New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-29
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WASHINGTON n. 28.--The practical working Of the
necinroctv LEGATION Of the last Congress made
the subject of interesting debate in the Senate to-
fay. Mr. Hal Starting the discussion with striking
speech on In results obtained so far by the state De
nartment rrr the terms OF the reciprocity clause Of
fhe McKinIy law. Mr.. Hale introduced recently
resolution .qucsng the President TO send to the Sen
ate coniesh all the agreements made with other coun
tries for reciprocal trade advantages and asking also
for anvstatlstcs which might be available showing the
effect OF these arrangements on the trade and com
mere Of the United states. This resolution called
I'M day and the senior Maine Senator took advantage
OF the opportunity to review concisey and pointedly
the history of the reciprocity project and 10
call attention TO the great commercial ana pO
ltical advantages which have already been secured 10
this country through the sagacious and practical pro
visions of the Aldrich amendment. The RECIPROCITY
treaties with Brazil, Spain, san Domingo the Blush
West Indies and Germany were taken up in turn ana
commented on ersey and vigorously and great credit
was given the Administration for the remarkable sue
cess II has met with in negotiations which had been so
freely condemned likely to prove barren and fancu
by all hostile critics OF the Mckinley law.
As clear and forcible review Of the work done under
reciprocity legislation Mr. Haes speech will excite
general interest and prove OF permanent value. When
printed in The Record it will exhibit in tabular form
the trade exchanges, so far as they cOud be Oo'dcu
under the new reciprocity treaties. The speech at
tracted general attention when it delivered In the
senate to-day, and led 10 II running ueuate III ""'"
half a dozen other senators participated.
RECIPROCAL TRADE AGREEMENTS.
The answer to the resolution offered by me in the
Senate few days since, and which has just been read
will furnish the information called for more in detail
than can be known at present; but nave aiieHuS
possessed myself of information and facts suhcieh
believe, 10 justify me in setting forth something ol inc
history of the reciprocity movement, the helping mana
it has received and the delays and nndIanccs winch
l.rVe hpen putip T.
the tangible results up 10 the present time
Touching this last it must be borne in mind That the
oldest treaty agreement for reciprocity under sec
ton of the Mckinley act has been IN force o,it nine
months and that the treaties or agreements 1oloWlhb
have of them but just passed into actual opera
The desire for extended trade, through the agency of
reciprocity treaties between the United States ana er
sister nations and dependencies of tine American hem-
sphere has moved in the minds OF practical statesmen
in the United states for many years. Different Ad-
,ninstrations had made essays in This direction. GEN
eia GARFIELD. President Arthur and others had looked
with impotence upon the spectacle OF a is'pldy III
creasing trade and commerce among the nations of
part but no way had been devised through which our
trade with these peoples could be augmented III mar
III c.osng days OF tn rst session the LIST Conrss
on the I'd Of september, leDO called up the original
reciprocity amendment to the Taiih bill, when WAS
then under discussion, which had introduced on the
10th Of June previous. and which had been Ieierfeu 70
the Committee Finance The amendment hai been
prepared AT the State Department, and reals as i'i
lows
And the President of the United States hereby
United and to all products OF any nation
OF American hemisphere upon which no export duties
are imposed whenever and long such nation shall
admit ports free Of all national provincial Stae)
municipal and other taxes. -four. cornmcal and other
breadstun preserved meats fish, vegetables ana irutS
coOnseed OIL rice and other provisions including all aft
ces OF lumber furniture, and all other articles OF WOOD
agricultural implements and machinery, mining and neha
zeal machinery steel and iron, steel rS loco
motives railway and supplies. street cars iehhel
petroleum or such products Of the United States as
may be agreed upon.
Ii undoubtedly covered the plan which the Sate
Department and the Administration had IN view 10
attain practical reciprocity.
The amendment gave rise 10 extended discussion,
was carefully considered in the COMMITTEE on RI
nance which later in the session reported The reel
urocitv feature what is known the drlch amend
fnent which, on the 9th day Of september, was
pdopted by the Senate and made a part OF tie Ial1H
act being the third section of that act.
ATTITUDE OF THE TWO POLITICAL PARTIES.
The vote OF the Senate showed that already one OF
the great National parties was found in substantial
unanlmty in favor OF the scheme while the other was
arrayed In solid phalanx against it, That II may be
seen how marked this line of difference was drawn ]
give the list of and nays in the senate upon the
adoption of the amendment;