The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-22
SPAIN RESENTS
DUTY ON SUGAR
Her Government Will Move Against The Pres.
ont Treaty.
The EFFECT OF Discrimination
The Spanish People viii Resist Our
Efforts to Monopolize Cuba's Com
merce- Tariff Talk at Washington.
The Condition of Mr.. Wilson's
Health.

MADRID, Aug. 81.
T7L NACIONAL today declares tina
y The moment the new United
States tariff, by which Cuban su
u gar is Handicapped 40 per cent.
is nfnrced the minist r Of tue colonies
nor Becrrra, proposes to ask tn
spanish gOvernm mt TO denouuc- III,
ixsting treaty between Spain aud tn
Unit d States iu regard IT, Cuna.
III Nacional continues. "rnil is tn.
pnly way to pul nAtters on y fair foo
Ing with the U itsi States, which
eountry Is mCn"polizing Cuban trade
10 the disadvantig" Of thu colony"
MORE TARIFF ERRORS.
WASHINGTON. Aug 2l-Additiona
srrors in puuctu ,tion in the new tariff
bill are constantly being discovered ~
lhe treasury Off ials. To-day an i'm
portant mistake WAS found in section
OF the free list. This section provids-
that articles of foreign manufacture
must be stamped with the name OF
the country OF origin, and then
lays: "Ani until so marked, stamped,
branded or Labeled they snail not be de-.
livered to tn- importer snnuld any ar
ticle Of imported merchandise b
marked, stamped etc.. in excess of
The gu lily contain In such article,
etc. 1t is assumed that thsre should
have been a period placed tween tn
words importer" and should" but
as there Is none the paragraph as ii
stands Is unintelligible, aud may lead
to serious en- 0arras>m N onts In its execu-
hon.
Up to this time Secretary Carlislp
has not r qu"strd an option from tue
attorney general upon any of the many
ambigni'ies in the bill. and probably
will not do so Until after the bill b..
comes law. The secretary, however.
has expressed the opinion that ali
goods unw in bond which have been
Changed from the dutiabe to the free
list, will BE- ~ jet to the duty IN
force when imported il Withdrawn Tor
consump ptiou 7 ~ goods can, how
evrr, be exported an then r~imp ted
anil thus rec ivt che benefits of tn
free list.
Ths senate was not 10 session today
u VIII meet again tomorrow. Tut is moi
likely 10 transact any more business
this session. Nnthing 10 expected TO
come OF the ( vor.hle report male OH
she free su.ar bill by the senate finsnre
sommi'tee. While Sen tor Bltek-
burn declares the bill will br
called up. il will r,qrirs tb,
vote OF mtj rity 10 bring
about the result, and the majority cam
not bp obtained. Meanwh the fre-
sugar bill repos-s on the calendar and
the house Democratic managers are as.
serting vehrmently that Senator Cor
man and the other managers OF th,
senate bill secured tho acqulescence OF
thr house In tue tariff bill on the false
promise that they would pass the free
sugar till.
Mr.. WILSON'S HEALTH.
Chairman Wilson will probably take
"Trip TO Europe soon after congress al
Sourns. H. has Invitations to take n
trip mp the lakes, and ano her to cross
the ocean. and he inclinss to accepy the
latter, as IL gives grealsr prospect of
recuperatinR his health. He want.
to be hack before S-ptem Der close.
to begin his camp ,ign in West Vlr-
Rinia, His health, how, Yer, will not
permit vigorous stumping tnur. Mr..
Wilson. 1t iss id, has r, crived no in
timation as TO what will be done with
the tariff till He is conf lent. how
evrr, that the Till will become q law,
and he inclines to the belief that it will
become IF Give without Clevsland's
signature In this event con ngress can
not adjourn efore n-xt Tues .ay.