The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-04-04
SENATE.

SENATE.
BLAINE ON THE FIVE AND HALF MILLIONS
| AWARD.
Washington, March &c.
William A. Wheeler laid before the Senate a
message from R. B. Hayes, enclosing additional
reports in regard to the Sioux war of last year
Referred,
Mr.. Mcpherson Dem, N J.) presented resolu
tiOns of the Board of Trade of Hudson county, N
j., in favor Of the passage of law making Jersey
City port of entry. Referred.
Mr. Blaine (Rep, Me- moved the correspond.
ence between the American and British Govern
ments in regard to the appointment of Mr.
Delfosse on the Halifax Commission be ta
ken from the table and referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs. That correspondence more
than justified all he had said about the very ex.
traordinary efforts of Lord Granville to force Mr.
| DelfOse upon our Government. The award would
be paid, not because it was just, but simply be.
cause it was an award which, for honOrs sake, we
might pay, though we got nothing for the large
sumrequired Ifthe payment of four and half
millions were the end Of the matter, he would be
willing to vote 1t in silence, and bury the whole
matter out OF sight But this award was only the
beginning of trouble, The period for which 1t
paid would be ended in FIVE years, and then our
privilege for inShOre fishing would have to be ne.
gotated afresh 1t was well known in Halifax,
during the session of the commission, that the
Canadian authorities were striving not simply for
the large sum on hand but for the fixing of rate
by which to assess the price of the in shore fisher.
les in future The total value Of the catch In the
in.shOre fisheries, by American fishermen, during
| the four years the treaty had been in operation,
| Tgbiph VUo hn
! bly, 800 900. This covered the entire catch for
! which we obtained the right under the treaty
| During the same four years the duties on Cana.
dian fish and oil remitted by our Government
amounted TO 81 100000 in gold. Our Government
was now called upon to pay $500 900 in gold coin
for the privilege of permitting our fishermeu to
make profit OF 100000 on the in-shOre fisheries
| of Nova Scotia. The London Times Of July g. 1877
said: "On every point that comes before the
| Fishery Commission for discussion the unanimous
consent of all its members is by the terms of the
treaty, necessary before an authoritative verdict
can be given" So, in 1875, Mr. Blake, the Cana.
| dian Minister OF Justice, said: The amount of
compensation we shall receive must be unani.
mOusly agreed upon by the Commissioners" Con.
sideIstiOns entirely outside OF the legality of the
justice Of the award might c0nstrain us to assent
| 10 Its payment but II should never be paid with.
out such protest as would forever prevent its be-
| ing quoted as precedent or accepted as stand.
ard 70 measure the value of the in-hhore fisheries
| in future negotiations,
Mr. Bayard Dem, Del) reported, without
| amendment, the House joint resolution extending
the time for paying the tax on distilled spiritsa
asked for present consideration.
Mr.. Morrill, REP, VIZ feared that the resolution
would do as much harm as good.
The resolution was passed.
| Mr.. Chrstiancy (Rep. Mich said that he was
directed by majority Of the Judiciary Committee
to report back the bill f0t the repeal OF the Bank
rupt law An honest effort had been made to see
| If some amendments could not be agreed upon
which would make the bill satisfactory TO the
public, bat 1t bad been found impossible. For one
he was In favor of repeal. The bill was placed
| on the calendar.
Mr.. Davis (Dem. W. Va.) submitted preamble
and resolution, quoting from report submitted
| 10 Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury In
1871 10 the effect that $40 200 9S3 was due the Gov
| eminent from Collectors of Internal Revenue nOl
| then in office, and directing John Sherman to re-
port to the Senate what amount or portion of this
| sum has since that time been paid TO the Govern
ment what amount has been settled by cOmprO-
| mise, and what steps have been taken to collect
| the balance Ordered TO be printed.
The SeHRte tBeii went on with the Pacific Rail
| road sinking Fund bill Mr MerrimOn (Dem NJ
| CT making al argument In favor of the bill re-
| ported by the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Matthews (Rep., 0hio) moved the bill re-
stitute Tor that reported by the Judiciary Com.
| mittee
The Senate then went into executive session.
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