New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-30

certain that the conscience smitten effort OF the
Finance Committee at repalation to an injured
and indignant public sentiment will ever 60
further than talk
THE FIGHT OVER RECIPROCITY
A good deal Of time was spent to-day on the
section Of the pending bill repeating the reel
procity clauses Of the Mckinley act and prac-
tically terminating all agreements with other
countries which have been negotiated under H.
Mr. Hale led in the attack upon the majority's
programme of wantonly upsetting valuable com
mercial arrangements. and vigorous speeches IN
defence of the reciprocity policy were also made
by other Republican Senators. large number
of verbal amendments TO various paragraphs
Of the bill reported by Mr.. Jones and
adopted. and all the paragraphs passed over
previous days were taken up and disposed or.
The bill will be reprinted tomorrow. to
show the action taken In Committee or the
Whole. The changes made by Mr.. Jones over
and above those already ordered In the Voor-
hees or Finance Committee revision Will prob
ably be found to number from 500 to 600, in
stead Of 400. as was originally stated.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Washington June 2a-The reading Of the journal
having been dispensed with in the Senate this
morning the House Joint resolution extending
for thirty days the appropriations for the support
Of the Government taken up, and in the alb
sence Of Mr.. Hoar G1ep., Mass), who had inter
posed objections on Wednesday and Thursday re-
ferred to the Committee Appropriations. With
out a moments delay it reported back by Mr..
Cockren Dem. MOI the chairman Of the COM
mittee read and passed without objection.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Sherman
Gsep. Oho) directing inquiry into the charges
for the Of seats, berths and sections in Pullman
sleeping and parlor cars was agreed to-
The House bill to define and establish the units
OF electrical measure was passed with some verbal
amendments.
Mr.. Hoar. having reached the chamber. and
learned what had been done in his absence, moved
TO reconsider the vote whereby the joint resolution
to continue the appropriations had been passed
He had made up his mind, he said. not TO inter
pose any. further objection TO the passage Of the
Joint resolution. But he owed II to himself to say
that If he had his own way he would not have
consented Notwithstanding the public incon-
venience which might have been occasioned' TO
making public appropriations in that way unuer
present circumstances. The reason for this extra
ordinary proceeding-passing appropriations FOR
one-twelfth of the entire year in the twinkling OF
an eye without the consideration OF the Com
mittee on Appropra tons-was that the dominant
party In the Senate had compelled the Senate 70
give its attention for three months to Tarlf
bill which had never been considered In COM
mittee at ALL so that the Senate had been doing
committee work for the last three months. lie
would be perfectly satisfied TO say that the MI
nority would not permit that and TO appear 10 the
country FOR vindication of decent and becoming
methods OF legislation But he knew that Sena-
tors or the Republican SIDE especially those VINO
were members of the Finance Committee. had
heen carving on their shoulders heavy burden
under difficult circumstances. He knew that the
judgment Of those gentlemen as to the proper
methods OF resisting the Tariff bill was not only
better than his own. but was recognized by his
politcal associates who had placed them in that
position as better than his own. Therefore he had
not taken upon himself the responsibility OF IN
ssting on his Individual judgment without the
concurrence OF the wisest and best-informed OF his
political associates. Therefore he had not IN
sisted on OBTAINING the Joint resolution; ana ne
now withdrew his motion to reconsider
At 1926 the Tariff bill taken up. the ques-
tion being on Section 10i, abrogating the reel
procity treaties
THE RECIPROCITY SECTION MODIFIED.
Mr. Hale CRep. Me- moved to strike out the
section but Welded TO Mr.. Vest (Dem, MOI TO
modify IL on the part OF the Finance Committee.
Mr. Vest inserted a proviso that nothing contained
in the section should be held to abrogate such
reciprocity on commercial arrangements between
tho United States and foreign countries, except
where those arrangements are inconsistent with
the provisions OF the act.
Mr. Hale said that the only effect Of the modifi-
alton would be 10 raise doubt as to the apioga-
ton OF all the reciprocity arrangements whch nave
been made with such happy results with the
trail America 1t was another instance OF the DIM
Guilty which Senators found in following the SIN
uous course which the Finance Committee pursued
Whether or not the amendment now presented ny
the Senator from Missouri for the first time ala
ahrogate the reciprocity agreements was matter
OF argument For the last two weeks the sectionhad
been clear and distinct that by one fell swoop the
whole fabric of reciprocity with all us "uhIiicchI
and favorable results TO American trade was
struck down lie had little or no doubt that the
Interpretation of the amendment just submitted
nv the Senator from Missouri would be the same.
and that the change Of form that they should not
no ahrogo ted unless they were inconsistent with the
ceneroi terms OF the act would be construed as
operatIng their abrogation Mr.. Hale then went on
10 argue in favor OF the continuance Of the reel
procty arrangements
The discussion on this question was temporarily
suspended in order to permit Mr.. Hoar dep.
Moss) TO offer an amendment to Section %, which
would allow alcohol used In the arts and manufact-
ures 10 be free from tax, under rules 10 be pre-
scribed by the Secretary OF the Treasury. Under
a promise that. if found to be impractcable' he
would afterward vote with the committee to reject
IT, the amendment was agreed 10 VIII" the Oo"seii'
of the Finance Committee
The discussion TO the abrogation OF reciproc-
itv arrangements was resumed and WAS taken
part In by Senators Allison Rep Iowa' ana Sher-
man rep ohio in opposition TO the section, and
bv Mr. Vest dem. Mo- in defence and explanation
of If one of the points made by Mr.. Vest that
The absolute repeal Of Section Of the Mckinley
Act would take away from the President in future
az The authority which he possessed under that
section.
Mr. Higgins Rep. Del)-1s II the Senator's
proposition that in the future the power to make
reciprocal conventions VIII be left to the treaty
making power--thc President and the Senate
and taken from the President alone?
Mr.. Vest--That Is the object
AIR A.Iison-This amendment OF course. Is a great
Improvement upon the original amendment OF the
Finance Committee because If It Shall turn out
that when ms bill, finally receives the signature
OF the President instead Of having duty Oh sugar
sugar VIII be free. then these reciprocal arrange
menis already entered into Will not be changed.
Mr. Sherman stated facts and read conmunlca-
tons n show that the abrcgatioI Of the reciprocity