Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-17
FIFTiETU COSGREsS.
WAsmSGToN. july lC, 1883.
SENATE.

senate
Housc liu authorizing the Richmond and
panync Railroad Company 10 ley tracks in
Zoe District oi Columbia vas reported and
placed on fhc calendar.
Mr.. Iloar from th' Committee on
Library. reported back Senate bill appro.
puaiius $4,000 for the purpose 81 erecting
q monument 10 General George R0geT'
Clark M me city Of Lori-vila. XIV, instead
30 Washington. ID. o.. in recognition ~ h's
eminent services o. d. country ~ The occu-
patton and conquest NJ northwestern terri
fory during the Revolutionary war.
The hili was passed after remarks IN eulo.
Cy Of Clark by M,s,Fs ilnq", Daniel. Sher
man, Noorhecs. aud blackburn.
The senate then Proceeded 10 the c0nside-
Ta'lon ~ the fisheries treaty In open session
and Was addressed hy Mr.. Puch In favor Oi
fts ratification. IT, said That the Republican
senators had agssllcd the treaty but did not
propose any amendment 10 IT, They only
proposed 20 exercise The power Of reject
lng it aud az closing the door 30
further negotiations. II was manifest
fhat the Republican m9iority was VIII
fully Cyadlng ifs constitutional and
sworn duty aud was placing the Senate
before Oh" country IN a diJcpuiahlc attitude
f-r 40 other purpose than supposed PO,ltl-
cnl and paltis1u consideration. How. he
n.kcd, could such apirty Dc trusted with the
custody of political power: lie declared
fnat The complaint On De by senators FRYE
and lloar ttat The President bad ignored
chose who could have been most useful IN me-
rotia'ion~ was ut cflv uniourudfd and Gus
fir0iv destitute o. worth or merit. Opposition
f0 thc treaty was for y speculative political
advantage Whit. hc asked. was the quarrel
GhcuiY who were making Toe fuss. ana for
what purposes: ON tbe American side those
who were really interested were that por-
zion Of Che population 81 Name and Mas.
gIchusctts who were engaged IN the fishing
business in Cfutdqn waters and on the
British side. The only people really inter-
gstcd were that portion % the population
az Canada. Nova scotia. and Newfoundland
engaged in the -Hme business. The people
90 England, ireland. and Scotland would
suffer no injury or derive no benefit from
ANYTHING M the treaty, 40 that the iIish vo-
ser, for whom the Republicans were fish
ing would find nothing IN the rcjec'
zion a the treaty tht would moriiiy
or punish England. England had no.
f1iug 10 lose, hut everything 20
gam NV American non-iulcrcour-e with
Canada. The people Il Canada were
naturally friend, Il toe people OF the Ouited
raics and could be made so iu the practice
of commercial intercourse, 80 thai DO would
he the best policy 81 the ueopie Of the United
states 10 ho liberal, tolerant, and iorhearing
with that nnghb0rnc people. The rcasonfor
decomposition toihetreaty, hesaid, was found
in the fifteenth Article, which. IL Wa- feared,
would give the American market TO the Can
adiln fishermen. He referred 10 the state
mont made ly Mr. sherman iu secret session
ihsi he intended 90 offer an amendment 20
h.rlke out The fifteenth article, and to The
general understanding that the amendments
were 10 bee offered, and said that 10
Was not until the Republican scna-
l.r. had determined that 10 amend
ncnts should Dee offered that they
..l arrccd lo taRe the treaty out 'of tnc
81 .erct session AVID into an orcn session. IL
We. therefore amusing % witness toe indig-
ration affected by The senator from Mae>a.
tau-ctl> llosrl az the suggestion ibat politics
entered into the quest Oh. Had % not been,
ID. said, for the menace OF free t.h found
lu thc fifteenth article no outburSt OF indi@-
r .tion against The sacrifices and surrenOers
made in the pending treaty would have been
heard. Il was exactly The sane solt OF
cnmor that was raised against The Mills bill,
harmless M itself, hut regarded by Vrotec-
ilout,ts ~ steps towards complete surrender
of the markets Of the United eiates. But all
such ringing ~ g0Ogs aud ire-bclls, and all
such cutlery tiat the ii O. OF free trade were
lrpro4chinr the palaces ~ protection would
ftt {, rally the occupants of cabins, Shaniies
aud tenement. houses 10 the rescue.
In conclusion he SAID that The President
had discharged his duty with due care TO The
llghf> 90 the American fishermen and free
from any partisan consideration, u was for
the pc ule % decide whether the President
ar the senate was most 10 blame for keeping
MP the disturbed condition, which was fun
oi ruinous consequences.
Mr.. Chandler followed IN opposition to the
ratification.
BIZ. Tei,r obtained the floor and The
treaty wcut over :ill tomorrow.
TNovetees OF pension bills were presented,
rad. aud referred 10 The COMMITTEE on Pen
fions. In one ctse the President declares
himself entirely satisfied thst the case bad
been properly determined by the Pension
bureau In the other case no application
Ind been u8adc 10 The Pension Bureau, " hicn
was accounted for by The fact that the hu.'
band 81 the proposed peusioner, who had
been drawiny 3 pension for wound, had
teen killed by pistol.Dall in a personal tn
counter
senate bin for the adjustment OF the ac-
count Of lsbOrers, wOfkmeu. and mechanics
arising under the elgbt-hOuT law, was then
taken up aud advocated by MIR. Blair. he
giving notice that he would ask action on the
ban tomorrow, "Wednesday being the last day
on Which Il eau be acted on.
Adjourned.
Rouse Of Representatives.
The call Of States for the Introduction Of
bills having been dispensed with The House
went into Committee Of the Whole (Mr
Springer In toe CHAIR on the tarif bill, the
Noo'lcu schedule being pending.
Mr. +. B. Tsvlor, OF Onto, IN opposing the
schedule, argued tbat ibe passage OF the Dill
would not benefit the consumer OF wool. II
woUld not REFUGE the price OF wool IN ibis
couatry after il bad been in operation sum
c'eutly long 10 destroy pOme industry. Wool 4
lad been plsced on the FREE list simply be- /
cause the President recommended II, ana tne /
President knew no more why he recoins
nended Il than Diekens's iat boy knew why |
lie went TO sleep 50 much.
AZ the suggestion OF Mr.. Mills, Of Texas, /
81 was agreed thst vote should be taken on I
She iree-woOl clause at O'Clock to-day.
After brief argument by Nr. Breckin' /
ridge, Of Kentucky, IN favor OF The iree-wooi /
clause. Mr. wilkins, Of Oaio, moved 10
strike wool from TIE free list. On DIVISION /
the vote stood % 10 1872, aud the announce 4
ineDt WIS received with applause on the 4
Democratic side.
Me.srs. sowden Of Pennsylvania, Will
lins Of Ohio, aud Foran Of Ohio were
the onlg Democrats voting IN The affirmative,
while Mf. Anderson. OK Iowa, voted Ia the
negative. Mr.. Butterwortb, Of ohio, wished
20 eject an arrangement by which yea and
nay vote might he tsken In the House, but
Dir Mliis declined 10 comply TelIers were
4 hen Offefed and AFR Wilkins'g motion was