The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-10
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Fisheries Treaty-Scnator Nor
gan Postponing the War.

WASHINGTON. Aug e.--ln the senate
Mitchell offered a resolution calling ou toe
secretary Of the interior for information
concerning his recent decision in the
Guilford Miller land case, affecting North
era Pacific lands. Agreed 10.
The senate then proceeded 10 business on
the calendar, and passed the senate bin 10
relieve George ". Hook. formerly receiver
and disbursing agent Of the land Office at
Humboldt. Cal.
The senate then proceeded 10 consider
alton Of the fisheries treaty In open cxecu-
tive session. aud Eyaris resumed mis-
speech against its ratification. He de-
voted a goBd deal OF his argument 10 the
question of bays and hpadlaudS, and aiier
he had spoken for two hours yielded the
door temporarily - allow HHwiey 10 intro
Gucc q concurrent resolution th al members
OF both houses shall attend the funeral Of
Gen sheridan on saturday next az 10 a.
m, and that. as further marx nf respect
o tEe memory II the deceased, the two
houses. when they rdioafn Friday, shall
adjpnrn 20 inset pa Monday next The
resolution was H-rCci "a. aId EVartS re-
sumEd his argument against the hshcries
treaty. When FKaris ceased speaking
President Grants message TO the senate.
with the report IF the committee on !he
same fn6je,t, WIS taken Up by Morgan,
pao declared that President Giant had oD
taat occasion given eoaasci IN favof ~ the
;fsie aud wise policy. sad uow spoke from
hts grave better than nly senator had done
In fhe discussion. Morgan expected fhst
the las vas 70 De obey ed. Tacre came
howl from the fishery assoc alton b-canse
tie preslaenl would bot pledge himself Ia
advance 10 limit retalisiioas to the fishery
business
Biaig. whose union resolution hal been
alluded 70 hy Morgan. declared saTcssficaiiy
thai il there was 70 be 40 war y lil England
ar taaaAa uuiii discussion II the treaty.
"a f..H 81
fhe destruction Of che world ty Pre- 0r by
asiuge cone aeRin- He defended bis res
oletfop. and declared that without such
unluH ns Ii proposed % aas ifnpossl BE fer
the two EaiIcns 50 -o IA pcacc- He did
not know of any Republicans wb0 talked
about q AZ as the result ~ the rejection of
the treaty The reSourCcs q diplomacy
were ali open and had not been cx-
hausfed
4 r.ealeltraut, obstinate and pirheaded
executive vas not going 90 take The re-
suau.ibi,ity % ind letiug on tte American
- pie needless injury, mercantile distress
aiiti Gestyuctiou 0f bas.uess un1efe .erliy
aad simply 5ccausc be hEd the paWef.
congress had candaed Ca him Discretion IN
the direriion oi retaliation 60 far a. gss
ilensssary-to regulate aud 10 yildtcaie iii-
iusv shaf raizht b. done % American
lights. simply 10 ;he matter - she ashsr-
lea " aen u was iatimH'ci 90 tue senate
fhsf the president wss goinE farther aad
wosid destroy the Ind asfrisl fabric ~ fae
Uuiied states s1upIy hecau~e he ana bis
party were IN foEer- II APPEARED 70 hiIg
'Bsaigj that the whale Furty might - scii
l-e hanisacsi from the county ~ being too
ignorant. too foolish o. 100 unfafTiu'ic -
exist rraFs.fly nndef the pTGteclipn -
American laws The senate would uD-
sioah,edly ~ sect the treaty. ard ought 70
l,s- f.ersnittesl 70 rfiert 4 Sifncut - uIeieh
talk The seuStOr from AlEhasna would
prevent war ey bis everissiing speech. A.
u his oTu resolution, Il meant that = tasfs
for scfiou might ~ fouaa uudef Whirh the
northern BOUNDARY Il The iEifed ria5es
would be ca-gcTEaiuus NIth tne North fots'-
bale cr.fise1 AuTgADs position ana ttsi
q taa Democratic rstrfT 90 ihe TsAiE -
l,e4uS ssl the interest," u free trade. lne
rre7sfv sEss q flray.osizion 30 remove dHt.eS
on Hsh caught ~ British fishermen 10 se
brought lnto Americas ports 20 CON ls.ti-
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