Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-04
NATIONAL LEGISLATION.
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sar Taxatlon q RAllrsua esant
IMnds-Ths Fahsrien Troahle
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WAeRRaxoN, Juna a.--Iha Chair laiI
before the Senate several messages from
the fFGsidsnt gstoing private pe1sioI
b!lla 1hey have bean alseady publish
Dawes presented . palilfon from thl
CitY Co1non of GloneestoF, Mass.
Whfdh uas appropEiatsly ressrred. pray
inQ fux retaliation on the OAnaaisr
00VeEnment fer the esiz1Ea of Aneri
ear auhina gsagola. u rFasantina ~
pe1ition Dawes ani1 tho7o aaame6 % d
ndian G0rsKnment % haras1 and en-
gagged IN what could not BE- bot oonsid
cred lawfnl commeroa. simph
oonmefuiai transactions. suoh as thi
purchase Of provLaiona merely, havI
bean the cause Of ths seixnre Of vessel
of ths Unitsd States. e seemed q
many persons, Dawes said, that there
vas n0us diiotorinesg "a ahe paEt Of
these clothed with ths duty Of pF0tect
inolour oomneFoo. He bad 20 aoubI
thas the Commit.ea on Foreign
Relations weEe giving the subject prop
or attention, bat Dawes inquired
whether the commifteo could give soml
assurance that might 90 10 tho public
that measures would be takan which
would protect our citizens IN thelI
rights.
Rdmnnds said the COMMITTEES on For-
ciRn Relations had no power 70 psotscl
xans. That belonged 10 the Exeonfiys
-
vas part Of fts dnty undeF the laws oi
the United States and the laws Of na-
tione. In ths absence Of definite In.
formation, We must presume that shG
Exeeutive Department Of the Govern
ment Il doing everything Il can 10 pro-
tect citizens Of the United States whosr
vessels have been seized or uAkindly
dealt With by the Dominion Of Canada,
OF ooarsa ID miRht have happened thai
sone OF these vessels, u might have
happened that ali Of than, have beau
gully Of violations Of the existing law
Of Canada. As they have been seized
By the public authorities Of Canada, Of
course there must be q public proteusion
on the paEt Of these OfiloeKa that such
was the case. Edmunds hoped 10 would
tngn cut that the vessels we're innocent
Of any violation Of ths Douinion lav
o. The public law, and that they have
been engaged In doing Whist vas allowed
BY The intercourse Of natiens, by the
lava of their own country and Of she
country 20 which they had gone. and
that the seizures would therefore be dis
missed without even q semblanct
Of probable cause; bat that de-
pended, Of course, upon q Judicial
inquiry in tho flrst instance. He did
not mean 10 say that We would be hound
20 acQuioce in che results OF Canadian
judicial inquiry, u We thought those
results uni ust and improper. II any
vessels should be condemned and the
United States was Of the opinion that
the condemnation Was unjust, We
should not be bound By any principle
Of public justics 70 aequieaee In Il. II
We had any spirit left, aa be Thought We
had, OF any strength left, as be thought
We had, though for some reason We have
not BEEN very successful IN getting a
navy or IN aFming our see coast. yet IN
some way the rights Of citizens Of the
United States would be vindicaled II
they have been violated. Continuing. be
eaid that the President. II he had signed
the recent act Of Congress on this sub
ieot, now had the power 10 Fetaliate for
any injustice done our vessels In Cana
dA or elsewhere. II that act had be
come q law, and IL ouK British brethren
were atFainina q point IN order 70 force
the United States into q convention Of
''recinFocitys or '.fres dshn or anything
else, u waa now within the power Of the
President 10 take such measures as
would tend 20 coFreat she abuse. So far
e. the Committee on Foreign Relations
IL concerned, hswevsE, the subject was
too immature 10 enable kdmunas 20
make any public declaration as 70 hoV
the matter uas. o. as 70 What is 20 be
done about it.
Dawes remarked that u eoald not
have escaped the observation 81 the
committee that armed cruisers Of the
Canadian Government we're about the
waters on the borders Of the AthFes
mile Hmitn In search Of American YES
sells In eEder shat they might undef
some protense or other seize them. 1he
entire absence Of any armed vessel Of
she United States In those waters 10 pro-
teut our llshernsen IN the exercise Of
lawful commerce led Dawes 70 inquire
whetheE that absenos waa from any
lack ef proper power IN the premises.
In reply Edmunda said that no iegis-
lation vas necessary, unless it might b
by the appropriation Of money, and
hardly that, 70 enable the President Of
che United States. Who b the CON-
mander-in-ehief Of TIE army and navy,
10 ssnd there any vessel Of she United
States, II we happened 20 hays enc that
could swim. Edmunds presumed i
wonld not be considered diseouKteaus tc
express the hope that q ship Of the
Unlted States Government Would 10 dus
tins appear in the northern seas ai a
proper aud respectful distance from the
shores Of Her Maiesly's dominions d
give some little encouragement q
American oitizsna engaged IN lAwful
pursuits.
Hals stated the circumstances thai
gave eise 10 The dispatch reoeived from
RAss Portland relating 10 the orders
said 10 have been iasMsd b. the Donna
ion authorities Affected tho herring
fisheries Of tbs Canadian people them
solvaa and their business In hoEringI
with the people Of Maine. The mates
sssmed 20 Hais 20 be the RFaSeaf tkinG
thas had appeared 0u the horizon. Ii
the TumoF was oorrect that the Cans
dian antheritiss have aiven diFeoiionl
70 break up that Industry, it indicated
more profoand mischief than bad here
tofore been eyincea. WhAteRer oould
Be done By the STATE department. thai
woald bring 10 the knowledge, net only
Of the 6aheFmen OF Maine and Massa,
chusstta, bni OF The people of the Uni
led States iusl whai the fundameatal
purpoae Of the Ottawa GogaEnment vas
wonid be q bsns6t 10 0ur people. NJ
Question bad been before the state de-
daFtmans fog some tine that Waa mofI
grave and Of greater mgmsns than thii
question.
On suggestion of Dolph. vho desirsI
70 ba absent Tor few days. he AoEth.
eFn Paailc foFfNture bill vas postponed
Until Monday usxE
On motion Of Edmunds. tha bill il
dsmnffyina Chinsss fer the losssa sus
sainsd at she Rock Springs, Wyoming
fict Was taken % and Mitchell ad
6feasad the senate on Il. arEnfna q
length against any laaal or moral obi
aafian - pay the monsY pEcEldsa foR 4
this biii. II the course Of his rsmagk
be characterized TIE hill as aa inznlf q
AmeFte&n citixsnship. fbe btti -
tees laid aside
Ths biH psoViding for tie taxAaion o
railway grant lands vas then takcn rp
Plumb. while aympathizing With 90
purpnaa q Hears amendmeat hmisi1l
ths pnsohassa nn3eF sha act 20 go aafsl