New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-23
DEMANDING THE SAME DUTY WITH GEL
MANY.
SENATE DEBATE, CCTOBER 80.

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Mr.. Franck ChaIIvead reporter - the bilI-But,
gentlemen there is a decisive reason wny We should
raie the duy TO 20 francs. 1t Is the rate imposed
b other European states the importation OF sated
meats. ..,- -
Germany has removed the decree of prohibition we
have been dthat Italy mad removed II yesterday
that other Powers were going to follow this example
But these Powers protected by duties equal 10 "
r,1are Inc duty Is 56 francs the 400 hioeralhmes III
,ermany aud ltay the duty l. 70 iIdhcs 40 ~ i
vd.It thai il we commit imprudenee OF imposing
= nwer duty we shall be giving d hllu vi premium "
tno t me surpMs OF american production VIII pour IN
On Il, Very good cry gooo on ee na. ~
~ benches on The riSlt and on the leitJ ana Then
ma viii become OF our producers very good very
nod ~, especially. gentlemen as The producuoh "a
pork increased IN enormous p rove t6aT In
have lee Official document "iITn p,os st s" ~
1916 the number OF hogs IN tne SIs oo tao, TO
about 10 and IN 1877 less tS@n een years
td sacn conditions can We hesitate singie inssst
TO put our tai on tG TEsel u that this duty not
nyonlbnve American pork VIII come Hto fr"n'c
In spite o, t' ,o@raa which is an authority in these
MR. Inc Fnauciar News' OF october TO- 1871
contains the following dispatch o.toot sb,nment OF
A,nericat bacon comprising 200 packages, mas been
received at Gronau (Westphaiia). me slnPt t RoS
Is VaGed az II is asserted that the Quality OF
n Is superior 10 cilst OF the German Oaeoh' "he H0
~ 10 :, ~ R know gentlemen If the estimates which
uo This news are exact do not in any way guar
Sntee tben but IN any case, YOU nave hefe Ihe ploJ
COS INTO Germany and that this pork Is SOFA a. po'
nncb lower than that OF the German product lIseh.
The duty VI % francs Is then minimum 'e''"
which IL Is impossible for US 10 go. oo,,o,cnes n,o
Ought We as OF our honorable colleagues P.v ~
no., To raise IL TO higher figure, TO ~ ifahcs' I" OF
iraucs the 100 kl0grainInes
Raron De LareintyTo 80 francs . ,.,.
The Reporter-0r TO 80 francs, as NJ ue LaIeih''
proposes In MS Interruption M. ,, rrn,,ed
II. Herye de saisy-ro 81 francs, Ike TIE ohi'eu
Statesl E.. - l.. .,o,, q, Won that wa
bova taken our precautions ii is possible that the duty
~ o, francs NAV not be sufficient mat Is pOsslDc
Int ne vonr tariff committee does not put IL IN the
minimum tariff but on the general and % tSs Para
ment 10 raise the duty II TINS shoulu De so"n 70 70
Necessary But this guarantee being taken Tor granted
we thought that we could MAKE iran OF '.e T9-ir
dnty which will be more easily adopted, Tor II more
and accepted by the Chamber
THE UNITED STATES CANNOT COMPLAIN
Now-and this Is my last observation-are you
afraid that the United States will complain Of the
increase of the duty For. although believe that
there Is no cause preoccupyng ourselves with the
deoree of satisfaction that tariff may afford TO
foreign nations am not sorry TO state that in the
nresant instance, no serious discomfort can be pro
duced IL would be very much OFT Of place in the
Ined States to complain since they have themselves
taxed the importation Of sailed meats 81 francs the
100 klocrammes cGood good ~: that Is to say more
than double what we propose. And yet their National
their rivals in Canada Australia La Plata
THE AMERICANS UNDERSTAND BUSINESS UNCoM-
MONTY WELL.
Wines are exported to q considerable amount about
10. oo5 100 francs; the duties which put In tho