The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
Howitt.o on the Diplomatic Service.
The Present as Compared with the
How important Treaties are NegO-
tiated.
The Men Who are Sent on Foreign
Missions.
Mr.. Blaine Discusses The Fishery
Award. slM
How England outwiited Us in the
Arbitration.
SENATE.

NA5hLH1ioHi haiSu IL
A large number Of petitions were pre-
sented demonstrating against the transfe
OF the Life savisg Service 10 the Nav
Department, and also against tax on In
comes.
Mr.. Window, from the Committee ol
Appropriations, reported with the amend
ments the West Point Appropriation
Bill, and gave notice that he would cal
itup Tor consideration tomorrow. III
also reported from the same committe,
adversely on the resolution recently in
troduced by Mr.. Saunders, in regard L
the appointment OF additional commits
sioners TO the Paris Exhibition, and |
was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Hamlin submitted resolution
appointing General W. 7. Sherman I
member Of the Board Of Regents Of the
Smithsonian Institute in place Of George
Bancroft, resigned. Agreed.
Mr.. Matthews, from the Committee o.
Railroads, reported with the amendment
the bill recently introduced by Mr.. Dor
sey in relation 10 the establishment Of 1
sinking fund for the liquidation OF th,
Indebtedness due the government by the
Pacific Railroad Company. Placed on
the calendar.
Mr.. Blaine called up the resolution
submitted by him on the 25th Of Febru
ary, requesting the President TO turnisi
the Senate with copies OF certain cor,
respondence between the governments o
Great Britain and the United States il
relation to the appointment Of thirt
Commissioner under the 23d article o
the Treaty OF Washington, and spoke ii
regard thereto.
After brief remarks by Messrs. Hamlii
and Dawes, the resolution was agreed to
Senate bill providing for commission
on the alcoholic liquor traffic, with 81
amendment that one member be engaged
in the traffic, was passed-yeas 29, nays 10
Mr.. Conkling reported bill In aid 0
the Polar expedition designed by jane
Gordon Bennett, and gave notice that hi
would geek an early opportunity to hay
It considered.
SENATOR pLAIs ON THE FISH QUESTION
Mr.. Blaine called up the resolution !,
relation 10 the treaty OF Washington
Mr.. Blaine stated the facts 10 regard t,
the selection Of Delfosse a. the third CON
missioner. He said the correspondence
called for by his proposed resolution
would show on the part OF Great Britaii
designed and persistent etiert to secur
an advantage in the appointment of th'
third commissioner. II would appea
that the English Government had insist
ed under the treaty originally that Delfos
se should be the third commissioner
Our Government refused and submittet
| a list Of names, including half dozen o
foreign Ministers, present in Washington
The English Government refused 10 agre,
on any Of these and would accept no on,
but Dslfosse. There was delay OF som
years on account Of the attempts to ne
goliate the reciprocity treaty. The up
pointment OF the third commissioner
then fell under tho treaty Of WhaShing
ton TO the Austrian Ambassador at Lon
don, who selected Delfosse, the man origi
nally picked out by England. In regarc
TO the award made by the commission
Mr.. Blaine said, am not discussing
much less presuming to define the actor
which our government should ultimately
take 10 regard to the award. II W.
should follow what | believe would be
come tie inevitable course of Grea
Britain under similar circumstances, W,
should utteraly refuse TO pay singl,
penny. and ground our reiusal both oI
the law and equity OF the case. The
treaty as il stands is mockery oijustic,
and will work certain ruin OF a grea
American interest. II is in fact nothing
else than asking US to pay million dol
lars per annum to Great Britain for de-
stroying the great fishery interest OF thu
United States, and, still further, cripplinl
and weakening us as 4 commercial pow
or. In other words We are paying Eng
land million dollars per unnum for III,
privilege Of catching iess than Si00,00l
worth Of fish. Such Is the mere outlinl
OF the facts Of the case. The injustice 0
the award is 40 palpable that ii is diffi-
cult TO treat Il with that respect which i
due to all subjects involving Information
al relations. For the utter abnegation o
the treaty / would be willing to pay 81
annual indemnity for the inshore fisheries
during which years the Canadians hat
free access TO the markets OF S45, ,O00, ,00t
worth; or l would be willing 10 pa.
double the award to be rid'of the treaty
| We might by this course anticipateby
period Of seven yearR n return to tha
policy which alone can Insure the prosper
ity or even save the life OF the great AMI
| important trade indissolubly associate
with our commercial development 40,
absolutely essential to our success an
prestige as naval power, and in payin
thus even an unfair price for inshor
fisheries "a long as we shall have uset
them, we remove all possible ground fo
an imputation even by the ignorant upoi
the honor OF our government and th
good faith aud fair dealing Of our peopl,
When we were poor and weak as na
tion We so highly esteemed the value q
the fisheries that we encouraged their dg
yelopment by rewards and bountiei
These we're abandoned years ago, butsti
we preserved to our fishermen prefer
ence In our own market. Even that
given away by the provisions OF th
treaty, and now by the Halifax aware
II we are to accept It and continue th
treaty we pay England one million do
lars per annnm for destroying the schot
OF commerce, which, properly nurture,
will become a great rival in the iutur,
Against such policy enter my emphati
protest. II I stand alone, believe tbs
ihe products Of American industry o
land and sea, should have the frat an
best chance in the American markets.
believe the American fisherman shoul
be preferred by the United States to oths
Canadian fishermen, and II We cannot pa
him . bounty to encourage and sustai
him, let US at least not pay bounty I
Great Britain to destroy him.
The Senate then resumed consideratio
Of the unfinished business, being bi
referring the claim Of Benz Halliday I
the Court OF Claims which was discnsse
At length, and Mr.. Thurman submitted
motion to recommit 10 the Committee 0
Pending the discussion the Senate at
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