Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-06
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.
SENATE.
WAsRINGToS. April ),

was dgIeeu III. appointing sir. sherman chair.
man OF the committee on foreign relations
Mr. Harrison a memser of the same com.
mittee, Sir. Spooner a member of the com.
mlttee on the District of Columbia, Mr.
Stanford a member of the civil service re.
form committee, and Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon
member of the committee on additional &C.
Communications on library.
Mr.. Piatt formally submitted bis proposed
amendment TO the resolution offered BY him
IN relation to executive sessions
me amendment recltes specifically the
Senate rules affected by the resolution. Mr..
Platts objection to the point of order op his
resolution was that it did not recite the rules
which II proposed TO amend.
Inc amendment lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Piatt SAID he hoped to address the Senate
on The subject matter of the resolution on
Wednesday or Thursday next.
Mr.. Gorman's resolution, recently sub
mltted, was laid before the Senate calling
Cd the secretary of the interior for informa-
non as to the names, etc, of persons EN-
EIOy ed ID receiving, folding and distributing
public documents
On motion of Mr.. Ingalls, the amendment
was agreed TO calling for such additional in-
formation or suggestions as, in his judgme Mt,
VIII be of importance in fhe matter of legis-
:
OF such documents.
Mr.. Germans resolution, as amended, was
agreed to.
The army bill was then placed before the
Senate, the pending question being Mr.. Hale's
motion 10 strike out section two, which pro-
vides that hereafter the army shall consist
OF 10000 enlisted men.
Mr.. Plumb continued his remarks in op-
position to the bill.
Mr.. Frye interposed with some remarks on
his resolutions about fisheries. He declared
that 1t was very important that the matter
should be discussed and settled 1t involved
matters that looked to war. He read resou-
tons of the fishery association at Portland,
Me-, praying that the American government
send armed vessels to the fishing grounds to
protect our fishing vessels inasmuch as the
Canadian government had forbidden any
American fishing vessels to enter Canadian
ports Tor any purposes except for the merest
purpose Of shelter. The minister Of marine
of Canada, Mr. Frye said. had issued proc
lsmation that no American vessel should be
permitted to enter Canadian ports for the
purpose of buying bait, shipping crews or
landing fish for transportation across Cana
dian territory to places in the United States,
aud he understood that the Canadian govern
American fishing vessels from entering Can
adlan waters. Mr.. Frye reviewed in brief
the treaties and laws relating to the question
and claimed that American vessels had per
feet right to enter any of the Canadian ports
/ tor any OF the usual purposes of trade and
commerce and read two recent dispatches
from the state department, one asserting this
right OF American vessels and the other, sent
the same day. saying that the department was
just Informed that American fishing vessels
could only enter Canadian ports for shelter
or repair damages, etc The state depart
ment, Mr.. Frye said, needed further educa-
lion. He declared that we had pertec,
| right to enter Canadian ports tor any purpose
we pleased except piracy. We were not
| relegated to the treaty OF 1918, but were op-
/ Grating under the treaty of 1874 and the proc.
| lamatons issued there under. Our ships
| could 90 into Canadian ports to buy bait
ship crews or get ice or -four just as tn
| Canadian vessels were today doing that very
thing IN Portland and Gloucester harbors
/ British cruisers were to prey on American
| fishing vessels as they had oren preying on
them Tor 80 years. MIR. Frye was only wait.
/ ing tor a single American vessel to be seized
then he proposed to introduce a bill of less
than ten lines closing the ports OF the United
! States against all British colonial fishing
/ treighting or passenger vessels all along the
/ line of great lakes and the Atlantic coast and
we then should see how long Canada would
! carry on this operation that she had now en-
| tered on. Tomorrow, MIR. Frye said, he
| wouli move the consideration OF his tishery
resolution
| MIR. Cockrell then took the floor in oppo.
sition to the army bill and was followed by
| MIR. Sewell who favored the increase pro
posed by the bill.
Mr.. Logan spoke at considerable length in
| further explanation of the details of the bill
! and in reply to the criticisms made against il
he paid high tribute to the valor of volun
teer sodiery and to their readiness in re
spending when called on. hut declared thai
the country needed a larger organized torct
to be ready in case of any emergency.
AT 1. 40 Mr.. Logan yielded for a motion tt
| 60 into executive session.
The motion was agreed to and the Senate
| accordingly went into executive session.
! AT ). 80 the doors were r-eopened and tn,
Senate adjourned
Before adjournment Mr. Sewell gave no
tice that on Monday, April 18th, he woult
call up the Fitz John Porter bill
HOUSE.
Under a call of States the following were
| introduced and referred
| Bv Mr.. Bu,terworth of Ohio-For the an
polntment Of a special committee of three
senators and five representatives to consider
the subject of a celebration in 1889 at Wash
| ington OF the centennial anniversary of the
! formation Of the government under the con.
! sttution.
! By Mr. Henderson OF North Carolina to re.
dpce letter postage to one and one-half cents