The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-13
HOAR GETS HIS ANSWER.
THE PRESIDENT SENDS IN COR
REsIONDENCE ON CANADA.

fusals to Allow Transhipment IN
Bond Never Ignored by the Admin
istration-The Bridgewater Case, the
Only One Occurring Since March 3,
| 1887, the Only One Not Already Ad-
| justed.
WASHINGTON, Sept 12.-Prcsident Cleve-
land to-day sent to the Senate his response
to the resolution introduced by Senator
Hoar calling on the President for copies OF
all communications which have been ad-
dressed by his direction to the government
of Great Britain demonstrating against dis
elimination against American vessels pass
ing through Canadian canals and American
vessels engaged in the fisheries.
THE CANALS.
With respect to the inquiry so far as 1t
relates to canals, the President transmits
copies of the correspondence between the
| department of state and the United States
| consul at Ottawa, between the department
| of state and the British minister, copies OF
| the orders of the Canadian officials In re-
| gard to this subject, and of the answer OF
the Acting Secretary of the Treasury to
| the Dingley resolution laid before the House
| on July 49,
| THE FISHERIES.
| On the subject of the correspondence
| which has taken place with respect to the
denial to American fishermen of the right
of transportation of fish or other cargoes IN
bond, the President says:
| 10 will be remembered that though the fishing
ARTICLES of the treaty of 1877 expired on the first
| of July, 1885, temporary arrangement was
| made whereby the privileges accorded to our
| fishermen under said articles were continued
during the remainder of that years fishing
| season. No instance of refusal by the Cana
| dian authorities since July l, 1850, mp 20 the
| present time, to allow entry at the Dominion
| seaports of American csrgoeS other than fish
| for transportation in bond across the territory
| of Canada TO the United States has been made
known to the department of state. The case of
| the fishing steamer Novelty. involving, among
other things. a refusal on July l. 1885, of the
| right to permit trans-shipment of fish in bond
at the port of Pictou, N. s.. was duly communi-
Gated to congress in my message of Dec. :,
| 1896 copy of which herewith transmit.
CONTAINS ALL THE FACTS.
In this document (which has already been
made public he says, will be found a copy
of a communication addressed by the Secre-
tary of STATE to the British minister, dated
June IA, 1886, on the subject of the refusal
| of transshipment of fish i'll bond, and also
the protest OF the Secretary of
State in the case of the Novelty,
and the response Of the British m mister
| and report of the Canadian privy council.
| The President says that the Senate
| committee on foreign relations has already
been supplied with list of cases of alleged
| i'll treatment of our fishing vessels in Cana
| dian waters, and as relating to the subject
| of the resolution he quotes the following
pertinent passage from Mr.. Edmund's re-
| port as of Interest:
AS regards commercial and other friendly
business intercourse between ports and places
| in the Dominion and the United States it is of
course of much Importance that regulations
affecting the same should be mutually reason
able and fairly administered. If an American
vessel should happen to have caught caE1hQ of
fish at sea 100 miles distant from some CanDfan
port from which there is railway comnHitica-
ton 10 the United States, and should be
denied the privilege of landing and ship
ping its cargo therefrom to the United States,
as Canadians do IL would be, OF course,
serious disadvantage, and there is, it is thought,
nothing in the treaty of 1918 which would war
| rant such an exclusion. ut the dominion laws
| may make such distinction and iU is under
stood that in fact the privilege of SO shipping
| fish from American vessels has been refused
during the last year.
WRONGS SINCE MARCH 8, 1887.
In answer to the concluding inquiry as to
what instances have occurred since March
| 9, 1887, of wrongs to American vessels in
| the ports of British North America and
| what steps have been taken in that respect,
! the President says:
Soon after the passage of the act, negotia-
| tlOnS WHICH Hdu DScn pIOCStuluR LOT several
months previously, progressed actively, and
| the proposed conference and presence at this
capital of plenipotentaries of the two govern
| ments. out Of which the since rejected treaty
| of Feb. z, 1888, eventuated had their natural
| influence in depressing the causes of complaint
| in relation to the fisheries. Therefore, since
| March g. 1887, no case has been reported to the
| department of state, wherein complaint was
made of unfriendly or unlawful treatment of
American fishing vessels on the part of the
Canadian authorities. in which reparation was
| not promptly and satisfactorily obtained by the
| United States consul general at Halifax. a
| single case of alleged unjust treatment of an
American merchant vessel, not engaged in fish
| ing, has been reported since Marco 3, 1887.
THE CASE OF THE BRIDGEwATER.
| In conclusion the President explains that
this was the case of the ship 'Bridgewater"
which was made the subject of a communi-
cation to the British government June %,
1888, and to which no further reply has
been received
The steamer Bridgewater, to which the
President refers as the subject of the COM
| munication, dated June %, 1888. from
Secretary Bayard to Mr. Edwards of the
| British legation, was disabled by a Storm
and on April 5, 1887, put into Shelburne,
| Nova Scotia, for repairs was surveyed and
Condemned, and her cargo discharged.
| While the repairs were progressing the
vessel was seized for non-payment Of duties,
but was subsequently Internationally
| released. The secretary says: "A claim
for $40 900 damages has been presented to
the government Of Ottawa, but the claim
ant has failed 10 secure recognition and
has been informed that he has no redress in
the courts against the officers of the crown
Should the facts be as stated it is hoped
that the justice of the claim will be recog-
nized and proper compensation awarded.
THE wELLAND CANAL.
The communications with respect to the
Welland canal comprise reports from
Commercial Agent Hodgkiss at Ottawa,
who forwards orders in council governing
the rates Of charges through the canal; a
letter from the Secretary of the
Treasury to the Secretary of
State dated July 10, 1888.
in which he calls attention to that part of
tie report of the commissioner of naviga-
ton in relation to an allowed discrimna-
ton by the Canadian government in the
matter of 1.-THE navigation OF the Welland
canal and SAYS it is understood that dis
elimination still exists; a letter from Secre-
tary Bsyard TO Minister West, dated July
| IL last, as follows:
| SIR have the honor to inclose herewith a
copy of a letter from the treasury department
| of the 10th inst. IN relation to an alleged dis
| elimination against American vessels passing
through the Welland canal BY the 27th article
! OF the treaty of Washington her majesty s
| government undertook TO urge upon the govern
ment of the Dominion OF Canada TO grant TO
citizens OF the United States use of the Welland