The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-08-21
TALKING TREATY IN THE SENATE.
Its Opponents Conclude Their Side
of the Case.
The House Passes the Bill to Exclude
the CeIestials
After Democratic Effort to Make
Political Capital.

into open executive session ON the fisheries
treaty this morning, and Senator Morgan
resumed his argument in favor of its rati-
fication.
Mr.. Morgan read an extract from Mr..
Blaine's Portland speech on the 10Th of Au-
gust, descriptive of a scene off the coast of
Newfoundland where the steamer City of
New York passed fishing fleet, and re-
marked that Blaine had as speaker of the
House of Representatives, and as Senator
allowed his party to give permission in 1871
and 1888 to the French and Canadian fisher
men to bring into the United States fresh
fish free of duty; and the Republican candi-
date for the Presidency, when he raised his
blue eyes to the rising sun and welcomed
the coming of the chieftain of Republican,
ism, must have forgotten that that chieftain
was one of the men who had put fresh fish
Tree on the statute book, and had never at
tempted to remove it,
No man, he said, ever played the title role
OF Chief Humbug of the Age" with more
success than the eminent chieftain Of the
Republican party, who, in fog, undertook
to make some defamation from sick stom-
ach, about the Republican and Democratic
treatment of fisheries. He did not wonder
that he (Mr. Blaine) was sick.
After Senator Morgan had spoken for over
two hours he yielded the floor in accordance
with the agreement of last Friday SO that the
opponents of the treaty might present theiI
views up to four o'clock, the last two hours,
up to six, being reserved for its friends.
Senator Hoar said that nothing he had
heard from the Senators on the other side
changed his convictions.
Senator Evarts said he had reached that
stage in his observations when he should
take articles in detail, not, perhaps, with
much precision but to express a general and
peremptory condemnation of them. 1t was
not doubted that the pending treaty was a
permanent one, with no limitation as to
time. 1t was the third treaty with Great
Britain. There were two now in force, that
of 1888, to certain extent, and of 1918, so
far as it took the place of or encroached up
on, that OF 1888. Now the Senate was asked
to ratify this treaty, not repeating either of
the Others and introducing wider area and
multiplication Of regulations instead of
simplicity, regularity and peace in respect
to the ordinary conduct of affairs.
Senator Blair asked Mr.. Evarts, in con-
nection with the first article, whether, as it
was substantially an agreement that the
treaty of 1918 was as therein construed. was
not an abandonment of all American claims
for damages and the admission that there
was no grounds for such claims.
Senator Evarts replied: Undoubtedly, if
with our eyes open, we sign such an article"
He then went on to discuss each of the arti-
cles briefly. to give his definition of their
meaning, and criticise them unfavorably.
At O'clock the presiding officer called at
tention to the agreement, under which the
last two hours, up to 6 p. M, were to be
given to the friends of the treaty, but, as
Senator Eyarts had not completed his argu-
ment, it was agreed that he should continue
it, and that as much time as he should occu-
py after o'clock would be allowed to the
other side tomorrow In addition to the two
closing hours.
Spnofor Eya rfc fhay racuuoad hic o,uupaa,
against the treaty, and closed by saying that
if the treaty was rejected, as it would be, its
rejection would be an opening to quiet and
repose. The people of Canada were govern
ed by addiction to their own interests in
common with the rest of the world and
their American relations were vastly more
important to them than the relations of Can
ada were to the United States. The two
countries were not going to weigh and pare
their arrangements Of good neighborho0d on
a mere question of fish,. The United States
intended to have its neighbor friendly, and
have mutual commerce established on the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts on principles of
justice and right.
Senator Gray said, in reference to Senator
Evarts's two days speeches against the trea-
ty, that he had understood him [Senator
Esyartsl = to say, distinctly and categorically,
18th and 18th articles proposed to give to the
English and Canadian fishermen complete,
full and absolute rights of the fishery along
the Atlantic coast, from Eastport to the most
southern point of Florida. He proceeded to
argue against this Interpretation of the arti-
cles, and claimed that such objections being
removed, the Senator from New York was
bound to vote for the ratification of the trea-
ty. But if Senator EvaIts's Interpretation
of the articles were correct, he would now
vote to make those articles so plain that no.
body could object to them on that score, and
hn frxrf rfc 10 nffar sah
amendments as would make them accepta-
BILE.
Senator Evarts said the Senator from Del
aware might propose such amendments as he
he chose, bnt it would not be fair for him to
do so, when, after the amendments were
made, the whole scope of the treaty would be
unpalatable to him.
Senator Gray said that the administration
had endeayored to place the relations of the
United States with Great Britain, on basis,
not only of friendship, but of justice to all.
When that attempt failed, the administra-
tion would know how to protect the honor
and good name of the Republic. Those who
favored the treaty did not fear war, but they
did fear that the relations of the United
States with Great Britain might lapse into a
condition, not in which Great Britain would
declare war against the United States, but in
which the United States would be compelled
by just regard for her own honor and ma
tional reputation, to consider the question of
war with her. It seemed to him poor
and mean position TO put this great country
in that of nagging and making faces at the
little Canadian provinces and, instead of
seeking to compose, seeking to excite causes
of difficulty and exaggerate them. That was
not his idea of the position which the United
States ought to occupy among the nations of
the earth. 1t ought to be the greatest ex-
emplar of that strength and self contain
ment which would advance civilization and
70 han nf o
earth.
Senator Morgan spoke until six o'clock and
will have half an hour tomorrow in order to
conclude his argument. The Senate then ad-
Journed.
In the House.
In the House. today, Mr.. Breckenridge, OF
Arkansas, offered various resolutions to cor
rect certain abuses arising under the present
tariff laws in relation to bagging for cotton,
sugar fit for consumption, coal oil, alcohol
and cotton seed oil. The resolutions were
referred.
Among the bills introduced and referred
was resolution by Mr.. Dingley, of Maine
reciting that, in many instances, foreigners
are commanding, and in some cases owning
vessels registered and enrolled as vessels Of
the United States and engaged in the coast
wise trade, declaring that this is a violation
of law, and calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to whether there
is any violation of law, and, if so, what step:
have been taken to vacate the registers and
enrollmentS of such vessels and prosecute
the persons so violating the navigation laws
After vain efforts to secure quorum fol-
the passage of the Senate bill concerning the
detail of army and navy officers to education
al institutions, the bill was passed over anC
the Chinese bill taken up.
Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, advocated the passage
of the measure, although its provisions were
necessarily limited by the provisions of the
treaty. He also said the Senate had acted
well and promptly in dealing with the Chi
nese question and only regretted that the
House had not done the same.
Mr.. McKenna, of California, replying tc
the speech of Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana, deliy.
cred on Saturday, said: The gentleman from
Indiana need not worry about the record O.
General Harrison. He might be assured
that the people were concerned, no
in what General Harrison had been
but what he was and would be; not in what
the Democratic party had been, but what il
was and would be; and that they could notbl
iuggled from that concern by any artful poll
tics or artful politicians. He then proceeded
to criticise the Democratic majority in the
House, in the 10th Congress, for lack of ac
tion upon the Chinese question, and for dila.
toriness during the present session. The ad
ministration was also open to criticism fol
DELAY. For sthree years Secretary Bayar(
had not given sign of action. There wa.
not q sound except the sound of reyel and
music at the residence OF the Chinese minis
ter. with the Democratic Secretary of State
in attendance.
Mr.. Thompson of California, advocated
tba hill Mr. VaedeVer of California alsf