The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-26
FlFTIGTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

offered resolution calling on the Pres
ident for such Information IS he has
received since the 7th as 10 the action
of the Chinese government on the re,
cent treaty.
Edmunds suggeste that the reselu-
ton had better be considered in e1ecu
i've session, for 1essons which ne would
state in the executive session.
The resolution Was Lhereu pom laid
upon the table temporarily, and the
Senate, upon motion of Edmunds. pro-
ceeded ~ executive business, with
closed doors.
The resolution was Withdrawn Dy the
Senator from Nevada a. soon as the
doo:s were closed, to give Eimunds an
opportunity to offer su osLitute cal =
calated to bring out any official Cores
pondence which may have taken place
during the pending Of the restriction
bill.
The doors reOpened at l o'clock.
Sherman's resolution for inquiry into
the state of the relations between the
United States and Great Britain and
and Canada was taken up.
Morgan proceeded to discuss il. He
yielded the floor temporarily, SO as to
permit Allison TO report back from the
committee on appropriations the House
joint resolution to continue the pro-
visions of the exising law, providing for
the expenditures of the government up
to and including the 10Th of October
The joint resolu ton was passed II is
the fifth of its kind passed this season
Morgan then resumed the fioor and
proceeded with his argument. He paid
a high complim TO the President for
his clear sight and courage. There
was, he said, no trimming, no double
dealing, no hiding away of his opinions
on the part of the President.
Dolph replied 10 what be designated
as the extraordinary speech of the
Senator from Alabama. He spoke OF
the inconsistency OF Democratic sena-
tors, who from being On the British side
when the treaty was pending, were now
the most radical advocates OF retalia
ton. He regarded the Presidents re-
taliation measure as most extraor6in-
airy document. After the rejection bv
the Senate of the fisheries treaty, which
was "a shameful surrender of American
rights" the President had been LETT
free to execute the retaliation act of
March Sd, 1887 but chose to buster
rather than act, and undertook to in
struct the Senate on the question. He
demanded power to do what he could
to prevent the transportation in bond
of goods to and from Canada, g power,
the exercise of which would hurt the
American transpor alton companies
alone, would tend to destroy American
industries and would hardly harm
Ca NADIA at all. It would simply divert
the transportation OF goods for or from
Canada across American territory %
American transportation lines. -
would give an opportunity for the
building up Of Canadian transportst;ou
lines and would end, ne claimed, by
being benefit to the Canadian PROV
lnces. The exercise OF power II the
President hand under the acs o.
March Sd, 1887, would have injured
Canada. Was that the reason why the
President did not execute it? The
power asked for would injure American
interests, and was that why the Pces;-
dent desired it? Did the President de-
sire to retsliate upon the people o: fhe
United States rather than upon Can
ada?
At the close of Dolph's remarks the
resolution was referred 10 the committee
Oh foreign relations, Sherman stating
that it would be considered to- morrow
On motion of Paddock, the Bous
bill for the relief of settlers on the Old
Camp Sheridan Mllitars reservation IL
Nevada was taken from the calendar
and passed.
The Senate proceeded 10 pass tbs pri-
vats pension bills which were on the Cal
endar, to which there were no objections.
Among the bills passed WAS the Senate
bill granting pension of $500 q year
to the widow OF General P. H. Sheridan.
All the bills On the calendar, IL. in
were passed.
The following bills wer4 also taken
from the calendar and passed:
The House bill to authorize the
Leavenworth & Rio Grande Railway 10
construct and operate railway through
Indian Territory.
The House bill giving like authority
TO the st. Louis d San Francisco Rail
way Company.
Senate bill creating three additional
land offices in Colorado.
Senate bill 20 refund 1924. income tax
Illegally collected from Alex. w.
Baldwia as United States District
Judge for Nevada.
Senate bill 10 create the Lincoln land
district in New MEXICO.
House bill granting to the Citizens
Water Company tbs RICH. OF way
across the Papoga Indian reservation
in MaricVpa County, Arizona.