The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-08-29
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wA.mxs75s, Aug sf@The President
yesterday sent to Congress 4 message sug-
costing the passage Of a law giving him
power to r~eraliate on Canada for Ter sreat-.
nens Of aar fishernen Tnaer existing
treaties the privilege IS enjOyei hy tAe eana-
dams Of shipping throaeh cur olunfry, free
of dpfy. through ports ~aHifnalei By the
President. an goods arrisin s at those ports
fr Canals, and Of shipping goods, aisssuty
free. from Canada through The sane ports 10
foreign countries. The people Of the United
States were TO enjoy a similar privilege in
Canada. Ia 1856 the Canadians refused to
longer permit our fishermen to ship through
Canadian ports to~tlse tiBised States thus
greatly embarrassing them in pursuit Of their
calling IN rsmllatioh ies this the Pres
ident desires congress 10 give him the pow
er to saspendthe privilege of free shipment
Canada now enjoys. nlhis is done Canada
wiz suffer greatly. as several days are gained
in tie transit of goods through the ports of
New York. Boston, Portland, and other
Eastern ports direct to Canada, instead Of
shipping them in vessels 10 Canadian ports.
Afer the message was read in the House,
Mr.. Mceneary. Of Kentucky. presented a bin
TO carry out the Presidents wishes.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2f.-The Presidents
message upon the fisheries question, which
was characterized by Democrats ofthe House
last evening as a " ~bomhshell into the Re
publican camp, was very efFeciually rddled
in the Senate to-day. The principal speech
was made by Senator Elmnnds. who, in his
dry and sarcastic way, expressed his gntih-
cation at the patriotic expression Of hopes,
wishes, almos; intentions. OF the President
ofthe United States in reference to the pro-
lection Of American interests and American
rights
He then proceeded to show that the Pres
ident had all the authority he required
TO protest American interests and to r~eialiate
for any deprivation OF rights or injury to in
t~erests, and said it was rather odd that the
President had remained quiet for the past
eighteen months. and had only just awaken
ed to the fact that something must be done,
and had asked authority to do it when that
authority already existed. He referred to
the exercise Of the Presidential preroga-
| tive" which had been mentioned in some
| minority reports just as an English king
in some old time would undertake to sus-
pend an act Of Parliament not 10 carry il in
to effect 50 long as you can salk with the ma
ton which was continuing, even while talk
ing. the very wrongs no 50 fully and well
set forth in this message, and then showed
the insincerity ami demasagy Of the Pres
idents whole course in scaihing terms. He
discussed at great length the point as 10
whether the twenty-ninth article of the
Treaty of Washington vas still in force, and
as to the intent Of Congress in limiting the
retaliation law to matters connected with the
fishing interests and effectively coatroverted
I the position taken By the President in his
message.
Senators Hear, Sherman and Frye also al
| tackled the message, and showed that the
new solicitude ofMr. Cleveland for American
rights was simply FOR political effect and for
the purpose ofendeavoring 10 neutralize the
pro- English action of the State Department
in this whole fisheries matter. Senator Nor
gan. who IS the especial champion Of the
President and Secretary Bayard in this mat
ter, eudeavored to reply TO tie points made
by Senators Edmunds and Hoar bat his
effort was a very feeble one.
During sentor Elmunds speech a baby in
the gallery began to cry Justify, and when
the nurse attempted to remove it the child
chung to the bench and yelled louder. Mr..
Eimunds smiled and said he would yield
to superior lung power. while another Sen
meant to emphasize the fact that President
Cleveland was pleading the baby act.