, 1888-02-23
Fisheries Treaty,

W
cret session to-day listened u the reading
| Of the fishery treaty, aud then for an hour
ensupd an earIie,t and Unsuccessful struggle
| to make IL public. The lead N the matter
was taken bv Senator Frye. who Is anxious
that his constituents be Informed author.
ativtly as to what they have tu hope for
from the matter. The motion was gallant ~
supported, and would have been sucCes. Il al
but for the discovery that the senate is
powerless In the lace of iis own rules tn do
what II desires. To publish the document
now would require change uf rules. auh
to make the change or to even discuss a
proposal to make u change requires day Is
notice. Hence. Hs the matter Is expected
to come from Ottawa within day or two,
the senate contents itself with sending the
treaty to the public printer, to he printed
III confidence. The provisions Of the douu.
papers have already stated thrni That
which seems to have fastened itself most
firmly upon the senatorial memory
as the hasty reading was progressing is the
provision that the privilege OF going
into Canadian ports to buy bait
United States CONGRESS passes laws tor the
free admission OF fish and oil The doct-
inent Is commented upon by one side MS
practically c"nctding that the Canadian
contention has been correct Ms to the iut-r-
Iretation of the act . / the treaty Of 1918
tue administration express the opinion that
all has been accomplished by the depart
iutnt that coultD he expected, and that the
quarrel, which has lasted over half cen-
tury, has thu been brought tu an end
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Delegations from Western cities are as
busy rs bees fortnight striving to secure The
next national Democratic convention. The
three principal all-gntIuns, Chicago, st.
Louis and San Francisco, are all lucate,. in
Niilards hotel and ali claim to be confident
OF success. All three unite in declai iiig
that the convention will go west and assert
that Cincinnati people realize that their
nst Is hopeless one. OF the three drlpgA-
items San francisco Is the most enthusiastic
and II Is Admitted by the 81. Louis dvlega-
tiun that Tonight talk runs toward the
Pacific 'ast, but assert that this is due "
the exlravagant PROMISES being made.
Chicago delegates are the Qiivtest, but
Their plan OF campaign is we'll defined, and
each committee does what is allotted 10 Ii
and reports to headquarters without Inak-
ing mucn noise, Naturally the RIVAL dell
ssations are un willing ~ say much except
III IA general way. about their expectations.
When asked II they would have eighteen
votes, Mr.. Tarpey, u San Francisco repre-
sentative, said, Yes, We wal have more
than that"
st. Louis people say that they expect to
be well up with the procession and Chicago
is evidently feared by the Others, From the
best analysis y 'ssiblr, IL would seem that
San francisco EXPECTS all the couhtry west
OF the Rocky mountains aud II humber oi
votes Irotl the sonth. Ii is conceded that
Chicago will have the votes ol New Eu-
gland, with the exception of Prince of
VI Massachusetts. who is IN iavor ui st. Louis.
THIS. with the favor of the Northwest, and
some support oi the central section will
give the Lake Clty good showing to start
all "a Ia. ll fll
votes t. secure the CONVENTION after IA ballot
or two uf "hlial respect Ii given by the
committeeman to tneir respective cities.
81. Louis strength Will come nom the
Mississippi valley and southwestern states
and territories, and it is said that some
>, uthern states favor st. Louis US second
choice after San Frauciscu.
REBEL FLAGS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ~ The secretary of
war tu''tay returned IL the hO,.se his an
swrr To the Buutelle resolution calling FIR
Information asto whether the Hays cap
tured 10y the United States have been re-
moved from the place where they are dis
PLAYED, and cunceaied, and it So, by what
authority and tor what purpose, and
iurther, AS u what propositions have been
iiaue by government officials tor the sur
Fender ui these flags and whether il Is true
that IA portion ut them were actually sur
rendered TO ,rsuns having no right otheir
possession. Asa preliminary tue secretary
gives Al brief history ot the flags lie Stated
I hat while soiue Cunled, rate higs since
have teen given to the companies or reg
iinents capturing them, no flags have
passed out uf the custOdy ut the depart
iieut that were in suci, custody when Sec
retnry Endicott assumed charge III he de-
pariinept. The order 10 return the flags
and order revukiny 1t are given. and the
81 ,teuent is made that no flags were act
ually returned under the first order. As to
tine law requiring public exhibition Of
h.gs and trophies It, Is assumed
that the construction put upon it by tor
Umer secretaries of war and navy
was that the law applied
To trophies taken from an enemy
and not those taken during domestic
hustiiities. In October, 1882. all flags, in
those in the windows of the
NJ inseun, was by the direction of the secre-
tary Of war, boxed and stored in room IN
the sub basement of the new state, war,
and navy building, where they remained
until January, 1887. They were quite in.
accessible In this place aud ii1ficult to tind
and identity, when IL became necessary to
do 81. IL was also found that they were
decaying rapidly, and by direction OF the
present adjutant general. they were tn ken
from the boxes aud placed in u room in the
upper story of the war department bu Id
ing where they can be easily visited aud
examined. The secretary says that M flags
hsve been removed from the place wi ere
they were displayed and concealed from
the public He asserts that Secretary's
McCarey, Ramsey, and Lincoln.
and the present secrs tary delivered up alto
flags.