The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-06
Reciprocity Clause Of The DineIey Law
Never Meant to Be Operative.
THE PROOF OF THIS Is EASILY HAD
Report on the Texas Volunteer
Guard Hn. been Forwarded to
Congress by Secretary Root.
Especial to The post.)


Washington. February 5.-The reciproci-
ty clause in the Dingley act, which the
republicans we're wont to point to with
so much JUNCTION while this bill was BEING
framed, seems--in the light OF subsequent
events--to have been put in there only as
a "blind.r The advocates OF protection
claimed. II will be remembered. that this
clause would force unfriendly nations to
make commercial concessions to US ana
under THIS pretext the import duties on the
manufactured products OF the East ann
other republican strongholds as well as
upon vol Tin when OHIO is so gre3tly
] m,erested) were lirted 10 prohioloVe
| figure. As already stated, ii seems now
| tnat these import outles have come 1,
stay, for studied inac;ion by the senate
| ON the commercial treatts which were
formulated under this clause OF the Ding.
Hey bill makes this provision Imperative.
/ The commercial treaty with the Argentine
Republic will expire this week and the
prediction is being freely made by demo
Gratis that the treaty Will not be renewed
4 This will enable Ohio wool growers "
have the field all 10 themselves and will
effectually shut out Argentine wool with
which 1t comes in competition. CONNER
cial treaties with numebr Of Southern
republics are about to lapse by limitation
and win be treated, it Is expected, in the
same way. The commercial treaty with
France drawn up under this favored clause
in the Dingley bill will expire March "a
unless ratified by the senate Everything
points to its being allowed TO lapse, The
effect of this want OF action on the part
OF the republicans will be 10 subject our
exports to France to the maximum rate OF
hon ula,s. - /.
and will impose upon their imports to THE
country the maximum rate OF duty and
hence make IL impossible for them TO find
entry here This will leave the American
field entirely to the American producers
and manufacturers. without single re-
straining hand and serve to further
strengthen and build up trusts. There Is
great danger that such course may prove
disastrous to the cotton seed industry anc
its by-products. as FRANCE not so yer,
long ago placed prohibtive duty on thes,
products which it only. after considerable,
persuasion, consented to remove
! The State Of Texas has S24S men In it
r militia organization, according to III
: latest report made to the adju;ant geu
4 eral of the United States army. which wa
; transmitted today to congress by secre
tary Of War Root. General and regimcnta
staff 30. cavalry 1911, light battery 21O. IN
faltry 1858, signal corps "A, available 70
military duty 100000.
: The comptroller OF the currency toda
. approved The application of w r. Smith
c. A. oKeefe F.. NJ Greene, ]. II. Wolff
n ana ]. S. Hooper to establish the City Ma
tional bank of Colorado. Texas. with
\ capital OF $4,000.
:. Comptrhller Dawes today approved tn
: following banks as reserve agents fc
; Texas hanks; Merchants La Clede Nation
r al Of ST! Louis for Greenville Nation,
It of Greenville; whitney National of Ne
y Orleans, for First National OF Hubhar
CITY; Seaboard National OF New York an
= First National OF Houston TO- First M
Il tioual of Mexla.
$ A postofice has been established at ste
70 well, Chambers county, Texas, and Wesle
Hunefelt appointed postmaster. H..
The civil service commission today mad
y public the following dates that examin;
: lions may be taken in Texas during Il
1t spring of 1900: Ell Paso. April IS, Flo
l. Worth. March 80 and April II; Housto
d April.4 and II; Laredo April A. San al
tonic. April 2 and III Waco April a.
Matilda Morrison of Fort Worth hi
been granted a widows pension OF sl2 p
month