St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-19
Iceberg John Frowns Upon
Growers Request for Au-
thority to Retaliate.
Democrats Refuse to IndorSe
Oates Proposition to Adj p
journ Congress.
Illinoisian Cannon Regales
the House With a Dose Of
Statistics. +
Senator's Defend the Honor of
Their Colleague From
Texas. a.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-The feature
of the senate proceedings to-day was the
speech of Senator Sherman on his reso-
luton of yesterday looking to an in
quiry by the foreign relations committee
into the relations between the United
States. Great Britain and Canada. The
deficiency appropriation bill was re-
ported and ordered printed. Mr.. Sher-
man addressed the senate on his resolu
ton, but his speech was mainly directed
to the retaliation bill. After al
luding to the presidents retalla-
ton message and iustifying the
rejection of the fisheries treaty.
by the senate. Mr.. Sherman wondered
that the selfish and unchrstian acts Of
the Canadians had not led to violent
retaliati0ns before this time. If the
president had by proclamation with
held such privileges from Canadian YES
sells as were withheld by Canada from
American vessels. the trouble would
have been remedied promptly. but the
presidents change of base had excited
surprise in both countries. and was re-
garded as mere political movement.
The retaliation measure proposed by
the president was far beyond the range
and out of all proportion to the COM
plant. He controverted the position of
the president that article % of the
treaty had been terminated. President
Grant had asked for similar powers,
and congress
REFUSED TO GRANT THEM,
and should congress now give to PreSi
dent Cleveland what had been refused
to President Grant? Congress had fur
nished simple, ample and complete
| remedy in the act of last year. He dep
recated the passage of such laws as pro-
posed in the retaliation bill in haste and
without sufficient consideration. This
! had been done before under what
seemed great provocation, and had not
resulted we'll This bill has reached
the house by the "grape-vine route"
and had been precipitately passed and
sent to the senate. To seek a quarrel
upon such a pretense was neither
manly, dignifed. nor just. 1t was an
afterthonght. He doubted the wisdom
of comforting such powers of retalia-
ton upon the president. The practical
solution of these questions that had
been pending between the United
States and our Canadian neighbOrs for
so many years was political and COM
mercial union, but that could not be
reached " unfriendly legislation. The
| true policy of the government of the
United States was to tender to Canada,
in fraternal way,
FREEDOM OF TRADE, 3
| and intercourse, and in such manner
that it would be an invitation to Canada
to become part of the American gov
eminent. He saw no difficulties in the
way of the accomplishment Of such an
object. The institutions and people of
the two countries were substantially
alike, and such a union could only be
accomplished by the free and hearty as
sent of 9th people. Retaliation would
only defeat it. With the firm conviction
that the "cOnsummatiOn most dev0utly
! to be wished" was within the womb of
destiny. he was not willing to vote for
a measure that was not demanded by
national honor, and that would have a
tendency to postpone the good time
coming" when the American flag would
be the symbol of the union of all the
English-speaking people on the CONT
nent, from the Rio Grande to the Arctic
ocean. Mr.. Morgan replied to Mr.Sher-
man. and described portion of Mr..
Sherman's speech as "a post norton
examination of the fisheries treaty."
He doubted if Mr.. Sherman'S beautiful
PICTURE OF A ZOLLVERElN
| would be realized before the end of the
next century. He had been greatly
surprised at the breadth of Mr.. Sher-
mans treatment of the question, but
preferred to read the speech in print
before commenting upon it in detail.
He was astOnished at the senator's con-
demnation of the retaliation before it
had been considered by the foreign re-
| laliatiOn committee. The committee
would meet tomorrow. and Mr.. Morgan
preferred to let the subject go over until
| then. The resolution went over. The
senate then RESUMED the consideration
of the bill, creating department of
agriculture. The question being on the
amendment to strike out section 5,
which transfers the weather bureau to
the department of agriculture. The
question was discussed at length, but
no action was taken. After a short
executive session the senate at SOS adj
journed.