New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-07

MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT AND REPORT OF
THE SECRETARY OF sTATE-wHAT HAS BEEN
DONE TO WARN AND PROTECT AMERICAN
FIsHERMEN-THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION
OF CANADA.
WASHINGTON, April 6-The following mes
sage the House Of Representatives, to-day by
! the President; >-,--.-
In answer TO resolution Of the House OF Representa-
ves Of the 18th OF March, relating to the fisheries in
British waters transmit report from the Secretary OF
state and the papers which accompanied it, and have
to state that the commanding officer OF the naval steamer
his attention. should circumstances require IT, to
MT Se British i laws aecas the fisheries With BRITISH
Jurisdiction with view TO preventing so far as II may
states the first article OF the treaty between the United
states and Great Britain Of 1873 in force relating
to the fisheries within British jurisdiction any Illegal
United States. L. g. GRANT.
Washington March 81, 1870.
OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
The Secretary State reports that nothing official the
subject OF the Fisheries has yet reached him except some
communications from COnsulGenera in Canada, Mr..
Dart One Of these dispatches ncosed copy OF the bill
relating to the Fisheries and introduced into the Canadian
Parliament, which bill had passed to second reading
the 22d Of February last. These communications
contain all the information in the premises which has
reached the Department through official channels In.
formal Geographic reports or summaries to the same
effect have, however, appeared in the public prints
with reference 10 the steps taken to pro-
tect the interests or citizens or the united
States and to secure to them the privileges
which they have heretofore enjoyed in the nshOre she
res It's proper to state that IN the absence OF Off
cial announcement from the British Government of
proposed change the practice of granting licenses TO
foreign fishermen, this Department Is not aware OF
steps having been taken in anticipation of such conn-
gency but learning that stringent measures might be
adopted by the authorities of the Dominion of Canada to
exclude all foreign fishing vessels from the inshore fshe
ries unless provided with licenses the Secretary OF the
Navy directed by the President to cause small,
active naval steamer to be sent at the beginning OF tho
approaching fishing TO the waters in which these
fisheries chiefly carried for the purpose OF warning
and protection to the fishermen OF the United States.
The documents incOsed show that Sir John A. Me-
Donald stated In the Dominion Parliament that he had
already announced that it the intention OF the Gov
to issue licenses TO foreign fishermen,
and they taking every step possible TO protect the
fisheries
The bill commences with a preamble as follows ::
Whereas IL is eXpedIent for the effective protec
ton OF the inshOre fisheries OF Canada against inter
ference by foreigners, TO amend the act entitled, IAN
respecting fishing by foreign vessels" and repeats
the third section Of the act that foreign vessels shall
not approach of the fishing shores nearer than three
marine miles, without license the penalty being the
forfeiture OF such vessels.