The New York herald., 1878-03-27
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 20 1873
Tho VICE PRESIDENT laid before tho Senate the
House joint resolution providing Tor tho sppointm
OF committee OF six Representatives and throe SEN
to meet the boay OF the Hon. John f. Leonard,
late n Representative IN Congress. from Louisiana
and accompany It to tho place OF intermsnt at West
chester, Pa. f-Fo- .,,a sg.-,l
On motion OF Mr Eusrrs, OF Louisfans, tho Senate
concurrcd In joint resolution tho Vice Prcsi.
dent authorized TO appo ut tho committee on the
part OF tho Senate.
MI HERMAN, (dcm.b OF N. Y. , presented a memoria
OF the Bar Association OF New York city favorng tho
passage Of law providing for the appointment OF add-
tional judges for the Second judiciary Circuit Re-
fcrred to The Committee on the judiciary.
Mr.. BLAINE ON THE FISHERIES QUESTION
Mr. BLAINE said:-I move that the correspondence
between the American and British governments In
regard to tho appointment Of Mr. Deliosse on the
Halifax Commission DO taken from tho table and
ierred to the Committee Foreign Affairs. beg at
tho time TO coll the attention Of tho Senate to
tho fact that the correspondence than Justnos
all said In regard TO the very extraordinpry efforts
OF Lord Granville TO force Mr. Delosse upon our gov.
ernment l would particularly direct attention to
the letter oi Sir Edward Thornton OF August 49, 1873
and TO Mr Fsns reply on the 2lst OF the same month
Whom the resolution calling Tor this correspondencc
was before tho Senate agreed with my honorable
colleague, the chairman OF tho Committco Foreign
was just or Was founded upon any fact or evidence
submitted TO tho Halifax Commission, but
simply because II was award which, Tor
honor's sake, 40 might pay, though we got moth
Ing for tho largo sum requirod and II pay OF
Ave md half millions were the end Of tho matter
should be willing 10 vote II In sionco aud bury Inc
whole matter out OF sight
THE OF TROUBLE.
But the truth Is that this award only tho begin
ming OF trouble. The period for which pays Will DO
endod IN i've years, and then our privilege for
shore nshing must be negotiated afrosh II was wc
known at Halifax during tho session Of the commits
sion that Inc Canadian authorities werc striving, not
simply for the largo sum hand, but the nxing OF
rate by which TO assess tho price OF tho inshorc sh
cries In future. Is our duty 10 show that the rate
liked by tho Halifax Commission has no iounduiion
whatever in truth or In TACT, and that evidence
was before tho commission TO Justify the award I
hold my hand somo rtatIstcs OF very great
interest bearing on the question, from which
II appears that the total value OF the
catch IN tho inshorc fisheries by American
fishermen, during the four years treaty has been
IN operation, was only $435 no. which the profit
was probably $4,000 1his covers the entro catch,
for which wc obtained the right under the treaty.
During The samc four years the duties on Canadian
FISH and OIL remittcd by our government amounted
TO 81, BOO 600 In gon, aud under this treaty we
are compelled 10 lay hall million per abnum IN
addition or 0UO IN gold coin Tor tho four years.
In other words ny remission OF duties and tho pay
mont OF, cash from the Treasury our government Is
called upon 70 pay 33,500.O00 in gold coin Tor The