Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-28
WRTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
First Session,
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Nav o7

Ao !" as oHereO Oy MIR. Wilson of
providing for the investigation of tho Ny' ~
polntment of Indian traders by the Com.
mlssioners OF Indian affairs.
On motion Of Mr. Dnlph the Senate tooL
up the bill restoring to the United States GER
taih OF the lands granted to the Norther,
racine Railroad Company
Nr, Deck offered an amendment providing
that tue passage of committee bill shouId
"ot "e taken as waiver by Congress of the
iiR"t u forfeit any other unearned lands of
'ne same company hereafter if Congress
shouid see proper to forfeit such lands
Inc amendment was agreed to.
MI Van Wyck withdrew his amendment
ana offered instead one providing for the
lorfeltare OF such portions of land as were
catermineous with part of the main line and
branches not exempt at the passage of the
act.
After some debate and the hour of two
arriving the bill went over
Mr.. Miller submitted the conference re-
port on the bill abolishing certain fees. etc.
IN connection with American shipping. This
Is the bill containing Mr.. Frye's amendment
authorizing the President to deny by procla-
nation to vessels of foreign countries such
privileges as are denied to American vessels
In such foreign countries
The report was concurred in.
MT. Miller explained that the bill as agreed
TO IN conference was substantially as it was
passed by the Senate.
Mr. Stanford then called up the resolution
introduced by him expressing the sorrow of
the Senate at the death of the late senator
John +. Miller of California
The resolutions having been read Mr..
Stanford addressed the Senate in eulogy of
Mr.. Miller.
Speeches in eulogy of the late senator
were made by Messrs. Edmunds, Voorhees,,
Logan Fair, Harrison and Hearst.
The resolutions were agreed to and in
further respect to the deceased the Senate
then adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine, from the committee
OF conference, submitted a report of that
committee on the shipping bill.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky thought
that the consideration of the report should be
postponed until the members of the House
had An opportunity to examine the provis-
ions of the bill carefully. The question in
volved in Mr.. Frye's amendment yas broader
than at first blush it might appear to be. 1t
not only conferred privilege but imposed
duty upon the President to withdraw from
when these privileges had been denied to
American vessels in the country to which
| such foreign vessels belonged. The sup
posed need for the provision arose out of the
recent troubles with Canada. but there was
not word in this bill about fishing vessels.
There was no hurry for the passage of this
| bill, and it could be considered more fully
at some future day than it could now. There
was no danger of war and the executive
had under consideration the settlement of the
Canadian fishery trouble.
| Mr.. Dunn of Arkansas said that the pro-
vision did not apply to the fishery question.
Mr.. Breckenridge thought if that were
true there was less necessity for haste in
passing the bill, because there was no other
pending question relative to commercial
privileges between the United States and any
other countries. The objection to the pro-
vision was that it enabled the President to
place an embargo upon Canadian vessels
| He would 90 as far as the gentlemen from
Maine to protect the fishing interests of
Massachuserts and Maine, but he wanted to
be clear as to what he was doing He did not
| believe in retaliatory or revengeful leglsa-
ton. He believed more in diplomatic inter-
course, in patient and honest candid cores
pondence, with view of reaching a settle
| ment than he did in executive interference
and retaiatory measures. He had no doubt
that the Canadian difficulty would be salts
factoriy settled. Two great nations like the
United States and England were not going to
fall about the matter of fishery which could
be settled by negotiation. He said that the
necessity for the proposed legislation had
been suggested by the recent denial of GER
privileges to United States vessels IN Cana
| dian ports, bat the law ought to be on the
statute books without regard to the fishery
trouble In 1928 the United States had
offered to place vessels of any foreign coun-
try in our ports on the same basis as our own
vessels if foreign countries would place
American vessels on the same basis. AT that
time the discrimination against American
vessels was in the form of discriminating
charges and duties. Now it had been shown
that certain United States vessels were being
denied commercial privileges, privileges of
buying supplies ice or bait, and all CONNER
cial privileges except simply those of shelter,
repairing, purchasing wood and obtaining
water. In view of the fact that the country
was discriminating against a certain class of
American vessels it was proposed by this bill
simply to extend the authority given by the
act of 1923 S , that the President might issue
his proclamation Withholding from vessels of
any country which Disseminated against our
vessels precisely the same privileges which
were denied to us. Mr.. Breckenridge ill.,
ouired whether any country except Canada
now denied any privileges to American ves-
sells.
Mr.. Dingley replied in the negative.
Mr.. Breckenridge said that he had under
stood the gentleman from Arkansas DUNN
to state that this bill had nothing to do with
the Canadian trouble.
Mr. Dingey replied thatoit might be ap-
plicable to that trouble, but the provision
was a general one and applicable to all
countries and ought to be put on the statute
hook without reference to the present diff
Guilty. Does the gentleman think that this
country ought to allow Canadian vessels GER
tain privileges which were denied to our ves-
sells in Canada!
Mr.. Breckenridge replied he was favor of a
most free and untrammeled commercial re-
latious and he was in favor therefore of let
ting Canadian vessels come into our ports as
freely as Canada would allow our vessels to
90 into her ports to buy or sell,
Mr.. Dingley said the very essence of mari
time reciprocity was the granting OF conces-
s;ons on our part to the extent only that they
were granted to us.
Mr. Dunn said that the Frye amendment
did not pretend or undertake to settle the
nending trouble with Canada. All that the
fsbinp question had to do with the provision
was that it had furnished an incident showing
that any country could withdraw privileges
from American vessels and that there was no
| he proaidont authorify