Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-28
SENATE.

Among the papers presented and referred
were the protest Of the New Orleans cotton ex-
change against the passage Of the Washburn
bill defining options and futures and several
petitions in favor Of its passage
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
At 1910 Mir. Pruden. one OF the Presidents
secretaries. appeared at the bar of the Senate
and delivered a message from the President
transmitting the additional correspondence IN
the Chilean matter. The Vice President opened
the message and Immediately laid 1t before the
Senate
liz was read bv Mr. Johnson the chief clerk,
the Senator's on both sides of the chamber pay
ing the closest attention TO II and indicating
in various Ways their thorough satisfaction AZ
its contents, particularly at the sentence In
which tie President expresses the opinion that
there is a good prospect that the difficulties
with Chile can now be adjusted on terms favor
able to this government by the usual methods
and without any special powers from Con-
gress-
That feeling OF satisfaction was expressed in
words Dy MIR. Sherman, who, IN moving the
reference of the message and accompanying
documents to the conInIlttee on foreign rela-
TONS said that he supposed that every men,
Der of the Senate heartily Joined IN congratu-
latioa ut the hcpefCl and honorable settlement
honorable to both siles) of the unpleasant III
cldent-
MIR Chandler called for the reading Of Mr.
State. and it was read and listened to with very
close attention
The reading was completed at 1890, and then
Mr. sherman motion was agreed to and the
message and accompanying documents were
referred TO the committee on foreign relations
MIR. Havley presented a memorial from the
centennial board OF finance with the draft OF
bill to provide for its remaining fund and to
cad Its corporate existence deferred to the
finance committee.
BILLS REPORTED.
Among the bills reported from committees
AND placed on the calendar were the following:
Making appropriation for the revenue cutters
for service on the great lakes.
For the presentation of suitable medals to
the survivors Of the forlorn hope storning
party ut Port Hudson.
To authorize the construction of jetties, piers
and breakwaters at private expense in the Gulf
OF Mexico north OF Ropes Pass. Tex
To authorize and regulate the construction
Of bridge across the kOOIenaI river. Idaho
To establish 6 military post near Little Rock,
Ark
TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES.
The resolution offered by Dir. Hale on the
18th instant directing the Secretary Of State to
furnish 10 the Senate copies OF al agreements
made with other countries relating 10 an inter
change o: trade and commerce under the tariff
act of October l, 1880, with all information
received al to the practical effect of
such agreements, was taken up and
Mr. Hale addressed the Senate on that subject.
he hoped that Senators on the present happy
subside nee Of the ncte would not feel 1t TO
Be uniting to have their attention called to
80 O. the victories OF peace The answer to
his resolution would furnish the information
IN detail, but he was already possessed of infor
nation and facts sufficient One believed) 10
justify him in setting forth something of the
history of the reciprocity movement, tine help
ing hand which it had received. the delays and
hindrarees which had been put in its pathway
IN certain quarters and tho tangible results up
TO the present time
After brief review Of the reciprocity leg
kla.ior. in which il stated that the basis OF
the original amendment to the tariff act was
the retention of the sugar duty till reciprocal
treaties could be negotiated. and that when that
basis was changed and the repeal OF the sugar
duty became liked fact il difficult to see
what other plan than the AlJrich amendment
cocld have been devised. Mr. Hale went on to s.y
that the people vi the United States had given
generous welcome TO the reciprocity
scheme from the moment that it appeared iii
Congress. and that no measure of the present
administration had received more hearty sup
port than II In fact. repeated expressions Of
public favor had been needed before the pro-
lect found favor IN Certain quarters
BOARDS OF TRADE FAVOR 1T.
Influences emphemerally potential in the re-
publican party had been arrayed against it,
but all tina. had disappeared when expressions
with favor came pouring in during the summer
and early fall of 1880 from boards OF trade and
commerce. from district and state conventions.
and indeed from all the places where the people
gathered together to discuss and commend the
reciprocity plan. Attempts had been made in
certain quarters to show that the reciprocity
plan was opposed to and interfered with the
great doctrine of protection to American labor
10 which the republican party fully COM
mitted; but ali that had disappeared when ii
vas seen by the people that what was compre-
hended IN the scheme was an increased trade
with countries that produced articles which we
coul! not produce, which articles We could
purchase with the products OF our farms and
mines and manufactures, which our southern
sister LatioDs needed and which they could not
produce.
An AID TO PROTECTION.
Reciprocity Of that kind was in fact an aid to
protection and broadened the field of the
American IabOrer by openins Few markets for
his products. to be paid for in articles which
could never compete with his Labor The peo-
pie all understood this. and they made their
voices heard and their wishes known here and
in the chamber at the other end of the CapI-
tol- And, except in the democratic party open
opposition denIed and 10 Iurtner
hostile note Was heard. He did not hesitate in
stating here and now as the result of his obser-
satlOn that that section OF the Mckinley act
which Contained the reciprocity feature was the
part OF the measure which had foated the
whole act aud was that part Of the bill which
Kept IL from being swamPei by the storm
which, With CT without reason, broke upon It
from the Cay Of Its passage.
Tho great merits of other parts Of the Nc
kinley bill would have sunk under a sea of
abloqpy anu would never have been seen and
appreciated il the reciprocity clause had Lot
Kept the whole structure from going down.
HAMMERED " THE BEGISNIS0.
In the first attempts at egotistioas the Pres
dent aud the Secretary of State found them
selves haInpered and hindcred by the position
u the opposition froLs throughout the coun-
Try. II was alleged by the newspapers
that this power would never be car
ried. inio eject. that 40 President would
venture to reimpose duties On coffee,
sugar and other articles after they had once
been admitted free The democratic newsps-
pers GAINED that no foreign nation would ne
gotiate = treaty or give the subject attention
because tho measure a Partisan one and
part Of offensive tariff act which at
The FIRST Change of parties would
DO repealed Ii also cortended that
The measure was unconstitutional IN conferring
legislative power upon the President for the
imposition Of taxes in his owl discretion
Evidences appeared showing clearly that the
leaders OF the democratic party had become
alarmed at tho growing popularity with
he people OF the reciprocity plan.
born OF distinguished republican percentage,
md at la-t hrf her