The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-13
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY 49, ls74-TRIPLE SHEET

snst 60 sail have IN one seasoo nshed for mack
erel In the Calf Of st. lawrence and taken hsh 10
60 occ tons Of our sSins eet, worth nom COO
TO 100000 annually, nsh near the three-mile
the profit nom this large fishing interest depends
on our fishermen having access 10 their shore
fisheries; and they quose. ~ support Of this the
states Treasury that without this access our deep
sea fisheries in that region win become
winch deprived our fishermen OF the shore privi
mage in the trade had fallen from 2Os 600 tons, IN
the year 1882 70 62 600 tons In 1864 falling on OF
reconcession Of these shore privileges TO us under
the Washington Treaty has already doubled the
tonnage Of our fishing feet from what Il was y,
mus be an award IN their favor equal to very
Gentleman CENT i from one d me maritime provinces.
w1o has been hunting up evidence ior
iished by irresistible evidence, based on
the aGvantsges aScruin ing ,.r ~ past years
to pay Is s5,ooo,ooo per annum. He cites. In sup
port Of this modest estimate, the vast sums now
paid in various parts OF the world for small fishing
grounds OF no moment IN comparison with the st.
Lawrence fisheries. The Canadians contend that It
is q very generous thing on their part to propose
commercial arrangement, the chief advantage
from which must necessarily accrue III the lnture,
s. w Tsy ns osa Il % ns to s enss
OF the general impression here that they had the
best Of the bargain under the Treaty Of 1854, and
insist that the contrary was the lact. They show
from our Official returns that from 1920 to 1854, in
which latter year the treaty went into operation,
value OF Sl67, 2le, 7Os while we bought rom them
but $67, 1874 426, leaving cash baance in our favor
the ioowiUS yeaps rom 1ss4 TO 1859. in All ali Of
which the treaty was In operation, the provinces
e from as 70 r tine bS q
leaving again cash balance In our favor OF
In the traf1c OF the following three years
namely, from LIST or july 1868, to the 3oth OF June,
1865, there Is great discrepancy between our
returns show that we imported from them in these
three years articles to the value OF $132 900,
" wns se pw q only ss SaSs
dams allegc that this discrepancy in value must
have mainly arisen from the war prices and In
peciaily as there were no duties to be paid on the
articles and every temptation ON the part OF the
rency prices. If the United States returns
were correct the provinces during these three
n Se large Of e IN ssr
balance was in our favor. Our returns OF the en-
tire traffic between the countries during the thr-
teen years existence OF the treaty show volume
OF trade OF no less than s071 900, with cash
balance IN our favor OF over $50 O0OO 600. The Can
and balance in our favor OF sos. O0O, OOO The
Canadians think that this traffic could stand very
well Oh own ueElJS, anu Cn6L any country IN
world would give large consideration to have the
snare in such trade that we enjoyed, but they
point to the vast carrying tran1c from Canada to
our ocean ports and utce ueyS1, which we also
enjoyed during the operation OF the treaty; to the
free use OF their nshOre fisheries which we got Tor
nothing; to the use OF their canals on the pay
ment OF tolls that barely paid cost, wages and re-
pairs, ana to the Tree navigation OF the ST. Law
overwhelming prepOnderance OF advantages in ia
vOr OF the United states from the treaty of 1854.
They say they have no need to ask iavOrs from
anybody and 40 not want any now; but, II the
fishery question and all other troublesome ques-.
tons in comprehensive treaty, they will cor
daily agree to any equitable settlement calcu-
lated to place the commercial relations OF the
countries on a friendly AMI un1etLered ana mutu-
ally advantageous basis.
Congressman Mellish To BE Placed I'm
an Asylum.
This afternoon, after consultation with physi-
clans, it was decided to place Representative
Mellish temporarily in the National Asylum. near
this city. He needs absolute rest from all labor
lum. His friends confidently expect that he Will
soon be restored to his usual health.
Nominations by the President.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day :-stephen H. Brown, to be Post
master ct WoonsOcket, R. l.; David J. williamson
OF California, to be Consul at Valparaiso Philip
Clayton, OF Georgia, to be Consul at Callao Joseph
g. Abbott, to be Collector q Customs ut Whining
ton, N. o.. James b. Bedford, to be Associate JUS
tice OF the Supreme Court for Colorado Territory
A. McClurg and Ernest Norfeet, to be Assistant
Fuliner, to be Passed Assistant Engineer in the
Navy; First Lieutenant Joseph K. Hver to be
Captain, ana Second Lieutenant G. B. Hinton, to
be First Lentenantin the army.