The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-10
SHARP WORDS.
A Very Lively Debate in the Senate.
Senators Morgan and Blair Have n
Tilt at Each Othor.
Tho Former Defends tho President
from the Lattors Abuse,
Tho River and Harbor Bill Now Do.
fore the Cabinet.
Tho French Spoliation Claims In the
Houso-Silk Culture in California
Bond Purchases Tonnes
zoo Fostmasters.

WAsulNGroS, Aug. O.-The Senate to.
day proceeded TO the consideration OF the
fisheries treaty In open executive session,
and Mr.. Evaris resumed his speech (bc-
gun yesterday against its ratification,
Mr.. Evarts devoted good deal OF his
argument 10 the question OF bays aud
hcadlands.
When Mr.. Eyarts ceased speaking the
discussion, turning ON President Grants
message TO the Senate, with proposed
treaty ON the same subject, was taken up
10y Mr.. Morgan, who declared that Prcsi.
dent Grant had ON that occasion given
counsel in favor OF u true and wise policy,
and now spoke from his grave better than
any senator had done in the discussion.
Mr. Morgan said that the object of do-
stroying the treaty at once was nothing
more or less than political, aud was con
nccted with the presidential clcc.
ton. Under such circumstances Il
bchoovcd senators 10 look carefully
around them. The committee on foreign
relations aud the Senator from New York,
alert aud experienced statesmen, had pro.
posed nothing in the place Of IT, They
pooh poohcd aud treated with contempt
the idea that there might Ice embodiment
and war growing out OF the fisheries trou-
BILE. one OF the Senators from MlssiChu.
sctts had pronouccd him Mr.. Murgnn) a
silly man because hc hal alluded to the
fact that war might grow out oi the qucs.
ton lie might he silly, hut he had seen
enough ui war to be- afraid oi IT, Perhaps
the senator from Massachusetts had not.
lie had seen enough oi bloodshrd between
brethren To understand that when blood
was shed between Englishmcn aud Amer.
leans, who belonged tn the same stock,
thcw was going tO bc a great many people
killed.
Mr. lloar discnimed having spoken of
the Senator from Alabama ~ silly What
hc had said was that Il hc had not so much
respect ior that senator lac should pro-
nouncc the suggestion that war with Eng.
land might grow out ut II, insisting on
thc rights OF American fishermen, "a su-
prcmcly silly.
Mr.. Morgan said that the ncmocra,i,
party had IN II the backbone Of Andrew
Jackson; that Il was not going g. make d
foolish quarrel, but II the quarrel came Il
would stand by the country, right OF
wrong The other side might mean n
Joke. might mean some tarilic. some swap
ping II knNs. some chatting about u lit
ilr contract, but the Democratic party
meant business When this negotiation
would fail, then the Democratic party
meant, a. the President meant, that the
retaliation act, which then nul not before,
would become mandatory, would hu
ohrycd. Aud set, when Il was expected
that That law WIS to hy ubvycd, there
came q howl from the fishery association
because the President would not plrlgc
himself in advance Ia limit the fctaliatiDus
to the fishery business.
Mr. Blnir, whose union negotiation res.
olution had been alluded to by Mr.
Morgan. declared sirclsiicilly that u
there was to bc no war with
England ur Canada until the disrus'
zion on the treaty ended, war would bo
postponed until The destruction oi the
world by Tire, ~ q dclugc came again. lie
did not know oi any Republican who
talked about war ~ result oi the tcicc.
ton " the treaty. The resources ol diplo.
macy were all opcn aud hal not been cx.
hausicd 4 rccalcitmnt, obstinate aud
pig headed executive was not going Ia
take the responsibility oi iniirting uu thc
American people needless injury. mrfcln.
tile distress aud the destruction oi bu.i.
ness unnecessarily, aud simply because ho
had the power
ur. Halo criticised Mr Morun's pusi.
ton and that ol the Democratic party as
being In tho interest oi irrc trade. The
treaty WIS proposition to remove tho
dulic4 on dsh caught hy British fishermen.
10 be- brought into American ports in COM
petition with American interests aud iu
dustriCs.
Mr.. Morgan denied that hc made ans
statement ~ b. hisd,sifc uf expectation tu
repeal the duty on salt iish, nor hai hc la
! tmaicl that in consideration Ul the tlfiil
/ bill soon to BE- entered upon be- ~ ans
senator on his side proposed tD make surl
n motion. lll Referred tp Republican srn
/ nion, Who seemed tD think that bis lil,
/ ought 90 have been forfeited iJr his posi-
| ton IN thc late war as men who lad rur
no risk oi being Killed themselves, WhI
| hai hid themselves in bomb Ityuis Nuii,
| they were filling their pockets, aud Nu,
| had never dared tp tuc the line. Proceed
ing 10 pay his compliments 90 VT Blair
| Mr. Morgan said that the country would
] no. ~ W N'lNNl ~ NllNN H'NANNl w NNIl
[ lessons pi wisdom. and would not receive
/ instructions from senator Who had ilIku.
such batch Of nonsense as that Huuatp
hal talked this evening What credit
Mr.. Morgan asked, could the British gov
cfnmcnt give tp that sct oi resolutions, U
b. the American Senate IN which they h1,
been offered anl debated, except tDsny tia
the senator from New Hampshire did no
know what ho was talking about, and ihl
his party WIS not responsible Tor what h
said. The senator from New llampslir
had spoken oi President Cleveland ~ pig
headed. Mr.. Cleveland WIS not pg
headed and WIS not fool lie has bee
wise enough 10 beat the Republican part
every time hc came IN contact With u
and lao was going 10 do u rglIn 30 cnsil
that the Republicans would not know hU'
Il happened. II Mr.. Cleveland had bee
mere politician aud had desired mcrCl
30 make the most of the situation, j
would have done what some liopublicl
senators had been doing in iulmiuaiir
immense threats aud talk about Gre
Britain. lie would have gone into u
lingo business, aud II ho had issued
proclamation II would have included not
Ing la the world but fish. But hc ~
marched plainly along in the line Of du
and the people knew H. His strong
consisted Ia tie fact that the poOp