The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-13

rnst 60 sail have IN one sessor sshed nor maek
the value OF a. 100000. and tnat from ~. 600 20
90 Oeo tons OF our nshing neet worth rom ssocooo
line o. The provinces. The Canadians sssert mat
the profit from this large fishing interest depends
on our navss .ccss. 70 ~ .a9ss
statement OF special commissioner o the United
states Treasury, that without tins access our deep
valueiess. they also assert that within three
years IRON the repeal Of the RECIPROCITY Treaty
winch derived our fishermen OF the shore privi-
,cqes they IA enjoyed under the treaty our
mage In the trade mad fallen IRON 2oa 600 tons, IA
the year 1882 o. 600 tons In isOs-a alhng % OF
seventy per cent. They further assert that the
reconcesalon OF these shore privileges TO ~ under
,ne wssn o oar nn nest a sns va. N
1868. and that II viii soon exceed the tonnage 81
Ise2 Tney insist that ne result ., are,,s,, s
Gentleman aaas nsn from one d ne maritime plosnces
s Tso Arbitration nss eesn @sSal. w ss s.aS
iished by irresistible evidence. based on
s 70 the United States that the lar rental we ought
to pay ~ f5000,00o per anbum. He cites. Ia sup
paid in various parts OF the world Tor small nshng
grounds OF no moment IN comparison with the -
Lawrence nsberies. The Canadians contend that u
Is very generous thing on their part 10 propose
the merging OF this great interest IN general
commercial arrangement the chief advantage
from which must necessarily accrue In the inture,
az 10 always mas IN the past, 20 tue United
States. They totally deny The correctness
OF the general impression here that they mad the
best OF the bargain under the treat, of 1854. ana
insist that the contrary was the iact They show
from our official returns that from 1880 20 1854, In
which latter year the treaty went into operation,
the provinces bought from Us merchandise 10 the
value OF 67,2l6,70s while we bought rom them
OF nearly 800 COG 900, They mftner show that in
the following years from lssa 10 1885, In all OF
purchased from ms TO the extent OF s2ss, gsa.sss
while we purchased from them but fl93 20a. i53,
leaving again cash balance In our favor OF
In the trafiic OF the following three years
namely, from LIST OF July, 1884, 10 the 30th oil June
1866, there Is great discrepancy between our
public accounts ana those OF the provinces. Oar
returns show that we imported from them In these
three years articles to the value OF si32. $4,000
while their show only tsi, 600 600 exported
to u.s. or o discrepancy OF S51, 900. The Cana
dams allegc that this discrepancy In value must
have mainly arisen from the war prices and In
Hated currency then existing In this country, es
pecally as there were no duties TO DC 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
years had large balance OF trade IN their iavor
and, II the provincial returns were correct, the
balance was in our favor. Our returns OF the
tire traffic between the countries during the thir-
teen years. existence OF the treaty show a volume
OF trade OF no less tnan SUI 600 ooo with cash
adam accounts show gross traic OF S623 600, 00O
and balance in our favor OF $96, 100000. The
Canadians think that this traffic could stand very
well on It's own merits, and that any country in the
world would give large consideration to have the
snare in such trade that we enjoyed, but they
point to the vast carrying trafYlc rom Canada 10
our ocean ports, and rice versa, which we also
enjoyed during the operation OF the treaty; 10 the
free use OF their nshore fisheries, which 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 81. Law
renee River without consideration, AZ giving
overwn Ginning preponderance OF advantages IN ia
v0r OF the United states from the treaty OF 1854.
They say they have no need TO ask iavors from
anybody and 90 not want any now; but. II the
United states think 1T their interest to merge the
fishery question and all other troublesome ques-.
tions in a comprehensive treaty, they will cor
lated to place the commercial relations OF the two
countries on friendly anu unietIcred ana mutu-
ally advantageous basis
Congressman Mellish To BE Placed In
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
and excitement, which he will obtain at the asy-
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 Fl. Brown, to be Post
master ct WoonsOcket, n. L.; David J. Williamson,
OF California to be Consul at Valparaiso; Philip
Clayton, OF Georgia, to be Consul at Callao; Joseph
@, Abbott, to be Collector Oh Customs ut Whining
ton, n. o. James b. Bedford, to be Associate JUS
tice OF the Supreme Court Tor Colorado Territory;
A. McClurg and Ernest Norfeet, to be Assistant
Fullner, to be Passed Assistant Engineer In the
Navy; First Lieutenant Joseph K. liver, to be
Captain, ana Second Lieutenant G. B. Hinton, to
be First Lieutenant In the army.