The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-17
More Concerning the Fish
cries Treaty.
THE NEW JAPANESE MINISTER.
In the House of Commons - Unruly
stud ing the Rumors
The Sore ThrOat-GenaIal.
Around The Capital.
FOR BOISE CITY.


WASHINGTON. February 16.-The At
tornev-General to-day sent to Con-
gress estimates aggregating $4,000 for
the improvement of the penitentiary at
Boise City, Ida9o.
AMENDED CONGRATULATIONS BILL.
The Senate committee on finance re-
ported the amended updervaluations
bill to-day as substitute for that
already reported. and submitted with
it an elaborate written report. The
measure incorporates three new pro-
VISIONS, the effect of which is to allow
importers to appeal to board of three
general appraisers who shall have final
powers to decide all questions as to
value and classification, except so far
as law points may be involved, which
points are TO be certified to the circuit
courts for determination.
COMBINATIONS.
Combinations to-day are: Registers
of the land Offices: L. G. Granger,
Marysville, California; E. o. Miller,
Visalia, California; H. o. Billings,
Haley, Idaho; E: +. Patterson, Lewis
ton, Idaho. Receivers of public mon
eys: J. H Craddock, Marysville, Cali
fornia G. NJ. Force, Lewiston, Idaho.
J. l.. Clark was appointed to be post
master at Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
NEW JAPANESE MINISTER.
Mr.. Mutsu Munemetsu has been ap-
pointed Japanese Minister to the United
States, in place of Mr.. Jusanme Riuchi
Kukl, who has been transferred to
Japan as chief of the imperial archives.
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL Association.
At the last day session of tho
National Educational Association, q
paper was read by n. H. R. Dawson,
United States commissioner of educa-
ton, on Alaska"
The convention was also addressed
to-day by Senator Stewart, of Nevada.
President Gore, of the National Edu-
cation Association, says that there is a
prospect of an immense gathering of
teachers a. the meeting at San Fran
cisco, next July.
Professor ]. G. Kennedy. of San
Francisco, and Hon. G. S. Young. of
Nevada, who represent the Pacific
coast, made addresses this evening, ex-
tending the hospitality of California to
the teachers of the United States.
MORE OF THE FISHERIES TREATY.
The fisheries treaty was the subject of
much speculation and discussion at
the capital to-day. While declining to
give any specific information as to its
provisions, Secretary Bayard Tonight
said to an Associated Press reporter,
that for many years the great conten-
ton among America Sshermen had
been for fair and ju., rs, ruction of
the treaty of 1918. and th8t ne present
treaty had been framed by e Ameri-
can negotiators with view to meet the
needs aud necessities of American fish
ermen, and he believed that if the treaty
is ratified that end will have been az
complished.
From trustworthy source it is
learned that TO American fishermen are
secured all the commercial privileges
for which they have been contendIng,
with the exception of the right to pur-
chase bait in Canadian waters, which is
expressly withheld. Their right to en-
ter canadian ports for fuel, water and
repairs is conceded Certain bays
which are specified, are to remain I'M
der the exclusive Jurisdiction of
Canada. There is nothing in tie
provisions of the treaty, it is
said, which necessitates a removal
of the duty on Canadian fish, or
in any way changes the American
tariff system. In it's important fea-
lures, the treaty. it is stated, is favor
able to the United States, and while
new and valuable privileges have been
acquired, this has been done without
any costly sacrifice on the part of
Americans.
Secretary Bayard said tonight that
the published reports purportiDg to give
the essential fe lures of the treaty were
unauthorized and wholly wrong.
The American negotiators left for
their homes day. Sir Charles Tup-
per and Mr.. Chamberlain will remain
in Washington few days longer, the
latter expecting to sail for England in
about week.