Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-26
BAxARD,s PRomprpEmAND.
Great Britain Called Upon to Pa,
 Fishery lamageS

Great Britain Called Upon te Pay Fishery Damages.
 | WASHINGTON, July 25.-The President yes. terday transmitted to the Senate a report I from Secretary Bayard made in compliance | with the Senate resolution respecting the | seizure of American fishing vessels as fol- l lows: Instantly upon receiving authentic information of the alleged seizure from the owners of the vessels or their agents, or from
 the consular officers of the United States in Canada, this department gave instructions to the consular officers to make full and com plete investigation of the facts in each case, and wherever an infraction of treaty rights or of commercial rights and privileges of cit izens of the United States appeared to have occurred representation was promptly made to her Britannia Majestys minister at this capital, calling for redress, and notification given of demand for compensation for all logs and injury to the vessels in question and their owners.
 "In order properly to assert and maintain the rights Of our citizens and our interna- tional rights under conventions and by the law of nations which might be brought in question by these proceedings and by the action of the Canadian government, the pro- fGssional services of two gentlemen learned in the law-Mr George w. Riddle of the city of Philadelphia, and Mr. William T. Putnam of the city of Portland Maine--wsre retained by the executive, and since the goth of May last these gentlemen have bestowed their careful consideration upon the circumstan- Ges and the law in connection there with in each case. Proceedings have been commenced in the vice admi- rnlty court at Halifax, N. S., in the name of Her Majesty the Queen, as plaintiff against the schooner David J. Adams and the schoon- CT Ella M. Doughty, in both of which cases the complaint is substantially the same Copy Is hereunto appended of the complaint signed by the solicitor for the attorney gen. eral of the Dominion of Canada against the Ella M. Doughty which sets forth at length the alleged grounds for the seizure and de tention of that vessel. Concurrent with these events correspondence has begun and is still proceeding between this department and the British minister at this capital and also between the minister of the United States in London and the Foreign Office of Her Britannia Majesty's government to obtain | suitable recognition and enforcement of our rights under treaty and international law and the laws and commercial usages of both l countries, which are brought in question by the action of the Canadian authorities In making seizures and detentions of American fishing vessels herein referred to and de- scrlbed. Upon this correspondence, which is believed must soon terminate in amicable settlement, mutually just and honorable, and therefore satisfactory to both countries and their inhabitants, the undersigned is unable to | recommend the President to communicate its contents in it's present incomplete status, believing that to do so would not be com patibls with the public interests as connect ed with the transaction referred to.
 CT. F. BAYARD, Secy of State"
 There are two inclosures. The first mere ly gives in tabular form the names of the vessels seized and detained, the date, amount of bail or fine, or length of detention The other, very long legal document, embodies l the charges against the Ella RI. Doughty.
 Editor Cutting Will Re Released.
 WASHINGTON, July 25.-Secretary Bayard,