Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-08
THE NATIONS CAPITOL
Members Of Executive Depart
mentS Wish to Visit
OhiO'S Centennial.
Appropriations for Such Pur-
poses and $25O,000 for the
Colored Peoples
Exposition.
Irish Home Rule Has Eloquent Advocacy
in the Senate.
General Sheridan'S Death Onlcially An
nounced to the Army.
An Exodus Preparing to Leave for the |
Blaine Reception.
Irish Home Rule Has Eloquent Advocacy
in the Senate.
General Sheridan'S Death 0f1eiaDy An
nouncsd to the Army.
An Exodus Preparing to Leave for the
Blaine Reception.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.
Senate
The resolution for the printing of extra
copies of the tariff bill as passed in the
House compared with the existing law, was
discussed for a short time ard was, on motion
of Edmunds, referred to the committee on
finance.
The Senate at one o'clock resumed the
consideration of the fisheries treaty in open
executive session, and was addressed by Mr..
Sherman in opposition to its ratification
He was willing and anIiouH to accomplish
and bring about public policy that would
make more intimate relations between Cana
da and the United States. In his judgment
Canada would, within ten wears, be repre-
sented either in the imperial Parliament of
Great Britain, or the COngress of the United
States. and he thought it would be the Con-
gress of the United States. He favored
policy bringing about international exchanges
with Canada of the freest character possible.
There would be no need Of custom houses or
Notifications, for long before any need of
Notifications would come, the good sense of
the two peoples would lead them to meet and
mingle with each other, having a common
heritage, a common tie and common gov
ernment. That was the feeling with
which he approached in consideration of the
treaty, because he believed it tended to erect
barrier and prevent the very purposes
sought to be accomplished by it. He didn't
regard the treaty as party question nor a
sectional question. 1t affected the fishermen
on the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico
and the Atlantic ocean just as much as the
fishermen of New England. Neither was
it an Irish question: nor was opposition to
it, fishing for Irish votes" He believed
it was general sympathy with the people of
Ireland, not only in the Senate chamber,
but among all the people in the United
States for home rule. He
hoped and trusted in that controversy
the people of Ireland would gain from the
Parliament of Great Britain the right to
make their own local laws, that they might
he put in the same position as the states of
the An erican union, and that all matters of
a local nature might be be dealt with by the
Irish parliament. If poll of the Senate
were taken on the subject, there was hardly
a Senator who would not give hearty "yea"
to a proposition TO give the Irish people |
home rule as it was understood in the United |
States. That was the general sentiment of the |
people in the United States, but they were
not going to fight about it, and were not 60
ing to involve themselves in a controversy
with Great Britain in respect to the matter
over which they had no jurisdiction. But
the Irish people must not attempt to carry
on the contest by dynamite or unlawful
means. Whenever they resorted to such
means they would lose the sympathy of the
American people. He regarded the 18th
section of the treaty allowing free importa-
A.l. l.
render of the right of the United States to
levy taxes on imported goods as an insult to
the United States. There was not in the
history of diplomacy so one sided
treaty as the one between the two great and
powerful nations; such a treaty seemed to
be disgraceful to American diplomacy. The
18th section of the treaty was a Siamese
twin to the Mills bill, and both ought to be
debated together. The treaty might be con-
sidered as a simple supplement to the Mills
bill. 1t was in pursuance of this line of pol
icy to which the democratic party was daily
becoming more and more committed, and
which would surrender all the great indus
tries of the country to undue competition
with foreigners. The two nations would
settle this controversy az they had settled
so many others. No voice should be raised
against such hopeful result, and if Harri-
son should be elected no man need fear
and no dangerous controversy about the fish,
cries question would be settled on terms that
would not be honorable, peaceful and proper.
1t the treaty was rejected the matter would
stand as it did in 1886, under the treaty Of
1918, and if the President of the United
States would with moderation exercise the
powers conferred npon him by the law au-
thorizing retaliation, there would be no
trouble. Whenever Great Britain or her de-
pendencies excluded American fishermen
from the rights of hospitality In their ports.
the President should do likewise with Cana
dian fishermen in American ports. To close
the debate on the republican side he ex-
pressed his sincere desire that the Senate
would hasten the matter TO . close and hoped
that Senator Morgan would close the debate
on the democratic side and let the Senate
have vote on the question.
A discussion followed as to the time Of the
! final vote on the treaty, but without action,
the Senate took up the bill reported from the
committee on foreign relations prohibiting
the coming of Chinese lhborers to the United
States, and listened to speeches by Messrs.
Morgan and Stewart and at 6.l5 adjourned.
House.
Cultivate of Ohio appealed to the House
/ 10 ptEiHt min W caii up iOT iihuieuidtt Cou-
sideration the bill making an appropriation
to enable the several executive departments
to participate in the Ohio centennial exposi-
ton. to be held in Columbus in September
and October next.
The bill was taken up for consideration.
Amendments were offered and adopted that
any surplus of the appropriations may be
used to enable the departments to be repre-
sented at the expositions at Augusta, Ga,
and Richmond, Va. appropriating $3.50, 900
to aid the exposition of the colored race in
Atlanta in 1889 and 1890, under the auspices
of the Colored Worlfs Fair Association of
America; appropriating $4,000 to enable
the departments to be represented at the
Kansas City exposition in September and
October.
On the third reading of the bill no quorum
voted and the House adjourned.
Notes.
There was q large exodus to New York
today. from Washington, to attend the cele
bration of Mr.. Blaine's return to America.
The National Republican League sent large