Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-03
FIFTISTIf CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, August ., 1883.
Aenggg.

The presiding officer announced the APP
pomtmsnt of the select committee under
SIR. lloar's resolution as 10 the relations ot
commerce and business between the United
states aud Canada, as follows; Senators
lloar. Allison, Hale, D0lph, Pugh, Eusus,
and Blodgett
conference committee was ordered on
the naval appropriation bill, and senstor3
Hale, Farwell. and Beck were appointed
the conieneeS on the part OF the Senate.
Among the bills reported from committees
ana placed on the calendar was the follow
ing: House bill granting right Of way to tho
Btrmiul ham and Mobile Railroad Company
through the Fort Morgan military reseTya'
tlon.
Mr.. Beck moved to proceed to the coiIsrdo-
ration Of bills on the calendar in regular
order.
MIR. sherman moved 10 proceed 20 the con-
alteration OF the fisheries treaty in open eN-
ecutiVe session. The latter was agreed to
yeas. "A: NAYS, % Ia strict party Voie)-aud
the fisheries treaty was taken up, the qucs-
ton being On Mr.. Morgan's motion 10 post
.pouc itS further consideration till December
next.
Mr.. Riddlcberger said that The vote lust
TAX "a had settled conclusiycly the only ques-
tion that could possibly be In controversy
from this time on iu reference 10 the treaty
aud that was that the Republican party OF
this country was opposed 10 the ratification
Of the treaty and thst the Democratic party
was Ia favor OF II. II was being considered
a. marty question on the other side OF the
Atlantic Ocean, and II was pfoperto consider
Il A such on this side. When he offered the
resolution soue TuOsths ago 70 consider The
treaty In oDen session he had IN bis
hands docUments which gave him the right
10 fudge that this was repres entatiVe
English or prO-Eng'ish Goyernnl ut. He
aid NOT propose to discuss the tresty in its
details. lie proposed 20 bring ito tire atten-
tion OF the Senate as q question which con-
cerned the people OF this country outside OF
mere catching ard curing fish. II 1t IN
yolved that question only he would defer TO
the wishe. OF the representatives. az the east
ern section OF the country IN both houses.
10 concerned not only the people OF TIE
whole Atlantic coast, bot also the people on
the coast OF the Chesapeake by, because
Judge Levi Woodbury., Democratic
iurIst Of acknowledged eminence, bad
gwen IL as his opinion that under the
twelfth aztiele Of the treaty the Canadian
fishermen would have the right 10 partici-
rate In All The coast, o9y. sound. aud river
fsheries Of Ole United states, and that Con-
eres, or the States would be precluded from
passing any laws on tue subject without The
eonseut % toe British Government lie
lRIddlebcrgeI) would be willing to risk the
whole case on that Que opinion. And so the
Democrauc party 10 the senate proposed 10
give way the last vestige oil rights oil the
states 10 protect their own Interests against
Great Britain and against the Canadian nsh'
eTmcn. a.. c..
Nc. Morgan proceeded to address 'ne sen; q;
s,s on tbe report made to II on The subject Of
ths fl.heries negotiations. He commended
that such negotiation was iudiclouA ana
timely and that the time had not passed Tor
negotiation oa the subject o. the il',isa'ss'
The country was already advised oy the &C.
sie,, ~ tbe caucus OF Sire Republican party
that the treaty was docmsd to defeat and
TIE purpose Of bis resolution va. e s, ,sss 70 .
the Government OF the uni'ea o, 49, -, :,
good sn stsitude As possible AFTER Tue se'
jeeiiou Of Inc treaty. II be were OPP
posed 10 the treaty and believed % pe
: sacrifice Of the honor spd intsfesls o. 'no
people Of the United Ss5<s, he "ou'a ns''