Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-08
The President Notifies Certain Conn'
tries that Free Admission OF Va.
rious Articles will Cease.
INFORMATION WANTED ABOUT THE
RUSSIAN FAHINE.
Arizona aud New NcNico.-Sprluger's
Bill for the Free Admission
Of Woods.
4 Reciprocity ProrisI,ned.-Diiis RE-
fore Congress, etc.

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WAsuiNuTON, jar. TN view Of
a provision OF the reciprocity section Of
the tarih law, making IL the duty OF
the President, after January l, 1899, "a
suspend by proclamation the free adj
mhsiOn Of sugar, molassCs, coiltep, teas
anu hides against such countries pro-
| ducing these articles M after that date
/ maintain duties on American agrlcul'
/ tural aud other products which lac
| deems unequal and unreasonable, tho
| President submitted 10 tho attorney
| general the question whether the law
authorized him to issue n proclamation
| fixing u future day when the duties
imposed by virtue Of the proclamation
would take effect.
The attorney general has givon the
opinion that thc duties must attach
and be collected on and after the
date Of proclamation, and future
day cannot be named by the Presi-
dent. Owing 10 this decision, siecre.
thry Blaine To-Day seut notes to the
| diplomatic representatives NJ Austria,
! Hungary, Colombia, Haiti, Nicaragua,
] Honduras, Spain for tho Philippine
Islands, and Venezuela, informing
them that ON the 18th Of March the
President would Issue the proclsmn-
tion, unless IN the meantime some
satisfactory reciprocity arrangements
were made with the countries named,
declaring In his view that the tariffs
against the agricultural and other pro.
ducts OF the United States were re-.
ciprocsily unequal and unreasonable,
nni against the countries named he
| would Issue n proclamation suspending
| the provisions Of the tarin law relating
| To the Tree Introduction Into the United
| states OF sugars, molasses, coffee, tea
| and hides. The notice 10 spain, how
ever, ouly applies TO the Philippine
| Islands. The negotiations with France
| and some other countries have REACHED
such stages as In the opinion " ia.
| President warrant the Secretary OF
State In Withholding notice 20 them Of
the proclamation affecting their pro-
ducts.
Hills BEFORE CoEGRrss.
Euloe (renu.l introduced bill
amending paragraph 1872, schedule
| tariii law, - as to provide that lead ores
and lead drors shgll pay II duty vi a.. u
| pound, provided, that orca containing
silver and lead ia which the silver il
OF greater value, shall be considered
silver ores and be admitted free OF
| duty.
Representative Fitch IN. Y.)intro.
duced bill fixing the following rates
of duty: Barley, Toe. n bushel; barley
malt, zoe. n lushel; hops, Sc. n pouui.
Representative NrwbcrTy IN. Intro
| duccd u Till authorizing the secretary
Of war TO detail for special duty Ia
connection with the Worlds Fair such
oillcels as are required for the purpose.
Representative Pickler introduced q
hill comforting the privilege Of free ad.
mission to the Worlds Fair upon all
who served In the Union army or navy
during the war.
A bil was introduced by Stewart
(re1as) which requests the President
20 Invite the government Of Mexico
10 designate three commissioners 10
meet like number designated 10y the
President TO negotiate reciprocity
treaty between the two countries.
Senator PETER Introduced u bili au-
thoriJng the secretary OF the treasury
to issue treasury notes 90 the amount Of
500, O00, 900, the notes TO be- loaned TO
the people Of Indiana on mortgages on
their land.
Representative Stump (Md.) intro.
duced q resolution requesting the Pres.
,dent TO lay before the House any def.
mite and positive information In pos.
session OF the state department relative
to the famine In Russia, with such
recommendation for action as Is within
the power OF the government.
Representative Caldwell introduced
flor tho erection Of monument TO
william Henry Harrison at North
Bend, Ohio.
Mr.. O'Noin MOI introduced hill
for the enforcement Of the, eight-hour
law In all departments OF the govern.
ment, aud extending It's provisions to
labor under government contracts; also
bill prohibiting the use of convict
made goods or materials In the depsrt.
ments or public buildings, or under
contract with Indians.
ARIZONA AND NEW MENIoo.
Representative Washington ('renn0,
chairman OF the committee on Terri.
tories, will undoubtedly prepare bills
containing enabling acts, by which
Arizona and New Mexico can hold
conventions 10 form constitutions that
may be voted on by the people at the
coming election In November. The
bills will, he says, In all probability be
so framed that the Territories may,
after their constitutions are adopted
by the people, be admitted by pr6ola.
nation OF the President, 40 that further
action by Congress will be unneces,
sary. II 10 not likely, he says, TINT
any new Territory VIII be admitted In
time to participate In the next Prosi.
dental election.
FREE ADMISSION OF WOOL.
Chairman Springer OF the ways aud
means committee has drafted bill for
the Tree admission Of woods. The bill
Is not yet introduced in the House nor
approved by "A majority OF the WAYS
aud means committee. 1t amends the
tariff law OF October /, 1890. w that All
woods shall be admitted free; all ex.
Cept the ad valorem duties ON wooden
and worsted yarns, cloths, shawls, knit
fabrics, blgnkets, hats, tlannols anu al
other articles made mostly OF wool
shall be wiped out, and 1t reduces the
ad valorem to ~ per cent. from 20 20 81
usprovided In the Mckinley bill.
Riaine's Health.