Wichita eagle., 1888-08-04
FIFTIErH CONGRESS-
SENATE

| SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-Mr. Cullom
Illinois, instructed the committee on inter
state commerce to make a full investiga
ton into the relations of the Canadian
railways with the transportation acros:
| the continent of commerce which natur
ally belongs to the United Stat es, and hs
made long speech to show how by the
aids and subsidies granted to the British
! ana Canadian government to railways and
steamship lines, the Canadian lines are
obtaining control of commerce, and
especially of the transportation OF teas, A.
| per cent of the tea business being now car
ried through Canada.
Senator German supported the resolu-
| ton, declaring it was time the senators
| joined, irrespective of party, in wrestling
| the trade of the United States from aliens,
who, by means of subsidized corporations,
| were absorbing it. He said that leading
citizens Of the United States, men of in
fiuence and power in shaping national af-
fairs, some Of whom were candidates for
high offices, are lending their efforts, as
! tEey had perfect legal right to do, to the
promotion of the Canadian railway
scheme. He read list of officers and d.
rectors of one of the roads which he said Is
designed to receive part of the bounty
paid by the British government, among
the names being that of Levi p. Morton
and William L. Scott, OF Erie, Penn.
The discussion OF Mr.. Cullom's resolu
ton took a somewhat political and per-
sonal turn. particularly in the remarks of
Senators German and Edmunds. Finally
the discussion came to a close and the res
olutlon was adopted without division.
The resolution of yesterday fixing the
hour OF daily meeting at IL a. m, was
adopted-yeas "a, nays % (party vote) and
~, ~,
the house adjourn today it be till Monday,
was also adopted-yeas 81, nays Is. The
senate then proceeded to consider the fish
cries treaty in open executive session and
was addressed by Mr.. Teller in opposition
to its ratification. He said in all the an
mails of history no nation had been SO re-
gardless of the rights of others as the Eng
lish. She has always been nation ready
to take that which she could get and to
keep that what she got without reference
to the rights. The committee had not any
reason to suppose Great Britain would deal
fairly with the United States unless
compelled to do so by determination on
the part of the United States to insist upon
compliance with the terms of existing
treaties England has never kept an en-
gagement with any people that was not
ready and willing TO compel her to do so.
Her conduct in diplomacy and everywhere
else was against conceGlng to American
fishermen that which they are entitled to
unless she feared the power of the govern
ment of the United States. He did not
know that he quite agreed weth the state
ment of the senator from Virginia Riddle
berger that this would never be free
nation until she had whipped England
third time. But he did know that the
United States would never be a free nation
unless it assested that which belongs to it.,
and unless it YVES ready and willing to
stand up for that which the treaty
of 1888 recognized in it whether
that were in its boundaries or it's
independence. The history of England
justified the declaration of Jefferson that
she would destroy the liberties of the
world so that she might sell a bale of fur.
She was today leglslating for the purpose
of putting subjects Of hers on trial in
court unknown to the law, and was send
ing her brightest and best men to Jail for
simply appearing at public meeting to
protest against wrongs suffered at the
hands of the consolidated power of their
great nation. The people of the United
States would get their rights forcibly, if
forcibly they must. The tear of war; or
the fear that England could destroy s.. O00.-
600, 900 worth Of property on the sea coast
and lakes would not deter the American
people from demanding what was theirs
and what their fathers had won with their
blood. AS to the remarks made by Mr..
Morgan that the senators on the Demo
cratic side two thirds of them men who
had been confederates) were patriots
while the Republican senators were par
tisans. Mr.. Teller said that would not fool
any body. That had been heard before
and since the war. The great American
heart lay in the north. 1t was the great
American heart that had been touched
when Sumter was fired on. 1t was the
great American heart that had endured
all the hardships and burdens of the war
and that had brought those people ICON
federates) back. They would be welcome
10 all that the northern men claimed for
but they must not claim that
hep had more virtue, moro patriotism.
nor more love for American manhood, and
American integrity, and American glory
han Republican senators had.
Mr.. Vance obtained the floor and the |
senate resumed legislative business.
Senators Allison, Plumb and German
we're appointed conferees on the army ap.
bill.
Adjourned until Monday.