The sun., 1897-08-31
NO rnrox, sAYs srrlroR FRYE.
a Rsply 20 Senator Chandler's Assertion en
the Discriminating Duty.

a Reply 90 Senator ChandIer's Assertion en
the Discrirainating Duty.
AUBURN, Me-, Aug. 30.-Senator Frye replied
last night to Senator Chandler's assertion that
the 10 per cent. discriminating duty In the Ding
Icy Tariff law was inserted through trick.
Senator Frye says that Senator Chandler is mis-
taken In some OF his facts and that certain of
his insinuations are not we'll founded" Senator
Frye says Of his brother Senator:
"He asserts that tho American Steamship
Company, assisted by an astute lawyer, under
took to induce the conference committee on tho
tariff bill to reform section %, and, by In.
nuendo, connects that company with tho rail.
roads in tho procurement Of the law as 1t now
stands. He says the result was secured by an
elaborate trick and that, of course, intelligent
mon like these conferrees must have been cog
infant Of II when they adopted IL.
Now, the Senator knows, personally and by
repute, all OF the members Of tho committee,
and cannot in good conscience charge them with
being ignorant dupes or cunning contrivists Of
elaborate tricks.
"As to facts, there was serious and long
continued attempt to induce the Senate Finance
Committee to adopt and report to the Senate n
substitute for section 90, the purpose being to
have 1t in such shape that 1t would DO effectual
In event Congress should conclude to resort to
discriminating duties for the revival Of our for
tena conVention Of oe RepubiicSns and az indorsod %
by it's candidate for the Presidency, without any
further legislation other than the abrogation OF
our commercial treaties.
1.-THE American Steamship Company. II such a
one exists. was not at all q promoter of this
scheme. Moro than six months ago, In view OF
the fact that the party In power was fully COM
mitted to the restoration of our merchant
ing shipowners and builders. both steam and
sail. representing the Pacific. the Atlantic, and
the lake interest, was formed. whose duty was
In tilrnt IN ha
to obtain the views OF men intelligent in this re-
gard, and come. IL possible. to some agreement
as to tho policy to be pursued, and as many legal
authorized to employ counsel, which it did.
This committee met many times In Now
York and In the rooms Of the Senate Committee
on Commerce discussed the various PROPOSE
conclusion up to the adjournment Of tho extra
session. was present at most of the meetings.
The projects considered were a bounty law. a
revision for efficacy of the postal subsidy law.
| tonnage tax. the proceeds to be appropriated to
the marine and discriminating duties.
There had been in all tariff laws for great
duty of 10 per cent. additional on ali dutisble
! goods brought into the country in foreign ships
| except from those countries with which we had
treaties. &c. or course. the law was q dcGd let
ter. for we had commercial treaties with all civ
ilized nations-I think thirty.nine In all.
Tho American Steamship Company had nc
! more connection with this movement than the
| yard. Arthur Sewall's, or the Lake Carriers
Association. As for the railroads never heard
| one mentioned at one OF the meetings, In any Of
tee. or how this amendment to section % wa,
secured l know nothing but that 1t was by Q
Legislative trick in the playing OF which tn!
conferrees were participants with knowledge
| tor. other than Mr.. Chandler, harbors for mo
ment such suspicion.