The daily state chronicle., 1891-01-16
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
A RESOLUTION PRESENTED CON.
DEMNING GREAT BRITAIN.
The Action in Bringing the Behring
Sea Trouble Before the Supreme
Court is Without Precedent.
IBy United Press


Court is Without Precedent.
by United Press
WAsHINsToN, Jan. 15-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Morgan introduced concur
rent resolution condemning the action of
Great Britain in bringing the Behring
Sea controversy before the Supreme
Court. A long preamble sets forth the
facts connected with the case.
The resolution is as follows:
''Resolved that the action Of the I'm
perial Government Of Great Britain ia
authorizing and approving the presenta-
ton OF the afOre mentioned information
and suggestion to the Supreme Court, is
without precedent and its prejudicial to
the comfy of nations, and to the usual
and amicable conduct Of international
relations and is not in consoualce with
the dignity Of the government and people
Of the United States and the respect
that is due to the President Of the United
States.
Resolved, further, that the President
be requested to communicate COPY of
this resolution to the Government of
Her Britanic Majesty, if, in his Judge
| ment, such communication be not IN
consistent with the public interests"
The resolutions was referred to the
| committee on Foreign relations.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-After routine
| business IN the Senate today the cleo
tions bill was considered and Mr.. Evarts
addressed the Senate in its support. In
stead of quiet discussion Of the Methods
| and the meanings of the clauses Of the
bill, the Senate, Mr.. Eyarts said ne had
| been confronted with opposition by all
parliamentary methods, however far
| they were to be carried. There could
be no middle ground between obedience
and resistance to law. One or the other
| would have TO go the wall.
Mr.. Evarts proceeded to discuss what
| he termed the mississippi method
which had been planned to prevent the
free exercise Of suffrage, and which, hs
said, had been adopted in the Gul
States, and he declared that in that pee
dlcameut those States were nOn-suffrag
States. The laws of those States wer
silent before some power or other tha
paralyzed their execution. The freedom
of suffrage had been thwarted and con
|, troiled by some methods which were no
according to law either of the States or O
the United States. Mr. Ewarts went on {
contrast the number Of votes Of presiden
in Congress and in New York and tn
New England states with the votes in tn
Gulf States, where, he said, there wa
nothing but dessicated suffrage, with
out life or circulation.
Mr.. Hoar, at the conclusion Of Nj
. Evarts speech gave notice that at moo
: tomorrow he would ask the Senate t
:. remain in session until the disposal {
: the bill
! The Senate then went into e1ecuti1
=. session and soon afterwards adjourned
J House.
/ WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-The House tt
{ day devoted most Of the session to
Il discussion of conference reports on pul
q lie building bills. The reports for bnil6
n ings at Portland, Oregon; Sioux Fall
Y S. D.; Mankato, Mimi, and st. Alban
e VT, were agreed to.
/ The Speaker appointed Messrs Payn
& Diugley, Roweli, Oates and Peele
e committee to investigate the alleged S
a yer pool.
)" The free coinage silver bill was I
G ceived by the House and sent to t
a Speakers table and subsequently referrt
e. to the committee on coinage, weigh
IS and measures.
). The district of Columbia appropri
le ton bill was taken up IN committee
j. the whole and after remarks by N
Clements commanding its provisions, t.
~ | HOusa adiourned