The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-01
RAPID WORK
Done on tho Tariff Decentralization
Treaty Provision In the House Bill
Rsstored-TinNnee Committee Reports n
RrcIprocItv ClaHue.

Done on tho Tariff Msasure-IIRwRiian
Treaty Provision In the House Bill
Rsstored-Tlnancc Committee Reports n
Reciprocity Clause.
WASHINGTON d. c., June SO.-As q
result of the rapid work on the tariff
bill to-day, the close Of the long debate
In the senate and the final vote on the
bill is felt to be very near at hand.
Two OF the most important provisions
those relating to the Hawaiian treaty
OF reciprocity and the duty on coal-
were perfected to-day while another
source OF much conflict, the reciprocity
section, was matured by the finance
committee and presented TO the senate.
Aside from these larger items, q great
many minor ones which have caused
more or less conflict, were disposed Of
The Hawaiian provision of the house
bill was restored after brief debate and
without the formality OF a vote, This
has the effect of leaving the Hawaiian
treaty OF reciprocity in full force and
effect. During the day Mr., Turpie,
Qnd) spoke in support OF the amend
inent for q two per cent tax on inher-
itance. His speech was notable for It's
picturesque metaphors and the Viru-
ience OF his denunclation of the pend
ing bill
frequently made as to the straits OF tho
United States treasury, its insolvency
and bankruptcy. Such statements were
unwarranted and tended only TO shake
public confidence. To-day there. was a
large surplus IN the treasury, the last
official statement showing $l3b,OOO,OOO
available cash balance.
In sarcastic tones, Mr.. Turple declnr-
ed that the tariff bill was the joint pro-
duct OF TWO partles-one the party that
had come into power last November;
the other the party In office. one was
q merCenary organizations the other po-
lItlcnl, and both had entered into n
compact for tarlff bill Neither branch
had any anxiety az 10 the treasury or
the amount Of the deficit, except as II
served political ends.
RECIPROCITY pRoYIsIoN.-Fol-
lowlngis the full text OF the reciprocity
provision OF the tnrirf bill agreed upon
by the senate committee on finance, and
introduced in the senate to-day by Mr..
Allen:
strike our section 3, nnd insert the
following;
"sccll0n 5.-Thnt whenever the
President Of the United States with q
View u secure reciprocal trade with
foreign countries, Bhnll within the per-
iOd of two years from and after the
pnssnga of this act, enter into CONNER
clnl treaty or treaties with any other
country or countries concerning the dd-
msich into any sucft country or cotfn-
tries ot the goods, wares and morchnn-
disc of the United stalos aud lhelr use
and disposition therein, deemed to be-
for the interests Of the United states
and IN such treaty or trentles In con-
sldprlllon OF the ndvnntngoa acCrulng
10 the Unltod states thercfrom, shall
provide FOR the reduction during n spc-
lied period not exceeding flve yenra nr
tho dulloa Imposed by this act, to the
extent " not moro than twenty per
cent thereof upon such goOdH, wares OF
merchandise ms may he designated
therein OF the country or countries with
witch such trenty or treaties shall be
mndp as In this section provided for, or
shall provide for the trunerpr during
such period from the dutinhlc llst OF
this act To the free llst thereof uf such
goods wares nnd mcrchnhdEu, the nat
urnl products Of such foreign country
or countflra aud not Of the United
States and shall provide for Tho rclon-
tnn upon the free llst NJ this act dur
lnU u specified period not exceeding nvr
years VI such goods wares and mer.
ehaHdHp nov Included M said flee itHt
nH may hc doslglntpd lhoroln and when
any such treaty shall have hocn duly
htnCl aud public proclamation made
Nccorllngly thru ana thereafter tho du.
Ties which shall be collected by tho
United Hlnica unuu amy uf the deslg
,nnicd goods wntcg and mOtChnndlHy n
1rum The foreign country with which
such tituiy has been made shall durlnu