Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-02
Senator Hale's Proposed Amendment
to the Tariff Bill.
THE QUESTION OF FREE SUGAR.
The Arkansas Election Case in
the House.
A SHARP DEBATE ON THE REPORT.
SENATE.

Mr. Evarts presented resolutions of the Buff
falo Merchants Exchange favoring reciprocity
not only with the nations to the south of the
United States, but also with that on the north.
| THE ANTI-LoTTERY BILL.
| The House bill in relation to lotteries
was reported from the post Office committee
and placed on the calendar, with a notification
| by Mr. Sawyer that he would ask for its con
sideration as soon as the tariff bill is passed.
Mr.. Quay gave notice that he would ask the
Senate on Saturday, the 18th, to consider reso-
| lutlons relative to the death of Samuel j.
Randall.
! THE TARIFF BILL
was then taken up and the sugar schedule was
considered.
| Mr.. Carlisle gave notice that he would move
to strike out all the paragraph3 relative to
sugar bounties.
| Mr.. Hale offered the reciprocity amendment.
OF which he had given notice on the 10Th of
| June and addressed the Senate rpon il. The
| desirabllity Of such an interchange OF products
| as his amendment proposed, he said. had been
| n subject which had given rise to the closest
| attention and had resulted in grave and peril
nent suggestions from eminent public men If
me tne United States during the last thirty years
Whoever had seen the gradual falling off of
| American trade with Central and South
| America and the isles OF the sen must have
witnessed those conditions with the greatest
imPatience The people of all those countries
had a common interest with the people of the
United States. Abiding to
| THE LATE PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS
Mr.. Hale said that it proved that the same con-
siderations which had their influence in the
United States we're also moving in the minds
| Of the eminent men from the sister republics
who took part in the proceedings Of that con-
gress. and that they pointed to one sure. in
| evltaple end-the increase OF trade and COM
| merce between the United States and those
| peoples. Those considerations. which applied
| to an extension Of trade and an Increased in
terchange of products, applied not only to the
nations Of Central and South America. but to
| the islands of the Spanish Main. Mr. Hale re-
| ferred to the reciprocity message Of President
Harrison and to MIR. Blaine's letter and atti-
| tude In support OF it. and to the increasing and
| earnest discussion OF the subject; also to Mr.
! Freinghuysens letter of December H. 1894
| transmitting the Foster treaty with Spain; also
| to reciprocity resolution offered in the Sem
| ate by Mr.. Aldrich in December 1886. and to a
report of Mr.. Abram S. Hewitt in the House of
Representatives to carry into effect q conven-
| ton between the United States and Mexico
which showed that Mr.. Hewitt was influenced
| by the same idea that now prevailed with a
vast majority Of the American people.
NEVER UNTIL THIS YEAR
had it been claimed lsaid Mr.. Hale) that any,
| body in public or in private life, who was on
gagedin an attempt to broaden the market for
American farms and workshops in countries
that were not rivals in the same products
was thereby opposing the systcm of pr election
TO American labor That had never been
| claimed until now. Mr.. Hale quoted in support
| OF his position described as protection ex-
tended an article from the New York Tribune
and he asked whether the disastrous exreri-
ment that had been tried in 1872 when the duty
on coffee was removed was to be owrepeated
In the article OF sugar. He also read extracts
from Mr.. Blaine's two letters to Mr. Frye and
commented upon the fact that while the balance
| OF trade was very largely against the United
States in many countries, the result was
MUCH MORE FAVORABLE IN REGARD TO MEXICO
where American imports were nearly as large
as the exports This was largely Che said)
because of the opening Of railroad communica-
tion with Mexico, and that fact bore on the
necessity for the passage Of the steamship and
postal subsidy bills, passed some Weeks ago by
the Senate. With the reciprocity proposed in
his amendment and with these bills enacted
into law the increased interchange of products
would inevitably follow. He referred to the
trade tables with Central and South America to
| show the unfavOrable position of the United
States In regard to those countries, and said
| that there was a sentiment among the people
| that something should be done to remedy that
condition. That sentiment was growing into
movement that would have some effect some
where at some time. 1t was n sentiment which
would not be effectualy resisted Coming
directly to
THE QUESTION OF PUTTING SUGAR ON THE FREE
LIST
Mr.. Hale said that no one could tell what
benefit would come to the consumer by the un-
reserved repeal of the sugar duties No one
could tell whether the prices Of sugar might
not be proportioaately increased by the sugar
producing countries. 1t had been urged
M in cr ryaip rtars hot
none OF those sugar roGucing countries with
which arrangements Of reciprocity were desired
would be induced. under any form of treaty. to
give to the United States such advantages
as were set forth in it. The answer to that was
plain and obvious, and that was that there was
not one OF those countries that did not greatly
desire the repeal OF American duties on the
products. There was hardly one OF them that
had not expressed its willingness to enter into
reciprocal obligations and arrangements TINT
would result in the direction indicated.
Mr.. Carlisle asked Mr.. Halo whether his
amendment applied to
CUBA AND PORTO RICO.
Mr. Hale replied that he had so intended il.
and never had any other intention, and that if
there was any donbt as to the construction
that would be put upon it it might be modified
SO as to remove all doubt.
Mr.. Allen made inquiry as to whether Mr..
Hale favored unlimited reciprocity with the
Argentine Republic-not only as to sugar but
rs to wheat and wool and hides.
Mr.. Hale replied that he was not consider
ing the question OF wool and hides. The linz
itation on reciprocity would be % matter of
arrangement. He had not addressed himself
to the subjects suggested by the Senator from
Washington. He was speaking about recipro-
cal arrangements that would largely include
articles in which there was no competition be-
tween the United States and those countries.
As TO articles in which there was cornpe tition
the question would be one Of negotiation.
LETTER FROM BRAZILIAN MERcHANr
Mr.. Hale quoted letter from n Brazilian
merchant approving the idea of reciprocity
and saying that Brazil was in q position to
make such reduction of duties that the
products of America might enter Brazil at n
little lower price than the products Of Europe.
Mr.. Plumb inquired OF Mr.. Halo whether one
of the results Of reciprocity would not be to
stimulate the production Of sugar in Brazil.
and, II 80, whether that would be O stimulus to
the
PRODUCTION OF SUGAR IN THE UNITED STATES
Mr.. Hale, in reply, expressed the hope that
the experiment of producing beet aud cor
ghum sugar in the United States would be a
success, but there had been no demonstration
yet, he said, that there would be greatly in
creased product Of sugar from those sources.
Mr.. Manderson asked whether the anxiety of
Brazil in relation to reciprocity might mot be
owing to her desire to prevent the danger 10
her sugar interests by the increased importa-
tion OF Europe and beet sugar to the United
States.
Mr.. Hale replied that, in his opinion, Brazil
was not a. much in fear Of beet sugar from