Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-29
A Dispatch FROM Minister Lincoln,
London, Received with Satisfaction
at Washington.
the "BEAR" WILL SAIL ON HCR
AHHUAL CAUSE.
4 Bill Will be Introduced IN the Com.
mons Prohibiting British sub.
Jec,s from Sealing.
~ TnE nrIiuIxG SRA,
To Prohibit nriiish Subjects from
Catching seals There.


WAsruSGToS, May gs.--rhe Pres.
ldent THIS afternoon received dispatch
rom Munster Lincoln ut London, say
rug that Official notice hal been given
III the Commons that u dill would bp
Introduced on Monday 20 authorize the
Queen 70 prohibit British subjects tak.
INK seals Ia Bchting en-. The question
engaged the Presidents principal at.
teuiion today, and lac had conferences
Win the Cabinet. The point con.
-idurei was tho adyisability OF sending
war vessels u Brhrlug sen 10 Reinforced
the revenue cutters Ia preventing tho
taking " seals ia case closed season
Ia decided upon. This fleet would, "
course, cooperate with the English
war ships now Ia these waters IN tho
enforcement Of the agreement as con.
Guided. 10 II undortuod that tho
Secretary Of the Navy reported that
there arv three naval vessels that could
be- prepared for this service without
much delay.
The nnws Of Goschen's action was
received with satisfaction ut the Stato
Department. Generally Il Ia taken Hs
an Indication that the British govern
mcht IA preparing To accept the con.
billions pi5pusod by the President Ms
preliminary 70 arbitration, and cause
British vessels 10 refrain from sealing
meantime. The faxed period for ces-
sation OF sealing referred 10 by Goschen
probably means the remainder Of this
season. During this time the atbl.
tfator- (l0r II j. 10 be presumed that
thc British governments action ear
fics with u acceptance VI the terms u
arbitration held out by the President
during tho cnrfospondencc) will have
IN opportunity 10 reach an agreement.
In the event that the point Of Afbitra.
tipn IL not reached, II may bc that
some time will he consumed In send
ing ma expert commission 10 Alaska 10
Investigate the actual condition Of the
tuokeflcs aud settle the question which
u stillnt Issue between the governments
OF Great Britain aud the United Stntes,
~ 10 whether what Il known ~ "pcl-
agic Eealingr or killing seal IN tho
open sea ON their way to and from the
shore rookcries, l. fully rs destructive
ot seal HE M hns been reported by tho
United States Treasury agents.
The revenue cutter "Bear" will sail
from Seattle Saturday on her annual
cruise In Alaskan waters.
GoscmEN's NOTICE.
LONDON, May 2s.-Goschen, Chan.
cell0r 0f the EAcheqLer, Ia the Com.
mons this Afternoon, gave notice that
the government would Introduce bill
Monday next which would prohibit
British subjects from catching seal. In
Behring sea for n period the extent Of
which Will be stated later.
smith, government loader, IN regard
10 Newfoundland, said, on the promise
Of the Newfoundland delegates that 10
bill would he passed 10 carry out tho
H0dus rtuond aud the award Of the
Arbitration Commission under the
DiodHs piroBdi agreement, the govern
ment proposed that the kuutstord bill
should be read a second time (which
smith hoped would be without opposl.
tom, aud the government would
agree 10 postpone the mex; stage Of tho
bill for three weeks. II tho colonial
legislature passed such a measure ms
the onu promised, the government
would withdraw the Knutsiord bill.
HarcOuTt deprecated the course the
government had adopted.
Bectol (LibefaD rldlculed tn. Idea OF
passing u measure 10 he superseded by
another bill.
The motion was then put, and re-
suited In defeat, by n vote OF 1876 against
loo for Adjournment.
Bryce (LiheraD moved that the
House having been Informed that the
Newfoundland legislature had passed
n satisfactory act declaring readiness
10 support measures Necessary 10 carry
out the treaty obligations and awards
Of the arbitration commissioners, there
was no necessity 10 proceed with a
second reading u the knutsford bill.
Smith accepted this, and the motion
was then approved.