The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-24
OPPOSED BY THE SENATE.
THE PRESIDENTS CHIEF AID.
WISER ON A VOLCANO.
Bayard's Evasive, Elusive and secre-
tive Characteristies-Insu
TO the Flag. Etc. Ete.

NEW YORK, July 21.-A special from
Washington to the Telegram saws There
Is very ugly feeling in the Senate to-
ward Secretary Bayard and his conduct of
the State Department. 1t will take only
a spark to ignite fire which will be any
thing but comfortable to Mr.. Cleyeland's
right hand man. AS matter of fact. Mr..
Baynrd has been disappointment to the
Senate. 1t was generally supposed when
Mr.. Bayard went into the Cabinet that
the relations between the State Depart
ment and the Senate would be even on q
more cordial plane than heretofore. The
Senate is and always has been very Jealous
of its power in relation to the ratification
OF treaties between this and other countries
Having this power under the Coustitution.
1t naturally feels as though it ought to be
informed OF everything that is going on.
With Mr.. Bayard's promotion from the
Senate to the head of the Department. of
State it was Thought that the relations be-
tween the two would be such as to very
materially aid the administration. Such
has not proved 10 be the fact. Mr.. Bay
ard has been one of the most secretive
Secretaries that the State Department has
ever known.
SILENT AS THE SPHINX.
The awful weight of responsibility has
made him rs ''silent as the sphinx" In
stead Of communicating from time to
time with the Senate the Secretary has
uniformly tried his best to keep back in
formation until the very last moment
and even then 1t has been given grudg-
ingle. Mr.. Bayard's former associates
are therefore on the warpath. The Senate
has been looking about for a long time
for chance ut the Honorable Secretary
of State, and it looks as though revenge
was in sight ut last. Mr.. Bayard's mac
tivity on the fisheries question, and his
evasive and elusive statements as to how
tho administration proposed to accomplish
nothing, have been subjects of discussion
among Senator's for the past four months.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Bayard
has made number of statements which
have appeared in the public prints.
FISHERY TROUBLES INCRE EAsING.
Another fact worthy of notice In this
connection is that each one of these state.
ments has been followed by fresh outrage
upon our fishermen by the Canadian
authorities. Mr.. Bayard's letters have
acted as kind of signal to the Canadians
to make seizures. When the Secretary
keeps quiet and says nothing then the
Dominion people invariably subside and
do not take much IL any, interest in the
fisheries question; but his activity, even
in its present mild and harmless form,
merely spurs the Canadians into addi-
feathers. While the country is waiting
and watching to see what the
Secretary of State proposes to do
about these insults to our nation
and everybody agrees that they are in
sults--Mr. Bayard bobs up with fresh
treaty with Great Britain. 1t further
transpires that England has been urging
the ratification of this treaty for the past
nine years. and that heretofore this Gov
hoa to 1o
such arrangement. Now, when there are
serious doubts as to whether England will
give us any satisfaction upon the question
OF the fisheries outrages, Mr.. Bayard
steps in with q proposition that both
countries shall shake hands. A feature
which is specially Objectionable to the
Senate is the fact that Mr.. Bayard has
broken the universal custom and talked
the matter over with outsiders before he
has notified the ratifying power of the
Government There is no doubt of this.
THE SEAL OF SECRECY.
It has been the custom from the time of
the foundation of the Government for the
Secretaries of State to transmit under seal
of secrecy drafts of ali treaties which
was desired should be ratified to the Sena-
tors. This has not been done in the case
of the Phelps Roseberry treaty. as it is
now called. To-day several Senator'S
while discussing the neglect of the Secre-
tary Of State. expressed their opinion that
it was most fragrant breach of the rights
of the Senate, as laid down by every
known precedent. With this sentiment
against the Secretary of State. and it is
all the more intensified by the fact that
he went from the Senate direct to his
present position, it must he confessed that
the chances of ratification of the Phelps
Roseberry treaty look decidedly slim.