents per ton.
Mr.. Plumb moved TO amend the
amendment by making the rate 60
cents.
Mr.. German accepted the amend
ment.
The amendment was rejected-yeas.
81; nays, 20.
The paragraph was then agreed to as
reported by the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Vance moved to reduce the duty
on pig iron. the next paragraph, from
three-tenths of cent per pound to SIS
on the ton.
Without disposing of the amend
ment the Senate adjourned.
House Mr.. Reed of Iowa presented
the conference report on the Original
Package Bill. The report leaves the
bill exactly as it passed the Senate and
is dissented from by Mr.. Oates of Ala
bama, one of the conferees.
After debate the conference report
was adopted-yeas, 12O nays 95.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the General Deficiency
Bill, but without disposing of the bill
the committee rose and the House ad-
jOurned.