Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-08-25

WAsHISeroN, August 25.-Mr. Dibble, O,
6outh Carolina, submitted TO the House
yesterday the conference report which
was adopted. ON the bill providing for tb,
erection of custom house and appraiser 5
warehouse in New York City
The deficiency bill was then taken mn
lhe pending question being on the appea
from the chair, ruling out the France
spoilation section of the bill. A vote by
felien disclosed lack of quorum and 1
call OF the House was ordered, but up q
4r51 p M quorum had not been secured.
50 the House took a recess till o. m. the
night session to be devoted to the consider
alton OF private pension bills.
THE SENATE
Discussion of the Presidents message wa,
day. e'
The message from the President ON tbs
subject OF the rejection of the Fisherie.
treaty was laid before the Senate and was
read in full
moved that it be printed and referred r.
the committee on foreign relations.
MI. Edmunds-lf had been five or six
years younger than l am l should have
been surprised at that message. But 1 Am
not The popularity of the situation i,
mat having statute providing for self dc.
tense approved by the President of the
United States aud passed by the substan.
tally unanimous vote of both Houses (Ii
tnat made any diference to his duty in
A1thfnlly executing the laws and after
full consideration OF all its points and hear.
ings- Eighteen months have gone by and
We are now informed by the President (for
take II that is what he means. altboupb
no word of that kind is in the messaeel
that no step of any kind has been taken 10
carry into execution the plain provisions OF
that law, Ii in his opinion, there have
been instances of denial of Just right. TO
american citizens engaged in the business
described In the act Of 1857, why is il that
tne resident has not taken any step in the
exercise OF the powers which the law i'm.
posed upon him and in the ex.
ercise of the high duty which
the constitution imposes upon him
OF taking care that the laws are faithfully
executed. He tells us that in one instance
N 1856 an American fishing vessel, catch
ing fish on the high seas, but of the ten and
OF the twenty mile deiimitation and sailing
70 port OF British North America for the
purpose oil sending her cargo of fish by rail
to Boston. was by sweeping orders denied
that privilege and excluded.
Now the President says land saws iustlyl
that that was great and most important
and grievous injury to American rights.
Ana why has he remained inactiye3
Doubtiess under the patriotic advice of the
gentlemen who compose his cabinet and
doubtless with the most patriotic motive
that might be best to submit what is now
declared 70 be gross and grievous wrong
and to enter into discussion with the
Wrong-doer, to provide fora new arrange
nent on broader basis of British terri
nor1ality, and a new arrangement on a
broader basis OF British free trade. must
confess my astonishment at such q course
q action on the part of the President of
the United States. / must express my sur-
prise and regret that for more than wear.
with the means in his hands to redress il.
ne has failed TO take any step, and now
sends 10 us message asking that addi-
tionai powers, bearing las he sapposes} on
broader field of retaliation and covering
other topics, be given him.
Mr.. PRESIDENT, it is very odd-this bust
ness.
Here we find in this message discussion
as 10 whether the 18th article of the treaty
-of 1871 Is In force or not. The Canadian
Government has not refused TO tra,,sship
fish on the ground that that article vss not
IN force. 1t has made no such pretsusion.
IL has refused TO transship fish OH the
ground that that article did not override
icap fishing vessel was not to come within
three miles of the land
After an extended discussion of the point
as TO whether the 18th article of the treaty
was still in force and as to the intent of
Congress in limiting the retaliation law to
matters connected with the fishing inter
ests, Mr. Edmunds said: "Now, it will be
seen that one of the very things about
which the President is now for the first
. I.-
the attention of the two houses of Con-
gress pending the passage of the law of
1887, and that the Senate was of the opin-
fon that the provisions contained in that
law as il was proposed. and as il final
ty passed, were entirely inadequate
10 the protection of American rights and
interests in the respects in which they were
intruded upon and assaii.d. The message
OF the President contains reference to
same topics of discomfort, while he had for
the first time communicated TO congress,
although they are very old ones. This act
of 1887 does not touch these topics at all,
because the basis on which the President
is to exert the powers given him in that
act. refer TO the treatment of American
vessels in Canadian ports, and not TO the
treatment of Americans in the well or
in other canals
When the Canadian authorities denied to
American fishermen the right TO trans
ship their fish, il was the duty of the
President to inform the British govern
ment that we regard that 29th article of
the treaty no longer in force, because it
could not be in force on the one side and
not the other side at the same time; and it
is that which previous presidents and secre-
taries of state have done to the honor and
benefit of the American name.
Alas Mr.. President, it is an infinite pity
that. in 50 simple a ease, an adequate aud
full statute should remain unexecuted and
in q state of ''innocuous desuetude" until
the President may see whether Congress
will not put more ammunition into his
hands before he fires the first gun.
Senator Hoar said that Canada has been
all this time violating the treaty of 1871 in
regard to our use of her canals, and other
facilities. How happened
il that the Administration, in negatiying
the treaty, had been dumbed during the
last two years on that subject2 II when
the representatives of Great Britain were
in Washington, the Administration had
called attention to this breach of faith on
the part of Canada, to this wrong which
the President now said demanded instant
and prompt measures of retaliation, and
they rejected the demand for redress, how
happened that that part of the negotiations
had been kept wholly secret from the Sem
ate and the people?
How happened it that the President had
sent treaty which was claimed TO remove
every cause of ofiense and complaint? II,
On the other hand, he did not call this to
the attention of the representatives of
Great Britain, in what an attitude did he
now seek TO place the people of the United
States, or how would they have been
placed but for the rejection of the
treaty? He would have had a long
negotiation with Great Britain, and
:fould have declared to her that the results
we're perfectly satisfactory; and then the
the treaty, TO which she had con-
'ented, had been ratified and accepted. he
would have been prepared to turn round
apon her with this hostile measure OF re-
Had the President believed all
the time thar le was urging this treaty as
a nmnlcte snlnfinn of This ma tier that IL