Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
:. senate Goes into Open Exacu'ive
~ session for Consideration Of
Inc Fisheries Treaty.
s.nn,s Passes BIN Revivfeg the title
at General An ths Army win the
view Of Honeftpg sheEidan.
Phrieth Congress.
THE SENATE.

GuElouh OOhSk3Ss
THE SENATE.
w,sHrseroN, May 90 "A message was
IA from the President returning with
~ y, sis approval the bill appyoprissing
.-sooo for public building at Youngs-
osn, OHIO. !
AZ" I,ter considerable debate the message
- referred to the committee on
'.bl;c buildings and grounds. -!
NJ, M.nderson, from the committee
military Affairs, reported bull to re-
W, the grade OF general I the USiteo
s s.,,as srmy. He said its purpose WAS to
sre during the life time Of the present
!!,snteDsnt General Of the army the grade
/, General OF the army. Both those
les were TO cease with the life Of
ss;sateusnt. General Sheridan. He would
~ ttke up the time in referring to the
.ssssjon which made tie bill proper
VVssfor imneeiste consideration, and ne
.sss,siore asked unanimous consent To
s.vs the bill now considered.
Mr., Berry objected and the bill was
,,,csd on the cslandar.
~, Sasrmsa moved thst the Senate
AZ nroceed TO consideration of the FISH
.,ss treaty in open executive session.
Tns motion was agreed to, and the pre-
,,snq ,ficer 0eclgIed thst the Senate
-. now 10 open executive session for
,ons, igrstion OF the fisheries treaty; that
me- ,res!y was open TO amendment, and
mi tie Senator from Maine (Mr. Frye
s.s entitled TO the floor.
Mr.. FRYE said the question now before
No Senate involved the dignity and honor
Al me great republic and the rights OF its
st,sus. I. could not be obscured by the
President Of the Uuited States intimatipg
mi, in the event Of fsiiure Of the treaty,
10 would resort to the law which Con.
,pS hsd passed in such G way as should
mt 10 Jeopardy, snd might destroy, al
he business interests Of the great north.
Icould not be belistled oy interviews
furnished to tae Boston Herald, nor by
lst.ers written 10 bsnqueting psr!y il
gsg York, in which 1t WAS declared
th,. every man who opposed the ratinca
ton Of the treaty Vas either controlled
ty personal pfeiudice, By partnership, or
bv profound ignorance; nor by admins
ration papers fippsntly and Iseringly
suggesting It would be better to buy up
ths Yankee fishermen and their feet. The
susstiou before the Ssuate WAS, should
sltiIsns Of the UniIed States, fisher
men but Sill citiz ms, De protected
sgsiust il Justice and wrong snd outrage
tt c.ed By 6 neisnboring nation, en-
buldened to 1t only because 1t rested
under the sc .is Of mighty power beyond
he seas Our country had not protected
IFS fishermen, and so Canada eDdekvoreo
By every conceivable outrage, wrong
md Injustice, 10 drive our vessels away
She drove them to sea In storms. She
e7ed them on the high seas and searched
ten. Sac put armed men on b Ard and
literally confined their Captains ano crews
IN t1eir own vessels, win the Ans csn
faaging on them. To were tried In
ellJnisl courts and their Vessels cU1 rs
c,Hd one after another until the perii
d the seas was nothing to the many
teHjrB Of the law on shore. He declsled
thsL the modus vivendi WAS onIv secured
10 US upon the payment OF $3.50 per Ton
iOl commercial privileges which We were
slletdy fully entitled to. he said the
Cansdisns continued their outrages on
The seas in and out Of season; and the
Congress- Of the United States was lst
ofthe point OF passing 8 retsliatory isw
II response TO the action from fishermen
Of New England wnen diplomacy was
again resorted TO, resulting in the treaty
oils71. Wehad inst emerged from q ter
ribis conflict n which Great Britain clear
u desired that the ouutry shoSld be cut
In twJ in the mi die. Sc wanted
TIA southern market and had mol the
iiehtess hesitation in regard to right.
She recognized belIigerent rights or the
par! Of the south ana joined with France
u an attempt TO build up monarchy IL
Mexico, and sent troops OF war to
Canada. She built vessels, armed and
equipped them, and sent them cut upon
,as ocean to destroy our commerce.
When the war WAS over our people VINO
had been damaged by her cruisers sent in
hsir claims, and Great Britain re-
fused 10 pay them. Then our
peaes-lovng President Grant sent .
message to his people saying to them,
"Seld me your oils and | will collect
'hsm in time" and then negotiations for
ttrenty were had. The Alaosms claims
we're put to tresty, and other matters
were also included knd o treaty Was
made. It stipulated thst II there wss any
balance due Canada for the privilege she
bad given US, the right TO fish, we would
pay 1t, and that commissioners should De
appointed to see II anything WAS due. We
Gso gave them free market for fish
Tns commissioners we're appointed and
We had for our Commissioner weak old
mar, nc more fl. 10 cope with Sir Nc
Donald or Sir Charles Upper than Mr..
Ss7srd is Laughter With Sir j Joseph
ehAmoeTlain in diplomacy. The umpire
vas Mr.. Delfosse Of Belgium, practically
esned by Great Britain, and Great Brit
na knew il when he was appointed. All
nat have to say about this treaty Is
nat 1t is the most digraceful, humlliasipg
nd cowardly surrender the American re-
public has ever made In its whole history,
tos excepting the treaty CT 1918.
Al this stage Of his remarks Mr.. Frye
complained that the sir was exceedingly
oppressive, and recess was taken for
nal an hour, and the gallery doors and
windows were ordered TO be- opened.
At the close Of recess the bill to revive
pe grade of general In the United States
..iny was again taken up on motion OF
III. Henderson, who moved its passage.
Mr.. Berry said be had objected to lite
consideration because he believed the bill
should not pass. he did not believe tnls
me proper time to legislste on the subject.
de thOuph that thu iudo m ant and decision