The Portland daily press., 1897-07-03

Both Provisions We're Finally Adopted
Though Debate on Reciprocity Was
Protracted Until Six O'clook-senatoI
Wellington Upholds His Prerogatives
in Matter of Patronage-.Request fo,
Definite Time for Vote Refused.
Washington, July 2.-Reciprocity and
retaliation were the two phases of the
tariff bill to occupy the attention of the
Senate today, to the exclusion of all other
subjects. Both provisions were agreed to,
although the debate on the reciprocity
clause was protracted to six p. m. Short,
ly before adjournment Mr.. Allison en-
deavored to secure an agreement on the
time for final vote, but Mr.. Teller
would not consent to fixing the time un-
TIL all proposed amendments had been
submitted to the Senate. AS Mr.. Allison
was not prepared to submit these amend
ments he withdrew his request and the
time for the final vote was left open, al
though there is still hope that it will be
reached tomorrow.
Ihe retaliatory clause provides that
whenever any country bestows an export
bounty on any article, then upon the i'm
portation of such article into the United
States there shall be levied in addition to
the duties provided by the act, an addi-
tional duty equal to the amount of the
bounty. The debate on the section dis
closed some difference of opinion on the
Democratic side, Mr.. Gray of Delaware
and Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky opposing
it, while Mr.. Caffery of Louisiana sup
ported it as a legitimate measure of self
preservation. Mr.. Gray dwelt upon the
effect of the clause in evading our treaty
obligations with Germany and Austria
The clause was agreed to 33 to 49, The
two Democratic Senators from Louisiana,
Caffery and McEnery, voting with the
Republicans in the affirmative.
The reciprocity clause empowers the
President with the advice and counsel of
the Senate to make reciprocity treaties
giving twenty per cent reduction in duties
on designated articles, or placing articles
on the free list. The amendment brought
out much opposition, Senators Mills.
Vest, Pettus, Teller and White, arguing
that it evaded the constitutional rights Of
the House of Representatives to partici-
pate in measures affecting revenue, while
Seniors Morgan, Gray and Chandler, de-.
Tended its legality and propriety. Late
in the day the vote was taken and the re-
ciprocity sclause was agreed to, 80 to 1S,
two Democrats, Gray and Morgan, voting
with the Republicans in the affirmative !.
Early in the day Mr.. Wellington, Re-
publican of Maryland, rising question
of personal privilege, vehenently upheld
his senatorial prerogative in the matter
of federal appointments.
Washington, July 2.-Senator Yelling
ton rose to question Of personal privilege
soon after the opening of the Senate TO-
day and in vehement voice referred to
publications concerning conflict said to
have taken place yesterday before the
committee on commerce in relation to the
appointment of A. B. H. Warner, Jr.,
! as consul to Leipsic.
Mr.. Wellington said the Maryland dele
cation were not opposed to him as stated,
but that they would stand with him in
this matter.
1t was false too, he asserted, that COD
f1ict with the governor of Maryland was
involved
1t was alleged that he had attacked
President Mckinley but this, too, he de-
clared, was false. The Senator said he
was for the administration and had
labored for it's triumph, accomplishing a
work in Maryland which he thought de-
served some consideration
eff the price of patronage is to be SER