The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-27
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Array appropriation iii, Passed
The Fishexies Treaty.

wAsassaTaS. July - The senase to.
day PASSED fhs array arrfefss zfiaa bin.
with an amendment aissrSd aY senator
hawiey. appVepFistisss k7'9@N fes an
sruaorf aud g8n f4rfass ~ lae Aa.srxliet
arsenal New Yerk ke.as 600 ion the psr
chase ~ sleei for Pacific seasi dsfease
guns. sspAwa fof tae Easshase II sub
marine tntBes. assd skl9na for submarine
t.,st.cslszas fae hiil hal been called M hS
Seuntof Aiiisas. " he stated fha; Il As Inn
poriant thai IL shnaia Be Fasseti - day
senator ffsr, he As3 Tie right uf way
with the fishery treaty, yseitiesi 10 Aii4eaa.
but gave notice thai consideration II any.
tnins bat the Ersay bin OF she tscasy would
nor be permitted
Berrs called ioF a separate s0le on Haw-
les amendment. aud addressed the seR
ate Ia opposition - II lie was defeated.
:, % -. aud 'he bsll with the amendment
i44sssd-
The senate then i,rnese.lesi 10 c,susi'isF
the fisheries lFcsis Ia ofea eaeeutife sss
sion. aad WAS addressed hy Wilson. 81
Aary land, in favor ui IT, ratsagaiiau. lie
Justified The construction pisresi on The
treaty ai lsSs b. the british governments,
aud asserted thai IL re{FcliaG would
iauaea The American people on ssorsny
sea of retaliation which IL aas vain to say
would not lead ta y ar The Eeinaileans
wera engaged ia what hey flilsy knew was
a despefaie enterprise. the attempt 20 elect
a president. IAey feared that up9n
the issue of ialt present contest b ang the
life % their party. Hos unlike iac majes
tic career 81 ti,e iselaeeFaile party. which,
helus the paFty ol The constitution, Is
against congressional ussFpaiiou. ei hoine
rule as against Capitalization Of govern.
iacut, oi eeonNsny IS against pfpiiisHte SIX
I-s ssit1ure. oi lailer as against Hianaluiy.
hai deserved ~ siaudi. aaa bad lisel pee
enaial life whilst the other parties had
stfi AIDED on zhaFes OF time. IN the aeta.e
On tlie fgs aiy tite Republican senators had
bean eaaetins tho iascuaiafs roll ni sirif-
ing 10 arouse war sssisit amang the peo
pie and thereby 10 gain the 9ofts at The
restless aad uAeasg slasstx throughout lhe
land Few were - staple Is not 30 see
through their game. lAnF Thought they
could stand and nige against area{ Britain
n such a degree a. tla cafslnee sofae Irish
voters that they were ab.slt tb twist The
iiua's tail. wagist the bsslute. mfa OF the
oouutry laughed at the idea ~ their ftsri-
Gus TRADE heiag more than gaxsanade
without pinch Of warlike powder ia H.
Teller spoke Of the edis'f having gone out
from the " hiie hssuEe that The treaty was
20 be supported. aud said eighteen months
ago the SecnfaFy of state hal been iuFlmz
New England fisheriaea into the British
trap by telling them theS had right which
tHe senator frIf14 Aafy land. as an exponent
OF the secretary of Stale, nos declared ties
never had, aud which the secretary Of
safe himself, IN his letter - fas baltimore
baari al Trade declared they never hal
Toe senator ffam MARI laa,. he said. bad
eose ssvcral degrees ysnd the point
which The British officials aud tanadsaa
officials bad ever gone, in his Efforts 10 de-
feiid ibe treaty
Wilson Genied that he had iakcH an ex-
treme ground aIld said ihat until he had
carefully ekasaiaed the matter few weeks
ago his symTA,aies bal all been against
the treaty, but he had changed hi. mind
ieilef replied that te kneg very well
what pressure tue senator bad iahsfed on.
der when considering fhss treaty. lie
knew The secretary Of state bad considered
il his riSai and untg 70 write ietfeIs aud
pa4e newspaper Interviews oa tne subject
in order . saiaee popular favor u come
IL this treaty He knew what all tniS
meant to ihe raen who support the aitsin
tstrefiau.
Morgan asked whether the Republican
caucus bad ns't decided that the treaty
should be opposed - tie whole Kepispli.
eHa party. and no amendments Is Il
allowed
T.llef replied that 80 Republican caucus
had ever iassea apoa the question = neither
ine kspEb.feHns should vide suf Il or fi0f.
There newer haa isecf Republican senstor
ia favor of Il. and ae ii#fseefat wvuid ever
iIare yaiesi for u II Il ha,,Aaot come from a
Democratic a,ifninssuasi As 20 MOI A.
lowing amendments ~ b sneYcd 70 u. be
a. ked whether tfssfa essg b. Hay amsnd-
ment which the adm s'rail3a wosld
accept Tae RepahlieaV opposition was
ntt 10 the details u. ihe t,.1aff. bat f@scaase
;ae treaty was sasendsf pf she Asaeriean
ease
agTgaH ettec3ed 70 the idea that the
Demo-fAflc senators were cspeastBg the
Sanadiaa stde 81 tie 4as.sfioa Why were
they nut a. musa lie friends ~ their
country aud ite honor as the RepubiieapsT
After further discussion .fse matter aenf
uvef without action TsFo presidential
veiSes were read and referred. and the
ss,-aos.4 f..ss-4.sa4f