Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-30
CONGRESSIONAL WORK
PROCEEDINGS In THE UPPER AND LOWER
HOUSES, YESTERDAY.
Debate on The Fishery Treaty in the Ssnats-sryss
Great Gall-Ths Maine Senator Bitterly
Attacks the frsaty-WOrk IN
the House

WASHINGTON, May ga message was
read from the President returning without
his approval bill appropriating S75, 700
for public building at Youngstown, o.
Mr.. Manderson, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported tbs bill to revive
the grade of General of the U. y. A. de
said that its purpose was to revive during
the life time of the present Lieutenant
General of the Army, the grade OF General
of the army. Both those grades were TO
cease with the life of Lieutenant General
Sheridan. He would not take up time in
referring to the occasion which made the
hill a proper one for immediate considera-
tiop, and he therefore asked unanimous
consent to have the bill now considered.
Mr.. Berry objected to the bill. Was
placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the Senate do
now proceed to the consideration OF the
fisheries treaty in open Executive session.
The motion was agreed 10, and MIR. Eyre,
was entitled to the floor.
Mr.. FRYE said the question now before
the Senate involved the dignity and honor
of the great Republic, and the rights OF the
citizens. 1t could not be obscured by the
President of the United States, intimat-
ing that in the event of the failure OF the
treaty, he would resort to the law which
Congress had passed in such way as
should put in jeopardy, and might destroy
all the business interests Of the great
North.
Mr.. Frye referred sarcastically to the
meetings of the plenipotentaries at Wash
iugton; their rooms furnished with $40
orchids, themselves living like princes; and
having much elegant leisure on their
hands. Aud what was the result, he
asked. Here it is, he said, holding up a
copy of the treaty. The mountain
labored, there is the mouse. All that /
have to say about this treaty is: That it
is the most disgraceful, humilisting and
cowardly surrender which the American
Republic has ever made in its whole his.
tory, not excepting the treaty Of 1918. At
this stage of his remarks, Mr.. Frye COM
planned that the air was exceedingly
Oppressive and suggested that if the Senate
would give its consent, he would finish.
his speech tomorrow. There being some
dissent to that, a recess was taken for hall
an hour, and the gallery doors and the
windows were ordered to be opened. AT
the close of the recess the bill to revive the
grade of General in the army was again
taken up, on motion of Mr., MandersOn,
who moved its passage. Mr.. Berry said
he had objected to its consideration because
he believed that the bill should moi
pass. He did not believe this a proper
time to legislate on the subject. He
thought that the judgment and reason o.
Congress. not its sympathies, should bt
appealed to in legislation. 1t appeared u
him that the only object of the bill was tc
give $1,000 more pay to the Lieutenant
General than he was receiving. He de
mauded the yeas and nays on its passage
The bill was plssed-yeas 81, nays -
the negative votes being given by Senator:
Berry, Coke, Harris, Reagan, Salisbury,
Vance, aud Wilson Of Maryland.
Mr. Frye then resumed his argument
against the fisheries treaty, dwelling a
some length on the head lands theory, ant
arguing that it was never more than @
theory; that it had never been reduced Il
practice except in the two cases, when i
was overruled and must have remained
settled had not Secretary Bayard reopenet
it.
Mr.. Gray obtained the floor to make {
speech upon the treaty, bat its further con
slderation was ION motion of Mr.. Beck
who said that he and other Senator'S dc
sired TO attend the St. Louis convention
postponed till Monday, June II. Tb
motion to postpone till December mex
was entered by Mr.. Morgan, and is nov
pending,
Motions to publish the proceedings il
executive session (past and future) in tn
Congressional report, were also made ant
agreed to. Adjourned till Thursday.