The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-10
THE BEHRING SEA DISPUTE.
Irgumsnt Of The Suit Begun in tho United
States Supreme Court.
SOEE SUBJECTS FOR THE NEXT HOUSE.
Question Of "a Change I'm the Rules Liable to
Cause StrugSle-The National Re
publican Convention.

WAm1SGToS, d. G., Nov. 9.-The case Of
TIE schooner Sayward against the United
States. involving the settlement Of important
points connected with theBehrine Sea contro-
versy, was called forargumen theb nited
States Supreme Court this afternoon. All the
justices Of the court we're present ana many
distinguished persons, including ex-senator
Edmunds and Attorney General Miller were
also in the courtroom.
Calderon Carlisle Of Washington, opened
the case for the British Government. lie
contended that the supreme Court had a
right 20 20 into the merits OF the case and 70
Give an ouiuiou on the extent Of the lurlsdlc-
ton u the United States IN Behung Sea. The
case was not political one, Gs'claimed by the
Attorney General. but 8n international ono
S0hctor-Geueral Taft followed for the
United States. he oontended that the oaso
was political one and that the court had 10
authority % Judge Of it except on the face
q the pr0ceedngsn certified by the Alaska
court before which the case came first. Tho
face of the proceedings" did not he said.
show that there was want Of jurisdiction
by the Alaska court. and therefore that
question should not be touched on. Argu-
ment VIII be continued tomorrow.
SUBJECTS FOB TBE MKT HOUSE.
One Of the subjects likely 10 csuse q strug-
house
election of a speaker and the appointment OF
tie various committees Is that OF a change of
the rules. The Democratic mem beTs will,
doubtless, be unanimously IA favor of chang
ing the rule regarding the counting of
quorum by a speaker. The rule OF preference
t. the distribution Of the several appr0prla-
ton bills among the variOus committees in
stead Of consolidating all the bills
in the Committee on Appropriations
nay also be be changed. but the Democratic
members are divided on that point as well as
On The rule providing that one hundred mem
.ers shall constitute quorum IN committee
oi the whole. tis the impression that the
consideration of appropriation bills by diff
ierent committees ha, had tendency to
largely increase the appropriations, while
tle Committee ON Appropriations has abso-
lDte control OF the appropriation 81 al the
bills covering the regular annual appropra-
t0us. pruning here and there, reductions and
economies may, and altogether likely will be
made in each. Leading Democrats contend
that this rs the only way IN which o billion
dollar record can be prevented.
NATIONAL BHPUBICAS CONVENTION.
a San Francisco paragraph states that the
people Of that city are making q vigorous
effort 30 secure the holding of the National
Iopublcan convention IN that city next year.
and 1lr. 81. IT, DelounE CALIFORNIA; member
oi tho National Republican committee, be-
Leyes the convention can be secured If San
francisco would pay the expenses of delegates
g. tie convention.
ln connection with this a special from
Ntusylls. Flu. quotes Senator Quay as saying
that san Francisco is too far of. He added.
'4ts % long. weary ride to California and the
people won't take kindly % Il. But Cali
fouia would entertain the delegates as they
Lave never been entertained before She
would in fact. pay all the expenses going and |
returning. II needs be- and "a national con- |
Veltor there would have this one advantage
d big one too. IN ms estlmauon-It would be !
free from outside influences entirely. The |
lee.sls and the henchmen and local powers |
Do politics couldn't be there 10 would be |
TOO lar o. go and too expensive, and the con- |
Nenu0n could easily express its own sentl- /
uents"
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The announcement of Attorney General |
e eet Poe, Of Maryland to the effect that the /
Maryland Democracy would soon. have a |
newspaper organ Of its own. its said & have |
teeu thrown ont ia the nature Of q feeier. |
aud that the idea s the outcome of % conference |
} etween cX-fresident Cleveland and Senator
German. iu which both gentlemen cOncurred |
il tne propuety of the movement. Senator
elect br.ce ls mentioned as one of the stock
holders, and tins ls taken as an evidence OF
DIS approval Of the scheme
lhe Court of Claims to-day rendered de-
c.sou disulssing the suits of the States of
Indiana Ohio and Illinois against the nited
States to recover the per cent fund re-
tdned from the proceeds of the sale Of the
4 cumberland Gap railroad agGregating Sl.500.-
elJ he court held that the fund in Ques-
ton Is NOT trust fund and that IL is barred
tY the statute OF limitation. An appeal viii
be taken.