Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-18
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY,
CRITICIZING THE PRESIDENT,
Mr.. Sherman's Speech on Retaliation
SUNDRY CIVIL BILLREPORrEr
Debate on the Library Clause in the House.

Debate on the Library Clause in the House.
Tne denciency appropriation bill was reported
Dack from the committee on appropriations and
ordered printed.
Mr.. SHERMAN ON OUR RELATIONS WITH GREAT BRIT.
AIN AND CANADA.
Mr. Sherman's resolution, offered yesterday. IN.
structing the committee on foreign relations 60 in
Qure Into the state of the relations OF the United
states with Great Britain and the Dominion of
Canaoa ana 10 report (at next SESSION. such meas
ures as are expedient to promote friendly CONNER.
tries and the United States was taken up, and Mr..
sherman proceeded to address the Senate deliver.
Ing his remarks from manuscript.
CRITICIsING THE PRESIDENTS COURSE.
After an allusion to the Presidents retaliation
message and justification OF the rejection of the
fisheries treaty, he asked why should Canada re-
fuse TO allow American fishing vessels to enter her
ports and TO ship their fsh to the American mar.
HsI denial OF the privilege appeared so un-
long since led to violent retaliation II the Presi
dent had: by proclamation, withheld the like
privilege from Canada fishing vessels, the evil be
the President, instead OF exercising the powers
which he had under the act OF March
=, 1857, had asked Congress in his re-
a commerce which amounted uor the IRIax last six
yearsl TO $40 900. No wonder that that sud-
den change Of base excited surprise in both coun-
tries and was regarded as mere political move
ment The Presidents proposition was In Otner
words, TO suspend and embarrass the commerce of
dred millions year. Such proposition, made
without warning, In the midst OF popular cleo
tlon had been the Presidents response to an earn
est demand made by American fishermen that
they should be secured In the enjoyment of what
they believed to be their unQuestionable rights.
,,y why had the President, he asked, blended the
vast interior commerce OF the country? Why con-
meet the controversy In the waters about the
mouth OF the St Lawrence with the commercial
IelatlOns along boundary line OF 1000 miles?
NO good could come OF such mQYement, unless it
was desired TO establish nOn-intefcourse between
the two countries
THE MEASURE OF RETALIATION PROPOSED By THE
PRESIDENT
was far beyond the range Of, and out of all pro-
portion TO, the complaint. He denied the position
taken by the President that article 90 OF the
treaty OF 1871 had been terminated on the lst
Oh r1y July, 1855; A repeal by construction, he
contracting parties treated that article as
being In Iull force. The retaliation proposed
Dy the President was retaliation against
had asked Congress for powers like those which
PRESIDENT Cleveland now asked they had been re-.
FUSED FUSED 70 hum, and was Congress, he asked, now
POWERS WHICH IT HAD REFUSED TO PRESIDENT
GRANT?
Even II Great Britain had violated or failed to
observe the provisions OF article %, Congress
Dy aorogation OF the whole treaty or a por-
uon' OF II, or by retaliation In kind. And
IN that case Congress had FINISHED a
March :, 1887 Congress had not undertaken to
aorogate article %, Of the treaty OF 1871;
n nd fYpOf Naff ff1ar et1n
interests OF the American people, nor public Dolity.
demanded its abrogation but rather that It should
De maintained In full force.
THE HOUSE BILL.
He referred to the retaliation bill passed in the
House as bill that had got into
the House by "the grapevine line" The dis
crim1nation against American vessels In the
canadian canals, although unjust, had been
seized @ upon upon as pretence for that bill: Why, he
asked, seek a quarrel on such an old pretence.
House Of Representatives.
THE TAX REFORM ADVOCATE IN THE MALE
The Speaker pro tenn. laid before the House a
communication from the Postmaster General In
response to the Grosvenor resolution calling for
Information relating to the distribution through
the mails OF the Tar Reform Advocate In violation
OF the postal laws.
The Postmaster General says that It not true
that enormous editions OF the Tax Reform Aduo-
cate were sent and distributed in violation of the
postal laws through the mails from Columbus o.,
follows that 1t is not true that any ofcer of the
Post ONCE Department has been guilty OF any
such act or has known OF the same. II Is not nee
eSsary, says the Postmaster General that there
should be any further legislation by Congress
TO enforce the laws OF the United States in
relation to the postal service. and to prevent such
onenses or repetition OF them for the reason that
no such onenses have occurred. Steps have been
taken, ne says, by the department to investigate
scriDed In the resolution, but as no such ofYenses
have occurred, no steps have been taken to punish
such 0nenses. The communication was referred
10 tne committee on post-offices and post-rOads.
THE YELLOW FEVER GERM.
Mr. Barnes (Ga.) introduced bill Offering a re-
ward OF 100000 to any person OF any nationality
who will discover the true cause OF germ of yellow
fever with any certain means OF eYecting its pre-
ventlon, destruction or material modincattOn: or
Ssesse sSs sns cause or germ Of said
OF erecting Its prevention destruction or material
modification. Referred.
ting $4,000 for the construction OF road fhrpu0h
the military reservation at Plattsburg, N. Y. Re-
A conference was ordered on the bill amending
the Interstate commerce law.
CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Mr. Forney Ala) then called up the conference
report on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
When last before the House the report was op-
posed oy MI. Payson qll), who antagonizsd the
building, and advocated an absolute sbroration
OF the present plan OF construction.
Mr. FoRNRY FOR CONTINUING THE WORK ON TIE
LIBRARY.
MI. Forney proceeded to reply TO this attack
and to defend the plan as proposed in the confer
ence report. The gentleman from Illinois, be said.
had intimated to the House that owing to
the length and narrowness of the building
1t would De more suitable for ten-pin alley than
Iof norary. He, on the contrary maintained
that the building would be large enough to meet
the needs OF the Library for the next twenty.fiye
years IL would accommodate 1,5OQOOO 6ooks
while there were only 600 900 volumes In the pres.
ent Library.
Mr.. Payson said that Mr.. Pelz, Mr.. smithmeyer,s
partner. had told him that the new building would
not nave capacity to accommodate the books
which would be In the Library at the time it was
constructed.
GOOD FOR QUARTHR OF A CENTURY
Mr.. Ryan (Kan.) said that Librarian Spofiord
was authority for the statement that the new
building would meet the needs of the Library for
the next quarter OF century.
The District In Congress-.
THE ALLEY BILL 10 BE RsCONsrDERIp.
In the Senate to-day, on motion OF Mr.. Faulkner
the passage Of the bill. on yesterday, TO deed to
William Brown part Of an alley in this city was
reconstdered MI. Faulkner stated that he had
received at letter from the Commissioners advts-
Ing reconsideration, as they wanted TO make
Iurther examination. It was on the recOmmendA-
tion OF the Commissioners that the bill was passed
ana II would seem that they arc not satisfod that
the circumstances are as were represented TO
bill