The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-04
IN THE SENATE.
Members Planning the Campaign of
War With EnpIand

War With England.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The resolution Of
fered in the Senate yesterday by Mr.. Ed
munds for an investigation by the committee
on fisheries into the management of the fish
commission was taken up today in that body.
Mr.. Plumb opposed the resolution as a
most extraordinary proposition. The news
papers were filled every day with abuse and
Misrepresentation of government officials, and
resolutions might be offered for the purpose
of vindicating those 0fficials-whiteWash
them. He could not conceive of more dan
gerOus precedent than the resolution would
set up.
Mr.. Edmunds replied to Mr. Plumb. He did
not believe the committee on fisheries would
whftewash any one. There had recently ap-
peared in respectable newspaper report,
not vague accusation, of Depotism and mis-
names of persons who had been appointed
and displaced in the Office ofthe fish commits
sioner in order to get up family ring to the
great detriment Of the government. He had
heard enough about the matter to believe the
story was partly true and partly untrue and
he wished to know the whole truth about it,
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, was also desirous
that the matter be investigated. The resolu-
tion went over until tomorrow.
The silver bill was then taken up and Mr..
Pugh addressed the Senate. He said the
enemies of the silver bill used no weapon
but theories. Their arguments were always
based on theory, predictions and dogmatic
assertions. For himself he was strongly in
favor of making money more plenty. The
people had never suffered in any age or coun-
try, in commerce, trade or otherwise from
having too much coined money in circulation
or as the basis of circulation.
Mr. Farwell addressed the Senate. He
declared himself in full accord with the pur-
poses of the bill, but said he was in favor of
going still further, and would use for money
all the silver offered, and not stipulated
sum as provided in the bill. He would coin
it at its market value. The silver bill was
The amendment to increase the appropri-
alton for rified sea coast morta RS from $780,
600 to 100000 gave rise to a discussion in
which the exposed condition of American
sea ports was described by Messrs. Dawes
and Hale. Their apprehensions were ridi-
culed by Mr.. Cockrell. The latter COM
menting upon the remark that an iron clad
of even fourth class power could levy con-
tribntions on seaboard cities, said he would
like Great Britain to levy, war contribu.-
act would be followed by the invasion of
Canada and the confscation of every par
ticle of property owned there by Great
Britain, amounting to billions and billions
He was ast0unded that an American states
man like the Senator from Maine should ex-
ter some port of the United States and levy
contribution by her war vessels. There
was not money enough in the treasury of
the United States to induce England to do
| such thing
Mr.. Hale remarked than the Canadian off
| set would make no figure in the question, be-
| cause if there were any hostilities between
Great Britain and the United States Eng
| land would assume, in advance, that the
United States would take possession of
do Opa bu I'm inl,t ba
| driven by force of circumstances to exact
| contributions from sea coast cities would be
because she knew she would lose Canada.
| The United States could not recoup upon her
| by, taking Canada, because the tie which
held Canada to Great Britain was very
SMALL He believed the annexation view in
Canada was certainly becoming more power
full. Canada would in peaceful way, at no
| distant day, come to the United States. Ii
hostilities should occur, the first thing that
running and annexation of Canada by the
| United States troops. England's only offset
| to that would be her opportunities on the sea
coast cities of the United States.
Mr. Cockrell-"What would become of the
| Canadian bonded debt held in England
Would we permit that debt to be held as ar
| obligation to be paid? There are millions OF
| Canada railroad and other bonds held In
| England. When we overrun Canada are We
to permit these obligations to be outstanding
anu Vallu dBdiuSG Ine OnlIeu 9tdtes III
| you suppose we would not condemn them
| that we would not appropriate every dollar
| of property there, without assuming one cen
| of obligation to anybody~
Mr. Hale-"By no means. But am Ger
| tain if Canada comes to us by peaceful pro
| cesses, we will assume her debt. Ii she
| debt, owed not to the British government
but to private individuals. would be ques
tion for negotiation"
| Mr.. Cockrell-'I want England to know
today, in that event, that we shall take Can
ada with all she has without any kind of OBJ
legations to mortal being, national or indi
yldual. Canada knows that as well as w
do; England knows it,"
The amendment was agreed to-24 to %.