The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-17
The Reunte.


Almost Immediately after the open
ing Of the Senate Senator Edmunds
moved an executive session, but
yielded TO request for the transaction
OF morning busine's.
Senator Dawes presented q memo
rial OF ths Massachusetts Legislature,
which was read. The memorial recit 3
that the General Count" OF Massa.
chusetts views with deep concern the
recent interference of the Govern
ment oiOsnads with the rights of fah-
ermen Of the United States, end urges
Congress TO secure immediate relief
for that clfss of citizens.
Senator Hoar remarked that there
Yves a very natural feeling OF unersi-
ness on the part of the fishermen OF
Massachusetts over the present con-
duct OF the Dominion Government.
Senator Hosr was sure, however, that
the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate was fully alive and alert
in regard 10 the necessity of protect
ing the honor and dignity OF the
United States and the rights and in
teTesis of it's citizens. There was no
Glars OF her citizens whose interests
would excite in the Senate more in
slant sympathy and desire for redress
than would those OF the American
RPiors. Senator Hoar was sure that,
under the leadership OF the Junior
Senator from Maine Senator Frye),
who, he supposed, knew as much
about this subject as my man
in the United States, everything
that legislat on could accomplish
would be accomplished to maintsin
the position Of the United States in
this controversy. Senator Hosr
wished, however, to add that, in his
judgment, it would be necos-
sary TO enlarge somewhat the scope
OF the legislation already adopted
from the amendment TO the shipping
bill, and to put II in the power OF the
President, when commercial privi-
leges we're denied to the United States
vessels 10 foreign ports, to retaliate
not merely by denying commerci
privileges, but by authorizing the
President, in his discretion, to deny
all commercial privileges in United
States p2rts TO We sells of the power
20 denying, or TO vessels OF any PROV
ince, colony or dependency OF such
power.
This proposition" Senator Hoar
Eaid, "was embraced in the bill intro.
duCed 'somewhere' by his colleague of
the Cape District Oi Massachusetts.
aud met his Hosr's) hearty approval
The Senate then, at 1850 O'CLOCK
n UantfAn - A. 4
went into executive 20 SIGN.
At l:5O o'Cock tina doors were re-
opened, and on mu6oa Of Sepa or
Dolph the senate cined TO take M
the House bill providing for the repeal
OF the pie-empti0n timber culture and
desert laLd acts.
Senator. Wilson fla. ] obtained leave,
pending the regular order, to address
the Senate ON the bill making the rate
on fourth Clrss matter 9 cents an
ounce. Senator Wilson gave wav
however, FIR the considerst on of The
invalid psutinn app opristion bill,
VIII Oh WIS reported by Serao or Logan,
ard at oIcs passed by the Senate a,
reported from the Senate Committee
on Appropriations.
The military Academy appropriation
bill was then taken mp.
On the passage OF the bill Senator
Plumb called for the yeas and nays
He sol H. would vote against all an.
pYOprist uns for the West Poiut Acad- !
envy until such a time as change
wss ma le in the law which would 81. !
low - lerst ono half the appointments
70 army vacancies to be made from
civil hi. De believed that in the ex. |
clufive' ga vhicplwe were creating in |
the army We were building upan aristo- |
cratic and unrepublioan in,titution |
which would some day return 70 |
plsgle rs.
The yots rsalteo, yeas, AZ; nays, 4. !