The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-03
IN CONGRESS.
Campaign Speeches in
Both Houses.
Discussion of the Humiliat-
ing Fisheries Treaty.
Senator Morgan ESSAYS Sarcasm.
and Is Only Dull.
A charseteristic Harangnc by the
Wild virgtniAn. Eidafescrxer =
Cfevcfand-s vrtaes Discussed Ia the
Hsuse-f<nssens. Rebel Flags and
Other Matters Brought ost ss
Weapons

9&cAfsNftNs AUG In INC sSfiSfe
to-day Ssewart's resolution. offered
yesterday, calling upon the secretary
of the interisr for information IS 70
cancelled desert land applications. was
taken up and adopted.
Senator Dawes introduced a bill TO
raiify the agreement made by the
Northwestern Indian commission with
the CmUr d'Alenc tribe Of Indians in
. Idaho
The presiding officer announced the
appointment OF the select committee,
under Hoar's resolution, Of commerce
and business between the United
States and Canada. as follows sena-
tors Hosr, Allison. Hale, Dolph, Pash,
Eastis and Biodgets.
A conference committee was ordered
on the naval appropriation bill. and
Senator's Hale. Farwell and Black
were appointed conferees on the part
Of the senate.
A resolution instructing the commit
tee ON Indian affairs to continue inves-
tigation into Indian matters. with au-
thority TO visit Indian reservations,
was reported and agreed 10.
Piatt offered resolution, which was
adopted. calling on the commissioner
of patents for information as to the
default OF Levi Bacon, financial clerk
of the patent oshce, iii the attorney 5
fund at the time OF Bacon's death
in iss7.
Beck moved 10 proceed to consider
alton Of bills on the calendar in the
regular order.
Sherman moved to proceed 10 eon-
sideration of the fisheries treaty in
open executive session. The latter
motion was agreed fo--yeas q, nays
-, strict party vote, and the fisher
les treaty was taken up, the question
being on Morgan's motion to postpone
its further consideration until Deeem-
Der next.
Riddleberger made an exhaustive
speech against the treaty, and declared
that the Republican party was OPP
posed 10 its ratification and the DEM
ocratir party was ia fayer OF it, Rid
dleherger arraigned the administra-
ton and the Democratic party which
backed il. as a pro-Engli.h organiza-
ton. and proceeded 10 read extracts
from Engf h periodicals 10 prove that
the Mills hill and the presidents tariff
message we're in the direction OF free
trade, and that the presidential cleo
toral contest was a conflict between
free trade andAprotectioa and nothing
else.
He read an Extract from speech of
S. :. Cox in the house, speaking of
protectionists as robbers, rascals and
pllnderers, and said be was not Sur
psised nj that sentiment when he read
a book published by the same gentle
man many years ago, entitled The
Buckeye Abroad, " ia which such sen
tences as these occurred. "0Id Egg-
land. God bless her, with tears in iny
eve, | bcseeeh HeaveR's best bcai on
upon her remember her only as the
land Of noble dee,is and generous
hearts" II hope that The pope viii
create no cardinals for America;
The i'll success attending the Wise
man experiment in England viii pre-
vent the ropes from creating any car
dinals in Protestant countries.
He (Riddlebergerl did net propose
| 20 introduce religion into the question
OF politics, bat ne proposed TO show
what free trade Democracy was. lie
/ knew that Cox, in debates IN the house
( OF representatives, had pleaded the
/ baby act, +" In reference 10 that book.
and he supposed he waaii plead
dotage ia reference 30 his late utter
ancrs. Referring 30 the subject u the
treaty be aeeiared We viii never
( be national government until We
( have whipped England ser third
time. Our toasted Monroe doctrine
was annulled and viped from the lace
OF the earth to-day and re ilad the
gentlemen on the other side Of the
( chamber unmoved- We mast arhi-
( tr te or we mast iight.
Morgan spoke AZ some length in
sappor; OF the treaty. Commenting
| on The statement In the majority re-
port that the time far negotiation had
( passed. Morgan criticised il az : piece
/ uf "outi ageous presumption, and
said fhecamnlitteea on foreign relations
+ had 80 more right 70 insiraS. tht
president q cease negotiations than 4
had ta require hirB 10 re Ign bi Office
Z lie alse spoke OF the committee $ ap
real 70 t1e British; government a. :
piece Of unaeeountable prcsafn ptaof
ard Of aliectatiun of authority and
dignity on the part Of this COMMITTEES
IN setting il eli up "a adv g the !sfitisi
cabinet. He para 2hrAsed the clio iag
/ paragraph Ia the report n thts nan
{ Bsr
ave beg your majestg that you vii
not take tafs abortion which llie pfesi
dent Of the United states has peg-t Z
ate.s with v0nf commissioners ana Il
rejection ~ being evidence oi q b9stsss
ussrf.ose on the part d the Dniies
states, bat that ycn viii proceed 4
sfch & wag as that our fishermen shai
eaiey fGil commercial privileges ans
advantages ia your Canadian port
thnt yplgr 4 shcrmen enjoy ~ oars.
To say nothing o8 the presumption
al +. he saif. look as humiliation o
that commission before the British
aueen Tor favurs. after rejecting th
tresfv on the ground that -he vas -
longer entitled TO have negotiations il
respcct n i,
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fre. translation Of the raragra f,ia7
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