New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

| Immediately after the reading of the ion.
nal, the Speaker. the regular ORDER proceeded n
committees for reports Of a private nature uus.,
which call few pension and other private bills wers
Mr.. SPRINGER Dem. Tll.j offered a resolution cali
Ing on the Secretary Ut State for all information ia s
State Department, not heretofore cCmnupieatad 10
reference to the Halifax fishery award OF S550oooa
paid BIZ this government to Great Britain especlsiv
that relating TO the alleged fictitious statistics ana ny
lurel testimony imposed on the arbitrator and o.
which evidence the ward was made Also whether tss
Of the recently published statements OF Professor Goule
Mr. NEWBERRY Rap.. Mcb) obtaine, una,imo,,
consent to remarks on the subject He ,aaS
the following charges and thought that they were snS
ptble Of clear proof: That fraudulent te,timonv no
altered cia documents had OeeA brought before ths
Commissioners: that such alterations and false tes
authorized agents O the British Government that ex
prevent the discovery Of the alterations by the In1
Suites Government The question. he continued was a
n.Omentous one. The open charge was clear as noon
day thar in an arbitration between two OF the most
clvz d ions Of the globe TO settle grave oues
ton OF national right. false and fraudulent test
nOnY had been knowingly manufactured and prodnced
by parry 10 tie wrong az the other. He be.
llevei thar the party in power IN England at
the present had hand IN this crime tina: il ,et
krenly the disgrace brought upon its Government and
that it would Willingly reopen t1e whoe question II
III Brush Government dit not atone for his wrong
ENGLAND wOnlh n have earned thr epIthet Of pe
hl0us Albion" He asked leaye to Offer for reference 10
the Committee reigu Affairs resolution recun9
the allegation that before the so-callcd Fishery Award
Commission made Halifax IN November 1877 false
statistics offered aud produced order procure
an Illegal award AL oil which false aGd fraudulent evil
dence was well known TO- and procured des;gnedly and
win corrupt intent by, ia" aud Office OF the
BRUSH Government Ii further reces this state Of
fact; has long been brought to the notice
of the Engsh Commissioner and OF the
British Government who have al decued 10 take any
seus toward nycs igion, and mat 1t |. believed that
the promoters OF this great National wrong. though
known have been rewarded Dy the British Govern.
ment. In conclusion. il provides for the appointment VI
a special committee to inyesti9ate the SUBJECT.
MI FIELD GIep., Mass objected 10 tue reference Of
the re 4plnii0H.
SIR HAWLEY rep, Comm sad that he more than
doubted the wis OF the leDgusge made OF TODAY
The United States Government and the British Govern.
mcnt Il al submitted grave question 70 inerns.
uOua arbitration, to the etrrna honor II both people,
IN. award Lad Dcen made against Great Britain at
GENEVA and It had paid IL without question. The Cana.
dan fishery aw ri had been made against the United
Ike manner. Il was alleged IN the public
journa mat there has been grossly fraudulent test.
momy gwen lhit case He was willing 10 pursue the
10 which wOud be pursuei DetN gent emel, he
would wait Until the gentleman had time % see whether
he had himself Dccn Imposed uDon On, OI courtesy
that tie IrIud had been committed on inst, AMI then
o.. the United Stit- Government IL; had Dot TIE
shallow -, "A doubt that tue British Government would.
IL found that fraud had been committed, ask that rhe
question lIe eO.enrd. He thought that the matter
cud safely RESI- M tie hands If the Secretary Of State.
Mr. EEWBERRY-TIr Brlu,n Government and otc.
ial- nave had OF this for probably Two years
Nj. Spr.ngcr's resolution was then referred TO the
Clmnlitee Oh Foreign Affairs and the sui ect was
drupp"d. 49,
TIL House AT 1l5. went into Committee OF the Whole
mfr S,mOntUn. tennessee the chair on the private
were passe by HOuse. which then at AGO. adjourned
tomorrow.