The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-28
WE ARE DOING WELL
Wilson's Statement In The House StiFS
Up the Numbers.
JEERS FOR THE PROFESSOR
Representatives Called On Him for
Proof-No Alarm should Be
Felt, ne Said-LiVeiy
Debate.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The house en-
tered upon the consideration OF the bill to
repeal the difTerential of lilo of n cent per
pound imposed by the tariff act on sugars
imported from bounty paying countries.
Wilson. chairman of the ways and means
committee. opened the debate with long
argument in which he introduced all the
correspondence between the German am
bassador and tho state department on the
subject, including matter not hitherto
publ shed. in which Germany expressly
dIsavowed retaliatory intentions against
the United States for the imposition OF
duty when she excluded our meat pro-
ducts. Wilson said, although Germany
and Austria-HunGary we're not named IN
the sugar schedule of the tariff act, that
fact did not relieve the situation. The
simple language of our treaties with those
countries guaranteed TO them the admis-
sion to our markets of their products on
rs favorable terms as any other country,
unless the other countries gave the United
States an advantage through reciprocal
benefits. He said the sugar trust was
benefited by the onc-tenth discrimination
and that no other class. including the
Wilson then branched off into a discus
sion of the question of the governments
revenue. laying down the proposition that
the treasury did not need additional rev.
enue.
IL would like to dspel from tho minds
of the American people," he said, "the
common and prevalent flea that the treas
ury is IN distress from a lack of revenue
This statement was received with jecrs
on the republican side, but Wilson waved
il off depreciatingly, declaring that so far
as the revenues were concerned, the treas
ury was in no danger of default. lie again
expressed the opinion that the tartiI bill,
as il originally passed tho house with the
income tax provis on and with no duty on
sugar. would under normal conditions,
have supplied enough revenue.
"Instead of bankruptcy staring us in
the face" said he amid bowls of republic
can dersion, 1--WE are moving steadily and
persisiently towards a surplus"
DinGley closed with Wilson at this
pom challenging his figures. The former
called Wilson's attention To the fact that
this month alone the deficiency was sal-
ready 500. 900, and Hopkins stated that
no pension payments have been made this
month. Wilson repudiated these figures.
Hopkins called Wilson's attention to the
FACT that the deficiency since the tariff
act has gone into operation had been each
month from S5.0O),O)O TO Sl3.0Jo,0O0. VII
son contentcd himself with the statement
that Carlisle's report explained this. The
present trouble with tho treasury, he said &,
was not n lack of revenue but the deplc-
ton Of the gold reserve.
Blair asked Wilson to state whether, in
view of the letter read in the house to-day.
no believed that Germany was retaliating
on account of tho discriminating sugar
duty, or was excluding our products from
sanitary motives.
"My honest opinion is" replied Wilson,
"that Germany discovered that our meat
was diseased because that duty was inn
posed on her sugar" U1ughter).
"You state then that Germany comes
here with a lie on her lips retorted
Blair, "and expects us to legislatc on that
basis
Wilson made no reply but concluded by
saying that this dliTerential should be re-
peated because il was contrary TO our
treaty stipuIations, and because it
would relieve the people of an unjust tax
and one not needed for the purposes of
revenue.
1Elct Oh ituUSNlNhIl lObh Nut DOslAlOn
the diiferential duty was not n violation of
Of the most favored nation cause of the
treaty with Germany. There was no
guarantee that, If the dilfercntial was re-
moved, Germany would cease her dis
elimination against our mca; production.
At the conclusion of Prices remarks,
Hepburn gave notice of an amen lmrnt
that he would offer later. Ii provides for
tax of 81 per ton on vessels owned 10y
subjects of any foreign government en-
tered at any port of thu United States.
This shall apply only To vessels of such
nations as shall in the in lgment of the
president make any trade or commercial
or police regulation which prohibits or un-
fairly impedes the entrance or sale of any
food or farm products from the United
States.
Warner finished tho debate. In the
course of his remarks no real n state
mont from a sugar journal that. although
this DILL might pass the house, 1t would
fail in the senate. The house at . 10 adj
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