The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-04
RETALIATION.
Americans Petitioning for
Action Against Canada
srILTHE BULL BUTTER BILL.
.,..,ssinE aud Amending the Meas
urs In Order so Make 1t Palat-
AbIa-Other- Notes. y
eENATE

yAsHIrsros. June 3.-The Chair
,,.eed before the Senate several mes
..gss from the President. vetoing pri-
.sts pension bills. They have already
been published
Dawes presented q petition from the
City Council Of Gloucester, Mass,
which was appropriately referred, pray
NJ for retaliation on the Canadian
rnment for the seizure OF Ameri-
fishing vessels. In presenting the
ron Dawes said it seemed 10 be the
oosition on the part of the Canadian
aTnment 10 harrasS and .embarrass
. Citizens of the United States en-
ged in what could not but be consid-
sdIavful commerce. Simple COM
srcial transactions such as the pnr-
nnse Of provisions merely, had been
- causes OF the seizure of vessels of
ne limited States. 1t seemed to many
nsrsons. Dawes said that there was
some dfIatoriness on the part of those
clothed with the duty of protecting our
rommerce. He had no doubt the com
-nittee on foreign relations are giving
he subject proper attention, but Dawes
tnouirsd whether the committee could
rive some assurance that might go to
Inc public that measures would be
taken which would protect our citizens
IN their rights. L|tl |'ffat EIIt F.
Edmunds said the committee on
foreign relations had no power to pro-
tect American commerce or American
citizens. That belonged to the Executive
Department OF government, and was
apart Of its duty under the law of the
United States, and the laws of nations.
N the absence Of definite information
re must presume that the executive de-
pa-tment OF government is doing every
thing il could to protect the citizens of
The United States whose vessels had
been slezed or unkindly dealt with by
the Dominion Of Canada. OF course it
might have happened that some OF
these TeSsels-it might possibly have
happened that all of them-had been
guilty Of the violation of existing laws
Of Canada, as they had been sliced by
the public authorities of Canada. OF
course there must be public pretension
on the part Of these officers that such
vas the case.
Bdmunds hoped it would turn out
mat the vessels were innocent Of any
violation OF Dominion law, or public
law, and that they had been engaged In
doing what was allowed by the inter-
course Of nations, by the laws OF their
own country, and OF the country to
which they had gone, and that the seiz-
ares would therefore be dismissed WITH
out even 3 semblance Of probable cause
put that depended, of course. upon
lqdicial inquiry IN the first instance.
ne did not mean 10 say that we would
De bound TO acquieSce in the results of
the Canadian Judicial inquiry, If We
Lhought these results unjust and i'm
proper. II any OF the vessels should be
condemned, and the United States were
0I the opinion that the Condemnation
vas unjust, We should not be bound bv
any principle Of public Justice to
SCqulesce IN It. II we had any shirt
ls.t' Is ne thought We had, though for
some reason We had not been yerT s1c-
oeSsiul IN getting s navy. or in arming
OuI sea coast, yet in some vay the
rRnS OF the citizens Of the limited
oAIes would be indicated II they had
oeeh violated. Continuing. Edmunds
SAld, me President. if be had signed the
Ieceht act OF Congress on this subject
-Ouia nov have had power to retafiate
SSt any injustice done our vessels IL,
SSuada OF elsewhere. II that act had
SeC0ne law. and If our British
os-L4eh we're Straining a point
- oIusf 20 force Us INTO a convention
VI reciprocity or free fish, or any
Ing else, II wa now within the
POhef o. the President to take such
= s--es as would tend to correct the
s souse 90 lar as the committee on
. .Ia relations Is concerned. however
= r.-e sue act vas too immature TO enable
. IN les 10 make any public declare
I'm q 70 how The matter was or wha-
olSht to be done about It.
NJ. Dawes remarked that Il c5rId rot
ave escaped the observation Of the
Ce-n Lilittee that the armed cruisers nj
- -1-e Oal adam government were aho1f
1-S waters on the borders of the three
NE mint, IN search OF American vas-
eels' Ia order that they mirbt
. Il-Ue4 some pretence or ofhe- SEIZE
Lem; me absence OF any armed
Use OF the United s. ates in tbose
1Alers TO protect our fishermen in -
exercise OF lawful commerce led M
o4Ses TO enquire whether that abs. 1ce
n. = 3 nom any lack OF proper poSer in
he premises. -" & -
l'r' IlmnnuS sdld no legislation
= AS necessary, anless it might be nv re
appropriation OF money, and ba-SIv
80. so enable the President az Re
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1-' any ysSse. OF -le J1ited States r.
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IN hdmu13S presumed Il could no.
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