The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-31
THE RETALIATION BILL.
The Substitute Measure Repor-
ted by the Committee.
A NON-PARTISAN COMMITTEE.
Party Lines Drawn Only In One Fea.
ture-The President will be
Granted the Power he Asks.
Not u Party Question.

WARRINGTON, D. G., August 30.-The
Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day
Mr.. Belmont presiding, received the re-
port OF the subcommittee on the re-
taliation bill. The chairman said that
in these questions the columittee had al
ways acted without regard to partisan
ship, and he hoped it would continue to
do so. He referred to the fact that Il
bill introduced by himself two years
ago, containing u restrictive railroad
provision, had been adopted by the
House almost unanimously, though the
railroad section was subsequently strick'
en- out in the Senate.
The committee unanimously adopted
the amended bill reported by the sub
committee. Mr.. Belmont having been
absent when the consideration OF the
subject was begun, expressed the opin-
ion that it would be proper for Mr.. Nc
Creary 10 report the bill 10 the House.
1t is understood to be the mention to
call it up for action Saturday next.
The following is the text OF the sub.
stitute bill: A bill to empower the Pres
ident to carry out the purposes OF an act
to authorize the President Of the United
States to protect and defend the rights
OF American fishermen, American trad
ing and other vessels in certain cases aud
for other purposes, approved March 3,
1887.
1t shall be lawful Tor the President in
his discretion, By proclamation to that
effect. to suspend in whole or in part,
the transportation across the territory OF
the United States in bond and without
the payment OF duty Of goods, wares and
merchandise imported or exported from
any foreign country from or to the Brit
ish dominions in North America.
SECTION 2.-That whenever the Pres
ident shall be satisfied that there is any
discrimination whatever in the use OF
the Welland Canal, the st. Lawrence
River canals, the Chambly Canal, or
either OF them, whether by tolls, draw
backs, refunding Of tolls or otherwise,
which is or may be detrimental to the
interests OF the United States or any Of
its citizens, 1t shall be lawful for the
President, in his discretion, to issue q
proclamation to that effect; whereupon
there shall be collected a toll OF 20 cents
q ton upon every foreign vessel and her
cargo passing through either the Sault
Ste Marie Canal or the st. Clair Flats
Canal, and the Secretary OF the Treasury
may authorize and direct any OF the Gus.
toms officers to collect the tolls levied
under this act, or the President may, in
his discretion, when he is satisfied there
is any such discrimination, prohibit the
use OF said canals to any such foreign
vessel. The President, when satisfied
that such discrimination has ceased, may
issue his proclamation to that effect, in
his discretion, whereupon the tolls
authorized by this act shall no longer be
collected, and said prohibition, ii Or
dered, shall cease.
SECTION 3.-The Secretary ofthe Treas
ury is authorized to make any rcguia-
tions needful to carry this act into effect.
At only one point was there anything
like difference between the Democrat
and Republican members. This was up
on a proposition coming from the Re-
publicans that courtesy to Great Britain
required that it should be notified that
article 20 Of the treaty OF Washington
had been practically nulliGed and abro-
gated upon the refusal Of or denial Of the
fights Of American citizens in Canadian
ports. Upon this proposition there was
a division on party lines, resulting in its
defeat by a vote OF 8 to @. When the
question came up on ordering a i9vor-
able report on the substitute bill, how
ever, there was not a negative vote.
The Republican members do not ex-
pect that the bill will meet with any op-
position from their side Of the house
when it is called up, although the propO-
sition which was rejected to-day may
be renewed and serve as the basis OF
some speeches in which the position will
be taken that the President already has
sufficient power to do what he desires in
the way Of retaliation.