Evening journal., 1892-03-15
ONE CENT.
GAITING ON SALISBURY.
England Still Silent on the
Behring Sea Controversy.
SENATORS FAVOR A FIRM POLICY.

rho Treaty. Baried In Committee, VIII
Not BE Considered Until After the
Presidents Nste Is Answered Tho
Postomce Bm Passed In the Senate
WASHINGTON, March IS The senate pass
ed the postofiice construction bill 30 amend
ed as 10 authorize the construction Of
postonlce building in every town where the
postal receipts average over 5000 year,
at a graduated scale otcost ranging between
$4,000 and $4,000. The rest Of the day
was devoted 10 executive sessions.
Contrary TO expectation, At the first execu-
tive session of the senate the nominations
Of the Judicial circuit Judge were not acted
on, but were simply reported favorably to
the senate.
The Eehring See Question.
The second executive session Of the senate
was devoted to a discussion Of Behring sea
matters The session was called shortly
after the receipt Of the documents trans
mitted by President Harrison, and was
more OF less in pursuance of 9eonsultation
earlier in the day, at which were present
the president, Attorney General Miller and
Senator sherman, chairman Of the commit
tee ON foreign relations. Genernl j. W. Fos-
ter, who is in charge of the Behring sea
negotiations, aud Ex-Minister T.. }. Phelps,
who win be the counsel Of the United States
before the board OF arbitratOrs, under the
1 pending treaty, also called At the White
' House, and held conference with the
president after the attorney general and
. Senator Sherman had departed.
! The documents sent 10 the senate proved
! TO be the reports OF the Behring sea agents,
! provided for in the ninth article Of the
| pending treaty, who were appointed and
did their work practically before the treaty
was signed. The conclusions arrived 40 by
these commissioners. Sir Baden-powell and
Mr. Dawson for dreat Britain and Profes-
sors Marian and Mendenhall for the United
States, are given ia three separate docu-
ments-a joint report ON points upon which
they agreed and separate report on the
points upon which they could not agree.
The agents are said to have agreed upon the
point that pelagic sealing viii inevitably
result in the destruction Of the seal herds.
While the senate remained In executive
session a general debate took place upon the
whole project, but no action was proposed
and no action was taken. The treaty stili
remains with the committee on foreign re-
until after a reply has been received from
Lord Salisbury TO the note from the presi-
dent Of the sth inst. That reply has not
yet been received.
stin waiting on salisbury.
/ The point was made, in the course of the
I debate, that inasmuch as Lord Salisbury
r had refused 30 admit 10 the treaty proyi
sion for arbitratiug the question of damages
growing out Of the alleged Illegal acts by
Canadian seal poachers, declining 20 assuml
q any responsibility for their acts, he woul,
!, not interfere, by the use Of the naval powe
Of England 70 defend these poaching vessel
! against any steps that the United State
might take to protect the seals. OF course
4 II the arbitrators found that in protecting
the seals the United States vessels OF authori
ties committed any unlawful acts, il woul'
be responsible therefor Notwithstandin
r, this, the opinion was generally expresses
'e that the United States should undertake Z
a the full extent Of its ability 10 protect IN
20 seals
s. The best means OF doing this was, how
u ever, a subject upon which differing opir
ions were held, and as stated in the repor
Of Consul Myers at Victoria, b. c. many q
the poaching vessels have cleared for th
sealing grounds much earlier than usua
r newed. and hoping by this early start I
'i avoid notice Of that fact How TO reac
e. these vessels that have already gone is
problem that is engaging the attention ,
the authorities who say, however, tina
ri there are several ways by which they ca
m be reached Particulars, however, are nc
In youchsafod to the general inquirer. TheI
Us is no change in the situation, and Oh
stereotyped reply to the questions on III
subject is gwen, 1--WE are. awaiting Sail
burys reply 10 the note Of the Sth inst"
IN In the House..
le The proceedings IN the house were uni
on teresting, the entire session being devote
On TO the consideration OF measures reports
from the District Of Columbia committe
several bills Of local interest being passe
n The army appropriation bin was then co
liz sidered for half an hour, when the house a
he journed Among the probable speakers
the tariff bill today are Dockery, Of M
souri; Ellis, Of Kentucky, and Burrows,
Michigan.
81 Nurses Stricken with Typhus.
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