The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-10

existing treaties. as he supposed the
treaties would have Z be annuhed to make
Senator Frye. OF Maine. says he does
not believe that, as adopted. IL repeats
section Abs Of the Revised Statutes, IN
der which the president has extraordinary
powers touching reciprocal rights. and that
neither the conference committee nor con-
gress intended 10 provide by this law an
invldious distinction as TO the commercial
relations OF our country with others.
The other replies contain various refer
ences TO the manner in which the bill was
passed, some complaining that 1t was
rushed through" others that IL was
Struggled in and denying knowledge OF
the clause In question.
The Author Of the Section.
The author OF this famous section has
at last been discovered and is Congress
man James A. Tawney, of Winona. Mimi,
representing the First Minnesota district.
The Chicago Times-Herald says Of him:
For weeks the unknown statesman who
was responsible for section y Of the Ding
ley tariff bin has been praised by the press.
commended by the public, blessed by the
railroad men OF the country and set upon
by Canadians as a meddler and an estop-
per OF industry. 1t is safe TO say that he
is cxecrated by the Canadian Pacific road.
hut there are those in this country who
say he Is one OF the greatest and shrewd-
est statesmen in America and that he
richly deserves to be president Of the Uni
ted States before he dies.
Mr.. Tawney is the son Of a blacksmith.
At Is he entered his fathers shop and
learned the trade Of blacksmithing. Then
he took up mechanics and mastered that
trade. He worked at the bench until he
was % and then he began 10 read law at
night when he was free from the neces-
sity OF labor. For two years he studied
thus unaided. Then he entered the law
office OF Bentley a. Vance. of Winona, his
own town. In one year he was admitted
TO the bar and then took course In the
law school Of the University Of Wiscon-
sin. In 1880 Mr.. Tawney was elected to
the state senate. Six years ago he was
elected TO congress, and has been twice re-
elected. He is a Republican. and one of
the quistest members of the house.
Mr.. Tawneys suggestion will save no
end Of business TO the railroads of the
United States. How valuable the privilege
IS may be gathered from the squlrming OF
the Canadian Pacific road, which got most
OF the traffic No man in Minnesota is as
big today as Congressman Tawney. and he
is just a. years Old.
The Duty Is suspended.
TACOMA, Sept. s.--The collection OF the
10 per cent. discriminating duty on foreign
importation, which has caused a howl to
SO up from importers doing business IN
this district. and which has been the
means of OBTAINING considerable freight at
this port. has for the time beng been sus-
pended, Deputy Collector Huson received
orders TO this effect To-Day from the head
OF the department az Washington.
THIS news vii be received with delight
by many importers. The collector has
been requiring as security the deposit OF
certified cheek sufficient TO cover the
amount Ok the discriminating duty This
ruling caused the delay Of several heavy
raportaticns coming through thls relt.
particularly affecting IN that way the car
so brought here from China and Japan.
the latter part II iast month. Between
2e0o and go chests Of tea brought on the
Columbia are STA IN the ocean sheds. de-
.2yed ~ thls question.
aaet a.s. ..sssv tn Avoid Et.
The announcement Of the suspension Of
the duty was the cause q renewal cf dis
cussion IS % its or. .aal and ultimate eff
feet. Autaoay T. Prize. head q the
Northern Pacific agency. said that Il the
discriminating clause stands it VIII mean
the killing % the Northern Pacific steam
er Hne ana the diversion Of all inward
bound traffic across the Pacific 20 naes
operating American bottoms. The steam
ers % the Northern Pzcifc line. re SAYS
cannot Re placed under the American nag
some thought that probably the new al
la had originated from and been proEul-
gated by the management q American
bottoms running out & California 70 for
eisn Pacific ports. With the hope % aTlv-
ing The tfsGe Il competing foreign craft
inta the.r hands
ID was suggested BY a we5i-posted citizen
On the discussions that the discriminating
duty conia ~ evades by foreign vessels IN
rae trans Fac &c trade by landing their
freight al Victoria o. some other nearby
British Columbia port anA theS shiunlug
the same into the United States on Pazet
scuu6 OF elsewhere along the Coast IN
American steamers engaged in euassfs-
ana foreign fwaae in American ana Brit
ish Columbian waters Tals yVould he
sa.6 entail a83Itcuni expenss and so-aa
eslay tn Forwarding freight bUt probably
a8rnif ~ TIE euferlnE % goods az a figure
auu-erlsh1v below TIE discriminating dutT
caarrsR- TnGfr thss method. ne arEae5
freight novs landed cn tNe Sound from
trans Rc4Eo steamers sud reshlrpei -
So destination az san Francisco might Be
iansef n Victoria loaded thsre into
American steamers. Ar6 carried frto Uncle
sans territory under the Stars and
strsr@s and with Immunity from the Dis
eliminating tax.