The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-22
DEFEAT OF THE TREATY.
A PARTY VOTE OF 81 TO 81 SET
TIES ITS FATE.

Secretary Bayard Notified of the Ac-
ton by the Correspondent of the
Morning News-Some of the Ideas
Set Forth in the Edmunds Report
Declared on q Par with Those of
SavaGes.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l-Almost imme-
diately after the reading of the Journal of
yesterday the senate this morning went into
open executive session on the fisheries
treaty and Mr.. Morgan proceeded with his
speech in favor Of ratification. MIR. Nor
gan spoke until noon.
Mr.. Gibsun's resolution to recommit the
fisheries treaty. with instructions, was lost
by strict parry vote of % yeas TO 81 nays.
The next vote taken was on the amend
mcnt offered by Mr.. Gray TO article IL, pro
viding tbat on all OCCASIONS faclG, los shall
be accorded Uaited States fishing vessels in
Canadiaa ports for the purchase of casual
or needful provisions and supplies The
motion was rejected by like party vote
yeas IS nays 30.
The next vote was on the resolution on
ratification, recurring two thir IS ma
ioity. The resolution was rejected by a
like party vota--yeas 27; nays 81.
Mr. Morgan IN we'd that tne President be
notified of the action of the senate ON the
treaty.
The presiding officer declared it so ordered
under the rule.
NO IMMEDIATE ACTION TO BE TAKEN
Our government is not likely to take any
new steps in regard to the fisheries until
after tho presidential election. 1t is ex-
pected that theCanadian government will al
low the moduS utrehdi to run at least foro e
year Evea If it should terminate the hodus
rtUendi at once, our government would
probably not act. 1t would do nothing in
execution of the retaliation act unless
Canada should renew her aggression upon
our fishing vessels. Tha retaliation laws
expressly look forward TO future acts Of the
Canadian government. SO far there has
been no occasion to execute them since they
were passed.
WHAT MAY BE DONE NEXT WINTER
If President Cleveland is reelected it is
possible that next winter another attempt
may no made TO reach settlement of tho
Canadian questions through negotiation
with Great Britain. The NEWS corre-
spondent took Secretary Bayard his first
news Of the defeat Of the treaty. "Well" ="
he said, that will make it doubly difficult
to make another treaty. / have nothing
more to say about + treaty they have
killed, leave that with my countrymen
COluutIb b1db bileN Will uD IL llsIlCe. lDtY
knew how difficult il was to settle that
matter, they knew how many years it had
been in negotiation and therefore how
valuable our success was in getting such q
treaty, but have nothing TO say.
THE IDEA oE sAvAsEs.
"About the two grounds upon which the
! republicans of tho senate acted, the first. set
forth in the terms of the Edtpnnd's report
that this Canadian question AFTER years of
negotiation was no longer al subject for
negotiation, is simply shocking. 1t takes
us out of the pale of christendom so far as
that report can carry the public mind IL
we will fight It is shocking, simply shock
ing. 1t makes all negotiations difficult for
us, because it is the deliberate language
of the majority of the committee
on foreign relations of the United States
senate. The other ground-tbat the Presi-
dent cannot negotiate a treaty without in
forming the senate in advance and getting
lis consent to a. Q employment Of particular
agents-is unconstitutional and subversive
OF all diplomacy, of which secrecy is
one of the first considerations
POWER OF THE PRESIDENT.
"The president can negotiate treaty by
any agent he prefers, and he need tell the
senate nothing of it until he lays the treaty
bic to negotiate treaty in any other Way.
| forbear to comment upon the discourte-
ous manner in which the representatives of
Great Britain were treated by some of the
republicans la the senate debate, except to
say that no ambassadors from a friendly
power we're ever so treated in
any civilized country Our forefathers
were not ashamed nor afraid to show de-
cent regard for the opinion Of mankind, nor
vya thau ba afraid m do ID
but these republican senators seem to be men
of a different stripe"
NEEDN'T NOTIFY GREAT BRITAIN.
By the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug 81 - Secretary
Bayard said 10 an Associated Press reporter
tonight that usage did not require that this
government should formally notify Great
Britain of the rejection OF the fisheries
treaty. The British goverBmenC would re-
ceive its knowledge OF the treaty's rejection
through announcements in the newspapers
The secretary said he considered the sem
ate's actiou misfortune, but declined to
be interviewed with respect to the future
course to be taken by the governmont..in
the matter Whether the acti taken
to-day was TO be construed as an inti n alton
that any treaty which might be negotiated
would be rejected, or that this particular
treaty under consideration did not meet the
senate's approval, was matter of in
dividual opinion, upon which the senators
themselves were moro competont to express
an opinion than he.
POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT.
The President still had powers conferred
upon him by the constitution, and would
exercise those powers for the good Of the
country. The secretary declined 10 OK
press any opinion whatever when asked IL
under those powers future treaty negotia-
tions would be entered into for settlement
of the fisheries trouble. Although tho
treaty has been rejected, the secretary
said, the mOdus uiuendi still continues in
force, and our fishermen were entitled to
take out licenses der it within two years
from the date on which tee treaty was
signed by the British and American com
missiOners, unless by the action Of the
council aud proclamation by the governor
general of Canada it should be terminated
before that time. 1ne license taken out
would run for ons year from tho date OF
issue, and would protect fishermen for that
length OF time