The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-26
FRANCE AND OUR PORK.
A LIVELY FIGHT OVER THE RATE
OF DUTY TO BE FIXED.

The Senate Votes In Favor of 25
Francs-The Government Wants 1t
Cut Down to 20 oFrancs-This Country
On the List Of Those Subject to the
Maximum Tariff Rates.
PARIS, Oct. 25.-The new tariff act can
not be promulgated before the end OF the
uresent year, therefore there will not be
sufficient time to make it a subject of nego-
tisti0ns between toe powers before tho
treaties with them lapse. The government
accordingly will Introduce in the Cham
her of Deputies a bill to authorize them
TO establish commercial relations with
foreign nations during the year 1892. The
minimum tariff will be applied to Belgium,
Holland, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and
Sweden, the treaties with which will expire
in February, on condition that these powers
grant France their lowest tariff rates. The
minimum tariff will also be conceded to
those nations now having the most favored
treatment, which include Great Britain,
Russia, Mexico and Turkey.
THIS COUNTRY ON THE WRONG LIST.
On the other hand the United States,
Italy and Roumauia are subject to the
maximum tariff. the French government
will request the powers to revive during the
year 1872 tue treaties relating to nayi cation,
trade marks, etc. The history of the debate
in the senatorial tariff committee in regard
to the proposition for resembling the pro-
hibition or the importation of American
pork goes to show that the senators
who are opposed, first urged a duty
of 35 francs per 100 kilos
in lieu of resembling, contendng
that the figure was about the same placed
on pork in America under the Mckinley
bill The prop0sa having been rejected,
the opposing senator's then suggested 80
francs per 100 kilos. After long debate
this also was voted down. The measure was
at length passed when amended 70 read as
francs per 100 kilos." and the opposing SEN
Rtors think it ought not to go lower than
Germany's rate.
THE GOVERNMENTS DEMAND.
The government, however, will demand
thGt the Senate vote 20-francs rate, 50 as
to agree to the proposition as it has already
passed the Chamber of Deputies. The Senate
Is likely to ultimately support the govern
ment demand. Senator Decauville, in an
interview with the Associated Press reporter
yesterday, 8 id that the fact that the hy-
genic objection TO the introduction of
Ame lean pork had quite disappeared would
greatly help the measure through the Sen
ate. II, for oue." continued the senator,
"am convinced that the general condition
Of American swine has grown better"
POWER OF THE SENATE.
NJ. Leroy-Beaulieu, economist, and presi>
dent Of the Wiue Growers Society, has pub
lished an article in the Economists Fran
cdiSe in which be contends that the Senate
has no constitutional right to raise the tariff
rates, which have been fixed by the Cham
ber Of Deputies. Since the Senate has no
power tc create new taxes, NJ. Beauleu
holds that 1t canuob vote to increase them,
although it may reduce the duties. The
question of the limitations of ths rights OF
the Senate is actively raised, and it is GER
tain to lead to a conflict between the two
houses and delay the passage of the tariff
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