The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Happenings at the National
Capital on Friday.
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
ExemptinG Bill Defeated-The Prom
ised Tariff Bill-Attempt at
Aojustment-Etc.
Notes from Washington.
UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

1 ON1IED AMI CANAOas
WASHINGTON, February 17.-Erastus
Wyman, in response to request. has
written the editor of the Toronto Mail,
saying he thinks the fisheries treaty the
best settlement of an ugly quarrel.
Canada, IN the long run, will not be the
loser. The provisions of the new treaty
will not tend to increase intercourse be-
| tween the two countries.
Continuing, he says: 1.-The next most
vexed question to be adjusted is the
| conflict now impending between the
great railway systems OF the two coun-
tries. The success of the new 500
route is intensified by the fact that Can
adian roads are free from the exactions
of the interstate commerce act,
and this freedom means an enOr-
nous loss of profit to every other
railroad in the United States which is
carrying produce from west to east and
merchandise from east to west. This
condition of things seriously threatens
repeal of the bonding system, by
which American produce is conveyed
through Canadian territory, without
the payment OF duty on its entrance
into the United States. This repeal
would mean simply ruin to Canadian
roads, as without through busine. S
they could not pay their fixed charges.
1t has been suggested that Butterw orth
might with propriety omit the clauses
referring to the fisheries now likely to
be settled by the treaty, and substitute
clause which would invite concurrent
legislation on the part of Canada, Great
ing provisions similar in that country
to the operation OF the Interstate act in
this, SO far as it effects through traffic,
in which alone the United States is in
terested. This movement would secure
the support of the vast railway interests
threatened in the United States, and it
would also secure the advocacy OF that
movement by English owners Of Canad-
ian railway securities. whose interests
are at the momentseriouslg i'm! erlled."
CONSOLIDATING AGENCIES.
The President has issued an order
consolidating the Quinatelt Indian
Agency, in Washington Territory, with
the Nisqually and Skomish Agency in
the same Territory, to be known as the
Puyallup Agency, (consolidated). The
salary of the agent is fixed at 81 $50 per
annum.
EXEMPTION BILL DEFEATED.
A bilLto exempt American coastwise
sailing vessels, piloted by their licen ed
masters, or by United States pilot,
from the obligation to pay State pilots
for services which are not actually rem
dered, was defeated by the House COM
mittee on merchant marine and fisher
les to day. The committee has given
considerable attention to the matter
and heard many persons who were in
teresteu, and the division was so lose
that an aye and no vote was necessary
TO determine the commi tees feeling.
FILING OF WILL.
The will of Mrs. Martha A. Emmons
was fled to-day, with petition asking
for probate. ihe will, it is expected,
will be contested, and the question of
the sanity of Mrs. Emmons again ais
puted. An examination of Mrs. En-
mons brain, the Star tonight says, !
WAS made by direction of Professor
Emmons while his wife's b dy was w.
ing at the house where she died. In
case the will be set aside, all of Mrs.
Emmons' property, lued by her law
yer at $45 900, will go to Prof. Emmons,
as IL is not known that she has any
relatives who could claim the propert-.
THE PROMISED TABIFF BILL.
Chairman Mills now promises q
tariff bill within five days. 1t is under
stood that as it now stands it will put |
wool on the free list, and reduce con-
the duties on wooden goods.
especially the cheaper kinds. I'd |
Uatorem duties are TO be substituted in |
many cases for specific duties, on the
ground that specific duties weigh heav-
Ily upon cheaper classes of goods.
Lumber salt, coal and a number of
other articles go on the free list. Iron
,re and steel rails will not go I'M
touched. 1t is believed that the bill
will provide for reduction of about 20
Der cent. on sugar duties. The inter
iai revenue tax on tobacco is to be re-
luced, possibly repealed. and the tax
emoved from fruit and candies. The
4uthors of the bill aim at reduction in
he revenue of between $40 900 600 and
so 100000. !