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

existing treaties. as he supposed the
ii operative.
Senator Frye, OF Maine. says he does
not believe that, as adopted, 1t repeats
section A. 2s 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
invldlous distinction as to the commercial
relations OF our country with others.
The other replies contain various refer
enceS 10 the manner In which the bill was
passed. some complaining that it was
rushed through" others that 1t was
''smuggied in" and denying knowledge of
the clause in question
The Author % 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 p OF the Ding
ley tariff ball 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 n1eddler and an estop-
per of industry. II is safe TO say that he
lis execrated by the Canadian Pacific road.
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 o. and then he began to read law at
night when be was free from the neces-
slty OF labor. For two years he studied
thus unaided. Then he entered the law
office OF Bentley * Vance, of Winona, his
own town. In one year he was admitted
to the bar and then took a course in the
law school of the University OF Wiscon-
sin. In 1850 Mr.. Tawney was elected TO
the state senate. Six years ago he was
elected to congress, and has been twice re-
elected. He IS Republican. and one Of
the quietest members OF the house.
Mr.. Tawney's suggestion viii save no
end Of business TO the railroads of the
United States. How valuable the privilege
Is may be gathered from the squirming of
the Canadian Pacific road. which got most
OF the traffic. No man il Minnesota is as
big today as Congressman Tawney. and he
Is just AZ years old.
The Duty Is Suspended.
Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
TACOMA. Sept. 9.-The collection OF the
10 per cent. discriminating duty on foreign
Importation, which has caused 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 tine being been sus-
pended. Deputy Collector Huson received
orders 10 this effect today from the head
OF the department at Washington.
This news viii be received with delight
BY many importers The collector has
boon requiring as security the deposit OF
certlfted check sufficient 10 cover the
amount OF the discriminating duty. This
ruins caused the delay OF several heavy
inportati0ns coming tarough this PERI.
particularly affecting IN that way the car
80 brought here from China and Japan.
tee latter part OF last month. Between
2.o0 ana 1000 chests Of tea brought en- the
Columbia are san IN the ocean sheds, de-
.ayed ~ this question.
4.Hrrs utla nov to Avoid Ii.
The announcement or the suspension Of
the duty was the cause Of renewal OF dis
cuSslon as 20 It's origin and ultimate e.
feet Anthony T. Price, head Of the
Northern Pacific agency. said that X the
discriminating clause stands. * VIII mean
TIE killing OF ,ho Northern FEc4dc steam
er line and thc diversion Of all inward
bound traffic across the Pacific 20 N1es
operating American bottoms TIE steam
earnct ~ plAced under the American flag
Same thought thar probably the new tar
t3 had crlzin&ted frorn and been prornuI-
sated by the Hsana cement OF American
bottoms running cat q California 20 for
ef~n Pacific ports, with the hope OF drfv-
iug ghe trade ~ competing foreign craft
trto gheir bands
81 was suggested by wali-Doste6 citizen
81 thc discussions that the d.scTiTul natlug
duty cral5 be cva}e3 by foreign vessels IN
the tr8nz-Raclfic trade by landing their
EAt az Victoria or Soree other nearby
BRITISH Columbia port ard then shipping
the same into the United States on Puget
sound or elsewhere along Tie Coast Ia
American steamers engaged ga coaet.~x
ara fcre gu tra6s tu American ami Brit
fsh Columbian waters. This would ne
rast entail ad3stoEc1 expense and Sorue
DELAY i1 fs-wAr3srs freight but p-ooahiy
admit 80 tte eEt.- ot -e5s az g 8E.ire
aHu-e-sah.E heiew t-s 31u4astIr- ausv
charses. T-n5.~ this methu8 ne argued.
frszat uov landed on tae SQUAD from
tsans- Fae.fc steamers aH1 reshtppaa -
fts destination 80 san Francisco. might be
landed a. Victoria loaded taere inta
American steamers. ard carried {utc Uncle
sans territory anfer IRE stars ana
ssrspsss ard with immunity from the DIS
terminating tax.