The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-07

riously annoyed by mallciOusly false re
ports which have been occasionally sent
out from here concerning members OF
that august assembly. They have talked
the matter over among themselves
various times, but no feasible
plan OF preventing mendacious reports
from being telegraphed over the country
( has occurred TO them. However, just
before the extraordinary session closed
the matter again recurred verv yiyidly
with Mr.. IIalslead's nomination, and IL
was practically agreed that early in the
next session new rule should be estab-
lished by the Senate Committee on Rules,
I by which, on the complaint OF any Sen
aior in open Senate that be had been
maliciously misrepresented, the cor
respondent Of the journal should
be denied admission TO the press
gallery, and that paper no longer
/ allowed representation duriag the ses
sion in which he was found guilty unless
the offending correspondent should be
recalled. While this is entirely in the
/ power of the Senate, as that body eyer-
cises complete jurisdiction over the gal
leries, an attempt to put such plan into
practical aperation, would doubtless raise
q howl all over the country, which could
iot be wthstood. In that event, there
would be serious agitation on the question
..nch has arisen within the last few
weeks, whether or not the Senate is at
tempting TO muzzle the press, and it might
bring the upper house OF Congress into
even more disrepute Than it is at present
IN some quarters. Free speech and a free
press are two OF the Things which the
native American holds dear, and any
attempt to curtail these rights accord
ID bv the Constitution, would meet
with The most intense and bitter oppOsi-
ton. There is hardly an influential pa
per in the country which would nOi take
its correspondent out of the press gal
lery. if such a rule were established, be-
cause 10 remain would seriously impair
his usefulness and create the irresistible
conclusion that he was muzZled and un- /
able To write his opinions freely.
Ii was stated at the Department of
State Today that action would soon be /
taken by the President and Secretary /
Blaine looking to the adjustment OF /
question which has long been in dispute I
between the United States and Great .
Britain. This question involved the .
proper demarcation of the boundary be-
tween Alaska and British Columbia. The
United States has held TO the old survey
made by the Russian officers, and which
was marked sut by them before Mr.
Seward purchased Alaska from
the Car The survey upon
which Great Britain bases her claim diff
lers in many important details from the
old Russian survey as the contour OF The
country is such that it has been impOssi-
bic for the two governments interested
in the matter to satisfactorily adjust the
dispute. The difference between the two
gOyernments-United States and Great
Brilain--is one OF minor importance,
and received but little serious cOnsldera-
ton until the last three or four years.
The discovery OF gold and other mine
rails near the Onjunctl0n of Brit
in and American territory, in the .
Northwest, and the consequent influx
Of miners to that locality made tie ques
ton OF the boundary line very serious .
one. and one which if not adjusted in
time would lead to very disagreeable re-
suits. Mr.. Bayard repeatedly urged .
upon Congress when he was Secretary
of State the adyisability of taking steps
to render any serious complications i'm
possible But it was not until October
last that any heed was given TO his adj
vice Then an appropriation Of $4,000 .
As made TO carry out the object /
ut which Mr.. Bayard aimed. This
sum was regarded as insufficient, and
for that reason none Of it was expen ded.
At the last session of Congress an addi-
tional appropriation OF $4,000 was
made, aud thus Mr Blaine has in hand
money enough TO properly conduct the
negotiations in regard to the boundary.
II is his intention to pursue the general
pl n which Mr. Bayard had mapped out.
There will be sent out by this govern
ment a party Of surveyors consisting OF
army officers and one or two mem
bers Of the coast survey \ SIM
liar commission will be sent
out by Great Britain and the
TWO parties will act together, take under
the claims OF both sides
and the old surveys, and mark the
boundary line so that there will be no
further difficulty. When they have I'm
ished their report will be submitted to
the two governments for approval. Pur'
suing such plan as this, no doubt IS
entertained that what Is desired will be
accomplished without any trouble.