New-York tribune., 1890-08-29
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Washington Aug. 2s.-The most important lhcioeh.
Of to-day's debate on the Tariff bill was the ior"'ai
o,,comept bv Mr. Ald,ich Of the senate Finance
Co,,n+toes reciprocitv programme This programme
Includes two distinct propostons-one for RECIPROCITY
with countries which produce sugar. moh''Ses' '''
coffee or hides, and the other for retaia'io" VI, ~
through the medium Of the duties on ilsh. lhc 'o'
mttees proposals drawn In the shape Vi "u'i'""i
amendments to the pending bil and they VIII 10TH
practically new section the different arncieS mac
subjects OF negotiation for reciprocal troe iaI "u0
various schedules. The first amendment rec"eS wa.
cc foe nolasscs tea and hides have been exempted
from duty by this country In previous tari ieS'sa
tIon with n view securing trade with the co'l.rc
uroduclng such articles, and II AUTHORIZES tc r'osV
10 suspend by proclamation the PROVISIONS vi '"o
nresent law for the admission OF sugar. moasse''
coffee tea and hides from any countries wh'ch mS
refuse the United states reciprocal tT'ne anVa'"se'
on the refusal OF any country TO enter lh'o WI ar
.,coron, for reciprocity duties Will be reiTposed OF
all the above classes OF imports The present racs VI
s1gar are to be restored: duty OF cen's a Pou"'
will be put on coffee. Of 10 cents pouhu OIL "a ''
Of IL cents a pound on h'dcs.
The second amendment provides that the du'y VI
10 cents n mound on fish, fixed in the pending blil
shall appy ONLY TO imporatiOns from countries "i0h
admit American fishing vessels 10 their por's 10 pt
chase supplies and bait and which allow American
ashermcn TO land fish for shipment I'D Donu l" 'io
United States. This last provision Is OF course ani.u
directly al the baIbarOus policy now chloVcu oS INV
Canadian Government; and by interference AZ c"SI'
Canadl caught FISH are to be exciudeu cn''ie'
tbe American market unless the rigorous ana hho''
,.,,o a,crim,nations made against American fisher
nor IN Canadiar waters are greatly modified or
abandoned. H.
The committees programme follows III "ic
general line Of the Pierce and other ahenuicnus ,,
introduced earlier in the summer I's auoP',on '',
no doubt. prove effective in opening some ndditiohai
markets for American products. and forcing conf
mercia concessions which could not otherwise be hau
There Is growing feeling in the senate In favor OF
ombodving in the pending bill plan for RECIPROCITY
with the sugar-producng nations at leaSt' anu "'e
Finance Committees suggestions, II not accep'.u III
their entirety. VIII no doubt form the basis OF the
rcclprocity section which seems certain to be Siced
to the tariff measure before it Is enacted into law
Tle text of Mr. Aldric's reciprocity amendment IS
as follows:
Section . That the exemptions from dntv ~ sugar.
moassos coffee oa and hdcs provided for IN this act
are made With Wow to secure fec"focaI -iAGr "''n
countries producing tae'e articles ana iof t' D''' "
and after the first 81 JUy. 1891. Whenever a1 80
tan - the p, dent shall D. sati-n d mat tn "oN'H'
m,r. ot any country pr,dI Ing aud exporting sNI1'
moas-cs and ldcs law and rncHrrd OF -h' 81
ca articles imposs duties other eNacJou' uuon lie
agricultural or other product. o tho United States "h h
in view II the fie litroluo Jon ~ such SUGARS moiss-'
coffee tea and hides lc United Sotes hc ma 'm T.
be I,ciu.ocalv UNEQUAL anG unjust -e sh"h nave 'he
rover -ha BE- ~ duty - suspend o' "'o'''1'
ton 70 tina, eject 'e provisions Of this act resting 70 '
f-ee Introduction of mola--es coiee "a ann
aides the production o. such country Tor 'uch tine A. NJ
shall deem Just. and ia such and during rnch H"'
nor sian duties s1an De esi,d. collected aud ua'd NO"
sugar roa-.es coffee and hidci. the nrduci % or
cyro,t4d ION such designated county a. follows hahri
Al sugss, not above No. - D1tch -.and'rd N '''
shall Ray duty tucii DO af4a'Ci!c ~ ~ iolo"I' '
~: 81 sugar, not above 80 !" D'v." '''n''' -. -
au tax lotions syrups Of cane .Ilce or o. beet Juc''
,,sa ,o,.eDtrf-d m,l1Ga. concrete and con'cn'fil'l
f,oassss e-tg ly N, o,risrop" aot above 20 GeFi'
s.,en.,cuths Of cent per pound ana ioF '''3 a.
tonal degree or fraction ~ degree tho"h oy ' l"'i
scc test t,4ohundrodt- Of pr cent per "AH al
g,t,.,, A 4 sugar, above 80. 10 Dutsh standard in
o~ shall Dee classified ly the Dutch sAndari oi colo'
and ny duty as iolova: All sugar above NO To- anu
n,t above 40 IC Dutch standard OF coor T. '''S i
mound, all sugar above 40 10. aud not above 40 ~
Dnt.h standard Of color. J., cents per lo"' an susA'
o,o Xo 20 Dutch standa color, cents per pound
Mola,.es sting about 81 deyroo' cent. per gallon
sugar cllnngs and sugar s"cepa-' shall be SuD.''' %
d., hr A. nossc, sugar. as the case may DC ac'
coIlng 70 the pola.'',"ilc V--t'
Oo ,onee. 5 cents per lornd
On tea 10 cents p. pound
II udes raw or cur,d. whether dry, sated or plc"i"l
Anqora goat skins, raw, without the WOOL uh"ahu''c'
u.cd a.c skins, raw or unmanuiactufeu' 'hu SA"','
xrcpt sheoskins with wool = cents per pound
the t,xt OF the Tariff BILL only two pages OF the Ions
Agricultural schedule remaining LnconsIdered at al
tournament. About seventy paragraphs In all were
discussed and voted senators Vest and Carlif'"
continued their attacks upon duties OF any Kind oT
the protec ion Of American agricultural prodnct. ut
Mr Vest himself protested against the Finance Com
mittce's action in reducing the duties ON rice and
Mr. Gibson made 30 earnest appeal In behalf OF
tho rice growers that the higher rates fixed by the
House were restored. When IL came TO oranges
Ye,.rs Call ard Pa,cO were equally energetic In Grg
ing "A return 10 the House figures. which the Finance
Committee had split in half. The Florida Senators
were beaten, but that does not alter the fact that
they and all th..r fellow tariff refcrmers' are vlo
leat protectionists crou.h when dealing with products
in which their own states interested Like MI
Plumb. tkcy want 10 practise their tariff smashing
tactics on some other industry"
Mr. Plumb in fact, got the duty castor beans
a Kansas product-put back from 32 cents bushel
10 30 cents. lie also gave notice that he would push
an amendment to the bill restoring hides TO the du
able list MIR. Plumb Is willing 10 give manufacturers
generally free raw materials but he draws the line at
raw materials which compete with the products OF
his Kansas constituents. In all this can be seen the
workings Of the mind OF superior" statesman.
After Mr. Aldrich had given notice of the two
proposed amendments mentioned above, the con
,dcratlon OF the bill resumed at Paragraph 246,
relating to rice. the amendment reported by the
Finance Committee being 10 reduce the duty
cleaned rice from 10 / 1-2 cents pound; on
unceaned rice from l IA to cent pound; and
on rice -four. rice meal. and broken rice, from 12
IA cent per pound.
In the course Of an argument against the rcduc
lion Of the duty on rice, Mr.. Vest advcrted again
IN the sale Of agricultural implements in South Amer
lea at one half the price at which the same imple-
ments are sold the American farmer. The plough
which was sold TO the American farmer for Sls
sold tO the South American farmer for 80 In proof
Of that fact Mr. Vest produced advertising papers
In English and Spanish and had also read com
muncaon the subject in yesterdays New York
World" Mr. Vest also read a letter 10 himself from
T. z. Wilson, Of the editors Of The World"
stain, that the firm Of 5. l.. Allen & Co. refused
10 sell 10 the domestic subscribers Of "The World
at the same discounts at which the orders from tho
foreign subscribers Of " The World were filed and
that the same thing trnc to the Ann Arbor
Manufacturing Company and other firms.
In conclusion. Mr. Vest spoke OF the unfrlcndy com