The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-06-08
fIfTIE1N CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.


WAsntNaroN, May 2s.-In the senate Sem
ator Eye, from the committee ON commerce,
reported back the river and harbor apprupri- /
alton bill. The report Of the committee, he
said, could not p5sslbly he ready under a
week. Whenever 1t was ready he would call
up the bill.
The senate then went into executive session
and remained with .lbsed d68ts till . o'clock.
Then the dtofh were fc.opcncd anu the senate
proceeded (still in executive SESSION. to vote
on the following resolution, which was
agreed to without division:
Resolved, that the injunction Of secrecy
removed from all proceedings of the senate
in reference to the treaty with Circuit Britain,
now under consideration.
The senate then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-At 1:i5 the ecnate
went into executive session with open doors,
and proceeded w!ssil the consideration Of the
fisheries treaty.
Senator Morgan asked leave to make a mo-
ton, but Senator Frye, who had the floor, de-
clined to give away. Thcrcupon Senator Nor
gan gayc notice that upon conclusion of Sem
ator Fryc's remarks he would move a post
poncment II the treaty bill until December.
Senator Frye then addressed the senate uIon
the treaty.
Senator Frye spoke until $3.50. and then
complaining that the air was exceedingly or
prcsslvc and that he Was Unable to proceed
with his speech D recess was taken for half an
hour Iii order to have the senate chamber
ventilated. One of his last remarks was that
the treaty was the most diFgraccsNl;, himil-
iatins and cowardly suricndcrs that the
American republic has ever made in its whole
history, not excepting the treaty of 1851.
The senate ut $3.50 passed a bill to revive
the grade Of general Of the army and confer
ring 1t upon Lieut.. Och. Shcfiian. There
were only scss+cA votes in the negative.
Senator Frye then resumed his argument
against the fisheries treaty, dwelling at some
length on the headlanss theory, and arguing
that 1t was never more than q theory, that 1t
never had been reduced to practice except iu
two cases when 1t was overrNled, and that II
would have remained Settled had not sccrc
tary RsyNsd fcopcned it. =.
Senator Beck, having undertaken to con.
%trovcrt some of Senator Fryc's statements
the latter replied that II Great Britain con.
tended that she owned the United States ol
America he supposed the senator from Ken
lucky would say that there should be a treat,
to settle the difficulty.
Bcck-I mean to Say that it is better to set
tic difficulties between friendly nations by
negotiations than by war.
Frye-If you yield everything and tire othcl
nation yield nothing. J deny 1t. say a grca,
republic like utirs ought some time or othc,
to stand for right.
In conclusion Senator Frye said:
Years ago in the United States senate and
house Of representatives we were all for the
rights Of the American citizen. We were
united to q man. Nobody dreamed Of
raising q political issue In the matter
Nobody talked as party mar
in relation to 1t. And where are w
today. The president Of the United State.
taking practically the Canadian side OF thu
controversy, the secretary of the state Irac.
tically taking the Canadian side of the contro
vcrsy, the great Democratic party Of the ma.
tion arrayed on the side of Canada and
against the American fisherman. say te
you, Mr.. President, that a most grievou.
wrong has been wrought by this treaty max
ing. l say that these steps which have beer
taken can never be retraced: that in the Ions
future We shall never be permitted to stand
where we stood only one year ago when WI
claimed here in the senate that we would lie
fcnd the rights Of American fisherman agains'
Great Britain or any other power Oh earth
We have surrendered that right. We ha,,
yielded 1t. We have said (thrcugh the presi
dent Of the Uaited States. iii solemn langusg
that the treaty is just and fair aud is all tina
could be demanded by us; and hereafter an,
forever our mouths are closed. Again 1 dc
4 clare that this treaty is a dishonorable, hu
initiating and cowardly surrender.
Senator Graz tobtaincd the floor to make
speech upon the treaty, but It's further con
sidcration was ION motion of Mr.. Deck, VIII,
saidthat he and other senators desired to at
tend the st. Louis convcntion) postponed til
Monday, June II. The motion to POSITION,
till December next was entered by Mr.. Nor
gan and is now pending.
Adjourned till Thursday.
HOUsB.
Under call cf states the following bills ant
: resolutions were introduced and tefcrrcd:
y BY Mr.. Cert, Of !ilinois-Arpropriatin.
s215 5000 fer rebuilding of the government
a da..: at Rock Island arsenal.
L by MIR. Chcadlc, of Indiana (by rcqutst)-
To retire ex-soldicrs and sailors who hay,
! been wounded III battle after twenty.pn,
$ years Of service in the eivi. eeryfre.
The following bills were introduced and re
: fcrred>
Dy Mr.. To&nshcnd, of Illinois-rrovilIp,
for an assistant secretary of war.
ny Mr.. Plumb, of Illiuois Iby rcarest;-T.
= provide for the iesuins q ssonds to refund III,
y national debk
II The house then Went into committee of tn,
, whole on the Legislative, executive and 1u
: dicial appropriation bill.
In connection with the action on the salar,
G Of the first audipr n the treasury
Mr.. Kerr, Of Iowa, commented on ciyi
, service reform as practiced BY tho c,m
ocratfc party, and sent to the r,..h'.
desk and had read q circular lrttcs to fcdcra
2 oficeholdcrs in iowa, written by the secretar,
, OF the Democratic state committee Of Iowa
asking for voluntary contributions.
!, A sharp Interchange On the mcrite Of thu
civil service law and the attitude of the twt
parties toward 1t then took place between
Messrs. Weaver, Of Iowa, Steele, os indiana;
Cannon, OF Illinois, and others.