The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
ANaLo-AMERIoAN RELATIONS.
Sherman Addresses the Senate on His
Resolution.

Resolution.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Sherman's resolution. offered
yesterday, instructing the committee on
foreign relations to inquire into the state Of
the relations of the United States with
Great Britain and the dominion of Canada
and to report lat the next session. such
measures as are expedient to promote friend
ly commercial and political intercourse be-
tween these countries and the United
States, was taken up, and Mr.. Sherman
proceeded to address the Senate, delivering
his address from manuscript.
After an alusion TO the Presidents re-
taliation message and justification of the
rejection of the fisheries treaty, Mr.. Sher-
man asked why should Canada refuse to
allow fishing vessels to enter her ports and
to ship their fish to the American MARKET
A denial of that privilege appeared so I'M
christian and selfish thai he wondered that
it had not long since led to a violation OF
the treaty.
WHAT HE WAS DRIVING AT.
This he believed would have been quickly
corrected, but the President instead of ex-
ercislng the powers which he had under
the act of March 8, 1887, had asked congress
lin his retaliation message), for power to
suspend the commerce which had amounted
for the last six years. to $270. 900, 900.
No wonder that that sudden change Of base
excited surprise in both countries, and was
regarded as a Nero political movement.
Mr.. Sherman argued that the President
had clouded the real issue by involving the
commerce of boundary 1000 miles long
with a controversy in waters about the
mouth of the St Lawrence river, with
which it had no relation, and that he had
endangered the peace between the tw1
countries, and put further into the future
the union of Canada with this country.
CALLED PRETENsE.
The discrimination against American
vessels in Canadian canals, although unjust
had been seized upon as pretense for the
retaliation bill. Why, he asked, seek a
quarrel on such an old pretenses 1t was
neither manly, dignifed nor just. 1t was
an after thought. He concluded therefore
that it was not wise to
give to the President the additional
powers of retaliation which he asked for.
Although Mr.. Shermln's speech was not
delivered with that force and vigor which
he displays in his extempore addresses, it
was listened to very closely on both sides Of
the chamber. AT its close congratulations
were offered him by several senator's
MORGAN REPLIES.
Mr. Morgan replied to Mr.. Sherman, de-
bCTlUlnR pOTblOu Vi MS SpeeCu us u posi-
mortem examination of the recent fisheries
treaty." and adding that Mr.. Sherman's
"zollvereinn idea had seemed to settle into
plan for the annexation of Canada to the
United States Mr.. Morgan said the re-
talation bill was in the committee on
foreign relations. which had not yet
considered it, and he expressed
great surprise at hearing the senator from
Ohio condemning that bill before it had
ever been considered by the committee
After it had been considered tomorrow he
would bring the subject to the attention of
the Senate and country.
Senator Shermans resolution went over
without action.
A CLOSE CALL.
Senators Sherman, Frye and Edmunds
believe that they will be able to induce
Senators Evarts and Doph, the other re-
publican members of the foreign relations
of the senate, to vote with them
at the meeting of the committee tomorrow
TO report Mr.. Sherman's resolution of in
as to our relations with Great
Britain and Canada, instead of the retalia-
ton bill. The four democratic members of
the committee-Senators Morgan, Brown
Salisbury and Payne-will, under the
leadership of Senator Morgan, vigorously
oppose this and will if beaten make a
report. Should either Senator
Evarts or Senator Dolph conclude to vote
with them, of course the retaliation bill will
be reported, but this is regarded as improb-
able. Senator Sherman, as chairman of
the foreign relations committee, has laid
down the republican policy SO far as the re-
taliation bill is concerned