The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-31
THE FISHERIES.
Text Of the House Retalia-
tion Bill.
DISCUSSION IN THE SENATE.
The Senate Decides on the Frame
work Of its Tari1 Efu-The Public
Domaia's Rapid saie-Foreign Mail
sersiee-The Forfeiture Bill.

WAsHfseToy, Aug. 30.-The COM
mittee on foreign affairs to-day re-
ceived the report OF the subcommittee
on the retaliation Lfil. The chairman
said that in these questions fhe com
miitee bad always acted without re-
gard to Tartisanstip. and he hoped it
would continue to do 30. He referred
10 the fact that the bill introduced BY
himself two years ago, containing re-
striciive railroad provision, had been
adopted BY the house almost unani-
nsously. though the railroad section
was subsequently stricken ont in the
senate. The committee unanimously
adopted the amended bill reported by
the subcommittee. Following is the
text of the substitute for the Wilson
fisheries bill:
BE Il enacted, efe., That whenever
the president may deem il his duty to
exercise any of the powers given him
By an act entitled: An act 70 ag-
thorize the president OF the United
States 10 protect and defend the rights
OF American fishing vessels, American
fishermen. American trading and
other YES els In certain cases. and for
other purposes. approved March 3.
1851, ii shall be lawful for the presi-
dent in his Iii cfetion. by proclamation
to that effect. to suspend in whole or
in part transportation access to the
territory of the United States in bond
and without the payment Of duty on
the goods. ware. and nerchanGi e inn
ported or exported from anv foreign
country from or to the British domin-
ions in North America
Section 3 Whenever the president
shall be satisfied that there is any dis
crinination whatever in the use OF the
Weliand canal St Lawrence river
canal, Chamblv canal, or either OF
them. whether by tolls, drawbacks, re-
funds OF tolls or otherwise, which Is
or may be detrimental to the interests
OF the United states or any of it, ciii-
zens. il shall lie lawful for the presi-
dent in hi discretion to issue proc
lamation to that effect, whereupon
there shall be collected a toll OF 20
cents ton upon every foreign vessel
.r her cargo passing through either
the Sault Ste. Marie canal or the 81.
Clair flats canal, and the secretary OF
the trea sury may authorize and direct
any OF the customs officers 20 collect
the tolls levied under this net. or the
PRESIDENT may, in hi- discretion, when
satisfied that there Is any such dis
elimination. prohibit the use of said
canals to any such foreign vessels.
The president, when satisfied that
such discrimination is ceased, may is
sue his proclamation 10 that effect. in
his discretion. whereupon the toll au-
thoi lied by thi, act shall no longer he
collected and the prohibition, if or
aere !, shall cease.
Section g. TIE secretary of the
treasury is authorized TO make any
regulations needful to carry this act
into effect"
At only one point was there any
thing like a difference between the
Democratic and Republican members.
This was upon the proposition coming
fIom a Republican, that courtesy to
Great Britain req 9ired that it shonld
be nOsified--ihatarticle 29of the treaty
OF Washington had been practically
nuliilied and abrogated, upon the
re usal or denial OF the rights of
American citizens in Canadian ports
on this propo ition there was n diyis-
ION on party lines, resulting IL its
defeat. 8 to 6.
When the question came up on
ordering n favorable report on the
substitute bill. however, there was not
negative vote. The Republican
members do not expect the bill will
meet with any oppo ition from their
side OF the house when called up, a.
ihough the propo ition rejected to-
day may be renewed aud serve ~ a
hasi. al some speeches, ia which the
position may be taken that the presi-
dent already has sufficient power 10
do what he desires in the way OF re-
talialion.