The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-19
US. SENATE KEPT BUSY
PRIATTONS AND THE MILITARY
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tons committee, took occasion to make a
detailed statement of the appropriations
for the present congress. He was led to
do this, he said, by many criticisms of
the reckless eXtrava gance of this con-
gress. The situation, he said, was quite
bad enough without exaggerating it. He
figured that the appropriations woull
total 1854, lis, 595, exclusive of the sinking
fund requirement of So, 100000, against
1857, 150, 1862 for the current year. In the
course of his remarks he fired some / .
shots at the minority for prating of
economy and not helping to uphold the
hands of himself and others when they
were trying to keep appropriations down
GAGE AND RUSSIAN SUGAR.
In speaking today of his recent order.
interposing a~countervailing duty upon
Russian sugars, Secretary Gage said:
1T is not a question of what the man
ufacturerS desire or think ought to be.
1t is not question of what the sugar
ref1ners or our best raisers desire or
think ought to be- 1t is question
purely of law and fact. The secretary
law-not to make law The late decision
as to the liability of Russian sugarato
pay countervailing duty based on the
departments apprehension of the, law
and facts. The board of general APP
pra1sers is body constituted by con-
gress especially to hear and judicially
determine disputes of law and fact grow
ing out of disputes over the custom laws
Our own citizens take their grievances
there, the importers of Russian sugar
may take their grievances there. The
way is open for the prompt hearing and
determination of their appeal if made
1t lies with them to consent by silence
or to seek a judicial review through the
avenue that our laws provide
The secretary has received a number
of inquiries in regard to his recent ac-
ton, and today he sent answers sub
stantially as follows
In reply to your letter of the 16,h
inst, relative to countervailing duty of
Russian sugars, l have to inform you
that, after careful consideration of the
effects of the Russian law, and regula
lions upon the price of that commodity
for home consumption and the price for
expectation, as eXenplified in reports
from our consular officers in Russia, this
department has arrived at the conclusion
that Russia indirectly pays or bestows
bounty on the export of sugars within
the meaning of section of the act of
July "a, 1897, and consequently that it
was my duty under the law to proclaim
the net amounts Of such bounties for
the assessment of additional duties,
which was done by department circular
Of No 10 of Feb. IA, 1861 1t is to be
regretted that the Russian minister of
finance should have considered this ac-
ton in the light of discrimination on
our part against the Russian commerce
have withdrawn from our imports into
Russia, the privileges of the conventional
tariff of that country to which the Unit
ed States is entitled under The most
favored nation clause in cir treaty of
commerce and navigation with Russia
of 1892
THE allegation of discrimination ap-
pears to be unfounded in view of the
fact that sugars coming from other
bounty-paying countries, such as France
Germany, Belgium the Netherlands.
ETC., are subjected to additional duties
under said section s. and that unless
the above stated determination of this
department is reversed by a competent
tribunal. the exemption of Russian
sugars from additional duty would right
~ be regarded by the other bounty-pay-
ing countries as discrimination against
them, and in favor of Russia.
ut is hoped that upon proper pres
entation of the matter to the Russian
government by our department of state
the reputed order of the Russian min
lister of finance will be revoked
SAMPSON AND sCHLEY.
Senator Hale. Cha rman of the senate
committee on naval affairs, today intro
duced a bill for tie revival of the grade
of vice-admiral in the navy, and author
izing the president to appoint two rear
admirals to that office. The bill is in the
interests of Admirals Sampson ard
Schley and is intended to aid in solving
the problem of their promotion as well
as of other officers who served with them
in the Spanish war
Senator Hale also introduced the fol-
lowing joint resolution of thanks to Ad-
miral Sampson, in accordance with the
presidents recent recommendation:
THAT in accordance with the provision
of section 1903, of the revised statutes
the thanks of congress and of the Ameri-
can people are hereby rendered to Rear
Admiral VIM 7. Sampson, United States
navy, and 'commander-in-chief of the
United States naval force of the North
Atlantic station, during the late war with
Spain, and to the officers and men under