The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-06
The Report on the Interstate
Telegraphy Bill.
THE FISHERY TREATY PAPERS
The President Transmits Them to
Congress, With Letter from
Secretary BaYard-Etc.
DoiDgs at Washington.
THE WEIL-LA ABRA CLAIMS.

WASHINGTON, March D. Inc EreSl-
dent sent to the Senate a message in
relation to the well-known Weil-La
Abra claims. The President says: sit
will b. seen from the accompanying re-
port from the Secretary OF State, that it
is suggested that these claims be referred
TO a court, in order that the charges of
fraud made in relation to the claims, be
fully investigated. If, for any reason,
this proceeding be considered mad
visable, he asks that some final and
definite action be taken, directing the
Executive Department of government
what course to pursue in the premises"
INTERSTATE TELEGRAPHY REPORT.
The report accompanying the Spooner
bill to regulate Interstate telegraphy,
says the telegraph system of the
country has become a MONOPOLY,
and complaint is made that rates are
extortinate and are levied to pay divi-
dends on Watered stock. The commit
tee, W lille recognizing the necessity for
reasonable and limited control of the
telegraph companies, doubt the policy
of government assuming the ownership
and entire management of them. 1t
does not pretend TO extend the power
of regulating to dispatches which are
only within State, and supplementary
legislation will be needed by the States.
The report, in CONCLUSION, expresses it
as the sense of the committee that what
ever can he done as we'll by private en-
terprise, and with as much safety and
security to the people, should not be
undertaken by government at present.
COMBINATIONS.
The following combinations were
made to-day: Moses J. Liddell, Louis
lana, associate justice of the Supreme
Court of Montana; Thomas Cutler, col
lectOr of customs, District Of Humboldt,
Gala; G. P. Brisco. Mississippi, agent
for the Crow Indians, Montana.
THE FISHERY DOCUMENTS.
The President has transmitted to
Congress the remaining documents snd
protocols relating to the fisheries
treaty, together with letter from Sec
rotary Bayard. In his letter Secretary
Bayary says: AN inspection of this
documentary history will serve to
demonstrate the practical and i'm
portant results accomplished by the
treaty now pending before the Senate,
which question OF Interpretation
and administration of the treaty
of 1918, between the United States
and Great Britain, is transformed
and elevated from the obscurity into
which it has been suffered to lapse since
the date of that convention, and its
restoration from the practical control
of minor and local officials of the
Canadian maritime provinces. Until
the treaty now pending was concluded,
no available remedy seems to have been
supplied for the Inconsistencies, incon-
gruities and unjustifiable construction
of the treaty OF 1918, to which our
fishermen for year after year have been
subjected, and which, by the progress
of gradual encroachments OF Canadian
legislation and local port regulations
had almost converted their privileges
expressly reserved by the treaty, into
sources Of Inconvenience and expense.
The pretext or causes alleged for ar
rests, fines, detentlons and other en-
barrassments OF American fishing YES
sells during the year 1899 and 1887 were
based upon the alleged infraetions If
the treaty OF 1918, or OF Canadian laws
passed in the professed execution of
that treaty. All such vexatious action
as is recorded in the lists of seizures.
is met and rendered impossible
OF occurrence in the future. bv
the provisions of the treaty now before |
the Senate, and the amplest enioy- |
ment By the United States fishermen
treaty rights and customary hos
pltalltIes due under international law !
and comfy, is secured in the ports and |
harbors of eastern Canada and New |
foundland. The correspondence will |
serve also to establish the fact that |
prior to the treaty of reciprocity of 1854,
and subsequent to its abrogation. and
the years 1870 and 1871, e vexatious
and harrasSing administration by
Canadian authorities was practiced and
AS neither the treaty of 1854
lor that of 1871, contained any allu-
ZION to the wrongs thus inflicted upon
United States fishermen, and as
leiher convention contrived any
'emedy or provision against
heir renewal and repetition,
t became necessary that the remedy e,
hould no longer be unprovided. 1t is !
believed thatsuch remedy is practicable
md fully supplied by the treaty now
ana LnaJ Dy It's terms now and ,
or the first time since 1918, Just and
ONT Interpretation is agreed to by both {
governments and placed upon the
realty of 1918. which will secure lust
nd hospitable treatment to United
tates fishermen, and secure to them
he unmolested and full measure of
heir rights; and that under the pro- 6
osed arrangement, every American +
sherman pushing his vocation in the
vaters adjacent to British North
AMERICA, can acquire a clear under
landing of his rights and duties, whilst
Tithin the Jurisdiction of all waters of u
anada. or to such ports and harbors
8 casualty, necessity or convenience a
lay suggest, without fear of
ncountering any such harsh and un- "
'lendly Treatment as he was heretofore /,
objected to, under the uncertain. n
arranted and variant Interpretation OF =
is treaty rights.
The accompanying papers are made il
p of extracts from the diplomatic cor
,spondence of 1887, Secretary Bayard's q
tier to Minister Phelps of july 10.
,87 and the Drotoeals of fla oo1eo-