Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-18
BERING SEA ARBITRATION.
Some of the Terms of the Agreement
Wnshingto ton News Notes.

BERlNG SEA ARBITRATION.
Some of the Terms of the Agreement
Washington News Notes.
WASHINGTON, d. O., May 17.-By the
terms of the agreement between Great
Britain and the United States, under which
the arbitration proceedings in the Berlng
sea matter are TO DO conducted, ninety DAYS
is allowed each government after the
exchange Of ratihcation. iu which to pre-
pare its case and state the briefs on which it
rests its position in the controversy. These
briefs, as they may not properly be styled,
are then to be exchanged and an additional
period OF ninety days is given tho
representatives of each nation in which
to prepare any matter to rebut and
controvert facts and claims made by the
other side. The agents of the two govern
ments are now engaged on this preliminary
| work, and it will not oeuntil it is completed
| that the active labors of tho arbitration com
| mission will begin, though the arbitrators in
| the mean time naturally will inform them
| selves, rs far as possible, on all the facts and
questions bearing upon the dispute. 1t will
| thus be seen that 1t VIII be next autumn at
| the earliest before the commission assem-
! oles and how long it will then take to con-
| clude settlement of the controversy is
problematical. 1t is reasonably certain
| however, that Justice Harlan will be away
| from the supreme court considerable part
| il not all of next term. Fortunately the
| great number of unusually important cases
| decided at the term Of the court just enued
| will make his temporary loss from the bench
| less keenly felt than would have been the
| case mad the absence foccurred during the
past term
Bryan's Free Number Bill.
Representative Bryan of Nebraska today
| introduced bill placing, rough lumber on the
| free list and imposing duties as follows on
orp pntirely fpiahe1 I'm m hpr III no
| each side planed or flushed, so cents per
| 1000 feet; planed on one side and tongued
| and grooved, 81 per l,U00 feet, and planed on
| two SIDES aud tongued and grooveo, Sl.50 per
| 1000 feet. The bill was not introduced as
| the result of an agreement on a lumber bill
| by the democratic majority of the ways and
means committees. but it Indicates Mr.. Bry-
| ans purpose to urge that the committee
| settle the lumber uucstio1, ono which had
| been before 1t for sone time, by reporting q
bill on otherlines. ID
| international Sil ger Conference.
| At the request OF the secretary of the treas
ury the secretary OF state has instructed the
| Urited States ministers in all the European
| countries invited 70 participate in the pro-
posed international silver conference to cable
| as soon as known tho action Of the resp. c.
tive governments in the mattor.
The formal invitations have been received
| at all the capitals, and 1t Is decided to have
| the result by telegraph 80 far as possible,
| and await the receipts by mail of the formal
responses. Great Britain, Italy and Austro-
| Hungary have already accepted the invita-
| ton and it IS understood that assurances
| have been received Of favorable action on
| the part of France. Switzerland and other
European countries.
VIII Not Aid the Flood Sufferers.
Representative Catchings OF Mississippi
few days ago. on the receipt of letters from
| Warren county, Mississippi, calling attention
| to the fact that large number Of the inhab-
itants of the county had been driven from
their homes by the floods in the Mississippi
| river and several thousand negroes rendered
destitute, introduced a resolution appropriat-
| ing $50, 900 for the relief of the destitute
| until the high water had receded, the land-
| lords being unable to aid the sufferers, as
| tins was the second year in which their lands
| had been submerged.
| Today Representative Breckinrldge of
Kentucky reported the resolution from the
| appropriations committee with an adverse
| Recommendation. The report SAYS that the
! facts have excited the warmest sympathy of
the committee and they would gladly report
the resolution favorably il there were no
other question involved than that of giving
| succor to persons in distress. But they do
not think the case Is one which would Justify
congress in making the appropriation asked.
| Washington Notes.
| The remains OF Senator Barbour, accom-
| panied by the congressional committees, his
| immediate relatives and few personal
|
| Valentine, were taken from his residence
| this morning and conveyed to Poplar Hill
Mo-, where they were inferred beside those
| of his wife.
| Adverse action was taken by the house
judiciary committee today on the senate bill
| to extend the jurisdiction OF tho supreme
| court of the United States to include tho
| judgments and decree of the highest courts
| of tho Cherokee, Seminole, Choctaw and
| Chcaasaw tribes of Indians.
The bill to provide for the examination and
classification of mineral lands in Montana
and Idaho was today reported to the house
from the committee on public lands The
| object of the bill Is to prevent the acquisi-
tion OF lands SAID TO 10 rich in minerals by
the Union Pacific Railroad company under
its land grant.
The total collections of internal revenue
| during the five months of the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1892. were Sl52, $3.50, ,06l, an
increase Of s5,609,Sil, compared with the
collections during tha corresponding period
of the previous fiscal year.
| Secretary Foster; has informed Mr..
Walker of the Worla,s fair directory that ne
will do what he can to secure favorable leg
islaton on the proposition for the coinage of
1000 900 50-cent pieces for the use Of souye-
Mrs for the Worlds fair