Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-08
Fiftieth Congress--First Session.
WAsHINeroa. Anp

Fiftieth Congress--First Session. WAsMNeros, Aug. 2. SKNATE.-The debate on the fisheries treaty | was resumed in the Senate this morning, Mr. Sherman being the first speaker. Referring first to the relations of Canada with the United States he said: In his judgment the Dominion of Canada would be with ten years l from this time represented either in the im- perial parliament of Great Britain or in the Congress of the United States and in his opinion it would be in the Congress of the United States. He therefore favored the policy of bringing about international ex- changes with Canada of the freest character possible, perhaps something in the nature of a Zollverein, which would relieve both coun- tries from the necessity of establishing line border. It would be the height of nonsense, almost crime against ciYi- lization to establish such a line. He would vote against the treaty, not because it might possibly bring about such condi- ton of affairs but he would vote against it
 because he believed that it tended to erect a barrier, and to prevent the very purposes sought to be accomplished by it. He wishes to say that he did not regard the treaty as 8 party question nor as 6 sectional question. Neither was it an Irish question, nor was the opposition to it fishing for Irish votes" He
 
 lain to the effect that all leading men of this country were opposed to that Irish idea. MT. Chamberlain was greatly mistaken. ia poll of the Senate were taken on the subject there WAS hardly senator who would not give a hearty Hyea" to the proposition to give the Irish people home rule as 1t was understood in the United States.
 MT. Sherman proceeded to discuss the de-
 tails of the pending treaty. He regarded the
 10th section of the treaty following the free importation of Canadian fish and fish oiD as surrender of the right of the United States to levy taxes on imported goods; az an in-
 suit to the United States. There was not,
 he said, in the history of diplomatic events so one-sided treaty. Such treaty seemed to be disgraceful to American diplomacy. That expression would perhaps be too strong,
 but certainly such treaty was the most un-
 fortunate concession that could be made by
 any administration and he regretted that MT. Bayard had ever signed his name to it. The
 section of the treaty was Siamese twin to
 the Mills bill and both ought to be debated together. It was in pursuance of a line of
 policy to which the Democratic party was
 daily becoming more and more committed,
 and which would surrender all the great in
 dustries of the country to undue competition
 with foreigners.
 Another bugbear mentioned by the sena-
 tor from Alabama (Mr. Morgan) was an inti-
 nation that the two countries were going to
 war about this matter; and Republicans were
 asked what they would do if they came into
 power. His (Sherman's) answer was that
 they would send, politely, their plenipoten-
 tiary to the British government to communi-
 cate to that government in the kindest and freest manner their discontent with the abor-
 tive agreement made by MT. Bayard. If in the great controversies now to be car
 ried to the people of the United States-not
 so much this treaty as the other great ques-
 tions to which he had first afluded-it should
 be settled by the people that this administra-
 ton had fallen short of it's duty, in that re-
 gard as we'll as in others, and if General Har
 rison should be elected President of the
 United States, as he most earnestly hoped and
 believed, no war need be feared and no dan
 gerous controversy about the fshefies. If the treaty were rejected the matter would stand as it did in 1886, under the treaty of 1918. And if only the President of the United States would with moderation exer- else the powers conferred upon him by the law authorizing retaliation there would
 be no trouble. Whenever great Britain excluded American fishermen from their rights of hospitality in their ports, the President should do like with Canadian fish ermen in our ports. If the Canadians would not sell coal to our fishermen, the same course should be pursued to Canadian fish. ermen. If this were done quietly and earn estly there would not be much trouble in the matter.
 He had no doubt that if Mir. Cleveland (who might consider this treaty as dead) would even yet pursue that course. be plain ly marked out by the law, these two great and powerful countries would go forward in- to the haven of peace.
 Mir Frye stated that Mir. Evarts would be ready to morrow morning to close the debate on the Republican side, and he expr ressed a the matter to close. He hoped that the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Morgan) would close the debate on the Democratic side and | let the Senate vote on the question. | Discussion followed as to the time of the final vote, but without action the Senate to@ | up the bill reported from the committee on 1 foreign relations to prohibit the coming of Chinese laborers to the United States, and | listened to speeches by Messrs. Morgan and Stewart. The Senate then adjourned. HousE.-Mr. Outhwaite, of Ohio, appeal ed to the House to permit him to call up for immediate consideration the Senate bill mak- ing an appropriation to enable the several executive departments to participate in the Ohio centennial exposition to be held in Co., lumbus, Ohio, September and October next. There being no objection the bill was taken up for consideration.
 MT. Wise, of Virginia, offered an amend ment providing that if there shall be any sur plus in appropriations made to enable the department to participate in the Ohio valley centennial exposition, it shall be used to en- | able the departments to be represented at the expeditions to be held at Augusta, Ga., and Richmond, Va.
 Mir. Henderson, of Ohio, offered an amend nent appropriating $250, 900 to aid the expo- aition to be held by the colored race in Att lanta, Ga, in 1889 and 1890 under the sus- pice of the Colored Worlds Fair association | of America.
 Mr. Warner offered an amendment appro- priating $40, 900 to enable the departments | to be represented at the Kansas City exposi- \ ton to be held in September and October. After some discussion all three amendments ! were adopted. The question then recurred on the third reading of the bill, as amended, | and the yeas and nays were ordered and re- | rulted: Yeas 68, nays 91; no quorum. The | House then adjourned