The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-16
The Fisheries Treaty Still
Under Discussion.
The PoKrIFICATI0Ns BILL
CHE Shoshone and BAnDock Indian
Treaty katihed-Reiief Tor IRE
emr.oys-other Items
SENATE.

resolution offered yesterday ny
Sherman, calling on the Secretary OF
the Treasury for statement OF
amounts deposited at the natlonal
banks on August 1st, 1888, and Of the
amount and description of the UnIeo
states bonds and other securities
pledged for repayment of such deposite,
was passed.
Dawes presented a conference report
On the bill to accept and ratify tie
agreement with the Shoshone an
Bannock Indians as to a position CT
Fort Hall reservation in Idaho and it
was agreed 10. -,
The Senate then proceeded to bills on
the calendar and passed the Senate bill
for the relief of certain parties who
have paid $3.50 per acre for United
States government lands reduced in
price to 81 25 per acre by an act OF Con-
press, approved June 10, 1880.
The senate then proceeded to the
coDsi Grafton of the fisheries treaty.
Morgan resumed his argument in ia
yor OF the resolution to postpone IL TIL
december next. In the course OF the
coIIoouy. and after some illusions to
the YanLets on one Side and ex slave
holders On the other (betWeen MorgaD,
Five. Dawes and HaWl W Morgan
said: You have not hesitated to
sneer ct US, and to say we are
rebels, traitors, mon not to be
tru It'd. men WAC violated our
oltbs aDd atteceed the national flag;
men whose cOnsciepces are blinded
With the political sin; that we all de-
served to be hanged aed that we are
living by your mercy and grace ana we
have SAID you Gid not dare to hang any
.Jae ofus. You had Jefferson Davis I'M
der arrest ana the United States gov
erGment did not dare TO BRING MN 10
trial because it would have turned out
Iin the opinion of the great iulists who
would have had 20 try him. that ne had
not committed treason.
TsH.r replied 10 some statements
in Morg.n's speech that during
Arthur's administration many out
RACES had bstn inflicted on American
fishing vessels and Il been resented by
that administration. He declared there
was not a word of truth in the state
meut. During that administration the e
never had been seizure OF single
American vessel for violation OF the
treaty cf 1918 but since the present ad
ministra ion came IN 20 power there haC
been more than 400 American vessels
seized ard more than 600 boarded By
the Canadian and British authorities
The flag has been hauled down and nc
apology ever been made for 1t. AS tt
the suggestion thatthe government nae
not dared to have Jefferson Davis triet
because the court would not nav
found him guilty Of high treason
Teller characterized as "bosh.
Vest said his judgment ha been eVel
since the opening of the session, that |
rad been dscreed that no treaty which
could be negotiated by CleVejand's ad
ministration with the British govern
ment could be ratified by the Senate
PARTY exioanc ies, and the necessity
marry welfare demanded that the raj
of the British lion should be publlcl
tw:sted again: and so loyal
song about John Browns bod
monlderine in the dust" ha
given place to the dulcet tone
Of "Erfn gobragh." Referring to til
recent speech of Senator Stewart on th
Chinese question, Vest proceeded I
argue that opposition to the AM
Chinese in the Senate in 1881 and 1oe
had come not from Democratic, ou
from Republican Senators, and pai
ticularly from Mr.. Harrison, RepnbLca
candidate for the Presidency. La tn
connection he declared that in Isl
seven Cinnamon in Indianapolis IL
that were there) were admltte
to naturalization and lmmed!atel
voted for the Republican tlcke
when Harrison was deteste
for the governCrshjp OF Indiana o
RIue Jeans" Williams after stain
the votes in the Senate OF the Chime
hill and various amendments, he sa
this proved that the presiding ON q
of the Senate was right in saying th'
The records of Sherman, Harris on an
o,ber Presidential candidates we
awkward on the tariff currency and {
the Chinese questions. Vest 81
0no+ed from letter of Harrison
Rev. I. J. Brant, OF st. Louis, Februal
25th. 1888. saying in connection WI
his action on the bill, restr1cul
Chinese immigration. ut was lit
lard for nae to let go of the idea to
there was free home for all that come
Stewart said Harrison had not, Gu
ing the discussions OF the ant-Chlne
m assures, uttered word IN favor
Chinese immigration. and MS vol
had been simply conformanle 10 !.
treaty., but Afterwards, WnSu Ino sie
was being evaded, Harrison voted !
the bill, and it was acceptable TO
people on the Pacific Coast. His reco
was unsatisfactory to the people on
Pacific Coast, as if he had abused I
Chinese for forty years. Becks atte
ton was called to speech recon
made by Senator Worthless In lei
Haute, asserting that harms
had voted fifteen times sgsN
the various bills 10 restrict Chin'
immigration, and said the st llem'
had not been contributed. He
nounced Republicans t,r keeping
cheapest LABOR they could spd in or
TO p1cket the profits. and said
machinery was, had b-eu and Is
tended to DO the protected Amerit
Iaborer.
d lph denied Hsrrison's record
Congress would show he ever has b
in favor of the admission of Chin
labor in the United States. The pei
of the Pacific Coast were not to be