The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-05-29

WASHINGTON, May a7.-The Behriiig
seq question was considered ut the cabi-
net meeting, but if conclusion was
reached it was not made public. Secre-
tary Foster declined to say whether or
not decision had been reached. He
admitted that the matter was almost
the sole subject considered at the cabi-
net meeting. Prior to the meeting of
the cabinet the subject was discussed
by the president and IL number of gov
ernment officials. Ex-Minister John
w. Foster, Acting Secretary of State
Adee, Secretary Tracy, Secretary Fos-
ter, Capt. Shepherd Of the revenue ma
rine service, who is familiar with Beh-
ring sea affairs, having commanded the
Rush when she made SO many captures
two years ago, and Mr. Tlngle, special
agent of the treasury department., met
as if by concert, with the president in
his library, and discussed for two hours
the Eehring sea question. The dis
cussion was further continued at the
cabinet meeting which lasted two
hours and half. A cabinet officer in
formed representative of the North
American Commercial company, which
has the contract for killing seals at the
seal islands, that the cabinet reached
no conclusion in the matter. So far as
could be learned no orders We're sent to
the Rush at San Francisco to sail to the
seal islands, and this would appear to
confirm the report that the cabinet
reached no decision, The greatest ret
icence is observed i'll official circles
about the matter. The idea is advanced
that the Canadian government is urg-
ing the English government to delay
matters in order that Canadian poacli-
ers now i'll Behring sea, of which there
are nearly sixty, can have time. to catch
seals as they proceed from the north to
the seal islands. This is the time that
they emisrate in great numbers.
Treasury Notes.
WASHINGTON, May ~. - Attorney
General Miller has decided that the
secretary of the treasury has no author
ity under the act OF July 8, 1890, to
that act except i'll payment of tho
bullion purchased each month under
its provisions, but the gain arising from
the coinage of bullion under the act,
when paid into the treasury, became
part of the general cash, and as such
may be used under existing law like
any other standard silver dollars, and
that silver certificates may be issued
against such dollars as may be offered
at the treasury for exchange, whether
such silver dollars represent profit, or
seignorage or otherwise. There are
about :4.0G0,000 of seignorage i'll the
treasury against which silver certiti-
Gates under this decision can be issued.
The Supreme Court Record.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The United
States supreme court during the term
just ended, beat the previous highest
record of cases ever disposed of at one
term of the court, settling Sl1 eases,
against 41O, heretofore the greatest nvln-
bcr passed upon i'll q single term. A
number of important cases are set for
argument before full bench ilnmctti-
ately after the court assemblies in Octo-
Der. Among them are the schooner
Sayward-Beliring sea case:the Counsel
man case. involving the right of the in
terstate commerce commission to COM
pei witnesses to testify; the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad theatrical rate con-
troversy, and the test suit about the
validity of the Mckinley tariff and Gus
toms administrative acts.
Commissioner I:aum Will Resign.
WASHINGTON, May s7. - There is
ground for stating that the President
and Pension Commissioner Raum have