The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-04
HE Senate Talks Of the Former and
the House of the Lat
ter.
Flatly Opposes the
Blaine Idea, Of Extending
\ Our Southern Trade.
OF much Field There, He Thinks-The
Clayton Case Dis
cussed in the House.

lie steamer Acapulco by the authorities
Il Guatemala, while under the protection
\ the flag of the United States. was an insult
the people of the United States. and de
landing prompt action for redress. Thu
,riff bill was then taken up, the sugar
|;hedule being under consideration, and
|dmunds addressed the senate. HI
|tferred to the assertion in Vance's speech
|.st evening, that the farmer bore all the
arden of custom duties, while he had nc
,nefit from them. Edmunds went on te
IGNITION mica, tobacco, rice, pitch, tar and
|,-pentine, the tax ON which benefited
.e farmers of North Carolina. Vance de.
jared there was nothing on the free list
|.cept rice, on which the duty was reduced,
pming to the question of reciprocity, Ed
;unds recalled the history and practical
oeration luxurious to the United States)
4 the Canada reciprocity treaty of IA. He
opposed the placing of sugar on the free
[st, end, as to reciprocity with Central and
|Suth America. said the demand of the
|suntry for commodities did not depend as
uch upon numbers as upon the state OF
society, it's wealth and its civilization.
hen he looked at any Central or South
nerican state he thought. speaking with
serve and conservatism, that any one
|tndred average people in North America
i'd, during the last year, consumed more
the products, merchandise food and
othing that go to make up the comfort
lid luxury and happiness of mankind than
|!o Central or South American states.
|herefore. the expectation of the United
iates being able to dispose of large in
ease of it's products there was,
his opinion, one of the greatest
,usions that brilliant men or sober states
en- had lately fallen into. He did not
ean by this, however, that he was not will
liz and glad to try on the plan of receiv-
X any Of the products of those countries
id giving to them products which they did
1t produce. Morgan addressed the senate
| support of the amendment heretofore
opposed by him as substitute for
;drich's reciprocity amendment. 1t pro-
Hes for duty of three per cent. ad va
rem on corn, wheat, rye, barley, oats, hay,
Jaw, potatoes, cotton, live domestic ami
ais, and on asses, mules and horses, and
At when such articles are exported pre-
ium of three per cent. be paid on their
.lue to the owner.
Voorhees, addressed the senate. Most of
y speech was devoted to a vivid and pic
rescue denunciation of the Mckinley bill
the anti Christ of all preceding legisla-
IN. Evarts spoke of the various recipro-
r " amendments, and criticised them az
ing Questionable under the favored ma
IN clause of international treaties. He
Moulded by saying: make your tariff az
BY think right, and when You reach, az
Igland has reached, position in which
q can devour the substance of other ma
ms better by free trade than you can pre-
I'VE your own substance by protection,
Pm change your laws"
fray complimented Hale on his amend
|Snt, which meant nothing less than abso-
re free trade throughout the western hem
Shere. Hale corrected the statement as
! Canada. and said he never had any in
'htion of including that country.
the house during the absence of the
baker. on motion of CHnnon, of Illinois,
frrows, of Michigan. was elected speaker
, tenn of the house aud took the chair
hid applause from both sides. Mansur,
Missouri, reported the resolution au-
2rizing the subcommittee on territories
f.proceed to Arizona and New Mexico and
auire into the social, educational, tinan-
u and moral conditions existing in those
|sritories, and to report whether they are
hpared for statehood, also to visit Utah
| "a inquire into the extent of celestial
44rriage in that territory. Buchanan OBJ
tied to its consideration. and the house
pm proceeded to the consideration
the Ciayton-Breckenridge case.
trgen resumed his argument in
FOR of unseating Breckenridge.
lisp, of Georgia, said the whole majority
bort was founded upon suspicion and not
ON proof. Thee had been one ballot
stolen. but giving Clayton every vote
ntained therein, there would have been
change in the prima facie case. The
ttitcate had been given to Breckenridge
! ne before the assassination of Clayton.
| lisp gave notice that he would, at the
bper time, move to recommit the pending
polutions with instructions to the COM
tttee on elections to ascertain whether
Breckenridge or Clayton received a major
OF the votes cast at the election. Lacey,
Iowa, replied to Crisp and criticised the
nority report. Cultivate, of Ohio. ar
ed in support of the sitting member re-
ming the seat. Kelley, of Kansas. spoke
favor of the majority report.