THE FISHERIES TREATY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9142, 25 August 1888, Page 5

THE FISHERIES TREATY.

REJECTED BY THE SENATE. A WARLIKE PRESS. ; LITTLE EXCITEMENT PROVOKED EXPECTED AGREEMENT. [press ASSOCIATION.] Washington, August 22. Great excitement prevailed in the Senate when it was announced that the Fisheries Treaty had been rejected by a majority of three. • ' "• • Senator Morgan, in a speech delivered immediately ,• after the result- 1 of the division was known, said that if England had acted towards the United States in a similar manner, the latter Power would have taken it as a direct challenge of war. ! It is expected that further. trouble will arise between Canada and the United States in consequence of the rejection of the treaty. j A section of the press have adopted a warlike tone. Later. It is thought improbable that any collision will ensue between Canada and the United States on the Fisheries difficulty so long as the Democrats remain in power. Mr. Bayard, the Secretary for State, professes not to be disappointed at the rejection of the Fisheries Treaty, and states that America will now revert to the treaty of 1818 as a modus vivendi. The rejection of the Fisheries Treaty causes little excitement in the United States and Canada, as it is believed that the present modus vivendi will be continued.

The Senate rejected the Fisheries Treaty with Canada by a majority of three. A discussion took place on party lines, and 27, Democrats voted in favour of the treaty, while 30 of the Republican party voted against it.