Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-31
The Retaliation Bill Ready for
the House.
1T is CONSIDERED In COMMITTEE
And Receives the Seal Of Unanimous Ap-
proval.
THERE. WILL Be no OPPOSITION
From the Republicans Of the HOuSe-lt
Passage Csrtain-Ths President Gets the
Full Powers Asked for-SOms
High Canadian Opinions.

WASHINGTON, August 30.-The Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs to-day, Mr.. Bal
mont presiding, received the report of the
sub committee on the Retaliation bill. The
Chairman said that in these questions the
committee had always acted without re-
gard to partisanship, and he hoped it would
continue TO do so. He referred to the fact
that bill introduced by himself two years
ago, containing restrictive railroad pro-
vision, had been adopted by the House al
most unanimously, though the railroad
section was subsequently stricken out in
the Senate.
The committee unanimously adopted the
amended bill reported by the sub-commit-
tee. Mr.. Belmont having been absent when
the consideration of the subject was begun,
expressed the opinion that it would be
proper for Mr. McCreary to report the bill
10 the House. 1t is understood to be the
intention to call it up for action on Sstur-
day next.
The following is the text of the substi-
tute bill. A bill to empower the Presi-
dent to carry out the purposes Of an act
to authorize the President OF the United
States to protect aud defend the rights Of
American fisherman, American trading
and other vessels in certain cases and for
other purposes, approved March 3, 1887!
Il shall be lawful for the President in his
discretion, by proclamation to TIT effect,
10 suspend in whole or In part the trans
pOrtation across the territory of the United
States in bond and without the payment
of duty of goods, wares and merchandise
imported or exported from any foreign
country from or to the British dominions
in North America.
Section 2-Tbat whenever the President
shall be Satisfied that there is any dig
elimination whatever in the use of the
Wslland canal, and st. Lawrence river
canal, the Chambly canal, or either Of
them, whether by tolls, drawbacks, re-
fupGing of tolls or otherwise, which
Is or may be detrimental to the
interests Of the United States or any of its
citizens, it shall be lawful for the Presi-
dent, in his discretion, 10 issue procla-
nation to that effect, whereupon there
shall be collected toll Of twenty cents q
Ton upon every foreign vessel and her car
20 passing through either the Salt Ste.
| Marie canal or the st. Clair Flats canal,
and the Secretary of the Treasury may au-
thorize and direct any OF the customs Off
cers to collect the tolls levied ueder the
act, or tho President may, in his discre-
ton, when he is Satisfied there is any such
discrimination, prohibit the use OF said
canals to any such foreign vessels. The
President, when satisfied that such dis
! elimination has ceased, may issue his
proclamation to that effect in his disere-
tion, whereupon the tolls authorized by
this act shall no longer be collected, and
said prohibition, if ordered, shall cease.
Section 3.-The Secretary of the Treas
ury is authorized to make any regulations
needful to carry this act into effect.
At only one point was there anything
like difference between the Democratic
and Republican members. This was upon
proposition coming from the Republi-
cans, that courtesy to Great Britain re-
quired that il should be notified, that ar
ticle 20 of the treaty of Washington had
been practically nplhfied and .abrogsted
upon the refusal or denial OF the rights OF
American citizens in Canadian ports.
Upon this proposition there WAS division
ON party lines resulting 10 its defeat by a
vote of to 6.
When the question came up on ordering
favorable report on the substitute bill,
however, there was not negative vote.
The Republican members do not expect
that the bill will meet with any opposition
from their side of the house when it is
called up, although the proposition which
was rejected to-day may be renewed and
serve ss the basis of some speeches in
which the position will be taken that the
President already has sufficient power to
do what he desires in the way OF retalia'
| ton.