The herald., 1895-01-30
EBB OF A NATIONS FINANCE.


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| Germany. Mr.. Reed asked IL evidence had
been adduced to show that our meats had been
| excluded by Germany because we had i'm posed
this dinerentinl on her sugar.
| Whom this ADM nistrAtiOn came into power
| there was S107 ,000 600 in the treasury IN gold
| This was the surplus. since then the admins
tratlon mas borrowed $i17. 100000, makiag in
equsled the expenditures and the gold had
been paid out. there would be in place OF gold
the egnivalent IN greenpib, .s That ia the sit
one would have asked that the greenbacks
| should be retired from circulation.
the revenue equal to the exp snditnres. Do it
at once. We, on our side, are always ready to
sustain the government" Republican APP
plause.l
IN SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. COMBS, Democrat of New York, at this
punt sub nitted some figures TO sustain the
presidents statement in his message yesterday
that this generation had paid enough OF the
debts Of the war In 1865 the debt was 81 $780,
00o,0o0. Since then 100000 OF bonds
had been Issued. This generation had since
that time paid an average of S200,OO0,cOO a
year, toisl o So 579, SOC, 9O5 in principal and
interest, exclusive of millions of dollars worth
OF war claims
After some further debate by Mr. Turner.
Democrat Of Georgia. in reply to Mr.. Reed, Mr.
Wilson closed the general debate with a brief
speech in which he denied that he had said
that. Germany had not discovered diseased
meat among our exports Sporadic cases OF
disease would naturally be discovered but,
putting together Germanys protest against
this DUTY before the passage OF the tariff act
with her subsequent act In prohibiting the fur
tner I'm portation of our meat, he reiterated the
belief no one Can doubt the one was the cause
of the other.
Proceeding to challenge Mr.. Dingley's state
ment, his (Milsons) views of the cause of the
treasury's distress was antagontstic TO that OF
the president, he quoted MI. Cleveland's words
yesterday. that there was q comfortable snr-
plus OF 1853 900 600 in the treasury but it was
not In gold; and therefore did not meet the
present difficulty. In conclusion Mr.. Wilson
expressed the hope that this bill would pass
both h uses OF congress and become q law.
. The bill was then read for amendment under
the hve- minute rule. The amendment of Hep
burn to authorize the preiident to imp Sc by
proclamation tax OF 81 per ton on the vessels
OF countries which made or enforced regua-
food products was lost--69 TO 80.
An amendme nt offered by Hopkins, Republi-
tinuing the differential duty against such coun-
tries or their dependencies as made or permit
ted unjust dis elimination against any products
of the United States, was opposed by Wilson on
the ground that it meant retaliation not reci-
procity, and would complicate the bill and rem
der its enactment into a law at this session i'm
possible.
THE AMENDMENT LOST.
Hopkins argued that If the bill, without some
such amendment, should become law 1t would
place us at the m Grey of Germany The amend
ment was lost, 80 to l0I.
HIT, Republican,, of Illinois. offered an
difsrcntal on refined sugar. He declared this
was the diferential imposed solely for the BEN
eht OF the sugar trust, and made an earnest ar
gument in favor of striking it out of the tariff
act along with the differential against sugar
bountg paying countries.
Mr.. Wilson said that 1t would crafty him IL
this amendme mt could be adopted and the bill
become law bull he realized this amendment,
II adopted, would defeat the bill. He there
fore asked his fri,nds to vote down the amend
trust could defeat the bill, striking off the one
tenth on sugars from bounty paying countries,
nrst BY killing 1t on the square and second by
Loading the bill with amendments so it could
not pass the senate.
"lhe gentleman from West virginia." said
Mr.. Hit, once said on thi, for. just before
the taxing of famous and fatal vote that the
still think sop
II am Obliged" replied Mr.. Wilson, ITO
answtr In the line OF my previous remarks, and
whenever man has his hand at my throat |
and can only remove II one finger at time.
shall do So [Appause.l
hoping thu bill will pass the senate"
"Ha, the gentleman a letter in his pocket?
suggested Mr.. Hit: and the house laughed at
this allusion 10 the letter sent by the president
to Mr.. Wilson after the passage OF the tariff bill
The amendment was lost, s5 to 1O5, by a
trlct party vote.
ditional section, declaring the repeal of this !
United States surrendered her right. under the
favored nation clause OF her treaty. to impose
d fferentlais as TO meet export b0unties given
by foreign counties which were pal ties to such
treaties.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC SPEAKER.
Mr. Henderson, Repu blican of Iowa. at this
point got the floor and delivered the speech |
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