The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1888-08-24

States. While i shall NOS hesitate on
proper reasons to enforce this act, It
w. Guild seem necessary to suggest that it
the enforcement is limited in such
manner 40 shall resuis in ,hs least possi-
bility of .ujury to our own people 10
fact. it would probably he entirely inad-
equste to the complishment Of the
purpose. I deem it my duty. therefore.
to call the attention Of Congress to GER
particulars in the action of the an :,
Of the Dominion of Canada, in
to the general allegations all
ready made. which appear to be in such
contrast to the friendly position
of our country. as in my opinion to call
for such legislation as will, upon the
principles already stated. supplement the
power to inaugurate retaliation. Actu-
ated by the generous spirit which has
chsracteriz ii our legislation. our tariff
laws have since 1856 been SO far waived
in favor OF Canad. as to ALLOW free of
duty the transit acros, the territory of
the United States Of property arriving at
our ports and destined to Canada, or ex-
ed from Canada to other countries. =
The President here quotes the 29th
article OF the treaty OF Washington be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain. negotiated in 1871, which. he
says, was largely a mod,ication of the
treaty of 1918. 10 which the privileges
referred to were made reciprocsl and
given by Can ada to the Uoised States.
MORE AUTHORITY ASKED roR.
Continuing, the President says: During
the last six years the imports and exports
Of British Canadian products carried
across the United States uuder privileges
granted by our l.ws. amou oted ia vaiae
to about,s27O. .ooO, 600. nearly all of vhich
were good4 dusiable uuder our tariff
laws. BY far the larger part Of this tariff
consisted Of exchanges of goods between
Great Britain and her Americsn prov.
inces. Brought to and carried from our
ports 10 ous vessels. Tho treaty stipula-
tions entered into by our Government
we're 10 harmony with laws which were
then on our statute books, aud are still 10
force. recommend immediate legisla
tive actioo comforting upon the Executive
the power to SUSPEND by proc amstion
the operation of all laws and regulations
permitting the transit Of goods, wares
and merchant Use in baud across or over
the territory Of the United States, to or
from Cansds, There need be no hesita.
ton ia suspending these laws arising from
the suppo sition that their continuation
is secured by treaty, for it seems quite
p ain that Article % OF the treaty Of II,
which was ths Only artil. Incorporating
such laws, terminated July. 1885. The
article itself declares that it's provisions
shall remain in force for the term of years
mentioned in Article 33 of this treaty.
ruroing to Article 33. We find no mention
of the 29th article. bat find provision
referring to Articles 80 and 25. am oil
the opinion that the term of years referre d
to in Article % means the perioi during
which Articles Is to 25 and Article 30,
co,nmoniy called the Fishery Article.
shall continue in force. In addition to
other satisfactory evidence supporting
this oons struction Of the Language Of Ar
t;c,e 90. It viii be found that the Law
passed by Congress March l. 1873, to
carry the treaty into effect. .furaishes con
elusive proof Of the correctness OF sach
construction. After quoting the at If
March, '73.p the President Gays: Here
then is district enactment of Congress
limiting the sduration Of this Article OF the
treaty to the time that Articles Is to 25
inclusive, aud Article 80 should con-
tinue in ferce. There appearing to be 90
conflict or Inconsistency between the
treaty and act of Congress last cited, it
is not nee ssary to invoke the el.settled
PRINCIPAL that in case Of such cp.f CT.
that the statute govern the la -stioas
whether the law Of II construes the
treaty or governs it. Section % Of the