The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-08
HOUSE

WASHINGTON, September IA bill
was passed donating to the State of
Louisiana, for quarantine purposes,
certain lands on the Mississippi River.
The House then resumed considera-
ton of tie retaliation bill.
RockWeller, of Massachusetts, said
during the recent negotiations between
the United States and Great Britain
currency had been given 10 the unfor-
tunate idea that this country should
not go to war on account of a few
fish. While the Uaited States should
avoid war as long as possible. as
nation holding in its hands
the hopes of the world, this great Re-
public should always stand firm for the
recognition of it's rights and for the
| protection of its citizens.
Nutting, of New York, said some gen
tlemen On his side of the House
thought the Presidents message was
sent to Congress, not because the
President really needed the power he
asked for, but because it was time in
the juncture of affairs when it might be
of assistance to him and his party.
Admitting this was so, it must be re-
membered that the question which now
confronted congress related to the in
ternational policy. The American
government Was to blame for the pres
ent difficulties. It had relied upon
English honor when the history
of nations would show that it
was not safe to place reliance
on English promises. If the Mills bill
should become law, England would
have accomplished by diplomacy and
her influence in this country what she
had been unable to accomplish by the
sword.
Romeis, of Ohio, called attention to
the fact that off the mouth of the De-
troit river the American government
had extended channel that cost thou
sands of dollars. That channel was in
Canadian territory and might be closed
up by Canadian authority.
HOOKER ANSWERED
the charge that the President had bsen
direlect in not exercising the power con-
ferred upon him by the act of 1887. His
power under that act extended to the
exclusion of Canadian vessels rom
United States ports, and did not extend
to the restraining of the shipment of
goods in bond across Americat terri
tory. He believed the Presidents mes
sage. like all his other utterances, would
meet the approval of his countrymen.
Cannon, of Illinois. said the admin
istration had adopted Chinese policy
and was trying hard to frlghten Canada
by beating gongs. The President
already had big gong, but he said Il
am going into this business to give me
another hammer" (Laugter.) The
President might scare Canada.
Cannon then read an order signed by
the President March 18th, 1887, desig-
mating San Francisco as a port of
entry for goods in bond, to show
that at that time CATER the pas
sage of the retaliation billy, the
Pre- sident did not think the 29th
article abrogated. Now the President
said that it had been dead since 1885.
and the man that lowered like colos-
sus among all between sun-up and
shutdown, turned double somersault,
and with an anathema against the
Canadian government cried, "Gore,
Gore. Gore!" Everybody understood
that the present Executive was not GO
ing to spill his blood in war. Tbe
people would not be again fooled.
Thank God this was day of newspa-
pers and schoolhouses. and the gentle
man might as well undertake to dip the
Atlantic dry with spoon as to fool the
loyal masses of the country by any
such claptrap.
Mcmillan. OF Tennessee-Are YOU
going to vote for this claptrap?