The Indianapolis journal., 1894-05-08
FAVORED THE CLAUSE
Board of Trade Want a Retalia-
ton Provision i'm Wilson Bill.
Governors Act on the Communication CT
Congressman Harter, the Protec-
zionist Democrat of Ohio.

| The Board of Trade governors had an
| other interesting meeting last night at
| which the gloves were put on, after a
! wild fashion, over a recommendation by
| the committee on communications to in
| dorse the insertion of a retaliatory clause
| in the Wilson bill. The communication
! asking for such action came from the
Isaac Harter Milling Company, of Fos-
| toria, o., and was referred to some weeks
| ago in these columns. Michael d. Harter.
| OF Mansfield, o., Democratic Congressman
| from the Fourteenth district of that State.
| is president of this company.
| The report Of the committee submitted
| last night was follows:
"A communication has been received
| from the Isaac Harter Company. merchant
| milers of Fostoria, o.. stating that If the
| Wilson bill. in its present form should
| pass the Senate, ii VIII abrogate the reel
| procity treaty now in effect between this
| country and Spain, which will prove very
| disastrous TO our mercantile interests. The
| for adoption, which the company thinks
would obviate the difficulty:
IF any nation shall hereafter increase
/ the duties it charged on March i, 1884, upon
articles produced or manufactured in the
| United States, when the same are import
ed into it or any of its colonies or pos
| sessions then the tariff duties levied upon
| articles produced or manufactured in any
| such nation or any. of its possessions or
colonies, shall be doubled or increased 100
| per cent. beyond the rate existing az the
| time Of such increase
| 1T is urged that this Board of Trade
take action at once in regard to this
/ question, writing our Senators TO use their
| influence for the passage of such a clause
| as indicated, and also that we write Sem
ator Sherman, of Ohio. who has kindly
| consented to take this mater up and fight
| for the manufacturing interests of the
l country. Your committee recommends the
| Endorsement of the retalitory clause as
4 %
! to favor its adoption also that the secre-
tary communicate with Senator Sherman
| requested"
| William Scott moved to nonconcur in the
| report and r. Q. Hawkins moved an
amendment providing for its adoption. Mr..
/ Scott supported his motion by urging that
| the political character Of the whole matter
should be enough to preclude action by
| for his amendment. saying that the busi-
| ness Importance OF the subject de-
| manded that action of the character
| requested be taken by the board. If there
| was politics in a matter embodying such
| sound business sense as the proposition OF
the Harter company. then 1t was impossi-
| BILE to separate politics from business in
| instances of this kind. and the board should
| not refuse its sanction on that account
Mr.. Perry also spoke in favor of the amend
| ment.
Edward Hawkins. Mr. McGettigan Mr.
| Murphy and others spoke against the rec
| that the question was a political one, and
that the board should not indorse the re-
| IaudlOry cause proposed
THE CLAUSE INDORSED.
After half an hours talk the amendment
was adopted by vote of 13 to and then
the motion as amended went through by q
vote OF 15 to T. Those who voted for the
final adoption of the committees report
were: Messrs. Sloan. Appel, Blaker. Erwin.
| Griffith, Hall, r. o. Hawkins, Holton James
Kinney, Lilly, Perry, Prather. White and
Woods. Those who voted against II were:
Messrs. Edward Hawkins, Murphy, McGet-
tigan. Ryan. William Scott, r. f. Scott
Mr.. Murphy created some amusement by
wanting the vote set forth In the communi-
cation to Secretary Sherman who should,
he said be posted as to the political COM
plexion of the committee Mr.. Erwin said
that as a Democrat had voted for and a
Republican against Ii, the action could not
be called a partisan one. Mr.. Hawkins
raised a Toint of order on Mr.. Murphy 8
motion and the latter said he doubted very
much whether he was in order, but thought
Senator Sherman should be correctly in
formed.
'as follows ana the recommendations adopt
ed in each Instance:
Resolutions adopted by the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce, indorsing the Cot
ton States and international Exposition
and requesting all boards of trade and
to cooperate with ii in securing the pas
sage of the bill now before Congress pro-
tee ipe fba h gars goar
Trade indorSe the resolutions, and that the
secretary communicate with our Repre-
SentativeS in Congress and urge them TO
favor the adoption OF the bul above refer
red to.
"A lengthy communication has been re-
ceived from DR.. Charles j. Murphy rep
resenting the United States Agricultural
| Department in Europe in which a state
| ment is given of the work achieved by him
as the representative OF our Agricultural
Department in various countries. Mr. Muir
| ply suggests the idea OF our government
L 0C n fflFllnr fa1 Harro Il
| don under government patronage, with a
| special agent in charge, where a display
OF Americas products might be constantly
kept, information distributed, in fact. every
| intelligent effort made TO call attention to
what America offers for sale in the mar
kets OF the world. The Board of Trade
| is requested to favor the suggestion and
| to call attention of the appropriation COM
mittee in Congress to the same idea, the
| expense OF which need not exceed $4,000 Per
annum; also, that if this board favors the
continuance of the work he now has In
| charge TO write Secretary Morton and the
chairmen of the committees on agriculture
| in the House and Senate urging the contin-
uance OF the work. Your committee rec
ommends the Endorsement or Mr.. Murphy s
suggestions and the continuance OF the
work so ably conducted under his super
| vision"
FAIR BUILDING KNOCKED OUT.
There was some discussion Of the last
recommendation, Mr.. Erwin regarding IL a.
an effort on Mr.. Murphys part to hay,
| ilIIScA ISldlueu III q SOOQ position Wllcf
he had made for himself. Mr. Hail. how
ever. said Mr.. Murphy had done and wa.
doing much to create a market for Indiar
corn in Europe, and there was no further
objection TO the recommendation.
The committee in charge of the proposed
merchants and manufacturers building a
the State fair grounds recommended tina
no action be taken just now, as the finan
cial stringency would make il difficult TO Sc
cure subscriptions TO stock in such a build
ing. Later on IL was thought such a seem,
might prove successful. The recommends
ton was adopted
The odd Fellows were given the use o.
| the Board OF Trade Hall next Saturday
The finance committee was instructed 4
loan $1,000 of the surplus in the board,
treasury. There is now "a 800 in the treas
ury, and the annual dues, which begin com
ing In this week, will soon increase tha
amount TO $4,000. An assessment of 81 wa.
ordered to pay the death benefits of Johr
A. Reaume and Peter Granting amount
ing to about 81, 100 in each instance Franz
G. Reaume and James Z. Berry have pur
chased the memberships, paying 500 each
President Wildman wanted the governor.
10 take up the question of additional via
ducts. but Ford Woods moved to adjourn
and 1t went through with a wnirl