Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-06-01
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Mr.. Sherman Criticises the President
for His Indiscriminate Use Of
the Veto Power.
The Fisheries Treaty Considered in
Open Session and Mr.. Frye Speaks
to the Point.
The Bill Passed Reviving the Grade
of General in the United
States Army.


States Army.
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 29.--In the senate a
message was read from the president re-
turning without his approval the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for a public building at
Youngstown, D. Mr.. Sherman said that
the people of Youngstown and its vicinity
and the people of Ohio would be surprised
at the character of the message just read.
The reasons given in the presidents mes
sage seemed to him to be paltry ,(not.a
polite phrase, he ADMITTEDLY. He disap-
proved of the way in which the veto power
was asserted in small matters. not affect
ing constitutional power nor any question
of discretionary power. Both houses of
congress had passed this Youngstown bill
by unanimous vote and they should now
assert their power. Mr.. Sherman's remarks
were replied to by Mr.. Vest and Mr.. Call
and after considerable debate the message
was referred to the committee on public
DullQlngS ana grounds.
Mr.. Anderson from the committee on
military affairs reported "a bill to revive the
grade of general of the United States army.
He said that its purpose was ,to,revive dur
ing the lifetime of the present lieutenant
general of the army the grade of general
of the army. Both those grades were to
cease with the life of Lieutenant General
Sheridan. He would not take up time in re-
ferring to the occasion which made the bill
a proper one for immediate consideration
and he therefore asked unanimous consent
to have the bill now considered. Mr.. Perry
objected and the bill was placed on the
calendar.
THE FISHERIES TREATY.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the senate pro-
treaty in open executive session. The
motion was agreed to and the presiding
officer. declared that the senate was nowin
open executive session for consideration of
the fisheries treaty, that treaty was open
to amendment, and that the senator from
Maine .(Frye) was entitled to the floor.
Mr.. Frye said the question now before the
senate involved the dignity and honor of
the great republic and the rights of it's
citizens. 1t could not be obscured by the
president intimating that in the the event
of the failure of the treaty he would resort
to the law which congress had passed in
such way as should put in jeopardy and
might destroy all the business interests of
the great north. The question before the
senate was, should citizens of the United
States Fishermen, but still citizens be
protected against the injustice and wrong
and outrage inflicted by neighboring
nation -emboldened to it only because it
rested under theaegis OF a mighty power
beyond the seas? Our coun9ry had not
protected its fisherman and SO Canada
commenced. by every conceivable outrage,
wrong and injustice, to drive our vessels
away. He declared that the modus vivendi
only secured to us on the payment OF $15O
per ton commercial privileges which we
for our commissioner a weak old man no
more fit to cope with Sir John Macdonald
or Sir Charles Tnpper than Mr.. Bayard is
llaughter] with Sir Joseph Chamberlain in
diplomacy. The umpire was Mr.. Delfasse
of Belgium-practicall owned by Great
Britain. and Great Britain knew it when
he was appointed. Mr.. Frye referred sar-
castically to meetings of the plenipoten-
tiaries at Washington, their rooms fur
nished with $40 orchids, themselves living
like princes, and having much elegant
leisure on their hands. "And what was
the result?" he asked. 'Here it ISL he
said, holding up copy of the treaty. :The
mountain labored, there is the mouse. All
that l have to say about this treaty is that
it is the most disgraceful, humiliating and
c0wardly surrender which the American
republic has ever made in it's whole his
tory, not excepting the treaty of 1818." At
this stage of his remarks Mr.. Frye COM
planned that the air was oppressive and
recess was taken for half an hour.
TO REVIVE THE GRADE OF GENERAL
At the close of the recess the bill to re-
yive the grade of general in the United
States army was again taken up and
passed yeas 81, nays 1.-THE negative
votes being given by Senators Berry,
Coke, Hains, Reagan, Salisbury, Vance and
Wilson of Maryland.
Mr.. Frye then resumed his argument
against the fisheries treaty. Mr.. Gray OBJ
tained the floor to make speech upon the
1 treaty, but its further consideration