Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-21
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
FISHERY TREATY REJECTED.
The Senate Refuses to Ratify It.
A Strict Party Vote Of 80 to AZ.
DEFICIENCY BILL IN THE HOUSE
Ireceded by Personal Explanations.

Ireceded by Personal Explanations.
The Senate.
Almost Immediately after the reading Of the
journal Of yesterday the senate went into open
executive session on the fisheries treaty and MI.
Morgan proceeded with his speech In favor OF rati-
fcation. He prefaced it by reading resolution
adopted by the Universal Peace Union at It's recent
meeting at Mystic, Conn., (received by him to-day
effect that the fisheries treaty should be speedily
adopted with power to amend 1t as experience
may prove advisable in the common interests OF
the United States, Canada and Great Britain. He
said that 1t had direct relation to the pending mo-
tion submitted by Mr.. Gibson. He was very much
States getting hold of the question and looking
into 1t; and that, although the efforts which Sen
adors had been making to lay the facts before tne
exaSperating in their prOlongation), still the de-
bate had called the subject TO the attention Of the
people, and he thought that the people had taken
q very reasonable view OF the situation.
DEFENDING THE CANADIAN AUTHORITIES.
Mr.. Morgan proceeded to reply to the charges OF
inhospitality made against the Canadian author
ites by quoting from statutes Of the United states
regulating commerce, and imposing penalties for
could not see that Canada had greatly ex-
ceeded American "barbarlty" (as 1t was calledS
in these methods. He did not deny that
there had been abuses OF authority on the part OF
Canada put upon American fishermen for the pur-
pose OF vexing and haraSSng them; but Americans
were bound 10 concede to the Canadians what
Americans claimed for themSelves-the right to
enact laws like those on the statute book OF the
United States for the protection OF their commerce.
OF their courts, and OF the people along their
shores.
THE RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES WITH CANADA
were very intimate, very delicate. 1t had trans
pired during the course OF the debate that, since
| the Sd OF March, 1887 {when the retaliation bill
became law, there had been very settled
OF the republican Senators especially thOse from
New England) in declining TO allow the railroad
Intercourse between the United states and Canada
dent And II was because those Senators had
large amounts OF money invested In those rail-
roads.
Mr.. MORGAN CLOSES HIS LONG SPEECH.
In conclusion Mr.. Morgan said: These gentlemen
(repubncan Senators) can illuminate their idle
''bulls" against the President and against the
policy involved in this treaty. They can accept
darkness in place OF light, insecurity in place OF
the firm rock ON which this treaty would place the
the T United nj states are revoliing against this
assumption on the part OF the Senate committee
on foreign relations. They are revolving against
the idea that the Senate OF the United States
(Which cannot declare war OF its own motion and
by its own resolve), should put this country into
g Where WaI Is n one fns t ns p %
many men who are as firm In their Integrity as
bold In their defense OF right as any Senators on
in the wage OF battle as any who have detained
against this treaty. 1t does not shame us to look
vtn in the face aRs g s Rg e
| United States to-day places the people OF the
United States in immediate contact with the
most dangerous question that can possibly
be stated-and that 1t does so under the infiu-
ence and shadow OF the report brought In here
by the committee on foreign relations, which
iC IN
British government from doing anything more in
the way OF negotiations with US, except merely TO
| find out what we mean by these declarations
repeat remark which have sometimes had Occa-
sion make in this debate, that II this were the
action Of the British parliament, and II the treaty
which we had approved, or were willing to
| approve had been lald before that parliament by
| the queen, and had been debated there as 1t has
been debated here, and II such a report had been
made upon 1t as has been made by the committee
on foreign relations, charging the American people
| with outrageous and wilful violations OF the
for negotiation with us In relation to this matter
had passed, and that this was not ut subject OF
negotiation. cannot be SO mistaken In American
opinion not to feel entirely warranted In say
| Ing before this Senate to-day that we would ac-
| cept that as a challenge TO war. Now how the
British people may accept 1t, Mr.. President, 1t is
| know not. trust in God that the calamiJies
| which seem to lie before US (Which would repeat
| waited character as to force these two great an
magnificent peoples into collision with each other
50 % that nses CT ehs Sn
don me In saying, however, that when you
| have gone to your full extent, and when these
calamltes occur and these trials are presented 10
country, her interests her feelings her sensi-
| bilities shall all be ours, and we will march
breast to breast with you. with the same alacrity
as II we had never divided with you on this Ques-
| t1On or any other. And what the majority shall
| declare to be the will Of the American people In
our win "WRitner thou Soest we viii 60" And
| dare say, Notwithstanding all the sneerH and
| contumely and contempt thrown upon gentlemen
on this side OF the chamber because OF their con.
nectiOn with the late rebellion and their advocacy
OF this treaty, that we shall prove just as true TO
the flag OF America as you Will, Will spend our
| money just as freely as you Will, Will shed our
blood as you have not dared to shed yours In times
past
THE OLD SPIRIT OF THE SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS.
Then you will find the old spirit of the Southern
democrats aroused. You will ind that that man
who can lead the American hosts to victory in the
contest which you may bring about, and in the
war, which you may provoke, will receive from
| the united democracy OF the country that
sort Of love and anec1onate reverence TN Lhat @ was
| to him and his memory in democratic hearts In
the South while time itself shall last II We shall
| still be nation.
THE NEW JERSEY STATUTES
The debate closed at noon, and then, on motion
Of Mr.. Mcpherson, the treaty was temporarily laid
aside, In order to act upon resolutions heretofore
| offered by him returning the thanks OF Congress
to the state OF New jersey IOr Ine statues OF Rcn
ard stockton and Gen. Philip Kearney, furnished
| for the old hall of House OF Representatives and
accepting them In the name Of the nation.
Mr.. Beck suggested that as this was the Con-
gress Of the United States the statutes should be
| accepted in the name OF the United States, and
not In the name OF the nation.
NATION WITH GREAT BIG "N."
l Mr.. Sherman said that unless the resolution was
q departure from the usual form, he would object
| to the proposed change II 1t were not In accord
| ance with similar resolutions adopted over and
over again, all right; but he would not have the
form OF the resolution changed merely 70
satisfy the scruple OF senator about the word
| 'Nation." He believed that this was nation
Mr.. Hoar said that II the resolution had been
originally prepared in the language suggested by
the senator from Kentucky there would have been
no question about it. But TO amend II
now by striking out the WORD "Nationn
| would be declaration on the part OF Congress
that that was not an appropriate description OF
the country. After remarks In support OF the
resolution by Senators Mcpherson and Blod-
gett, Mr.. sherman quoted Two similar resolu.
tons In which the word "Natton" was used;
also the original law on the subject OF
the states furnishing two statues each OF
Sratuary Hail. "w0rthy OF national commemora-
tion" also resolution Of Congress In 1900 express
ing the nations regret" at the death OF Captain
Truxton. The word Nation" he said. had been
used In all documents of that character ever since