The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-25
WHAT THE SENATE DID.
The Presidents Action Strongly
Condemned.
Further Powers Unnecessary-If He
Had Acted LsnG Age All Would
Have Been Settled.

WASHINGTON, Aug 2i--tn the senate in-
mediA1ely after the reading o. the journal.
the message from tae president on the sub
iect of the rejection OF the 6sheries tresty
was laid before ihe senate aaG read by iae
clerk.
/ The reading gas listened 10 with Close
attention, and when IL came TO a close
sherman moved that Il be printed aud re-
ferred to the committee on foreign rela
tons
Edmnnds-on that motion ! would Ike
10 say a word. asf hoagh am Ia favor of H.
II had been Eve or six years younger than
AN Should have been snrp risesi a. that
message. but ana not, and an eaIy very
highly gratified al the patriotic expression
OF the hopes. wishes, almost Intentions, Of
the president oi the United States in refer
enee to the protection OF American inter
esis and American rights. But the pecull-
arlty 81 the situation. a Il seems 10 me. is
that having had a statute providing for
self-defenSe approved by the president
OF the United States and passed BY
Substantially unanimous vote OF
both shoases-if that made any differ
fence ia bis duty Ia faithfully ex-
eeuting the lews-aRd after full considera-
ticu Of all its points and bearings, the ex-
tent 10 which Il should 90. the objects to
which II should be limited, and the cir
camslanees under which il should be
brought into play. II months Gin round
numbersl have gone by and we are nox
siaformed by the president of the United
state tfor | take il that is what he means.
although no word Of that kind is in the
! faessagel tha; no step Of any kind has been
taken 10 carry into execution the plain
provisions of said law.
- srsa1 fhs4A "a 4tf szas stts.
president 20 put IL iato effect in the way OF
self-detense until case should have
arisen of injustice which should satisfy
him that American rights were being un-
Justly dealt with. If there has beea no ia
stance of injustice since the t,assage OF the
act. the president has been right in taking
no step in respect 10 the matter. IL, how
ever, in his opinion, as se now states
there have been instances of the denial OF
just rights, why l. Ii T. al the president has
mol taken any steps IN the exercise OF the
foweF imposed upon him: in the exercise
imposes 90 him. 81 seeing that the laws
Arr faithfully eXecutede Way has he been
silent for Is months. with toe whole power
of the law fn BIS hands. I uust express
my sarprise. not aS partisan, but as 4 cit
iGea. 1hai ne has failed 90 take aay s;eps,
am. now seads r snesssze asking that ad-
ditienal powers be eivCa him.
~The Canadian government has not re
{ fused 10 tranship fsh on the ground that
article - oi the fTcaty of Washington y as
not 10 force. u has refused 70 iIensalp
fish on the ground taat the article did ust
agree witb The convention of ISIS, by
which an American fishing vessel vas not
( % come within the three isiic limit.
when The Canadian authorities denied
+ TO American fishermen the right to tran
T ship their fish from Halifax 10 Boston or
Z New York, The president was justified in
Z transportation acr1ss our country I'sat i
T the fact aud she pFsaideui tells rs that Il
/ has existed now fer two yeass.
Following tAat fact, which the president
saws i gvosS outrage, is a statute OF the
tinted states v htch saws II he Is satisfied
such fact exists he shall apply the means
Of redress which thc statute has put ia hi
hands Why does lle no, do it, Alas, Mr.
i President, I think il ss an infinite pity that
E IN 20 simple a case an adequate aHd fuii
stafute which has never been tested By
lie frzf step Saouia remain unexEcuied.
and iu a state 90 'inuocueus desaeiude
nnti the president Iaay see whether eau-
creeS sFlil not put more ammunition into
his nands.'
senator near said the sesators on tue
t Dem -eFaiiR side bad fairly laid down be
J fore the demands aud threats ana pretsit-
,ions - the iiitie Dominion OF Canada
+ Thev thought they were iysag tOwu by the
+ side ~ thc pre,iGcat, 20 comfort him in his
position. hat now. behold, the president
{ undertook "a get up. and. shaking he mus!
from als oun coSf, 10 leave tnem where
they had placed themselves.
Mergsn said that cyideace is clearly
established that the plirpuse Of his opposi-
( tlon 70 the president ia respect 10 these
fisheries had nos HeEu 10 Es5 the rafern-
ucnt iuto better shape, bHt - c1fup the
& cKceutifr aaa past aim fHfo siiaighi
Jacket. where he H0uld DO tue bidding ~
s.sf- aasa -eas of ffstal
states in this oiaaahef. They bad eyen
T Threatened 4he president with i!apcacl-
meat IL he asfud - 0isahRy their coma
uiau9s e.la 70 coUHtezEatl iaetr Will lie
+ thought thc country waGld appreciate TEE
Z fariiiade ~ 81 maa who could elsad
f ngliusl The BttErances pt tssc senator from
{ NcfsaoHt ard perform his aniy without {
E irefeaT-
{ Morgan said he had d i'tussed the retail
( iaii0n law ss lsw. ip, king % the treaty
a. q raslsit. The scuasur tFus1 Vermont lad
discussed if asa las shicu ifsckct - Naf
as a result The senator from Vermont
he4 ,ifawu The law, a1d L be had xnossn
+ - casss t1eu resnfiy Occurring that sta'
lat.,s iae treaty % ISIS. he aggl4s "a have
+ f.ft taen ia aad mate them tise basis -
thr legislation. EHe presitscat sags hs
Hufs a s1arate ia TIE way 81 retaliation
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rivAt af transit; thraagh she United states
lue Froiucfs q Naala ana iEe selds fiia-
{ fsartel br Nvr irem furesza countries
aruonatlug In the las sly ycaFs 20 neariF
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ar ttaetrr CaHzFaisiaH 90 -esHaala. tsrs E1zSe
tha. iHe heavy vayt of the alow viii fell
ua tne People of Canals. and uug on ny
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20 drcsarc WselheT he has fae right "a do
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ktIaove ihef diliaesslty Il fun want scl9ti
ztton su't / ut3 prohibit the 11-sas. e
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ada ga tacse ralifslaEi>
s-Rat that S nnr fae thinr which the
seHaro-s on the stleg Side want - heTe
{ i rna. The railroads have been pes q TIE
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/ president SO refaietf. ard yet tsEe Egs@i
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