Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-02

Pennsylvania, who had been voting for
the abrogation OF the treaty. perceived
that In this sort Of maneuvering the
use Of Lincoln's name might result In
saving the treaty. He therefore ac-
cepted the suggestion Of some Of the
| western representatives that the reso-
luton go over until the following De-
cember. and made motion that the
abrogation measure lie upon the table
This was defeated. IS to 10. and Ste
| vens then moved to defer action until
DECEMBER, and this carried. II to e.
there being roll call upon every mo-
| ton during the entire fight. When
December arrived Mr.. Morrill,, OF Yer
mont, frustrated further use Of Lin
! coins name by moving that the presi-
dent he requested to give notice Of
abrogation. as q substitute for the
original resolution. and this was adopt
| ed, a motion to lay the whole matter
on the table being defeated 81 to A.
| The question on the passage OF the
| resolution, as amended, then carried.
IS to 81.
Resolution Reaches Senate.
Six days later the resolution was re-
of Massachusetts, but 1t was not passed
until Jan. IL. 1865. In the senate the
anti-railroad side could muster but
eight votes. Even Zach Chandler OF
Michigan voted for the abrogation OF
the treaty. altho the Detroit board Of
trade. the Milwaukee chamber Of COM
merce and other western commercial
bodies had sent to the senate urgent
protests against killing the treaty.
Chambers colleague. Jacob NJ. How
ard, lodged the vote by absenting him.
self from the senate. In Minnesota
much the same sort Of split occurred.
! except that Senator Ramsey voted to
retain the treaty. while his colleague.
Senator Wilkinson, lodged. In all.
eight mSmbers Of the senate lodged
| this vote.
During the debate in the senate
those favorins the retention OF the
treaty had much sport with Zach
Chandler. Mr.. Hale OF New Hamp-
shire. especially. prodded the distin-
guished wolverine, driving him from
ono cover to another. Chandler had
frst set up the plea that Canada had
boosted the tariff on imports from the
United States on articles not included
In the treaty to ~ per cent, thus TAX
ing a sneaking advantage of this coun-
try after the treaty had been neeo-
tiated. Hale showed by figures secured
at the treasury that Chandler was alto
gether wrong, because the changes
made by the Canadians from 1850 TO
1865 had not increased their duties on
American products more than little
over one-half Of 1 per cent. Chandler
then changed his base and placed his
opposition on the ground that he want
ed to cut out the Canadian produce
coming into Detroit.
THE Detroit board of trade"-began
Hale.
Does not represent the state of
Michigan" interrupted Chandler.
The Detroit Board Of Trade men,
bers are explicit" continued the Now
Hampshire senator, lin the expression
Of their opinion in favor of the treaty.
and they represent the aggregated
opinion OF the commercial men Of De-
troit, saving and excepting always the
honorable senator from Michigan; aud
since he has withdrawn from the ac-
tive pursuits Of commercial life and
given his attsntion. % exclusively to
the great interests of the nation and
Of the world ana Of mankind in general
and tho conduct of the war in partic-
ular (laughter). It would not be sur
prising II he. being so ensrossed in
these late pursuits. should have lost
q little Of that keen acumen which
used 20 mako him 80 successful a mer-
chant; and It would not be strange II,
while he has gone into these more en-
larged spheres Of action. some younger
men have come forward and are quite
as competent to 1speak Of the CONNER
cial interests Of the state Of Michigan
~
it,
Chandler Speaker Again.
Thus prodded. Mr.. Chandler made
another speech in which he said he
was only DESTROYS Of abrogating this
compelled to come forward and negoti-
ate another which would be more ia
vorable to the United states. "The
very moment Canada proposes a reci-
procity treaty which is in fact reci-
pricity treaty. declared Chandler. II
will be ready to meet her half way, and
more than half way"
The senate then passed the resolu-
ton Of abrogation: but it was nearly
fifty years later. and more than thirty
years after Chambers death, before the
opportunity again reached the United
States senate to meet Canada half
way and more than half way"
The abrogation Of the treaty Of 1854
has been regarded as public calam-
| ity by practically all the students Of
our relations with Canada. That treaty
placed upon the free list grain, flour
and breadstuffs, animals Of all kinds.
meats fresh and otherwise. cotton.
seeds, vegetables. fruits dried and UNI
dried, fish OF all kinds. poultry. eggs
hides, furs, crude stone or marble.
slate, butter, cheese, tallow, lard. horns
manures, ores OF all kinds. coal. pitch.
tar turpentine. ashes, timber and lum-
Der of all kinds. flrewood. plants.
shrubs. trees, pelts. wool. fish oil. rice.
broom corn. bark. gypsum, grindstones.
dyestufYs. fax. hemp. tow. unmanufac-
tured tobacco and rags.
1t gave American vessels unimpeded
access to the Canadian canals and the
Canadians the same rights to navigate
Lake Michigan. More than that. 1t
settled the Atlantic fisheries question
by permitting American fishermen to
fish where they pleased along the Can
adian coasts without regard to the
three mile limit. and to land upon the
coast to procure bait and for all other
legitimate purposes. That question.