The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-09-04
ADVOCATING RECIPROCITY.
The Sentiment In Favor ef Commercial
Union Growing.

Union 9roWiuE.
WASHINGTON, Sep. 3.-Call offered a
resolution, referred TO the committee on
foreign affairs, declaring the murder Of
General Barrundia on the steamer Acapul-
co by the authorities of Guatemala while
under the protection of the flag of the
United States an insult 20 the people Of
the United States and demanded prompt
action for redress.
The tariff bill was taken up, the sugar
schedule being under consideration.
Edmunds addressed the senate. He re-
ferred 10 the assertion in Vance's speech
last evening that the farmer bore all the
burden OF customs duties, while he had no
benefit from them. Edmunds went ON To
mention mica, tobacco, rice, pitch. tar and
turpentine, the tax on which benefited
the farmers of North Carolina.
Vance declared there was nothing on
the free list except rice on which the duty
was reduced.
Coming to the question OF reciprocity,
Edmunds recalled the history and practi-
cal operations which he said were injuri-
Gus TO the United States, OF the Canadian
reciprocity treaty OF 1854.
Coming 10 the question OF reciprocity,
Edmunds recalled the history and prac-
teal operation, injurious to the United
States, of the Canada reciprocity treaty OF
1874. He opposed the placing of sugar on
the free list and as to reciprocity with
Central and South America said the de-
mand Of the country for commodities did
not depend as much upon the numbers as
upon the state Of its society, It's wealth
and its civilization. When he looked at
any Central American OF South American
state he thought, speaking with reserve
and dconseryatism, that any one hundred av-
erage people in North A nerica had during
last year, consumed more of the products
Of merchandise, food and clothing that go
10 make up the comfort and luxury and
happiness OF mankind, than any 1000
average people In the Central or South
ton OF the United States being able 10
dispose of large increase OF its products
there, was, in his opinion, one OF the
greatest illusions that brilliant men or
sober statesmen had lately fallen into.
He did not mean by this, however, that he
was not willing and glad TO try il on the
plan Of receiving any OF the products OF
those countries which the United States
did not produce, and giving 10 them the
products which they did not produce.
Morgan addressed the senate in support
Of the amendment heretofore proposed b,
him as substitute for Aldrichs' reciproc-
i.y amendment. IL provides for q
duty..of three per cent ad valorem on corn
wheat, rye, barley, oats, hay, straw,
potatoes, cotton, live domestic animal,
and on asses, mules aud horses, and thai
when any such articles are exported Q
premium Of 3 per cent. he paid on thciI
value to the owner.
Voorhees, addressed the senate. The
most Of his speech was devoted TO vivi,
and picturesque denunciation OF the Nc
| Kinley bill as the anti-Christ Of all preced
ing legislation.
Evarts spoke OF the various reciprocit,
amendments and criticized them as beinl
Objectionable under "the favored nation
clause of international treaties. He con
clu,led by saying: "Make your tariff a
you think right. Let others make their,
as they think right and when you reach
| as England has reached. a position tina
| you can devour the substance OF other ma
tions better by free trade than you cal
preserve your own substance by protec
| ton, then change your laws"
Gray complimented Hale on his amend
ment, which meant nothing less than ab
solute free trade throughout the western
hemisphere.
| Hale corrected the statement as To Can
ada and said he never had any intention
OF including that country.
| OTbere was hut small attendance q
the evening session which was occupie,
by Pierce in speech advocating recipro
| city,