The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-24
SCALY TALK ON A TREATY
DAWES TRIES TO CATCH BAY ARD
IN A BROKEN NET

The Republican Senators stick by
Their Colleague by a Dissemination
to Accept as Authentic Newspaper
Denial-Evarts to Close the Argu-
ment for His Side of the House.
WASHINGTON, July %. In the senate to-
day, Mr.. Dawes moved to proceed to con-
sideration Of the fisheries treaty in open ex-
ecutive session and of the resolution offered
by Mr. Morgan in relation thereto. Dis
cuSsion arose as to whether Mr.. Morgan's
resolution was an executive or legislative
proposition, the presiding officer expressing
the opinion that it was pending in executive
session, Mr.. Morgan insisting that it was
pending in legislative session, and Mr..
Sherman sustaining the opinion of the
presiding officer and suggesting that at all
events the matter was merely moot
resolution.
MR.. MORGAN AROUSED.
Mr.. Morgan remarked that if it were
moot it would not be mete, but would be
heard from because ne would insist on a
vote on the question whether (as the report
of the committee ON foreign affairs sald) the
time for negotiating with Great Britain on
the subject of the fisheries had passed.
The presiding officer defended the opinion
| expressed by him, and alluded to the as
perity of Mr.. Morgan'S remark The latter
disclaimed any intention of asperity.
| Finally the presiding officer said that as
Mr.. Morgan did not desire his resolution
| to be hereafter considered in connection
with the treaty his wish would be observed
| The senate at | o'clock proceeded to con-
| sideratiOn of the fisheries treaty in open
! executive session, and was addressed by Mr..
! Dawes in opposition to its ratification.
Mr. Dawes said that the debate on the
subject was well nigh exhausted, and that
! he would not have ventured to tax the
WEAKNESS of senator's still further if he had
not few new observations tC submit. He
| then proceeded to discuss the treaty in de-
tail, and at great length, with occasional in
terruptions by Mr.. Morgan and Others,
which gave the debate a collOquial char
! acter
a FALSE ISSUE.
| An allusiOn by Mr.. Dawes to the Balti-
more SUMS interview with Secretary Bay
ard particularly in reference to the British
apology for the act of a Canadian official in
| hauling down the flag on an American fish
| ing vesseD was taken up by Mr.. Gray, who
! said that the senator from Massachusetts,
could not have been aware and that the
senator from Colorado (Mr. Teller. who
quoted it last Saturday, could not have
| been aware UudG secretary DdydTu mao us
| avowed that interview, that it was not
authorized, and that it did not truly repre-
sent him.
Mr.. Teller said that this was the first dis
avowal of the interview he had heard.
Mr.. Hoar asked Mr.. Gray if he was au-
thorized by Secretary Bayard to disavow it.
Mr.. Gray replied that he had had nc
direct authority, but he had seen dis
avowal published in the Baltimore Sun,
ABSURDLY STUBBORN.
The republican senator's were not In
clined to accept the published diSayowal as
sufficient, and in the further course Of the
debate after IA speech in opposition to the
treaty by Ma. Stewart of Nevada,
the Bayard interview was again
brought up and discussed by
Messrs. Evarts, Hoar. Teller, Hampton
and Gibson. Mr.. Evarts stated that il had
been arranged on the republican side that
he should close the argurne t against the
treaty; but he did not expect that the con
clusion of the discussion would be reached
| before next Monday.