Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-09
THE TARIFF DEBATE.
Another Whirl at it last
Evening.
The Senate in Session Till After
Midnight.
Allison Denies That Southern Inter-
ests are Slighted.
The Reciprocity Amendment Disc assed
Pro and Con-The Election in trs
Pine Tree State.
Associated Press Dispatches.

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the senate in favor of the reciprocity
proposition.
Allison replied to the remarks OF Rea-
gan and German, this afternoon, accus-
ing the finance committee and the
Republican senators of discrimination
against the south. He denied that
there had been any such idea
entertained. Wherein, he asked, has
such discrimination been shown? Ger
tainly not in the matter of rice.f Had
the state of Texas been Disseminated
against at the present session? Had
not Sc, ,000,0 been appropriated for the
purpose of transferring trade from the
eastern seaboard to the most important
gulf port of Texas? Does not the
finance committee propose to protect
the wool ofTexas. the second wooFgrow-
ing state of the Union? He,
himself, had undertaken to. pro-
tect the hides of Texas. The senators
from Maryland had said that there was
not line or page of the bill that pro-
tected an industry in the southern
states. Where, Allison asked, was the
coal of Maryland and West Virginia ?
Wasn't that protected? And where was
the sugar of Louisiana and Texas? Did
not that haye bounty of two cents a
pound? The oranges OF Louisiana and
Florida were better protected under the
pending bill than the existing law. If
there had been any discrimination 1t had
been in favor OF the south. AS to cotton
ties, they had simply followed other
manufactures of iron and steel, and as
to cotton bagging, it was as much used
for the potatoes of New York and for the
onions of California, as for the cotton
crop of the south. As to the amendment
offered by Manderson to admit beet su-
gar machinery free of duty up to July 8,
he did not see why that small boon should
not be allowed Itwould do no harm to
anybody and would certainly be
no discrimination against the producers
of sugar from cane or sorghum. He
would therefore vote for it, and against
Eustis's amendment to extend the pri'
vilege to cane and sorghum sugar mach
inery.
Eustis's amendment was rejected
without the yeas and nays, and Man
derson's was agreed to--yeas AZ, nays
IL. The negative votes were given by
Butler, Cameron, Carlisle, Cockrell,
Cook, German, Gray, Hearst, Teller,
Reagan andSWilson (Iowa).
Gibson moved to reduce the sugar test
from 80 degrees by the polariscope, to
rs degrees, and argued that two cents a
pound bounty on sugar produced in the
United States would be neutralized by a
European bounty of two cents a pound
on exported sugar, so there would really
be free trade in sugar.
Cullen addressed the senate in favor
OF reciprocity between the United States
and other nations, especially Mexico
and Central and South America. He
was not, however, in favor, he said, OF
such a system of reciprocity as would in
the slightest degree interfere with the
policy of protection to American indus
try, and labor, but it was question in
his mind whether it wouldn't be better
to allow the whole question of recipro-
city to rest with the presi'
dent and secretary OF state.
who had constitutional pow
ers to make treaties with foreign
governments. AS to reciprocity with
Canada, he thought the attitude of the
dominion government was not such as
called for any speedy action looking tc
reciprocity. That government had pur'
sued in many ways and for many years
policy of aggression toward the United
States, and in doing so, aided the Cana
dian Pacific railway company, whose
road had been built by and o.
government subsidies, not for COM
mercial, but for military and
political purposes. He mentioned
large subsidies by both the Dominion
and British governments to steamship
lines, intended to divert commerce from
American ships and American railroad
lines. He declared himself in favor OF a
national policy that would protect the
interests of the United States against
aggression from any foreign nation. He
was protectionist, not only in the sup.
port of the tariff bill, but he was for pro-
tecting American interests and national
honor in dealing with all foreign nations.
He referred to remark OF Lord Sails
bury in an address to the
| London club some months ago
| to the effect. speaking OF
the Bering sea difficulty, that the United
States was such susceptible nation
that Great Britain could not negotiate
with it. He regarded that remark as
insulting toward the United States, and
expressed the hope that the time had
come when the difficulties with Great
Britain and her dependencies would be
settled honorably to the United States in
open day, and that Lord Salisbury would
not be allowed to whisper the secretary
of state out OF American rights.
Reagan made remarks in support of his
claim that the pending bill discriminate
ed against the southern section of the
country.
Spooner declared himself in favor OF
reciprocity with Canada. He hoped to
see the day when the American flag
would float over Canada, and when the
British. flag would be gone.
Evarts, speaking on reciprocity, pro-
posed to modify the committee amend
ment SO as to make it the duty OF the
president, when satisfied that the coun-
try from which sugar, molasses, tea, cof
fee or hides are imported, maintains q
policy that is reciprocally unequal and
unreasonable, to communicate the facts
to congress, SO duties may be imposed.
Gray gave assent to this proposition.
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