Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-28
the FISHERIES QUESTION.
Action Taken by Secretary Of State
Bayard to Defend the Rights
Of Americans.
SpecnlatiOns as to the Adjournment Of
Congress-Status Of the Appro.
priatiOn Bills.
Other News Notes From the National
Capital-Still After the Presi.
dents Pension VetOes.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-The President
yesterday transmitted to the Senate = re-
port from Secretary Bayard made in CON-
pliance with the Senate resolution respect
ing the seizure OF American fishing vessels.
"Instan ntly upon receiving authentic infor-
nation writes the Secretary, ''of the al.
legged seizure from the owners of vessels or
their agents or from Consular officers of the
United States and Canada. this Department
gave instructions to the Consular officers
to make full and complete investiga
ton Of the facts in each case and where
ever an infraction of treaty rights or
Of the commercial rights and privileges
of citizens OF the United States appeared
to have occurred. A representation was
promptly made to Her Britanic Mai esty's
Minister at this capital calling for redress,
and notification given OF a demand for
compensation for all loss and injury to the
order to promptly assert and maintain
the rights OF citizens and our interna tional
rights under the conventions and by the
law OF nations, which might be brought in
question by these proceedings and by
the action Of the Canadian Govern.
ment. The professional services of
two gentlemen learned in the law
Mr.. George w. BiddIe OF the City OF Phila.
delphia and Mr.. William L. Putnam, OF
Portland, Maine were retained by the ex-
ecutive and since the nineteenth OF May
these gentlemen have bestowed their care.
full consideration upon the circumstances
in connection Herewith. In each case
have been commenced in the
Vice Admiralty Courts at Halifax, New
South Wales. in the name of her majesty
the Queen, as plaintiff against the schoon.
er "David J. Adams and the schooner
ella NJ Doughty" In both OF these cases
the complaint is substantially the same
a nd copy is hereunto appended OF the
signed by the solicitor for the
Attorney General OF the Dominion OF Can.
ada against ELLA II. Doughty" which sets
forth at length the alleged groups for seiz.
ure and detention OF that vessel. Concur
rent with these events correspondence
has been begun and it is still proceeding
between this Department and the British
the Minister of the United States at Lon
don and the foreign Office OF Her Britainac
Majesty's Government to obtain sufficient
and the enforcement Of our
rights under treaty and International
laws and the commercial usuages OF both
countries which are brought into question
by the action OF the Canadian authorities
in making the seizures and in the deten-
ton Of American fishing vessels herein
before described. 1t is believed that this
must terminate in an ami
ca BILE. settlement. The undersigned is na-
able to recommend to the President to
its contents in it's present
incomplete state, believing that to do SO
would not he compatible with the public
interests as connected with the transac-
lions referred to. There are two enclosures.
The first merely gives in tabular form the
names OF the vessels seized and detained,
the date, amount OF bail or fine, or length
Of detention. The other is a very long
legal document embodying the charges
against the ELLA NJ. Doughty" 1t has al
ready been published.