The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-27
THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
sBNAToR MITCHELL OFFERS 4 RECI-
PROCIIY RESOLUTION


uAnecta the Fnrnor-Tho senate A.mend
meats to tho sundry Civil Bill.
WAsH1Narov, July 26-The Senate met at ii
A. NJ. A petition was presented from the
Southern States Colored Republican Associa-
ton In favor OF the passage ofthe Election bill.
Mr.. Cullom rep. Ill., offered a resolution,
which was agreed to. requesting the President
to transmit to the Senate all correspo udence.
not already submitted to Congress and now on
flle In the State Department, touching the Of
forts made by the Government to obtain q
modification or repeal OF the decree OF tho
French Government OF 1881 prohibiting the
Importation into France OF American pork and
kindred American products
MT Mitchell tRep., 0reRon) offered . concur
rent resolution, which was referred to the
Committee on Finance. stating that the United
States would hail with appreciation any reeip-
rocal arrangement. BY treaty or otherwise,
between tho Government Of the United States
and the Governments Of all or any OF the South
American or Central American States. whereby
there will be admitted TO the ports OF such ma
lions, free from all national. provincial. mu-
nicipal. and other tariffs or taxes. the products
OF the United States. including -four. cornmeal.
and other breadstufis, preserved meats.
fruits, hides, vegetables. cottonseed OIL rice.
and other provisions. oil articles Of food.
lumber. furniture. and all other articles OF
wood. agricultural implements and machinery.
structural steel and iron and steel rails, loco
motives railway cars and supplies, street cars.
refined petroleum, and such other products OF
the United States as may be agreed upon: but
declaring that It is not the sense OF the United
States that. In any such treaty or reciprocal
arrangement. the articles OF foreign wool or
hides, in any form, should be admitted free
fpto he nf dc.
olares that in any treaty or reciprocal ar
Eangement that may be entered into.
looking to the opening cf such foreign
ports to the products named. 1t is not
the sense OF the United States that the articles
OF wool or hides, produced In any OF those
countries. shall be admitted free Of duty into
the ports Of the United States; and 1t re-
quests the President Of the United States to
omit in any such treaty or reciprocal arrange
ment with any such nation from the list OF
products OF such countries to be admitted into
the ports Of the United States. the articles OF
wool In any Of it's forms, and also hides
The Senate resumed consideration OF the
Tariff bill and was addressed by MIR. Morgan
Dem.Ala. He said that the pending bill bore
more heavily On the laboring classes than on
the capitalist GLASS or any other GLASS; He yes
terday referred TO the fact that on the free list
in the bill there WAS not one article that en-
tered into the consumption OF an ordinary
laborinG man. either in the way Of food raj
ment. or shelter He asked the Senator from
Iowa tAir. Allison) II that we're not the fact and
had got no answer. He would ask tho same
question again and again, and he knew that
when that Senator came to make one OF those
frank statements which he always made. he
would be compelled to say that there was
nothing provided on the Fl ee list for the labor:
ing classes. Mr. Morgan went on to sneak OF
the colored people. who. not being capitalists.
manufacturers. or skilled workmen. could not
PosSSS derive Any tbs re
Mr.. Hawley lRep. Conn., said that In Ala
boundaries. and Mr., boar rep. Mass men
selacted recently by bis, fellow students at
HaT,ard University to deliver M vaiedictory
the case which he mentioned was an excep:
,ional one; somewhat akin TO the case Of Blind
HAT w fnd be- bis to M
to find out was whether any negro operatives
were employed in Northern factories.
ment from the Springfield Mas p Fire and and
Marine Insurance Company showing prohi-
occupied by negroes. or negro churches or |
ffh s ,hni In FeEy to remark oy NE
piled 70 the whole country.
Mr.: Morgan went on 10 crlticise the bill in
the negroes OF the South. He found. for |
instance that in the case of agate buttons,
for one dollars wolth OF buttons. and that |
under The pending bill he would have to pay |
Mr.. Adnch (Rep il. II said that the bill did
not propose any change OF the duty on agate |
Mr.. Morgan corrected his statement, but re-
which dollars worth would, under he pend:
SLAB. The negroes. he said. could use thorns,
pieces Of stick. or tonr-nenny nails 10 keep
have buttons. and there was no sense or r JUS s.
tice In taxing them to such an eXtent- The
tural seeds. which under the present law cost
81 2S t0r ISL s. worth and would under the pend;
Ssndn ssn,oS iii III :ass, rn sNa e e. e.
worth. ana would. undsr The Pending bii Hs cost
hogs, and did MT MT let anybody else in their
OF hogs. Nothing In the world SO
negro as bacon and greens,
believe that ~ per cent, now levied on bacon
Is added TO the price OF the bacon which the
Re9 tbs and 49, therefore,
MI. Morgan.-1f the duty is not added to the
Set n 90ss the
ting tax on an article which does not add to
MI. Allisou-we do not want to humbue any
body: but ! want the Senator's opinion as to
whether the per cent duty. or tho 30 per
cent duty. Is added to the price OF bacon. II
he answers my question: will endeavor to
answer hs.
Mr.. Morean-I have something else to do be-
Pide swapping questions with the Senator. II
bacon were not raised In the country, and II It
had to be imported, II was very clear that the
would have to pay the duty.
The next article to which Mr. Morgan refe-
red was preserved meats; and in speaking Of
the duty on II he expressed the fear that Sem |
ators were 30 FAR from the people. and saw 30 |
little OF them, that they imagined that the |
people had not any good sense But when
LhOBe questions got to The country, even to tho |
negro communities OF the South. they would |
pc very well understood. He went on to refer |
70 the existing taxes and to the proposed taxes
On bagRing, cotton ties boots and shoes and !
ready-made clothing. As to the latter, he said
mat under existing law q dollars worth cost |
! 81, and would cost under the pendjnp bill ]
bl.S4 and he asked why should tho existing /
lax be Increased. Ready made clothing was,
no said, one OF tho very largest ele- ,
nsnts OF trade among the negroes 1t
vas one OF the rarest things to see a
grown negro In tho south with anything
IN bis back made by another negro 1t Was all
bought In tho stores. and an enormous part OF
! neGro's earnipgs was diverted from his
pocket by the tax on ready mad0 clothing He
'ould not understand its necessity or Justice
MIR. Aldrch wanted to know what was meant ,
BY dollars worth Of an article. A dollars ,
Worth N or Fro |