The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-13
DOMINION OF CANADA.
Discussion on the Abduction Of tho Americaa
from London, Ontario Representations To
Be Mado to Great Britain and the United
6tates-The Tea and Coffee Tariff

OTTAWA, Canada, Juno II, 1871
In the House last night Mr.. BLAKE asked the gov
= ernment to convey to the House any informatlon
In their possession In reference to the statement
contained in the Press to the enact that person
has been seized In open day In the city OF Londos,
Ontario, and carried. to the American side az
whether there had been any communication on tho
subject with the United States or imperial govern.
ment. Rails In
Sir JOHN A. MACDONALD replied that few DAYS
ago the government was informed by telegraph Of
the arrest Of o party In the manner men,
toned In the newspapers, and Instructions
were at once given to send down dep0-
sitions and statements OF facts and EVIL
dence. These papers were received yesterday
and upon them report had been prepared and
submitted to Her MajeStys Minister at Washing
ton, In order that representations In the matter
might be made to the United States government
Sir FRANCIS HINCKs moved that the House 90 In
committee on the resolution for the repeal Of the
tea and coffee duties. He explained that the resO-
lutions now proposed that all Tea and cofreo Inn
ported r0m any other country other than the
United States should come In duty free, but that
similar duty should be charged on those articles
posed on tea ana coffee imported IRON places other
than places OF Its production.
was violation oftreaty obligations with the United
states, by which We were bound not to make any
in rssaaDry sssasn and dd 0i not
we should impose burdens on our people because
Mr county burdens on theirs
ana free trade" being raised whenever any tarf4
question was discussed. The people OF the United
States legisated for the benefit OF their own peo-
pe and did not consider whether 1t was retaliatOry
or not and we should adopt the same course.
Mr.. MCKENZIE said he observed In one OF the
statements that had lately been published that the
merchants Of Chicago and Detroit would be able In
future to bring In tea four or five cents per pound
cheaper by railway than by sea. Tho result or this
Increased facility for importing would be that ne
Manitoba and In other parts would be able to bring
tea from the United States cheaper than 10 would
be possible to bring 1t from Montreal. The course
which the honorable gentleman proposed, however,
would be discriminating against Its introduction
from that quarter and In favor OF its importation ~
Montreal. The honorable gentleman had no rights
d tion.
Sir FRANCIS HrNoKs said there were merchants
: In Toronto, and he dared to say there were mer-
chants in other Western cities also, who imported
direct from China. They were entirely satisfied
import direct from China, by way OF San Francisco,
free OF duty that they could bring tea in quite as
cheaply as It could be obtained from American
merchants. The proposed measure would not In
terfere with our trade obligations with the United
: States The resolution was carried.
Sir JOHN A. MACDONALD moved the presentation
to Lord Lisgar OF complimentary address upon
his departure from Canada. The Premier paid q
fitting tribute to the fairness and imparttality OF
the Governor General In the discharge of his high
Mr.. MCKENZIE seconded the motion, fully end0rs.
= Ing the sentiments expressed in the resolution.
Other members spoke warmly eul0gizln9 HIS FIX
cellency, and the motion was unanimously carried.
Release or tho American Fishing
Schooner franklin.
QUEBEC, June y, 1874
The American fishing schooner Franklin seized
for an infracton OF the fishery laws asst year and
adudged by the Admiralty Court to be sold, has
mt To Inv n