The National tribune., 1894-06-28

Tom Reed and Bynum got into discussion
| the other day as to who was the tallest man in
| the House-Berry or Curtis. the Maine States
| man pinning his faith to the latter. "Bynum," "
he said, "why is it that / have always to go
around dispensing information to the Demo
cratic side. Don't you know that Curtis is the
tallest man in the House?" This was too
much. So bottle of wine was wagered. The
New Yorker and the Kentuckian were hunted
up-Mr. Curtis tall and straight, Mr.. Berry
STOPPING slightly. As they stood in front OF
their colleagues there seemed no question as to
who was the taller and Mr.. Reed triumphantly
said so and rose to amble down to the restau-
rant, with anticipation in his eye. But sud
denly Berry rose up before Mr. Reeds astonisbed
eyes like the genii let out of the before the
astonished fisherman. Curtis was small man
beside him. Berry, how much of yourself
do you keep in your pockets?" asked the Car
mournfully, and then all went downstairs.
X
There is flag which hangs over the Speak
es's chair which most members would refer to
loftiy as "Old Glory" 1t has hung there not
less than four and possibly over 10 years. in
plain violation of the law, inasmuch as the
stars are gold, and the law says white" 1t is
without recorded precedent in the arrangement
of its stars, and six States are wholly unrep-
resented. In the Senate Chamber there is no
flag or sign or touch of national color anywhere
in sight This is no better but rather worse.
eyincing even less respect for the principal
emblem of the Government, the National flag.
Doubtless if there should be proposition to
change the flag in the House, or put one in the
Senate, some of the usual kickers against patri-
otic actions in those bodies would object"
X
The German Minister some time ago in
formed the State Department that the impos-
tion of a difierential duty against German beet
sugar would cause the German Government to
reimpose prohibitory regulations against
American pork and other products. Under
the Mckinley act, raw sugar being admitted
free, German beet sugar was not Disseminated
against ia an way. The discrimination in the
Mckinley act refers only to refined sugar But
under the Sugar Trus. schedule in the new
tariff bill the discrimination spplics to all Ger
man beet sugar. and the German Minister says
States
Some of the frnits of the tariff bill are already
apparent. The State Department has received
official notice from the United States Consul
General at Havana that duty of "a per cent.
on all articles now admitted into Cuba from
the United States free of duty, under the reci-
procity act with Spain, will soon go into effect,
and that on wheat and -four the duty will be
raised to correspond with that to be imposed on
Spanish wheat and -four. This means loss on
farm products alone to the people of the United
States of about S12 600. 900 year. The articles
now admitted free into Cuba and Porto Rico
are marble, stoDe cement mineral waters ice,
coal, tar, turpentine, petroleum, tiles. iron and
steel of all kinds, cotton. cottonseed oil, tallow,
books wood and manufactures thereof, agri-
cultural implements, railroad materials meat
Except jerked beef, lard, butter, cheese fish,
grain and alimentary products of corn Except
meaD, fruit, vegetables, and hay. Duties are
reduced on Aour and other articles. But the
people who will suffer worst under this repeal
of the reciprocity clause are the farmers and
ported TO Cuba alone S12 269. 500 worth of goods.
In IS93 under the fostering care Of the rec-
procity treaty, the export increased to $23604,-
OIL The greater part Of this was in agricult-
ural products and particularly -four. on which
a lower duty was imposed when imported from,
the United States than when coming from any
other country.