The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
MIR. REEDS REMARKS.

Mr.. Reed, Of Maine said if the 1egisla-
tion of Congress provided the govern
ment with sufficient revenue to pay the
expenses, there would have been no such
trouble was now faced the treasury. The
nrime duty of Congress now was to en-
act such legislation as would secure TO
the treasury the necessary amount of
revenue. Mr.. Reed asserted the views
of the German government at the
time of the international conference on
the sugar question were in accord with
those held by himself and Others re-
sEecting the violation of treaty rights.
At that conference the Spanish repre-
sentative said his government always
held to the doctrine of allowance OF
bounties on articles of export. was In
itself violation of the Favored nation"
clause of the treaties. Tne Gern man rep
resentative expressed the same opinion,
and the French representatives took the
opposite view, ana SO 1t was declued 10
put the al ticle in the convention adopted
by the conference upon that question.
Whether that convention was ratified,
said MIR. Reed, had no bearing upon the
construction of the treaties. That was
the opinion of the German government
at that time, aud that was the opinion
of the attorney general of the United
States, and all were agreed.
Treaties that the advocates of the bill
were not contending for an interpreta-
tion differing from that held by the
attorney general, for Mr.. Olney's declara-
tion was contained in the opinion upon
an entirely different question, and no.
body ever contended that the giving OF
bounty by government was violation
of the favored nation clause. III 1t could
not be main ntained, that Germany mad vi
olated it, we had no right to discrlml-
nate in the violation Of our pledge to let
her products come into the United
States with no higher and other duties
than those imposed on the products oil
other countries.
AS to the attitude of the Ger
man government towards Amer
lean cattle and meats, Mr.. Wilson said
he was of the opinion that if the United
States had not imposed duty, Germany
would have paid no attention to an ocea-
sional case of Texas fever, even had it
been found to exist. Mr.. Wilson turned
attention to the statements made by
Mr.. Dingley, and asserted that he had
been expressly confirmed by the Ian
guage of the President, who said there
wa<in the treasury a comfortable sur
pluso $63, 600, COO, but as it was not in
gold it awaited nothing in meeting the
difficulties of the situation. The embar-
rassment and danger of the treasury was
it's predicament as a banker, not as
paymaster.
Amendments were then in order, and
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa offered an amend
ment ]eyying n tonnage tax OF 81 ton
on each vessel owned in whole or in part
nv subjects of any foreign government
entered at any port of the United States.
This. provision will apply only to YES
sells of such nations as shall in the
Judgment of the President. make or en-
force trade, or commercial, or pollce reg.
ulation, which prohibits or unfairly i'm
pedes the entrance or sale of any food OF
farm products produced III ana exported
from the United States.
After discussion the amendment was
rejected, 80 to 81.
Mr.. H opk1ns of Illinois offered the fol-
lowing: Provided that IN case any for
eian country shall make or permit un-
lust discrimination against the lmpor-
tation or sale in such country%ot any
nroduct of the United States, then the
duty mentioned in this act, as it affects
snch country, shall remain as fixed by
the law in force prior TO the passage of
this act.
amendment providing for the repeal of
the duty not to he had to imply the Uni
fed States surrendered any of its rights
under the treaties to offset the oountles
by the imposition of equivalent differ
ential duties whenever Congress deemed
If desirable to enforce them:
A rising vote upon MI. Dlngley's
amendment resulted, ayes 81, noes 116.
aTeIlersn said Mr.. Dingley, Il move
that theacommitte rise" cried Mr.. Will
son,aand report the bill to the House
without amendment;
This precipitated parliia1mSentthary p.i1 ne thy
the @ bin should be reported to the House
with the amendment By Mr. ;tIa plngley u y as s
pending, which would ensltle dae+ed ID 70 ba
tbe chairman and TIE bill SO reported.
- The vote on. Mr.. Dingley's amendment
resulted: Yeas, 112; nays, lot. Ihe