The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-03

which he had given notice on the 18th OF
June, and addressed the Senate upon it.
The desiratiiity of such interchange of
products as the amendment proposed, he
said, had been a subject which had given
rise to the closest attention, and had result
ed in grave and pertinent suggestions .from
eminent public men of the 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 sea must have witnessed
those conditions with the greatest impatence.
The people of all those countries had COM
mon interest with the people OF the United
States. Abiding to the late Pan-American
Congress, Hale said it proved that the same
considerations which had their influence in
the United States were also moving in the
minds Of eminent men from the sister re-
publics who took part in the proceedings of
that congress. and they pointed to one sure,
inevitable end, the increase of trade between
the United States and those people. Those
considerations, which applied to an eXten-
sion of trade and an increase in the iuter-
change Of products, applied not only to the
nations of Central and South America, but to
the islands of the Spanish Main.
Hale assured the Senators who repre-
sented the sorghum and bee,-Sugar districts
that he was not in antlgonism with them. If
THESE Senators objected to the policy of
trying to secure some benefits from those
countries for the repeal OF the duty on their
sugar, Ht dShtl lltDI HOW lDUci more IuGy
ought TO object to the unreserved repeal of
those duties. 1t would be, he declared,
policy not much short of lunacy to repeal
the sugar duties unless the repeal was used
to obtain same benefits for the products of
American labor. To him one thing was as
sure as the tides and sunrise, and that was,
that the policy suggested by the President
and Secretary Of State, and which had Sc
cured the attention and approval of the
wisest statesmen in the last thirty years, was
policy that had come to stay with the
American people. There never was time
more fitted to try the plan or experiment
than now. and to his mind the amendment
which lie offered was the most fitting solu-
tion of the question.
Allison made Il long statement of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of the Government,
and the probable effect of the Tariff Bill on
the finances. He said the total expenditures
for the current fScal year would he about
Sill 900, ,G01, and the total revenues, including
postal receipts and everything, would be
S460, 100000. If there were no tariff bill to
be laSSed, and if the situation remained un-
changed, there would be surplus of rev.
enue over expenditures for the current fiscal
year of S4.000,000 He had not included in
the expenditures the amount that would be
paid for silver, or claims against the Govern
ment other than those which have passed Con-
greSS. He figured out an increase of S27, ,0O0,-
900 of revenue under TIE pending bill as
against decrease of S60,500, coo from putting
sugar and other articles on tile free list,
so that S33. 100000 had to be taken
off from the surplus of $40, eco, 600. leaving
some S15, co., 600 surplus at the end of the
year. paving nothing on the sinking fund.
Taking into account The balance now in the
treasury (S107, ,000.000) and with this sur
plus, Allison calculated the Secretary OF the
Treasury would have S7S,0G0 eco on the 1st
of July, 1891, unless in the meantime he re-
deemed the 45 per cent sbonds. as he (Alli-
gOn1 hOnpn the Secretary wnnl1 nrppap6 tn
do without delay. He declared that in his
judgment 1t was a wise thing TO take off the
sugar duties. He had not the slightest fear
that there would be any danger from it to
the treasury-certainly not within several
years to come. He was also in favor Of
further extension of reciprocal trade, but
hoped that in the event of any such arrange
ment it would be seen that the United States
had its just share of the bargain.
Gibson offered an amendment to the sugar
schedule by adding the words syrup Of
beet, sorghum OF sugar cane" He made an
argument against stbe suGar-bounty pr0po-
sitl0D, and said 1t was miserable dwin-
ding away from Blaine's broad and gener-
GUS proposition of full reciprocity
Sherman expressed his views on .he sub
ject of reciprocity, and spoke of the diff
culties in the way of reciprocity by treaty.
The first proposition OF Hale's amendment
was almost a startling one. 1t authorized
the President of the United States, without
further legislation, to declare the ports of
the United States free and open 10 all prod
ucts of any nation of the American hcmis-
phere upon which no export duties are inl-
posed. Was Cuba, he asked, nation? He
knew Senator Hale said to-day that he
meant to include Cuba. ffA vas Canada
embraced in that list of uaai1ns9 He
had asked the Senator that question ard iha
Senator had replied, '.No, no." and ser Il
Congress required trade al tangements made
with any country, they ought TO be made
with Canada. He went on 10 criticize an
favorably Hale's amendment as one iaat
would allow the free importation OF wool.
copper, zinc, iron, gold, silyr, ieal ores,
etc; but was informed by Hale that the
amendment had not been carefully drawn,
but was SIMPLY intended to propose the
principle of reciprocity. His own amend
ment had been intended TO apply to only
three or four articles-sugar, coffee, rubber
and ni:rates.
He was reminded by Sherman that Cuba
produced no coffee and no rubber, so the
arrangement with Cuba could only be as to
the article of sugar.
Hale-1f there is nothing to trade upon
with advantage, then there will he no trade
made. The plan which | suggested is COM
prehensive, but it is not definite. If there is
nothing to make bargain upon, that settles
the question.
Sherman-My friend from Maine is whit
ting down this magnificent theory until
there is nothing of it left.
Spooner suggested an amendment to apply
to Canada, putting duty of 10 per cent ad
valorem on green coffee, and cents a pound
and 10 per cent ad valOrem on roast and
ground coffee and 10 per cent on tea, these
duties being omitted from the Canadian
tariff.
A recess was then taken till s o'clock.
At the evening session Gibson moved as
a substitute for the sugar schedule the par
agraphs i'll the existing law imposing duties
on sugar.
Dolph concluded his speech against any
reciprocity with Canada in the matter of
coal, timber or agricultural products.
Vance argued in support Of the amend
ment offered by him reducing the rates of
duty on all manufactures of steel and iron,
all wo0len and cotton goods earthenWare
and glassware and all material used for fer
tilizers when such goods are purchased
abroad by any citizen of the United States
by exchange of American farm products, or
by the proceeds of the sale OF such prod
ucts. He said there would be surplus this
year of 100000 bales If cotton, 100 100000
bushels of wheat and 500, 100000 bushels of
corn. What was to be done with all that
surplus if the foreign market was to be
closed. And yet the American farmer had
been told by the venerable Senator from
Vermont (M0rrilD that he produced too
much, and that the lemedy was to limit the
production, and he had been told by the
Senator from Connecticut (Hawley) that if
a high wall was maintained around the
United States for fifty years the American
farmer would come out afterward rich and
happy.
The Senate at 10 o'clock adjourned till to-
morrow.
THE HOUSE.