Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-10

Houses shall attend the funeral of Genera
Sheridan. The resolution was agreed tc
and Evarts resumed his argument agains
the fisheries treaty.
Morgan said the object in destroying lh
treaty at once was nothing more nor les
than political, and was connected with III
| PRESIDENTIAL election. Under such circum
stances 1t behooved the Senators to lool
| carefully around them. One of the Sena
| tors from Massachusetts had pronounced
him (Morgan) silly because he had alluded
to the fact that war might grow out of thu
! question. He might be silly, but he hac
seen enough of war to be afraid of it. Per
| haps the Senator from Massachusetts hac
not.
Hoar disclaimed having spoken of the
Senator from Alabama as silly. What he
| said was that if he had not so much respect
| Tor that Senator he should pronounce the
suggestion that war with England might
| grow out of insisting on the rights ot
American fishermen as supremely silly.
Morgan said that the Democratic party
had In 1t the backbone of Andrew Jack
son; that 1t was not going to make foolish
quarrel, but that if a quarrel came it would
stand by the country, right or wrong.
Blair, whose Union negotiation resolu-
ton had been alluded to by Morgan, de-
clared sarcastically that if there was to be
no war with England or Canada until the
discussion on the treaty ended, the war
would be postponed until the destruction
ofthe world by fire or bo deluge came again.
he defended his resolution, and declared
that without such Union as 1t proposed
it was impossible for the two nations to 90
on in peace. He did not know of any Re-
publican who talked about war as result
of the rejection of the treaty. The re-
sources OF diplomacy were all open and
had not been exhausted A recalcitrant.
obstinate and pig headed Executive was
not going TO take the responsibility of in .
tiicting on the American people needless
injury, mercantile distress and the destruc-
ton of business unnecessarily, simply be-
cause he had the power. Congress had
conhded TO him discretion in the direction
OF retaliation, so far as was necessary, 10
regulate and to vindicate any injury that
might be done to American rights, simply
in the matter of fisheries. When it was
intimated to the Senate that the Presi-
dent was going further and would de-
stroy the industrial fabric of the Uni
ted States, simply because he and his
party were i'll pet, it appeared to him
Blair that the whole party might as well
ne banlshed from the country, as being too
ignorant, too foolish or too unpatriotic to
American laws. The Senate would un-
doubtedly reject the treaty, and ought to
be permitted TO reject it without so much
talk. The Senator from Alabama would
prevent war by his everlasting speeches.
AS to his own resolution, 1t meant that a
basis for action might be found under
which the northern boundary of the United
States would be coterminus with the North
Pole.
Hale criticised Morgan's position and
that of the Democratic party on the treaty
as being i'll the interest of free trade. The
treaty was a proposition to remove the
duties on fish caught by British fishermen
to be brought into American ports in COM
peutloh with American interests and in
dustries.
Morgan denied that he had made any
statement as to his desire or expectation to
repeal the duty on salt fish, nor had he in
nmated that in consideration of the tariff
bill soon to be entered upon, he or any
Senator on his side proposed to make such
an offer. Proceeding TO pay his compli-
ments to Blair, Morgan said "The SEN
ator from New Hampshire did not know
what he was talking about, and his party
was not responsible for what he said.
President Cleveland was not figurehead,
and was not a fool. He had been
wise enough to beat the Republican party
every time he came in contact with it, and
he was going to go it again so easily that
the Republicans would not know how il
happened. Mr.. Cleveland was the truest
representative of American character that
stood on the Continent, and the people knew
1t and intended to sustain him.
Blair retorted that he had no wish to
qualify his expression. He did not want
TO i7terfere with the Senator's alteration.
ThatoeDatcr was at liberty to worship anv
fetch he chose, and would naturally select
such god.
After some further Interchange of like
compliments between the two Senators.
the days discussion came to close and
the Senate adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, August 9th.-In the House
to-day, Morrow of California asked unani-
nous consent for present consideration of
the Senate bill to carry into effect the pro-
visions OF the treaty between the United
States and China. The bill, he said, passed
the Senate unanimously and a similar
measure received the unanimous approval
of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs. 1t was exceedingly important that
this bill should be considered at once and
become law as soon as possible. The
United States had entered into negotiations
with China, and the treaty had been rati-
fled by the Senate. 1T was now awaiting
ratification by China and would go into
effect Immediately upon its ratification.
1t was incumbent upon Congress to pro-
vide the machinery to carry out the treaty,
in order that there should be no hitch be-
tween the present law and the new law.
Ii was most important measure to the
people of the Pacific coast who asked, in
a mr. Nl.rawr do .l.1 -
relieve them from the difficulties they are
now encountering.
breckenridge of arkansas thought that
Morrow would act more wisely than TO
spring the bill upon the House suddenly,
but allow some date fixed for its considera-
ton.
Morrow insisted upon his request re-
ceiving immediate consideration. and
Springer of Ohio declaring that some
future day should be fixed for its discus
sion.
The objection and measure were referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
On motion of Mcmillan of Tennessee, the
committee was granted leave to report the
bill back at any time.
A message from the Senate announced
the passage by that body of the concurrent
resolution declaring that the members of
both Houses will attend the funeral of Gen
eral Sheridan on Saturday next, and that as
a mark OF respect TO the memory of the de-
ceased when the two Houses adjourn
Friday it be to meet on Monday next. The
resolution was concurred in.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the appropriation bill.
The discussion of the French spoliation
claims was resumed and continued for
some time without action. TIE committee
then rose, and the House soon adjourned.
PLAIN SAILING,