The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-31
Cullom's Speech on the Pres
ideut's Message.
THE F0RTIFICATIONS BILL
The House at Work on the Oklahomu
BnI-InterestiHg Sessions OF
Both II buses
SENATE.


ferred to the committee on contingent
lnstructing the committee on
interstate commerce to examine fully
into the system of mechanical telegraph
now on exhibition at The capital, and
to secure the aid of competent and dis.
interested experts. He explained that
the object Of his resolution was to have
this system Of telegraphy examined
and, if found to be as represented, TO
g. curs it for tho benefit OF the people.
He had been told by Craig, the inventor
and the owner of the patents that 2 OO0
words could be sent over the wires ut
the cost of a single letter postage.
CONSIDERING THE MESSAGE.
The Senate then resumed considera-
ton of the Presidents retaliation mes
sage, and George proceeded with the
speech which he began yesterday. he
denied the correctness Of the assertion
by Edmunds last week that the Presl-
dent had a right to suspend the opera
tion of that section of the Revised
Statutes, which allows the transit OF
goods between the United States and
Canada, without the payment OF duty.
To do SO would be TO exercise an auto
cratic power.
CuIlom addressed the Senate On the
same subject. In his remarks he spoke
of the United States being destined
to dominate the American continent,
and expressed the opinion that in the
not far distant future the Canadian
provinces would become a part of the
United States. The rejection of the
fisheries treaty had met, be said, with
the approval of a very large majority OF
the people of the country. The restric-
tive message might be fairly taken as
evidence that even the President had
become satisfied that the treaty was a
mistake. To regain wnat.he had lost
by that mistake, The Preslder
had launched out in a broader
sea, and would find himself
| in deeper water than ever, and
with greater dangers threatening him.
Cullon then addressed himself to the
details of the subject, going extensively
into the question, as to whether the
Secretary OF the Treasury had the
power to prohibit the shipment OF
Goods from Canada TO the United States
ports for expectation. He argued that
| the Secretary of the Treasury had the
power practically to prohibit such tran
sit by establishing such rules and regu-
| lations as would make 1t announcement.
As to discrimination against American
vessels on Canadian canals, the diff
Guilty, if any existed, might have been
removed by a remonstrance addressed
20 the British Government. 1t would
/ he time enough when such remon-
strance' proved unava'iing for the
President to apply to Congress for adj
ditional legislation. When he (Cullom
applied the message to the existing
situation and saw how little excuse
there was for it, the fact became mor'
and more apparent that it had been in
spired by political necessity. |
might be regarded as Cleveland
long DELAYED letter of acceptanc
of the Democratic nomination for tht
Presidency, because it betrayed clearly
his anxiety for another term in otfic
and his fear that he would not b
elected. His complete change OF from
on the fishery question shows tina
Cleveland and his party were in des
perate state, politically; that they saw
defeat staring them in the face, AM
thew are seeking to divert attention
from the one issue on which they ha
deliberately staked all their chances O
success at the approaching election
Speaking of the transfer OF million
from the Treasury to some Favored
national banBs," Cullom said: 81
would not be surprising if liberia
slice of the swag finds its way into tn
Golfers of the National Democratic
Committee.
At the close of Cullom's speech tn
subject went over without action.
THE FoRTIFICATIoNs BILL.
The Senate then proceeded to tn
fertilization bill with the amendment
recommended by the committee on APP
propriations. The first amendmen
was the insertion OF new section
providing for q supervising board
After some discussion 1t wa
modified and agreed to. The othe
amendments we're agreed to as follows
Increasing from 5000, 900 to $500 600 tn
item for torpedoes for harbor defense
reducing the appropriation for the pur
chase of the gun factory and machln
ery at Watervliet Arsenal. West Troy
. New York, from $3.50, 600 to $500 OOo
increasing Iue hppropIlatiou III ste
! for guns from 81 600 900 TO $500 &c
.. and inserting the word american" b.
fore the word "forgings."
After long discussion, the bill wer
over tillto-morrow.
Cullom offered a resolution
which was laid over, directir
the Secretary of the Treasul
to inform the Senate whether transit
bond over and across the territory
the United States without the paymel
of duty on goods, wares and merchal
disc coming from Canada has been pc
7 mitted since July 1st, 1885, when artic
}. % of the Treaty of Washington al
& section SO of the act of March Il
1873, are said to have ceased to be
force. If SO, to what extent and
r what authority OF law.
!. Adjourned.
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