The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-27
Consideration of the Bill to RepeaI
the Dfferehtial Duty on Sugar
begun in the House.
LETTERS READ BY WILSON
AND THE RETALIATORY MEASURES
OF FOREIGNERS DISCUSSED.
Some of the West virginianss State
mcnts, Especially Concerning the
Revenue, Greeted with Jeers.

WASHINGTON, JAN 26-The House to-
day entered on consideration Of the bill to
repeal the diferential of one-tenth of L
cent per pound imposed by the tariff act
on sugars imported from bounty paying
countries. Mr.. Wilson opened the debate
with a long argument, in which ne intro
dueed all the correspondence between the
German ambassador and the Stale Depart
ment on the subject, including u letter rot
hitherto published, in which Germany ex-
pressy disavowed retaliation against the
United States for the imposition Of this
duty when she excluded our meat products.
1t Is thought vote on the bill will be
secured Thursday.
At the opening of the session, on motion
of Mr.. Bailey bill was passed to grant
to the Gainesville, McAllister e. ST. Louis
railroad the right to construct two branch
lines through the Indiana Territory; also,
on motion of Mr.. Flynn. to grant to the
Oklahoma Central railroad right of way
through the Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tories.
Mr. Fithian asked unanimous consent for
consideration of bill providing special
rules for the navigation of rivers and har-
bors and inland waters of the United
States, and to amend the act to prevent
collisions at sea. There was no objection
and the bill was passed.
After the call of the committees for re-
ports the House, on motion of Mr.. Wilson,
chairman of the ways and means commit
tee, went into committee of the whole to
consider the bill to repeal that portion of
the tariff act of Aug. Is, 1894, providing
Tor the imposition of a differential of one
tenth or per cent. per pound sugars
of all grades imported from all bounty
Mr.. Hopkins Immediately gave notice of
an amendment he would offer at the proper
should remain in force as against any coun-
try or dependence of any country which
arsfr Nm t against the United States,
to increase the ad valorem duty on all
grades OF sugar from 40 per cent. to SO per
LETTERS READ BY WILSON
In opening the debate, Mr. Wilson ex-
pressed the hope that it would be BRIEF
The House, he said. had twice sent to the
Senate bills containing provisions for the
free importation of all sugars. raw and re-
fined. He said the purpose of this bill was
to repeal the proviso for the imposition of
the one-tenth of cent additional duty
against bounty-paid sugars. For sixty
years. Mr.. Wilson said, there had existed
between countries paying sugar bounties
treaties containing favored nation clauses
BY those treaties the United States agreed
not to discriminate against the govern
ments which were parties to them The
German government had protested against
this discriminating duty even before the
sent to the Clerks desk and had read the
protest of the German minister, dated July
10. 1884. against this proposed duty as in
contraventscr of the favored nation
clause of the treaty between the German
read the formal protest of the German gov
ernment, dated Aug g. 1894 and letter of
sador' dated Dec a. 1884 and il the iatters
reply thereto. He then had read the formal
notification of the German ambassador of
the existence of Texas fever among cattle
imported into Germany and the imperial
edict prohibiting their admission. and an
other letter specifically disavowing any pur-
pose of retaliation on the part of the Ger
man government and placing the edict pro-
hlbiting further importation on purely SAN
The letter of Oct. Is from the German
ambassador is a formal notification that
Texas fever by means of two shipments
from New York, the importation of fresh
beef and cattle from the United States
have to add that shipments made from the
United States up to the 18th of October
er at landing. the ambassador states, and
concludes: Il reserve for a later COM
nun on to your eYcellency the par
The ambassador in a letter to the Sec
rotary OF, State dated Oct. 81 says: THAT
eral occasions to your excellency as my
personal opinion is now officially confirmed
by Instructions which have received from
Berlin. The imperial government when Ii
9ecreed the prohibition of cattle far from
intending II as a retaliation was merely
prompted by veterinary considerations By
expert. authority the existence of cases
OF sickness was established in two sep
arate cargoes which were recog-
nized with absolute certainty as Texas
fever, and only thereupon was the prohi-
oition OF importation issued There re-
mained no doubt that in Germany one must
have recourse to protection against this
dangerous disease, which heretofore had
not made its appearance among cattle
there. and that resort to prohibi.ory
measures was compulsory. Notwithstand-