The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-08
SENATE AND HOUSE.
The Fisheries Question Under
Consideration.
VARIOUS APPROPRIATIONS.
A Lengthy Debats-AnOther Veto by
tho President-Other Teie-
graphic News
SENATE.

SENATE.
WAsH1asroH, August - The resolu-
ton offered yesterday instructing the
committee on finance to make an in
Yestigstion of the cotton bagging pool
was adopted.
The Senate bill appropriating $40 600
for the p1sioffiGe ut Mammoth Hot
Springs In the Yellowstone National
Park, was adopted.
The Senate then resumed considera-
ton Of the fisheries treaty and was sd
dressed by Sherman IN opposition to
Its ratitica ton. As to the charge mada
On the other side Of the house that the
policy of the Republican party was 10
make an appeal to the Irish vote,
the Chairman considered that one OF
che casual remarks made without any
foundation. The great contest about
to be made before the people would
turn on other questions. They would
be the same cid questions talked about
for the last twenty years. The duty of
Congress TO protect the first industries
Of the country from undue competition
with the labor Of Europe, and the sec
'ond tie rights Of the United States cit
liens at home and abroad. These
questions would enter into the
campaign and would probably
control the result. Opposition to
the treaty was not ''dernier
ressort." On the part of the Republi-
can party, that the party need no such
resort" standing as it did on its
record and on the great issues pre-
scented and which would be further
presented during the present session.
He regarded the controversy with
Great Britain as infinitely more i'm
portart and more injurious than The
controversy with any other nation, fer
of all people who lnhabit the GLOBE,
the people of the United States
and the people Of Great Britain
were most intimately allied by
every tie of consanguinity, of history,
of faith, Of Institutions, VI similarity or
character and disposition, of ancestry
and of everything which tended To
make ties between ss9arfTt .zn n si51 3
see in the p9ndipg treaty settlement
sd the controversy, and be had ap-
preached its consideration with de-
sire 10 find III it such settlement, out
the more he had examined 1t, the more
he had become satisfied that
the treaty, il ratified. would
onen lew avenues Of controversy, lead
to new irritations and therefore not
accomplish its purpose. AnHthlL
that tended to promote Tree CONNER r
oiaI intercourse, nything that tended
10 produce q union Of Canada with the
limited states would meet bis hearty
SUPPORT: in his judgment the Domiu'
ion of Canada would be, within. te4
wears. either in the imperial paTlia'
ment of Great Britain or III the Cor
eress of the United States, He therefor
favored the policy If bringing abouI
international exchanges with CanadE
of The freesG character possible, per
hap something Of the nature OF sesl
wereip. He did not regard the iIeaI-
as party question nor as a sectioht
question, neither vas 1T an irlsh queS
ton, nor was oppo itlon TO IL nsnln
for Irish votes" He belIeYs
There was general sympath
with the Irish people, nc
only in the Senate, but anon
al necple OF the United States. II
honed the people Of Ireland would gar
Che rjuht 10 PASS their local laws. ou
the people Of the United states wei
net Foirp eo Involve themselves into
ooptrogersy with GgeaC Britain III re
snpc5 to matters over which they ia
no control. He had no sympathy VII
the Angiophobia or with the abuse
The British government. Whateyt
rnieLt bs said of that powers II was IN
greatest element of civilization
modern history in all the gre'
elements Of human progress, ana EAt
lish power always led. he would tTe
Great Britain SIS friendly naNe
without receiving any OF the anihlos
ties Of the past. Sherman thSh pr
ceeded to discuss the detshs Oh .
nendiug treaty. He regarded tne sc
tion oS The treaty allowing the trea ID
norfafiAn of Canadian fish and hSh I
es surrender o. the right Of :.
limited States to levy taxes on 1mnart
goods as an insult to the Unit
States. There was not IN the 81
fory of diplomacy SO one-sid
a treaty between two grsa. natiol
such treaty seemed disgraceful
American diplomacy. He ridicuisd
idea that two great countries W.
gong to war about this matter. II I
President would with moderate
exercise the power conferred upon
by law, authorizing retaliation, tn
would be no trouble.
A message from the President We
ing to grant 6S5 acres OF military
sefvation to the city OF Tacoma, va:
ington Territory, for p'
WAS re&d and referred TO the conn
tee on public lands. Grounds
the Presidents refusal 10 sign are 8
the army engineers report Hgsinss
grant because the land may be ree'
for military purposes.
The 6ensto then resumed the 90
deration OF the bill and reported II
the committee on foreign relation
prohibit the coming OF On .nese labo
TO the United States.
Btewart Rpoke in favor OF the bill,
when ne closed, the Senate adjourn
HOUBE