Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-17
THE NATIONS CAPITOL
Senate Considers a Bill En-
arsins Privileges Of Major
General,
And Listens TO ReaSan's Tirade
On hr. Blaine's Portland
Speech.
Gibsan's Imagination Dxells On the Re-
lection Of The Treaty.
The Oklahoma Bill Affords Work and
Excitement for the House
WASHINGTON. Aug. ID.
R0uata.

WASHINGTON, Aug. ID.
Senate.
Reagan took the aoor TO speak on ths
Presidents annual message.
Reagan quoted from Blaine's Augus,s
speech of yesterday, an extract in relation Il
trusts, and said that Blaine had taken upof
himself TO ridienle Cleseland's message on
mat subject, and has now posed As an apollo
gisi aud defender of trusts. These remark:
Of Blaine would with the money and corpor-
alton Interests of the country }, add a new
feather To The plume of that gallant knight,
and eniear him anew 10 the hearts of the
money lerls. The American people were
TO be congratulated that the claws of the
monopolistic oppression have been allowed to
protrade from the velvet gloves under which
il has been concealed. Blaine's jubilation
had once more overcome his discretion.
fhe conference report 90 the army appro-
priation bill was taken up, and German, one
of the conferees. stated the grounds on " hieii
be declined TO sign the report, and on which
he would vote against il.
After long discussion the conference re-
port ON the army appropriation bill was con.
CARED in. Yeas. 80: nays, IL.
The House fortiieation bill was presented
and referred to the committee on sppro-
priations.
The Senate at 4.l5 went into open execu-
tive session on the fisheries treaty. and the
presiding officer directed that the treaty be
read BY sections.
The first article having been read, Gibson
rose 10 address the Senate.
Hosr inquired whether the reading of the
treaty by articles ought not to be continued
until some amendment was offered to par
ticular article, when, of course. the amend
meut would be debated.
The presiding officer directed that the rule
bearing on that question be read.
Gibson said he could add nothing to the
stores of information and to the ability and
sloquence which characterized the debate
and should have been content TO have cast
silent vote IL IL had not been that certain i'm
putatons unjust and undeeorous had been
caft on senators representing the States
lying south Of the Potomac. After rapid
sketch of the old French war, the war of the
revolution, the war of 1912, the treaty of
1888, the treaty of Ghent, the treaty OF
1878, the diplomatic correspondence of 1925
between Edward Everett and Lord Aberdeen
and the treaty of 1854, he came down to the
pending treaty and asked what was to take
its place when 1t was rejected. Retaliation 7
That meant hostility. IL meant a PROPOSE
ton to worry, tease and bulidoze the Cana
dians, He did not think it wise. Just or
manly policy for the United States to indulge
in--''an eye for an eye and tooth for
tooth Was that, he asked, the cut
come of American statesmanship IN the 18th
century in dealing with a christian power
like Great Britain? Retaliation opened the
door of contention, controversy, hostility and
hate. Arbitration will open the door of
peace and concord and to the composure of
strife. Which door would the Senate enterf
The youth of today would live to see the gov
ernmen, of the United States extend all over
the continent. and why attempt to stop that
extension by creating quarrels? lie moved
that the pending treaty be committed to the
committee on relations with instructions to
report such amendments to the treat, as
would remove its ambiguity and remedy the
defects in it, or else report plan of arbitra-
ton for the determination and settlement of
all difficulties in connection with the fisher
les.
Frye remarked that there didn't seem to
be much more debate to be had on the treaty
and asked unanimous consent TO order that
all debate on the treaty close Monday eve.
ming next, and that votes on the treaty and
on such amendments as might be proposed to
it, should commence at twelve o'clock on
Tuesday next.
Morgan--We will take that proposition un-
der advisement till tomorrow,
The Senate at LOS adjourned.