The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-20
THE ELECTION BILL.
Repubiican Senators Who Think Fraud Is
Rampant In the Nation.

WAsHIN GToN, June 19.-The chairman
of the committee on elections. the presi-
dent, vice president and representatives,
to-day submitted a report Of the commit
tee ON the federal election bill, drafted in
pursuance to instructions of the caucus.
The report says in part: The committee
believe that fraud, violence and corrup-
ton exist 10 such degree, and popular
confidence has been so largely shaken in
regard to the elections in many congress
sional districts, that they have as little
doubt of the expcdiency of such a meas
ure as this which they propose, as they
have of the full and absolute power of
congress to enact legislation OF this kind
whenever circumstances seem, as they do
now, impcrativcly to demand it.
The silver bill is new in the
possession of the clerk of the
committee ON coinage, weights and
render its custody except upon an order
of the house or the speaker, No such or
der has been made by the house and the
speaker is not likely 20 recall il. There
Is no record on the journal that any refer
ence of the measure had been made and
therefore II is doubtful whether n motion
To discharge the committee of the whole
from further consideration of the meas
Ire would be i'm order, or even whether
the committee on rules can report the res
olution, fixing n day for its consideration.
The journal Of Wednesday, however,
not having yet been approved, some
method may devised to cut the gortlian
knot which binds the silver bill and also
relieve the house from dilemma.
A message of the president in relation
To rcciprocical commercial treaties with
latin American nations was laid on the
table. In connection with IL Hale pre-
sentented an amendment To he offered to
the tariff bill as follows: And the presi-
dent Of the United States is hereby author
ized, without further legislation, TO declare
the ports of the United States free
and open To all products of any
nation OF the American hemisphere upon
which no export duties are imposed, when
ever and SO long as such nation shall
admit To its ports free of all national.
provincial, municipal and other taxes,
Hour, corn meal, and ether bread stuffs,
preserved meats, fish, vegetables, fruits,
cotton seed oil, rice and other provisions,
including all articles Of food; lumber,
furniture and all other articles of wood,
agricultural implements and machinery,
mining and mechanical machinery, strlc-
tural steel and iron, steel rails, locomo-
tiucs, railway ears and supplies, street
cars, refined petroleum or such other
products of the United States as may he
agreed upon.
The president i'm transmitting the COM
munication says: "lt has SO often and
persstcntly been stated that our tariff
laws furnished an unsurmountable bar
rier To a large exchange OF products with
latin-American nations that | deem IL
proper To call especial attention to the
fact that more than 81 per cent. of the
products of those nations sent TO our ports
are now admitted free. III sugar is placed
upon the free list, practically every inn
port article exported from those states
will he given untaxed access TO our mar
l..S s,.
the way OF negotiating profitable rcciproc-
ity treaties is that we have freely given so
much that would have had value In the
mutual concessions which such treaties
imply. l cannot doubt, however, that the
present advantages which the products OF
these near and friendly states enjoy in
our markets, though they are not, by Ia n,
exclusive, will, with other considerations,
favorably dispose them To adopt such
measures 10y treaty ar otherwise as will
tend 10 equalize and greatly enlarge our
mutual exchanges. IL will certainly he
time enough for us To consider whether
We must cheaper the cost Of production
10y chcapcning the labor in order Ia gain
access Ia the South American markets,
when we have fairly tried the effect of es-
tablished and reliable steam communica-
ton and convenient methods OF money
exchanges. There can be no doubt, think,
that. with these facilities well established.
and with rebate Of the duties upon i'm
ported raw materials used in the manu-
| facturc of goods for export, our merchants
| will bc able Ia compete In the ports of latin
| American nations with those of any other
country. II, after congress shall have
acted upon the pending tariff legislation.
il shall appear that under the general
treaty-making power, or under any
| special powers given by law, our trade
| with the states represented in conference
| can be enlarged, upon "A basis of material
advantage. IL will he promptly DONE"
| Secretary Blaine to-day received a tcle.
gram from the chairman Of the the Ma.
| tional Millers convention Of Minneapolis
saying the millers ar. greatly agitated
over the report that AN additional
duty OF ~ cents per barre
is to he imposed on American
flour in Cuba, thus prohibiting the Amer
lean Hour trade, and asking for informa
ton. Secretary Blaine replied that "a,
official advice had been received Of sucl
action, but IL correct the advance woul,
make the duty s5.3l per barrel and was evi
IDENTITY intended 10y Spain to be prohibitory
He added: II has been constantly sal,
here for the last six months that TIN
western farmers demand an uncondi
tional repeal Of the sugar duty. IL !
within the power Of the western farmers
10y Encouraging n system OF reciprocity q
secure, in exchange Tor the repeal OF thi
duty, free admission Of their bread stuff
and provisions into the markets Of fort.
millions OF people, including Cuba. IL
policy for the western farmer.
After eulogies ON the deceased New
York representatives, Nutting and vii
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