St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-08

said if the Mills bill became lawful
England would have accomplished by
diplomacy and influence in this country
what she had been unable to accomplish
by the sword. Mr.. Hooker, of Mlssls-
sippi. insisted that the president had
not been derelict in exercising the
power conferred on him by the law OF
1887. Under that law the power OF re.
taliation was limited to the exclusion OF
Canadian vessels from United States
ports and did not extend to stopping the
Shipment of goods in bond across Amer
lean territory. Replying to criticisms
of Republicans that the president had
been pusillanimous in not enforcing the
law of 1887, Mr.. Hooker said 1t would
have been
IN VERY BAD TASTE
for the president to enforce the law
when he was negotiating treaty. he
insisted that it would be wisdom on the
part of congress to invest the president
with the power to retaliate efectlVely
by stopping in transit the goods OF the
government which has treated our cltl-
Zens with brutality and wrong.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois. expressed
surprise that Mr.. Scott's speech OF yes
terday had not yet been published III
the Record, the more so because that
RtIlltllidll lidu SNuNh 90 NiOSNAJ
manuscript as "a sick kitten to her
dam.' The leader and dictator of the
Democratic party, said Mr.. Cannon-re-
ferring to Mr.. Scott-had, during the
past week. lowered above everybody
with the BreckinridgeS, the McCreaTyS
and the Crispis singing low. Mr. can
non had great respect for the gentle
man from Pennsylvania: everybody re-
spected a man worth S20.OOo,OOO, which
if was whispered would be poured like
water into Pennsylvania. The question
now presented. boiled down to polnt,
was whether American fishermen had
rights in common with Canadian fisher
men. That was what they wanted ana
what they would have II article ~ OF the
treaty of 1871 was in force, as MI. Can
non cOntended it was. de then an
alyZed the retaliation act of 1887 to show
that il conferred ample power upon the
president TO enable him to put stop TO
Canadian wrongs and discrimination.
The administration had
ADOPTED THE CHINESE POLICY,
and with its message was trying 10
frighten Canada by beating gOngs. Ihe
president already had big gong, but
he said. Il am going into this business,
give me another hammer!" Mr.. Cannon
read an order signed by the president on
March u. lSS7-after the passage OF the
retaliation Notwithstanding San Fran
cisco as port of entry for goods IN
bond. to show that the president ala
not at that time think the 18th article
abrogated. Now, said Mr.. cannon, the
president holds it had been aDrograted
since 1885: and this man that lowered
like a colossus among all between suhap
and sundown." under the wise
and crafty Sn01eS-
tiOn of the twenty-times-mlll-
IOnaire. turned a double somersault,
and with an anathema against the
Canadian government cried out. Gore,
gore. gore" But he thought nobody
WouId be deceived. Everybody under
stood that the present executive was not
going to spill his blood in war. This
was a dav of newspapers and school
houses. and the masses would not be
fooled by such clap-trap.
Here Mr.. McMillin wanted TO know II
Mr.. Cannon was going to vote lot tLlis
clap-trap. and the latter replied thaC IL
there is going to be Chinese policy OF
terrifying enemies by beating gohgs,
rather than by tithe OF the substance
that is in our hands, why, he guessed IL
would be patriotic to give the preslueh0
another hammer.
Mr. Nelson. of Minnesota. believed
the president already had ample power
TO retaliate. but he would vote for the
bill because, just now, 1t might be
thought
TNPATRIoTIC NOT TO DO so.
and because the bill did not contain
such a thunderDOlt as some gentlemen
eXpected. He argued that article 20
had never been abrogated, and took
issue with the president on this point.
The president, he said, in an endeavor
TO un-English himself, had allowed him
self. i'm political excitement, and IN
view of the approaching election, TO
recommend the unWarranted violation
of the obligation of national compact:
which affected important interests OF
this country, from the abrogatlon or
which the United States would su1er
far more than its neighbor.
MIR. Seymour. of Michigan, thought
remedy for the fisheries complaint
might be found without jeopardzlng
the interests of the Northwest, and the
extension power requested by the presi-
dent would, if given, result in the pro-
hibition by Canada of the transit or
American goods through that country,
and this would not benefit the
fishermen, but would damage the
Northwest and Canada mutually.
Mr.. Adams, of Illinois, thought retalia-
tion should first be applied against the
Eastern provinces of Canada. The
president favored suspension of the
privilege of transit in bond the burdens
of which would be almost entirely born
bv the Canadians Of the west as an ap-
propriate remedy for injuries TO Amer
lean fishermen inflicted by Eastern
Canadian provinces, and If this theory
was carried out the real offenders, the
Canadians of the East, would be bene-
flied. He believed. however, In passing
the bill, not only to strengthen the
hands of the president, but all future
presidents.
Mr.. White, of Indiana, claimed the
president had arrogated the power of
the senate. The fisheries message was
A CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT
to destroy the effect which document
No. had had on the people. Mr.. Kerr,
of Iowa, would vote for the bill, though
he doubted the wisdom of comforting
additional power upon an executive
who had declined to exercise those
which he already possessed.
Mr.. Post, of Illinois, criticised the
president because, with both hands full
of weapons, he asked for more. 1t was
then agreed that vote should be taken
on the bill at p. m. tomorrow, and,
pending further debate, the house at 8
O'Clock took a recess until S p. m.
The house at Its evening session
passed thirty-two private pension bills,
and at 1880 adjourned until tomorrow.
READY TO RETIRE.
Secretary Whitney Likely to
Leave the Presidents Official