The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-09-04

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pose an Amendment 10 strike out the
Entire nounty raTagraphs-Mr. Hale
brought Up Ills Reciprocity Amend
msnt aud Made q Long speech Sup
porting H.
WASHINGTON, Sept, 8,-Mr, Eyartf
presented resolutions OF the Buffalo
Merchante Exchange, fayoHng reoiproo'
ity, not only with the nations OF the
south Of the United statea, but also
with that on the north, House bill In
relation 10 lotteries was reported from
the postoiilce committee and placed on
the calendar, with u notification by Mr.,
Sawyer that no would ask for ita oonaid'
GRAFTON IN soon ~ the tariff bill In passed,
Mr. Quay gave notice that he would ask
the senate on Saturday, the 18th inst,
20 consider resolutions relative 10 the
death Of Samuel j, Randall, The tariff
bill was then taken up and the sugar
schedule was considered, Mr., Carliale
gave notice that he would move 10
strike out all the paragraphs relative 10
sugar bOuntiea,
Iiaie's Reciprocity Amendment
Mr.. Haleoiiered thereciprOcity amend.
ment Of which he had given notice
on June 10, and addressed the senate
upon II, The dehrability Of such an In
terchange Of products ~ the amend
ment proposed, ho said, had been q sub.
ieot which had given rise 10 the closest
attention, and had resulted IN grave and
pertinent suggestions from eminent pub
lic men Of the United States during the
last thirty years, Whoever had seen
the gradual falling on Of American
trade with Central and South America
and the isles Of the sea must have wit
messed those conditions with the great
'tst impaticnce. The people Of those
countries had common interest with
the people Of the United States, Mr.
Hale referred 20 the reciprocity message
Of President Harrison and Mr. Blain0't
lotter and attitude IN support Of II, and
70 the increasing and
Earnest Discussion Of the Subject,
also 20 reciprocity resolution offered
IN the senate by Mr., Aldrch In Decom
Der, 1855, and 70 report Of Mr., Abram
S Hewitt, In the house of Representa-
tiyes, % carry into effect u convention
between the United States and Mexico
Never until this year had u been
claimed, said Mr. Hale, that anybody IN
public or In private life, who was en-
gagged IN an attempt 20 broaden the
market for American farms and work
shops In countries that were not rivals
In the same products, was thereby
opposing the system Of protection 70
American labor That had never been
claimed until now. With the rooipro.
city proposed IN his amendment and
with these bills enacted into law, the in
creased interchange Of products would
inevitably follow, Coming directly 10
the question Of putting
sugar on the Free Llst,
Mr., Hale g,id that no one could tell
what benefit could come 20 the con.
mmer 10y the unresoryed repeal OF
the sugar duties, No one could tell
whether the prices of sugar might not
be proportionatoly increased by the su'
gar producing countries. II had been
urged against his amendment, IN certain
quarters, that none Of these sugar pro.
ducing countries with which arrange.
ments OF reciprocity were desired would
be- induced, under any form Of treaty,
% give 70 tine United States such I'D.
vnntagos Rs were vet forth IN ~, The
answer % that was plain and obvious,
and that was there was no one Of those
countries that did not greatly desire the
repeal Of American duties ON their
products,
Mr. Kennn spoke nj Length
ON the general subject Of the tariff,
Protection 20 American industries, h0
eaid, had been favored by the beneficial.
rioe Of that principle IN one form or
another since the foundation Of the gov.
crnment, But the power has been
generally derived indirectly from the
general power Of taxation, Parties
have been slow 20 assert, ae their repre-.
amtAtives have been slow 30 execute, n
for the direct and avowed purpose Of
cnriehiug q select and favored class,
No tariff bill was ever passed upon that
ground, Every tariff enactment 10 the
beginning Of the civil war wns limited
by the purpose 10 collect only enough
duties 20 support the government No
political platform ever ventured beyond
this depth until IN 1883, The Repub.
lican party, confronted by the eurplue
accumulated
Under Cleveiand's Administration,
coupled the idea Of revision with n ro.
duction Of the revenue by the exclusion
Of foreign competition, From the first
tariff duty laid until now, II IL true
that the system IL intended, not for the
advancement Of labor, but for the 90.
tablishment and maintenance OF manu-.
facturera. But no man from 1850 30 1851
advocated for protection, In or cut Of
congress, exactions which approached
the rates Of the present law, The ON
actmonta Of 1860 1851, 1864 and 1857
were made 20 meet the exigencies and
consequences Of the war declared 10 be,
but temporary and not for the simple
purpose Of protection Mr. Allison
made n long statement about receipts
and expenditures Of the government
and Of the probable effect Of the tariff
bill on the finances, reaching the con.
olusion that the expenditures for the
current fiscal year would be about S4ii,.
100000.
The Revenue for tho Year
he estimated nj Sl00 900, 900, and n the
tariff bill was passed he figured out
decrease OF S8Bb0O,000 In revenue II
sugar was put on the free list, thus leav.
ing a surplus Of li,0OO,0OO or $4,000. |
600 NJ the end Of the year, In conolud- |
ing he said he favored testing the Quee.
tion Of putting sugar ON the free list,
and was also IN favor of n further OK.
tension OF reciprocal trade, Mr.. Gibson |
offered an amendment 60 the sugar |
schedule by adding the words, "syrup
Of beet sorghum on sugar cane,' aud |
made an argument against the sugar |
bounty proposition, Mr.. sherman
spoke Of the difficulties IN the way Of |
reciprocity by tIeaty, He favored con.
hning reciprocity TO u very few articles,
20 be fixed by Il conference. Pending |
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