The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-02
HALIFAX FISHERY AWARDS.
THE FINAL ACTION or THE SKNA TIE
AFTER LONG DEBATE.
roncurrina In the House Resolution Author
i,Ing Hayes to Pay the Award ut III.
Discretion Also Coneurring In the House
Resolution to Adjourn on the 11th inst.

tcmpore laid before the Senate the House bill to
provide for the expenses Of the select commit
fee on alleged frauds in the late Presidential
election. and 1t was referred to the Committee
on Appropriations.
Mr. Matthews (Iiep., Ol. from the Committee
on Railroads. reported back the Senate bill au-
thori2nG railroad companies to construct and
maintain telegraph lines for commercial pur-
poses. and to secure to the Government the use
Of tho same for postal, military. and other pur
poses with an amendment in the nature Of
substitute.
Tho Senate took up the House amendment to
the Senate resolution in relation to final adj
journmcnt. the pending question being on tho
motion Of Mr.. Window to refer the resolution
md amendment OF the House to the Committee
on Appropriations.
Mr.. Window withdrew that motion. and it
was Immediately renewed by Mr.. Beck Dem.
Ky. and rejected by tho Scnatc-yeas u.
nays ".
Mr. Voorhees, Dem. Ind moved to amend so
ma to adjourn ON the 25th OF June. Rejected
MIR Anthony (Rep., II. ~ said the Senate now
had the stan in il own hands. and had better
Keep It there. H. thought the senate would be
better able - consider the matter next week
than now. lie therefore moved 10 lay the rcso-
luton and amendment ON the table until next
wcek.
Mr. Window Chairman Of the Committee on
Appropriations. said the aggregate amount IN
Nilycd.in appropriation bills now IN conference
and yet to I've acted upon was slGOo0nOoo. while
In amount involved in approximation bills
which have passed was only s2OOO0QO0.
Mr.. sargent tk"p. Cal. member OF the
Committee on Appropriations, argued that the
aIprepriation bills could all be disposed Of by
Mr. blaine Rep. No.. also member Of the
Committee on Approprlati0ns. and who has
charse Oh ,he Army nllli s.ll Wnlle ne . was hot
fclt quite sure that the Committee on Appro-
lrlaiions would make no attempt 10 reorganze
The motion Of Mr.. Anthony to lay the subject
on the table until next week was rejected.
Mr. Thurman Dem. Ohiol moved to amend
So as to adjourn On saturday. June ~. Re-
lc,ted-yeas II. nays IS.
Mr., WINDOW moved to postpone the further
consideration 81 the matter until Monday next.
Kgeted-yeas 20. nays ~.
The question then hcing on concurrng in the
amendment Of the House II Representatives
fixing June II as the date Of Anal adjournment,
1t was agreed to-yeas 80. nays II.
The Senate then, on motion OF Mr.. Hamlin
Rep Me- resumed consideration Of the con.
current resolution approvipg Of the views and
recommendations embraced in the report Of the
Committee ON Foreign kelationR in regard to
theaYqrl made by the Fisheries Commission
Mr. Thurman argued that II the award had
been reasonable W. should have heard no ques-
ton as 10 whether two or three Commissioners
agreed 10 it. H. referred 10 tho Geneva Tri-
hunal. and said 10y its rulings It defined tho
classes II losses To be paid with absolute GER
taluty. ltnow turned out that the amount Of
damages lid not reach fifteen aud half mil.
looking into amounts. He Rather thought
britain aid with us. Without comment
Che paid the amount Of the Geneva award.
and Ii would be more consistent for us 10 pay
This amount without questioning the award.
That was the most dlgnied course for a great
nation ike the United States and when the
TIM arrived 10 extend the fishery provisions Of
the treaty. the United States could say this
Wa a me- S Rnfa T ih sHyf ap6a
that sum In future we would not agree to it.. To
pay this money grudginglv. like begging Great
him t. be consistent with the dignity ana char
acer. Of a great nation. He agreed that the
Halifax award was wrong that it was grossly
wrong in amount; and Great Britain no doubt
thought the Geneva award wrong in amount,
but she made no representations to us To ask US
iohrow ~ little; she paid tho money.
INK h. would withdraw the amendment sub
muel by hin, Yesterday in regard to the
ieInqaiion Of the fishery PRIVILEGE. ..
H. rnruri made by tho Committee on Fofiign
Relations. though he would Dee glad IL some
amen lmou'- were made To it, and he hoped 10
b. a4-t' show that the treaty Of Washington
Wa 10 tr"atyof % slnguarly ouc-sded character.
9ni Gr,4t Britain gained decided qiyantaees
Geneva TRIBUNAL in regard t. neutrality priNa-
tee. p, ami sand that ny e. TINS !img Great
Britain Aai refused 20 join with the United
stat, DO asking other maritime powers 10 agree
t. SEE rules o. IN" treaty provided Sand Il the
S.Ain N'll' support HIM he proposed 10 have
tween il.- Government and Great Britain in
IItt rules. hIful HIlNIu never PAM
tf'"r Hr a 20 half million dollars IN so good an
nu-'ln .. lis that awarded by the Geneva tri-
ltiaD li '... u1ymeuts she gained the enormous
h+ttt' t-. ..aNInE NJ an Hllytp her practically
n q. -'t contests IS th Luropenn powers, Inc
-- w-r' spiei low IL they landed ga
u. D.-t NJ Maine or ID they bought vessel in
ArN j .re. -, in ease of war between Great
bt.H'A "nl hu',ia, instead OF Groht Britain
NJ C.nkut Rep. y. Y. said: Had not the
senate voted to-day repeatedly to adjourn "a
I. 1871 tl.- month he would fear tina, sem
. rather
Z" lft. 4i. uf the topic now under discussion.
tat as 90. ,.u.e o.! adjournment had been fixed.
Nv IS f.t -@lilo that harm would come out
modern -iyill1ui N was the treaty 81 Washing
n ly j group 81 questions Were raised
II ~ N"i rum ~ lr'e To Ice settled 10y reason.
Referring tp the fishery question he said the
AM am at hat been done called an award. II
uihi Wo- tn award, it was not worth while 10
not an award; If il was Void Tor want Of
eon'urrrn'e; i it was lurisdctonally wrong
a.d utterly nun. he would say 50;
s,Mr' timunls lsotto vocel-Ihat Is III mat
Continuing his remarks. Mr.. Conking said
Mlh 1sl ih- might be an award in FORM II II
was "N Irhliunt 50 grossly and glarngy So
a. M iHpy fraud, he would say tnat II me
s"atl hHd been made properly and we were
" gay it ~ u- pay II in the manner great ma
,H'l. al7 ,harge an obIghtioh; Uln1r
10y Nih them by themselves He would not
mag "a 'udeT to Great Britainand say, there is
h.h.y tut i you take it We win not abide by
tNr treaty. Such action would bc simply 10
IlhII-h ma the face Of Great Britain the lnten-
roL 1n our part. upon her receipt of this
money 10 DO a thing which we could not do
w. should this resolution reported by the
Committee on Foreign Relations never pass the
lhie h" was not prepared TO say that any
n"tn would come II IT, The resolution did not
Wlr pirate tho money. 1t was mere mani
nHnt AMI II Itself had no practical effect. He
W'ln vote for tho resolution, but hoped 1t
w. w,u.l Pot occupy much time If We were 10 have
Mr Eimunds said II the award was just and
nniulihs upon us there was nothing 10 do but TO
gay IT, II 1t was not just and binding let Con-
slrss 'ay So, He moved TO recommit the con
UT Al resolution 10 the Committee on Foreign
nHHli7, win Instructions ~ consider and report
mh'th'r IN is opinion the award at Halifax is
IA el states.
Ihe motion II Mr. Hamlin to amend the
ah"nlm"nt Of Mr.. Edmunds 80 RS 10 refer the
suOlec' 10 the judiciary Committee was agreed
,,Iho nmoqdment Of Mr., Edmunds rs amend
Lays Is
Mr Eimunis submitted an amendment:
,na' 300 ihc Judgment Of the Houses the provisions
s,.rN ' H. aii - NJ tho treaty between the United
H.ll IIf fNNf rUmeut britain conc utt Il