Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-07
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
The Senate

fore the senate and read IN full by tbs
sIerk
The reading was listened to by the sena-
tors on both sides Of the chamber with close
attention. When 1t came to close Sherman
moved chat it be printed and referred 10
the committee on foreign relations.
Edmunds-On that motion / would like
tosay a word. though I am in favor oft il
had been five years younger than 1 am
should have been surprised at that mes
sage But I am not; and am only very
h:ghly grati6cd at the patriotic eXurCs
- the homes. wishes, almost intentions
che president of the United States in Ie e.
ence to the protection OF American int
ests and American right. But the praa-
liarity Of the situation, as it seems To
Is that, having had I statute PROVIDING D..
seIf-defense, approved by the presto 30
the United States and passed by g sup-.
TALLY unanimous vote of both hYa
Of that made any difference To
duty in faithfully executing tho a
and after consideration of allits pOin.S
bearings. the extent to which it shOl'
the objects TO which it should lie linz
and the circumstances under VIII
should be brought into play, rl-
months in round numbers have gone
and we are now informed by the pr. 81
U
is what he means, although no w0 d
that kind IS IN tie mes
that no step of any kind nas
taken to carry into execution
plain provisions Of that las. II
true that the law did not require In" g..
dent to put tn, Rlaw into effect in RI
of selfde ense (as 1 prefer 10 cal! j.. r#-
than retaliatiOn) until case s.. OJid q
arisen of wrong and injustice, winch
-
terests were being unIastiy az alt
Now what has happened since the
of this act? II nothing has h,E's
If there have been 10 inztu.4.
Injustice, of denial of AIa.s
tights, of unjust tTeatmc"T
American citizens in the prOv.s
course the president has been en'
right in taking the step in respect
matter. If, however, in his opinion "a
now states it, } there have been inala ,"e
denial of Just rights OF American cI.
engaged in the business described in ttr
act of 1887. why is it that the pre- c
has not taken any step in the eXer Is
the powers which the law imposed Ii Il
him and in the exercise of the high duJ.
which the constitution Pose upon Hiu
of taking care that these laws a'e faith
fully executed.
Why has he been silent tor eighteen
months, with the whole power of the law
in his hands? 1 must express my surprise,
not as partisan, but as citizen, that he
las failed TO take any steps, and now sends
a message asking that additional powers be
given him. The Canadian government has
not refused to trans ship fish on the ground
that the article did not override the con-
ventiOn Of 1918, by which an American
fishing vessel was not to come within the
three mile limit. When the Canadian
authority denied to American fishermen
the right to IrRnsiiiD their fish from Halifax
to Boston or New York, the president was
justified in forbidding Canadian fish or
other goods transported across our country.
That is the TACT, and the presid, ut
tells US that 1t has existed now for
years. Following that fact, which
president says IS u gross outrage, Is the
ute of the United States, which says IL
is satisfied such fact exists he shall apply
the means of redress which the statute has
put in his hands. Why does not he do it:
Alas, Mr.. President, 1 think it is an in
finite pity that in so simple a case an ade-
quate and full statute, which has never
been tested by the first step, should remain
unexecuted and in state of 1'innOcuOus de-
suetude" until the president may see
whether congress will not put more ammu-
milton into his hands
SENATOR HOAR
said the senators on the democratic side
nad fairly laid down before the demands
and threats and pretensions of the little
dominion of Canada. They thought they
were lying down by the side Of the presi-
dent to comfort him in his position, but
now, behold, the president undertook to
get up, and, shaking the mud from his own
coat, to leave them where they had placed
themselves.
Morgan sad: The evidence IS clearly
established that the purpose Of all this Op-
position to the president in respect TO these
fisheries had not been to get the govern
ment into better shape. but 10 enlrap the
executive and put him into q straight jack
ct where he would = the bidding OF the
minority of the people OF the United States
represented in this chamber They mad
oven threatened tie president with i'm
parchment if no dared to disObey their
commands and to cOuntervail their will
! He thought the country would appreciate
the fOrtitude Of the man who could stand
up against the utteranCes of the senator
from Vermont and perform his duty 0ith
a tremor. Morgan said he had dis, used
| the retaliation lew aS q law. looking 10 the
/ treaty as a result. The senator from Yer
mont had discussed it as a law winch
/ looked to war as n result The senat OF
/ from Vermont had drawn the law aad If
/ he had known of the case then recently Oc-
/ urring that violated the treaty OF 1915, he
\ ought TO have put them il and made them
/ the basis of the legislation. The president
/ says he 'Hfnds a statute in the way of retail
| alton. I desire to exclude from the right
/ Of transit through the United States 'he
! products Of Canada ana goods importe by
/ her from foreign countries, and amOuntin
/ IN the last six years to $500, 600, 600. 1 de
l sire TO stop this if I am under compulsicr
/ to retaliate, because this heavy part of the
blow viii fall upon the people OF Canad.
and not on my own Tcople" And tn
/ president asks congress to declare whethe
he has the right to do that under the Law