New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-21
"A FRENCH TARIFF BILL
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-BoutAxaIsM A DEAD ISSUE.
Paris, OCT. 1>.-The senase and Chamoes q
Deputies reaAsembled to-day. Among tine ons
introduced in the Chamber was one ~ u
Rsuyier. Minister Of Finanoe. providing ror ~:
imposition Of q tax upon pna. ~ ="
specialties Bills were also introduced Dy M IS
Freycinet, Minister Of War, relative 20 80 -.
providing relief for the families OF sont' n.IS ~ w.
event Of mobilization Of the army: ine Sa
~r..,.<, the Ministerial measures Win aPPA""s
.s 80 M;n,.,.r ~ Commerce, introduoed Ia
g.. chamher of Deputies . general customs tarn
III :, n,oxides A maximum tarh apphcaoie 10
o..d,o.s ;mnorted from countries not concedinS
-..ro,aI advantages to France, and o MINIMUM
,.r,N rr,erycd for countries consenons I'd oue'"tn'
,.~u,.tions calculated to benent ftench ~aoe'
Xsr,.rI,ur,l nroducts figuring exclusively IN the
nsv,vum class will not be considered In any A.
.a.,r.rt with Powers. Among raw materials
.hos. will be exempt from duty which are indis-
,.nsable TO great manufacturers. The prooucw
t,us admitted free include raw silks and woois,
raw hides, and raw cotton.
NJ. Alype brought an Interpolation regaruine
III. Dahomey expedition He reprosched the Gov
ernment for declaring war against DshoneS ~iU'-
ant the sanction of the Chamber.
" Ftenne Under Secretary for the Colonies,
Aani
~ the expedition, he said. was simply to defend
E,.nch subjects in Dahomey. An order Of the
day approving the course of the Government was
adopted.
M Goussot. Boulangist, brought up tile bou-
,ongist Question by demanding that legal action
h. taken against the Boulangsts in order to throw
,irbt upon the recent charges against them
Minister Constans replied that the High court
=, Iust;ce had already condemned BOulanSer, and
nearly the whole of France Joined In the conoem-
cation. Il was needless for the Governments TO
nrosecute unless new attempts were MADE against
the State.
N Deroulede responded with fierce invectives
AGAINST the Ministry. Finally an order OF the
day adopted ,,.,, d,
Derouhde created a scene by forbidding NJ Rel
r.oh whom he described as that lackey OF all
Administrations,' to interrupt him. fres'oeho
rro,ret demanded the withdrawal OF the ob-
,octionable words Deroulede refusing TO WITH
draw them, the Chamber censured MIN. AI"r-
ward Reiuach challenged Derouede to duei, ana
the challenge was accepted. x,oros;-
tion to place a tax upon patent medicines anu
oogmeucs. ., a.. p,d9e+ between the Budget
Comm;ttee and the Ministry has been seteed
The dspatch from Paris does not state whether tho
applsnse mentioned applied also to the phArmace"u
tax proposed by the Finance Minister, ana wmcn "ss
prove injurious to the masses OF course " ~"u' .
protect the interests of the French druggists, mos'
vhom have been educated at the Normal Schooi of
Pharmacy in Paris, and all Of whom asyho" arc
ex pert at their business, which tney odnnoI Pr~D
without having passed through serious oAA"apA''"
before examiners appointed by tho STATE froncn
peou,a are therefore quite sure to obtain only ue
h.ss prsnared prescriptions st the pharmacy Eotos
SIN these prescriptions sometmes Goes s0n NoeA
~ money, and the middle and NUHns csssseS weFo
driven TO use pstent medicines, or "pnarnscen"eH
specialtiesD as they called In France WINCH "'o
not sold exclusively by the regular druggists Abou'
anv wears ago. Raspail, phflanthropist and revolu
Zionist started q pharmaceutical speciality OF
patent medicine, based mainly on the use OF campooF
preparations. He became the IDOL on the oourgeoi'
and the workmen and was made memDer oI the
Provisional Government in 1S46. HIS therapeutic
system is yet greatly popular in FIance NO Govern
ment had ever thought of putting special tax upon
pharmaceutical specialtes, and 1t may DO tna' Uhe
nresent proposition OF Minister Rouver Is directed
aQainst American patent medicines II woulo DC u"
6rst ofe!al step taken In the system OF reprissAS
advocated by some parties as against the MchlnicS
bill But the latest news from France indicates that
system Of reprisals has lost good deal OF ground IN
that country as shown especially by the discussions
in tho recent meeting held at Lyons In oase the tax
shouh be voted by the Chamber, 1t might be safe 10
sscribe the vote not much to the intention On nsh
ing America as to the necessity of stopping tho ex
cessive number Of the pharmaceutical specialtes 70
Gently thrown on the market by some unscrupulous
speculat0rs . -, .,.
In regard to the patriotic proposals made by tne
Minister Of War; relative to more severe leg,ss.'oM, d,
modified soldiers it Is no wonder that they should
have been received with warm applause. FRENCH
ter,ftoy has been constantly run by swarms OF
foreign spies and although only eight spies Of French
origin were detected during the last twenty years sM
in the punishment Of such crimes There .n10 wss no
deprived Of their support by the calling Of husbands
to the rams: Of mOeilissd ARMY a NJ TnSss SS
ksnre q warm reception to the French Cabinet ON
that frst day Of reopening the Chamber Of Deputies