Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-10


 Buffalo and other cities There are now in the United States one hundred and eleven lodges of this order. The Free Sons of Israel have paid over $3, ,000, 900 for the sick and 2,00O, GOO for the poor since it's foundation. During the festival MT. Julius Hamburger, deputy United States grand master, and MT. G. l.. LoeWenthal, district grand master, made appropriate speeches. MT. N. s. Ro- senzweig had charge of the arrangements. Fiftieth Congress--First Session.
 WAsH1NeZoN, Aug. 9.
 SENATE-After number of private bills had received consideration Mr Evarts re- stunned his seat on the fisheries treaty. He devoted good deal of his argument to the question of bays and hsadlsnds, contending that the waters over which Canada claims ex- elusive jurisdiction are really the high seas; as much so as Baffins bay, Hudson bay or the Bay of Fundy ,and that what is known as the three mile line is merely line of difference, line of respect, ribbon, as it were, drawn around the shore with all their sinuosity.
 The position which should be taken by the United States was to insist that the United States always rejected the headland theory and did not tolerate the claim of right on the part of Great Britain to make 8 bay by call ing it bay and to shut out of it American fishermen; and then there
 
 tunity to find out what Great Britain meant. That would not mean war or fear of war. No nation had ever declared war against the United States. He ridicuIed such an idea. As to the complaint made by the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Morgan) against the majority of the committee on foreign relations, MT. Evarts read the extract January, 1887, Congress came to the csnclu- sion that the period of negstion and unavail- ing remonstrance had passed" So that it was Congress itself, he said, and not the committee, which had come to that conclu- sion. As to the same senator's charge of servility against the committee, Mir. Evarts failed to find anything in the paragraph re- ferred to. In conclusion he said that he would prepare a comment upon the terms of the treaty itself and he hoped not an un- fair one, but he would forbear to proceed with it at present.
 The pending question was the resolution for postponenent till December next, and a critical examination of the articles of the treaty would more properly find it's place when that resolution was disposed of and when the treaty itself was before the Senate for action. MT. E7arts ceased speaking at half-past and then the discussion turned on President Grants message to the Senate with 8 proposed treaty on the same subject was taken up by Mr. Morgan, who declared that that president had, on that occasion, given counsel in favor of true and wise policy and now spoke from his grave better than any Senator had done in this discussion.
 Mir. Frye represented the manner in which the payment of duties on pressed fish are evaded. That is, by having the fish frozen solid and introduced duty free as ''fresh fish for immediate consumption" while in fact such fish could be kept for months.
 Morgan said that the object of destroying the treaty at once was nothing more nor less than political and declared that the Demo- cratic party had in it the backbone of Jack son, that it was not going to make foolish quarrel, but if the quarrel came it would stand by the country, right or wrong.
 Mr. Blair, whose resolution had been al- luded to, declared sarcastieally that if there was to be no war with England or Canada until the discussion on the treaty ended, war would be postponed until the destruction of the world by fire or by deluge came again. without such union as it proposed 1t would be impossible for the two nations to go on in peace. The extension of federal system over the whole continent was indispensable. He did not know of any Republican who talked about war as 6 result of the rejection of the treaty. The resources of diplomacy were all open and had not been exhausted. The Sen ate would reject the treaty, and ought to be permitted to reject it without so much talk The senator would prevent war by his ever lasting speeches. As to his own resolution 1t means that a basis for action might bs found under which the northern boundary ot the United States would be co-terminous with the north pole.
 Mir. Hale criticised MT. Morgan's position and that of the Democratic party as being in the interest of free trade. The treaty was 6 proposition to remove the duty on fish into our ports in competition with American interests and industries. Fresh fish was the shibboleth on which the negotiations were constituted by Great Britain. There is nc demand in any quarter for free fish. It was only within 8 year that an American admin istration was to be found that was willing to trsmple our interests under foot.
 Mr. Morgan denied that he had made any statement as to his desire or expecta. tion to repeal the duty on salt fish Proceeding to pay his compliments to Mir Blair, MT. Morgan said the country would not go to school to that senator to learn les sons of wisdom and would not receive in structions from a senator who had talked | such batch of nonsense as that senator had talked this evening.
 Mir. Blair said that he had used the unror. ! tunate adjective "pig- headed" in reference to \ the Presidents anticipated conduct as fore ! told and proclaimed by the senator (Morganl ! He (Blair) had no wish to qualify the expres. ! sion. He did not want to interfere with the | senator's adoration. That senator was d | liberty to worship any fetich he chose and | would naturally select such 8 god. After | some further interchange of like complime ments ! between the two senators the days discussion came to 8 close and the Senate at 6:30 ad \ journed.
 GETTING READY FOR THE TARIFF BILL. Senator Sherman has sent a circular note to Republican Senators asking each if ther' ' are any measures pending before the Senat, \ in which he Is especially interested. and upon which he desires action by the Senate during I this session. The recipients are requested tt \ reply to the committee on the order of busi- \ ness. It is understood to be the intention O the committee to provide for clearing th' calendar of important business before tn, tariff bill is brought in.
 HoUsE.-The Chinese exclusion bill wa the first measure under consideration. Mir
 Morrow (Rep., Cal. ) asked unanimous con
 ate bill to carry into effect the provisions Q
 the treaty between the United States an
 China After some discussion the Houa
 committee on foreign affairs was given leav
 to report the bill back at any time. FRENCH sPoIIATIoN CLAIMS.
 | After considering some important bills tn | House went into committee of the whole o
 tha deficiency appropriation bill. The dis
 cussion of the French spoliation claims wa | resumed ana an elADOfaL6 argume6G III OppC ! sition to the payment was delivered by Nil
 Buckalew, of Pennsylvania. He denounce
 as fgment of argument the statement ths
 the United States had surrendered the claims of her citizens in rt turn for France releasing her from th \ obligations of the treaty of 179S. That treat
 had by legislative enactment been declare : abrogated and there was state of public ws existing between the two countries. Th
 claims therefore being war claims woul
 never have been paid by France. In view ( all the facts of history, in view of his hones
 convictions on this subject, he would stan
 unmovably opposed to this enormous mea ure of plundsr and greed.
 MT. Hooker, of Mississippi, advocated u
 payment of the claims as a matter of justit . to the men whose cases had been adiudicate by court of the governments own sele tion.
 After further remarks by MT. Turner, , Georgia, against the payment of the claim and Mir. Jackson, of Pennsylvania, in flaw , of paying them, the committee rose and u