National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-17
THE HOUSE,

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In the House yesterday Mr.. Clements, OF
Georgia, from the committee on foreign af-
fairs, reported back the Dingley resolution
calling on the President for any information
In his possession relative TO the exclusion OF
American fishery vessels from the right to
enter the ports OF the Dominion OF Canada
for the purpose OF trading, purchasing sup
plies, or landing fish caught In deep water
FOR shipment In bond to the United States,
or doing other acts which Canadian or other
British vessels are freely permitted to do In
ports In the United State; also, requesting
| the President to inform the House what
steps have been taken to bring such I'M
warrantable and unfriendly acts of the do
minion authorities to the attention OF the
British government.
Mr.. Dlngley, Of Maine, said that he had
| introduced the resolution Of inquiry to
| bring the attention Of Congress and the
| country to the unwarranted and unfriendly
| course Of the Cadadlan authorities In en-
| deavorlng to prevent American fishing yes
| sells, authorized by our laws to touch and
trade, from entering Canadian ports and
| commercial privileges freely conceded to
| similar Canadian vessels in our ports. He
| also desired TO emphasize the fact that the
government intended to have our fishing
vessels receive the commercial privileges
assured by our reciprocal legislative ar
| WIFI anu
else to have our government withdraw from
Canadian vessels in our ports privileges
| denied our vessels In Canadian ports. The
act of 1923 gave the President power to
withdraw commercial privileges in our
| ports from the vessels OF any foreign coun-
| try which Disseminated against American
vessels. The question involved was not
one relating to fishing rights, which were
determined by the treaty of 1878, but one
of the commercial privileges OF American
vessels authorized to touch and trade In
Canadian ports, which was determined, not
by the treaty Of 1918, as the Canadian
authorities thought, but by reciprocal ar
rangements made since that time.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, had no OBJ
lection to the assumption suggested that
this legislative part of the government
should Indicate by its action that 1t meant,
SO far rs the power rested here, to watch
carefully and to maintain firmly all the
rights OF American fishermen.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Willis, OF Kentucky, made an attempt
to proceed with the consideration OF the
river and harbor appropriation bill, but
gracefully yielded to an adverse vote, and
the speaker proceeded to call the commit
tees for reports of private nature.
AT the conclusion of the call, the House
went into committee of the whole (Mr.
Hatch, Of Missouri, In the chair on the
private calendar.
The first bill on the calendar was that
which was thoroughly debated last Friday
for the relief of the McMlnnville and Man
chester Railroad Company, OF Tennessee
but the discussion was continued to-day
with undated vigor. The facts and the
law bearing upon them We're closely scru-
tiniEed and commented upon, and some
degree Of heat was evolved by the conflict
ing speeches OF the debaters pro and con;
Mr.. Houk, of Tennessee, being worked up to
the point of asserting that statement made
by Mr.. Johnston, of Indiana, was untrue.
But any excitement which might have
been aroused by this remark was
turned into laughter by the benignant man
ner In which Mr.. Johnston, who is large
, man, declined TO have any personal conflict
with Mr.. Houk on account of the size OF
that gentleman. The bill was finally re-
ported TO the House without recommends
ton, but 1t was not definitely disposed OF.
The House then, at $40, took a recess until
1880, the evening session to be for the con-
slderation Of pension bills.
EVENING SESSION.
The House, at It's evening session, passed
forty-fiye pension bills, and then adjourned
until to-day.