Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-28
DoINGs IN CONGRESS.
The Senate Passes the Army Appropria-
tion BiIl-The Fisheries Treaty.

tion Bill-The Fisheries Treaty.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The Sc nate to
day passed the army appropriation bill or
amendment offered by Senator Hawey
appropriating $75O.000 for an armory
gun factory at the Watervliet Arsenal, New
York; $4,000, 900 for the purchase of steel
| for high h-power coast defense guns; $780,,
900 for the purchase OF submarine mines;
and 500, 900 for submarine comfortable
| torpedoes.
The bill had been called up by Senator
Allison, who stated that it was important
| it should be passed to-day. Senator Frye,
who had the right OF way with the fishing
treaty, yielded to Allison. but gave notice
that the consideration OF anything but the
army bill ahead of the treaty, would not
be permitted.
Berry called for separate vote IN Haw-
ley's amendment and addressed the Senate
in opposition to it. He was defeated by a
vote OF "a to 16, and the bill with amend
Inent then passed.
The Senate then proceeded to consider
the fisheries treaty in open executive ses-
sion. and was addressed by Wilson, of
Maryland, in favor OF the ratification. He
justified the construction placed upon the
treaty of 1918 by the British Government,
and asserted that it's rejection would
launch the American people on a stormy
sea OF retaliation, which it was vain to say
would not lead to war. The Republicans
were engaged in what they fully knew was
a desperate enterprise, the attempt to elect
President. They feared that upon the is
sue Of the present contest hung the life of
- L. nv
of the Democrats, which, being the party OF
the constii ution as against the congression-
al usurpation, of home rule as against GEN.
tralization, OF economy as against pro-
fiigate expenditure, OF labor as against
monopoly. had deserved to, and had lived
a perennial life, whilst all other old parties
had stranded on the shores of time. In the
deba te on the treaty Republican senators
have been enactiDg the incendiary role OF
striving to arouse the war spirit among the
people, thereby to gain votes OF the restless
and uneasy spirits throughout the land.
Few we're so simple as not to see through
their game. They thought they could storm
and rave against Great Britain to such
degree as to convince some Irish voters
that they were about to twist the lions
tail, whilst all the time against business
interests OF the country. They laughed at
the idea of their furious threats being more
than gaseonade, without g pinch OF warlike
powder in it.
Teller spoke of the edict having gone out
from the White House that the treaty was
TO be supported, and said that eighteen
months ago the Secretary of State lured
New England fishermen into British trap
by tellin! them they had the right which
the Senator from Maryland las exponent
OF the Secretary OF State) now declared
they never had, and which the Secretary of
State himself, in his letter to the Baltimore
Board OF Trade declared they never had. |
The Senator from Maryland, he said, had |
gone several degrees beyond the point |
which the British official or the Canada Of |
fcial had ever gone, in his efforts to de- |
end treaty.
Wilson denied that he had taken the ex- |
5reme Canadian side, aud said that until |
ne had carefully examined the matter a |
lew weeks ago, his sympathies had all been |
against the treaty, but he had changed his |
mind.
Teller replied that he knew very we'll what |
pressure the senate had labored under when |
this treaty. He knew the
Secretary of State had considered it his
light and duty to write letters and have
newspaper interviews on the subject in
order to induce popular favor to come to
his treaty He knew what all this meant
20 men who support the administra-
ion.
Morgan asked whether the Republican
.aucus had not decided that the treaty
hould not be opposed by the whole Re-
publican party and no amendments to it
lllowed.. .-.
Teller replied, no Republican caucus had
ver passed upon question whether Re-
,ubIicans should vote for it or not. There
lad never been a Republican senate in
avor of it and NC Democrat would ever
lave voted for it if it had not come from
Democratic administration. As to not
blowing the amendments to be offered to
{, he asked whether there could be any
Lmen lment adopted which the administra-
ion would accept. Republicans opposed
because the treaty was a surrender OF the
American case.
organ objected to the idea that Demo-
ratio Senators were espousing the Cana
liam side of the question. Why were they
lot as much friends of their country and
ts honor as the Republicans.
After further discussion, the matter went
'ver without action. Two Presidential
etoes we're read and referred, and the Sem
tie adjourned