Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-22
THE FISHERY TREATY.
Submitted to the senate-summary Of It's
Text.

Text.
WASHINGTON, February 21st.-The Presi-
dent to-day sent to the Senate the fishery
treaty, with long message, giving the his
tory of the fishery trouble. The treaty is
substantially as follows:
1t is agreed that q Commission shall de-
limit the British waters as provided in the
treaty, of Cana6a and Newfoundland
coasts. Two Commissioners are to be
named by the United States and two by
Great Britain. The delimitation is to be
made upon the British Admiralty charts,
and accepted by both parties. The three
marine miles mentioned in the treaty of
1918 are to be measured from low water
mark parallel with the coast, except that
in bays, creeks and harbors less than ten
miles in width the measurement is to be
seaward from line drawn from headland
to headland. Article ". names the limits
of exclusion in certain specified bays and
inlets excepted. All bays and harbors are
excluded the interior waters of which cannot
be reached without passing withinsthe three
marine miles mentioned in Article l. of the
treaty of 1918. The Commission is to re-
port the lines as they agree upon them, ae-
companied by charts, and these shall be
proclaimed and be binding after two
months from proclamation. If the Com
LulSSlUltIS ulSdSItt, all umpire, W De CDOSe1
by the British Minister and the United
States Secretary of State, is to decide, and
his decision is to be final. The Strait of
Canso is to be free for navigation by fishing
vessels of the United States. American
vessels entering British harbors or bays
(referred to in Article I.) are to conform to
the local harbor regulations that apply TO
Canadian and Newfoundland vessels. If
they run in for shelter or to repair damages
they need not report. nor when entering
the same outside the limits of established
ports of entry to purchase wood or obtain
water, unless they remain more than "a
hours, exclusive of Sundays and legal
holidays, or communicate with the shore
therein, when they may be required to re-
port, enter or clear. They are not to be
liable in any such bays or harbors to COM
pulsory pilotage nor when taking wood
or water to be liable for harbor, tonnage,
buoy or other dues. If United States YES
sells enter Canadian or Newfoundland bays
or harbors under stress of weather or by
casualty, they may unload, reload. tranship
or SELL subject to customs laws, all fish on
board when such acts are necessary to re-
pairs, and they may also replenish outfits,
provisions and supplies damaged by dis
aster. In case of death or sickness they
are to be allowed needful facilities, includ-
ing shipping of crews and licenses to
purchase in ports of entry pro-
visions for the homeward voyage
such as are ordinarily sold to trading yes
sells, but such provisions and supplies are
not to be obtained by barter nor procured
for resale. Canadian and Newfoundland
vessels are to have like privileges in Amer
lean waters. All American vessels are to
bear conspicuously an official number.
Penalties for unlawful fishing may extend
10 boat and cargo. For preparing to un-
iawfut'y ilsh, penalties may be fixed by the
OnuiH, t.' arc not 10 exceed those for un-
lawful fishing. For ali other ofienses and
violations of English fishery laws So per
ton, and The boat may be held for payment
Reasonable bail shall be accepted and Sc
curly for costs required only when bail is
offered. Judgments of forfeiture shall be
rendered by the Canadian Government.
If the United States removes the
duty from whale oil, fish oil,
seal oil and fish, except fish preserved IL
oil, being the prodQce of fisheries by
British subjects, like products Of fisheries
carried on by citizens of the United States
are to be admitted free of duty into Canada
and Newfoundland and while such arti-
cles enter free annual licenses are to be
issued to United States fishers to enter Can
adian and Newfoundland ports and bays
" Ouy HIONlSlVilo. .Dalt, lCS SSlutS anu llUtSt
and other supplies and outfits; for trans
shipment of catch for transport by ally
means of conveyance to ship crews. Bait
may be obtained by boats, but not supplies.
Like privileges are to be accorded Canadian
and Newfoundland fishermen in the United
States.
That old contentious may not arise pend
ing the ratification of the treaty, a tempor-
ary arrangement not to exceed for two
years, is proposed to admit United States
vessels to Canadian ports, to buy bait, ice,
seines, lines and supplies. on payment of a
fee of 81 so ton, and this to include the
right to ship crews and trsnship catch"
If customs dues are removed on the oils
named, etc, then the above privileges
to be granted free United States fishing
vessels entering for not more than twenty.
four hours in British harbors, are not to be
required to enter or clear if they do not
communicate with the shore. Forfeiture
is to be exacted only for fishing or prepar-
ing to fish in territorial waters. The
American plenipotentaires express salts
faction with the above protocol.