Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-16
Fiftieth Congressional Session.

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SENATE.-In the morning session Mr.. Hoaf
of Massachusetts, offered resolution, which
was adopted, instructing the committee on
patents to examine into the rights of citizens
of the United States in patents issued by for
eign governments for inventions made by
them; what further action is necessary to Sc
cure and protect such rights
THE FISHERIES TREATY
About noon the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of the fisheries treaty in open
executive session, and Mr. Morgan resumed
his argument in favor Of the resolution to
postpone it till December. He said the pur-
pose of all the trouble and turmoil in respect
of the Canadian fisheries was but an indirec-
ton, a plan which did not disclose
upon its face what was meant by it.
He knew that he was speaking to deaf ears
when he implered senators on the other side
to agree to the removal of taxation from salt
fish and to allow the poor wretched families
of the country to have their meal of herring
or low grade Goldfish or mackeral without
paying tax for the enrichment of greedy
Capitalists engaged in the fishery business.
In conclusion Mr.. Morgan said that he ad-
vaHced every argument that had presented
itself in favor Of his resolution for postpone
ment because the Senate was not in that tenn
per in which it could treat the matter with
judicial fairness. The result of the Senate's
work on the treaty would reach down amid
generations of Americans unborn. In the
midst of heated political struggle, so inn
portant a measure as this treaty, ought to be
postponed for the credit of the Senate.
Mr.. Teller replied to some statements in
MIR. Morgan's speech to the effect that dur.
ing Mr.. Arthur's administration many out
RACES had been inflicted on fishing vessels
and had not been resented. He declared
that there was no truth in such statements.
During that administration there never had
been a seizure of a single American
vessel fer violation of the treaty Of 1918.
GENERAL HARRISON Arb CHINESE -IMMIaRA-
TON.
Referring to the speech of Senator Stewart
on the Chinese question, Mr.. Vest proceeded
to argue that opposition to Chinese Iegisla-
ton had come not from Democratic but
from Republican senators, and partic-
ularly from Mr.. Harrison, the Re-
publican candidate for the presidency.
Mr.. Vest also quoted from the letter of Mr..
Harrison to Rev. j. s. Brant of st. Louis,
with his action on the bill restricting Chi
nese immigration: sit was little hard for
me to let go of the old idea that was the free
home of all comera."
Mr.. Stewart defended Mr.. Harrison, who,
he said, had not during the discussions of
favor of Chinese immigration. But after
wards when the treaty was being evaded, Mr..
Harrison favored q bill which was acceptable
to the people on the Pacific coast.
MI. Dolph denied that Mr.. Harrison's record
in Congress would show that he had ever been
in favor of the admission of Chinese labor. He
referred to the fact that Senator Harrison had
written to Senator Macy in 1882 that was in
favor of reducing the per cent. of Chinese re-
stIietion in the bill of that year and was op-
posed to the bill if that reduction was not
made. He said that it was necessary, fair
and logical inference that if the amendment
had been adopted Senator Harrison would
have favored the bill and that he was there
fore in favor of Chinese restriction. If the
Senate had adopted the views advocated by
General Harrison it would have been
far better and would have saved the
necessity of passing another bill.
Mr.. Allison said he desired to put in his
emphatic protest against the attempt made
by Mr.. Vest to draw distinction between
the great political parties on the subject of
Chinese immigration. He would say for
himself that after Senator Morgan's report
in 1878 or 1879 and after the debate in the
Senate in 1879 his mind was clear that it was
the duty of the government to exercise its
power in the most appropriate way, either by
treaty or legislation to secure the prohibition
of Chinese immigration. He had not varied
for one moment from that Judgment, and he
did not believe that General Harrison who
he believed would and ought to be elected to
the presidency, entertained any different
sentiment. The Senate at 6:f5 adjourned.
A Case of Small Fox In worcester.
WORCESTER, Mass, August 15.-The board
of health report to-day case of small pox on
Newbury street The party is located on the
third floor of q house, the other two floors are
vacant. The house has been isolated.