The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-03

treaty obligations with at least two
European countries. Germany and
Austria Hungary. He read the protest
OF Baron Won Thielmann. the German
ambassador. and Baron Won Wengel-
mulled, the Austrian minister, against
the proposed discriminatory duty.
Mr. CafIery of Louisiana differed with
Mr.. Gray, arguing that no breach OF
International obligations was involved
and that retaliation of this character
was in the nature of self-preservation
to which any country could resort when
lis industries were threatened by the
payment of foreign export bounties.
MI White, of California, argued that
if Germany had the right to give an
export duty which in effect operated
against the United States, the United
States should adopt measures to offset
this, and he would not even call it re-
taliatory.
/ Mr.. Chandler. of New HAMPSHIRE.
said he would vote for the retaliatOry.
clause with extreme reluctance He
had been told that Germany would be-
gin course of commercial warfare
against the United States and he
would make sacrifices 10 prevent fric-
ton between the empire of Germany
and the United States. But the SEN
ator said he did not see how this re-
taliatory clause could be avoided if the
protective character of the bill was
TO be preserved. The retaliatory clause
was agreed to, 33-19. Two Democrats,
Caffery and McEnery of Louisina.
and Messrs Allen and Kyle voted with
the Republicans in the affirmative and
Messrs. Mantle and Teller with the
democrats in the negative.
me reciprocity section was next con-
sidered, Mr.. Allison offering the new
provision. the purport of which has
been heretofore given. It was changed
slightly by providing that the reci-
procity treaty be made by and with
the consent of the senate"
In brief. the section authorizes the
president to negotiate commercial
treaties to extend more than five years
and granting reduction of the duties
imposed by this act. to the extent of
not more than 20 De,- cent thereof" or
for the transfer during that period of
designated articles from the dutiable
to the free list. being the natural prod
ucts of such foreign countries and not
the United States.
Mr.. Mills of Texas stated in few
words that the proposed amendment
sought to deprive the house of repre-
sentatives of. its constitutional right to
originate and participate in all revenue
measures.
Mr.. Vest took the same view, while
Mr.. Allison and Mr.. Hoar contended
that the participation of the house in
the passage of this bill was an author
ization of the treaties. Mr.. Vest spoke
of the assaults of this bill on Ger
many, Japan, Argentina and other
countries, and declared that not one of
these countries could want a rec;proc-
ity treaty with us after being thus as
saulted.
Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky referred to /
-
Gals to cities of the United States with I
a view TO encouraging trade, and said /
it would be futile when the American 4
people by this bill turned their backs .
on the rest of the world and made COM
nerca a crime.
Mr.. Morgan said the United States
supreme court had passed upon the /
clauses of the Mckinley law
and had held that itsin no way disre-
garded the rights of the house of rep
resentatives.
The reciprocity provision, he said, re-
duced the severity of the bill and he
would support it.
Mr.. Gray supported the reciprocity
amendment. saying the treaties con-
templated We're clearly within the
treaty making power.
Mr.. Teller argued that a grave ques-
lion was involved in taking from the
cooperate in making reciprocity treat
es. 1t was too grave question to be
brought into the senate during the
losing hours of the tariff debate. The
senator said he wanted to vote for some
'eciprocity clauses. but not for one in
of the constitution.
The reciprocity clause was agreed to
80 to 1S-two Democrats. Gray and
Morgan. and Messrs. Harris of Kansas
md Heitfeld, Populists, voting with the
in the affirmative. and
iessrs. Teller and Stewart with the
Democrats in the negative. Just be-
ore adjourning Mr.. Allison tried TO Sc
ure an agreement on a time for a final
'ote, but Mr.. Teller said it was useless
o try to fix a time for vote until SEN
tors knew what amendments were to
'e proposed.
At o'clock the senate adjourned.