The New York herald., 1866-04-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, April, 10, 1860.


DEFINING POSITIONS
Mr.. CnASIER, (dem.) Of n. " stated that II he had
been present yesterday when the taken the
CIVIL Rights bill he would in the negative
Mr.. DEroGs rep) OF Mich, stated that he had been
called out by unavoidable business yesterday and was
absent but twenty minutes; when he came back
the bill was passed. Any one who knew him knew that
he would have lodged the question IL he had been
present; he would have voted faye"
TIKI ASSASSINATION REwARDa
Mr. DAVIS, trrp) Of Mass, offered resolution, which
adopted. directing the Secretary Of War to furnish
the House with the findings OF the Commission in the
of TIE awards for the captos of Booth and Harold
FOREIGN DECORATIONS y OUR NAVAL orpcERs
Mr. CULLos, (rop.) Of ILL., from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported back two joint resolutions OF
She Senate authorizing Admiral Pauldng and Commo-
Of Italy In recognition Of their service rendered to the
fngate Re dIaiia, which were considered and passed
PRoPosED AMENDMENT OF RULES.
Mr. PAINE, tep) Of Wis, asked leave TO offer resou-
zion nsructng The Committee Rules to inquire into
the rules that when the Ho shall have under
consideration bill joint resolution returned by the
order :. 80
Objection was made
IDAHO.
Mr.. HiGBy rep) Of Cal, from the Committee on
Mines and Mining, reported back the resolution recon-
mendng the removal Of the United states branch mint
ai Charlotte, ~ c. TO Boise City, Idaho Territory and
moved its reference to the Committee on Ways and
Means 1t was referred.
DUTY
Mr. EcKIEY repl of Ohio presented joint resolution
Of the General Assembly OF the State OF ONO asking
unconditional duty on woo, which was referred TO the
Committee on Ways and Means
COAST SURVEY FOR 1865
Mr. LATHAM (rep) OF W. Va, from the Committee on
Printing, reported q resolution print thousand
extra copies Of Coast Survey for the year scv Tor
Distribution BY the Superintendent, and fifteen hundred
copes for distribution by members Adopted.
DRAwHnDGE ACGoSs tn. POTOMAC.
Mr. IScx' SOL lrep) Of ILL.,, introduced bin 10 auho-
rize the construction Of q drawbrdge In the aqueduct
across the Potomac rver ct Georgetown, d. G., which
vas read twice and referred 70 the Committee on the
sIIIxs or LOYAL c1rzEss roR PROPERTY ulzxp pr THE
Mr. FAnounAR rep) of Ind, offered resolution,
whi.h adopted requssting the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs inquire into the expcdency OF authorizing
she Quartermasters Department TO audit and pay the
persona property sez and appropriated by rebels
under Morgan in Indiana and Ohio In July, 1853
ruE sofDryzs'
Mr. AILEy, trepl Of Mass from the Post once Com.
mittes reported provide that the Soldiers In
liyidual Memorial shall be carried through the malls at
the usual rate Of printed matter 1t was considered
Mr. RAYMOND (rspD Of N. ", obtained permission q
make report nom the Committee Foreign Anairs.
He stated that days . resolution referred
70 that commsc calling on the Secretary Of the Navy
send armed vcnes 70 the fisheries adjacent ~ the
British provincoA He was instructed 70 make pre-
hminAry report. might be Of scmc interest 70 the
House 70 state the circumstances which hsd made
she present attention 10 this subject mattel
Of nec ssty. II grew out Of the sbrogation o
sish, Of Ike Anencsns 70 p"r,aie in the Ssherss Of
the coast OF Newfoundland had been enjoyed In com
with the other conists previous 10 their ndepend
encc and had been recogn xed existing right by
shs treaty OF l7ss hwS not conceded privilegs
granted. but right admitted and recognized rgh
under that treaty The Americans bad continued 70 nsi
there I'll the war OF 1914 BY the treaty Of 1914 pro
vision had been made for the subject the American
having been srprsssly instructed By their government
not 10 allow the right Of fishing the coast To be drawn
Into question at all Tho MISTER had been therefore LEI
had he afv nf
which admitted their night IN nsh; hut disturbance
had occurred between the rival nsbcrmsn whch Ice
acting on the part of the United states government u,
that convention the Amer renounccd and receives
British Provinces Thai was not oonoession by Grca
Britain nor restricting of any right or any privilege
II was the Remuneration by the uni,.d states of ,h
absolute night participate In those hshsrcs which tn
United States had enjoyed from the beginning, an
which bad been expressly recognzei previous 20 th
treaty OF 1854 The United States had renouDcei Ia
right Of fishing within league Of the
under the conv ention Of ISIS The Americans still con
when tbs Provincial government, claimed the rgil
20 exclude American fishermen 70 ereaice extent tha
shree niles from the coast putting upon thai clause A
entirely ncw Interpretation. namely that the line b.
winch the three miles 10 he measured was 10 b
drawn from beaaland Tn beaiand of ali tho bays son
the coast including the great Bay Of Fundy the bay
Chslear Nortbumbcrlsbd straits, the STRAIT Of Cansc
Sc That would have excluded American hsherme
frum ~ the mort valuable fishing grouDfs on tina
coast The American government nsver admitted IN
Justice OF that interpretation In ls5 ny aremonstranc
cfNr stevenson the then minister 70 England the mat
Ter uas brought 10 the attention of the British govern
rncui A case then made up BY the provinces
sutborItlcs and Submitted IN the las officers
lbs crown ON that the law officers decide
two poiuts:--nrst that the ,resty " iTs3 vas 81
aulled By the war Of 1872 and the tresty .
t.sII second that the claim W draw N
\ 40 from bcsdIaud to beadland of the grez
b.ys Was good Both points rer
\ cIded against the American claim but IN
acr,cso government refused rsognre that decisior
L.,J ,he pr,ush government waived II In 1st5; tha
rhe nsheries vent on The Americans enjoyed them .
a. nmon With the ProvinciAls after the conventio
cl ISIS until the Rsiprocity treaty Of 1854 BY tina
resiy Americans again admitted 70 the exercise
sc right aud allowed 70 nah along the coast WIN
rre aais Of the esse uIi tbs Rsciprocty treaty wa
shrosated The American h<hermsn vers nov fhrov
bp.s 90 the rghu which they .snjcyee prsvlgvA6p