Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-08
THE NATIONS CAPITOL.
Morgan Forces His Fisheries
Speech on the Senate. |
Breckenridge al Din6lsy rry to Lns1d
the Lumbar Clause Of tho
Mills Bill.
Thurman's Nomination Creates Consid-
sTable Excitement.
WAsHIsGTox, June Z.
Senate.

Picautoie buO seIles VI IeeOiutiOhs Ol INC
subject Of the pending fishery treaty. The
preamble reciies that the report Of the cOm-
mittee on foreign relations on the treaty
raises the question whether the President
had the authority to segotiste such treaty,
or to appoint pleniposentiaries wiihoue the
previous consent 0fshe senate and the-r~s-
olurons declare that the treaty has been duly
negotiated and 10 lawful and valid. A wran-
gle ehsued.
Mr.. Morgan desired to address the Senate
on the Resolutions, and said: This impor-
tanr treaty has been made the mere po iucal
foot ball of \ great party for the rake Ut ad-
vancing the interests Of certain gentlemen in
the national convention to be held in Chica-
60" In spite of the adverse ruling of the
chair, and the protests of the members, Mr..
Morgan took up manuscript speech made
by him 10 secret session and commenced
reading One of the sentences of the speech
was: The Senate may make war necessa-
ry, AS am very much afraid we are doing
here today" In allusion to the republican
senators Mr.. Morgan said that the only pre-
paration they were making for war was an
attempt to enlist the sympathies of the dis
affected subjects of Her Majesty. Their
action, he said, WAS doubtless with the view
of exciting the antagonism Of the Irish voters
TO the President, because of his alleged
subserviency to British influences. That
charge ranked with injustice. Congress had
given the President the power which all pres
ldents possessed since 1850, to wage paper
war upon British commerce. 1t had then
stood by TO see whether the President would
push that paper war into the category OF
real war. Ii he had done the country
would have cried out for his Impeachment.
hut hu foil lst do ha phuru in,
the report Of the majority of the committee
ON foreign relations with ursupation, with
abuse OF constitutional power, because he
had sought to tind peacesble way to get the
right claimed by the United States. MIR.
Morgan finished reading the resolution which
went over without any action. After soule
routine business the Senate adjourned until
Monday.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the taritf bill.
Mr.. Dingley, speaking in opposition to
Mr. breckenridge amendment, to the pro-
,iso attached to the lumber schedule of the
free list, which proposes 10 admit Canadian
fish free of duty upon the ALLOW by tha,
countr, Of commercial rights to our vessels,
and also for reciprocity in the exchange OF
products between the United states an:
Canada, he maintained that Canada had with
held commercial rights from our fishing and
.ther vessels tor the purpose of dri lag Con-
gr.ss to admit fish free. He said that the
gentleman from Kentucky, by his amend
ment, was seeking to do what the ways and
means committee of the last Congress had
positively declared that congress could
never be driven to do. The amendment
proposed to deprive the country of that body
of expert seamen which was a reliance in
war.
Mr.. Butterw orth and Mr.. Hill of Illinois,
and MIR. Lodge Of Massachusetts, also OPP
posed the amendment.
Mr.. N,ting of New York. denounced the
discrimination exercised by Canada against
our vessels passing seaward through the
Welland Canal.
Mr.. Cultivate declared that all this talk
of proceeding against Canada was for effect.
The present administration had been just as
energetic and earnest in enforcing our rights
as any preceding republican administration.
Mr.. Cogswell of Massachusetts, deprecat-
ed the beli,tling Of an international question
like the fisheries. If We demanded our
rights in the spirit that backed up the de-
mand, Canada would grant them in an hour.
MIR. Manderson, of lows a, declared his be-
liet that American industries were now full
grown. We should have thrown open our
gates and challenge the world to competition.
Mr.. Cox read the announcement Of Thur
mans nomination and Il scene of wild con-
fusion follow ed. Nearly every able bodied
democrat WAS on his feet, shouting and
cheering. Bandannas mysteriously appeared
in every hand. One enthusiast tied one to
the stick of an umbrella and waved it. An
enterpris,ng reporter in the gallery dexter
ously dr. ,pped the symbol on each wing of
handsome golden eagle perched above the
speaker's head. While reading the clerk
and MIR. Outhw ate, of Ohio, displayed on
the desk large picture of Thurman, sur
mounted by an aggressive rooster.
After q prolonged debate both Mr.. Breck-
| ehrldge's and Mr. Dingley's amendments
were rejected. Two other amendments were
offered and rejected. This concluded the
consideration of the proviso attached to the
lumber sections.
After the clerk read the next article on
the free ll.t-''Salt in bags, sxcks, barrels
or other packages, or in bulk, when import
ed from any country which does not charge
An import nuty on salt exported from the
| United States" the committee rose.
| Mr.. Holman Of Indiana, from the CON-
mittee on public lands, offered \ substitute
tor the Senate land grant forfeiture bill.
| The House then adjourned.
The President has signed the bill appropri-
ating 50 ,UO0, ,0U0 for pensions.