Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-14
bays on account Of their private charac.

Ahic Nitltu the tnltcu Otatet NOui1 never
submit 10 il sought to be applied to IL
self. Tho pending treaty came to the
/ Senate ear marked with the justice and
maRnanimity which should belong to q
great people II surrendered nothing
F " bich belonged to the United States and
it asked nothing which o proud and fee
f people should not ask from those With
whom it WIS brought into relations. As
TO the tauut that the Democratic fena-
tors were arguing the case Of
Great Britain, Mr.. Gray said that 10
taunt was so irritating rs that 70
! Democrat. The Democratic party had
no history and no policy in relation 70
foreign matters that it Was ashamed Of.
IT bad always been ready to press to an
T extreme everything that concerned the
( COuntrv's right and honor. i}enocratc
senators werC CndaagOting IN tins matter
TO give IL such position and such a
sfaftts that they could stand upon it
! and call FOR the opinion OF all man
kiud 10 Justify the rectitnde OF their mo-
( lives Ia doing this they we're not tritiiug
or borternR or traficking, Int they
meant business. When that sort Of no
/ gotiation ard tina. sort Of appeal should
/ fail be knew that the country felt safe IN
+ the hands of Democratic Admlui-trg-
/ ton. 1t felt the security which It did
not feel in the hands Of any other party.
There was so abiding faith III the coun.
try that Democratic methods aud Demo
cratic administration had never sacrl-
feed the honor Of the country or done
anything that could be characterized rs
a surrender IL the fsintost possible de-
f gree Of It's rights.
mir Beck tby consent Of Mr. Gray
criticised some recent remarks Of Mr..
/ Frye as 10 tho practice Of the Canadian
/ fishermen ,fonding frozen iish into the
/ American market free OF DUTY under the
+ tariff clause Of "fsh free Tor immediate
consumption, and said that as long as
fresh fish could only reach Boston and
Portland aud people there get them
| cheaper it WAS emincntly satisfactory 10
/ the New England senators, but that AZ
. soon as fresh fish could be sent 10 Ohio
aud Ecntucky and the interior Of the
country it then became IAN offence in
thcirtYes IheWbolc thing vas IN the in
/ torst Of the Gloucester syndicate which
/ even the lAborincmen Of the country
/ were protesting against rs q set Of frauds
/ seeking 10 rob the country. He re-
/ fsrrcd do that connection 20 the duty on
/ Bcssomcr steel Icy which Carnegie had
/ been given bonus Of q million and "a
/ half Of dollars so that he could build
churches and schools. and could carry
/ in his carriage throughout Scotland the
! Warwick Of the Republican party power
/ behind tue throne who had now come
/ buck g. this country "to bChttle oil the
rest of tie Republicans.
Mr. Gray created . laugh 10y asking
/ Nj Beck toGllow him to interrupt him
IN order t. mako a single remark, and
/ having rpObiainei the floor he proceeded
/ with lis argument. lie cOmphmcnted
Sr. Sherman ON the statesmanllke cNor-
dunn OF his recent speech. but sad that
when that Senator got down from the
} high p.anco Of siatesmanshlP TO the
plane az partIsausLip he followed.
In conclusion Mr.. tray declared his
/ belief that the honor and fame and Tcpu-
touon Of the country were preserved by
/ the treaty, and that, il 1t should be re-
| locted and II troubles and sDnOyances to
/ the American fishermen should he re-
viyed. the responsibility therefor
would fall upon those who lad voted 10
REJECT the treaty.
Mr. George obtained the floor, bat
aiter sshort but sharp passage between
/ himself md Mr. Hoer, the matter went
over till tomorrow, and at 6:l5 the Sen
ate adjourned.
House or Representative.
Mr.. Davidson. Of Florida, introduced
Joint resolution appropriating $500, coo
10 aid ia suupressing infectious diseases
in the United States Referred.
The floor was then accorded to the
Committee on the District Of Columbia
after some time spent upon measures
local to the District Of Columbia senate
bill was passed increasing TO $50 per
month tic rate Of pension for total
deafness.
Mr.. Warner. Of Missouri, asked unani-
nous consent for the immediate c0nsId-
er0tlon of the dependent pension bill,
but Nr. Walker, OF Missouri, objected.
The House then went INTO Committee
Of the Whole on the foriihcation appro-
priatiOn bill. No time was consumed IN
tne general dobete. and the committee
immediately proceeded 10 the cOnsldcra-
ton of the bill by sections.
Mr. Townshend, OF Illinois, raised
point Of order against the section pro-
yiding for the guu-faciory at Wateryiet
arsenal, contending that the Committee
on Appropriations had 10 jurisdiction
over ,hls subject, bat that it belonged to
the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mir. S0yers antagoni2cd the point and
dnoted from the report Of the Committee
on Rules 1T the time the present code Of
rules was framed. In support Of his ar
wuneut that subject matter Of the section
was properly under the jurisdiction OF
the Committee on Appropriations.
This point Of oruer was comDatted 10y
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio. and by Mr..
RYAN, Of Kansas. While Messrs. Marsh
of Pennsylvania. Hooker of Mississippi
md Laird of Nebraska commended that
II was well taken, but pending decision
the committee rose and the House at D
o'clock adjourned.