New-York tribune., 1894-04-13
CONTROVERSY - EULOGIES
on LORD HANNEN.

ON LORD HANNEN
sor April 12-The Behrng Sea bill was
,he second time in the House of Lords to-
Tho Earl Of Kimberley. in moving the
ia reading traced the history OF the seai
...,os dispute from its beginning down 10 the
orard the result of which. he said. was
..rt,v satisfactory. Especially satisfactory
,hs decision declaring that seizures were In
I.o,nle illegal; and in consequence OF that de-
p tho claims of British subjects for COM
es'0 r,o,,ld have to be met He able TO
S"'- that as soon as the legislation on the
- should have been completed a convention
I'D he entered into between Great Britain ana
~, limited States for the settlement OF such
.,.,us He was satisfied that 1t was the inten-
49,, horn of a strong desire on the part or the
,...aa States to carry out the provisions OF the
s...r, fully. and Great Britain was equally de-
.,r,;red to fulfil her obligation. The BILL he
..,, nractically ended the controversy In man.
,or highly honorable to both nations (Cheers)
Lord Salisbury said he was sure mat the
uouse desired 10 pass the bill as quickly as pos
,iha Great Britain had great reason to con-
sra,ula,e herself on the result Of the award.
lord Salisbury paid high tribute TO the memory
o.rord Hannen who he said was the man who
,.d taken the most distinguished part in the
ss,tement. Lord Hannen had belonged TO no
Marty but he had fulfilled 10 the greatest degree
the high ideal OF a British judge.
Concerning the award. Lord Salisbury con-
,,nned. he did no, desire 10 say much I; was
no, in his opinion. advisable TO discuss the de-
tails Of the award but it was matter Of graft
6cation that they had come 10 an honorable end
ing Of a serious controversy. Ii would have
been horrible and at the same grotesqne and abb
surd II on such matter two great and kindred
nations should have been plunged into the hor
rors of modern war Il would have been ab-
surd even IL no agreement had been attained.
making it perfectly certain that the natural
species over which the two couhres had dis
puted had not been secured against extinction.
The regulations Of the award We're not perfect
and there remained some matters upon which
questions might be raised but they far
better than coolness between the two nations
and the disappearance Of the seals. II there
were any points OF the regulations capable Of
Improvement. they would be discovered in the
course of experience and adjusted. Under such
circumstances it was needless to delay legisla-
ton to which the American Congress had al
ready assented. (Cheers)
The Lord Chancellor. Lord Herschcl. pro-
. Lord Hannen. saying that the regrets at his
death. which had been heard throughout Eng
land. had been echoed upon the other side OF
the Atlantic.
In the House Of Commons to-day. Sydney Bux-
son. Parliamentary Secretary TO the Colonial
o6ce. said that the Canadian Government at
athsd considerable Importance TO the matter
nmDensation for illegal seizures Of sealing
ysSAs which had been made In the past. The
ul,nd States Government. he added. had In
tnated that as soon the legislation on the
sEard Of the Arbitration Tribunal should have
been completed. they would begin negotiations
boxing 70 the settlement Of such claims.
Thomas G. Bowles asked what provision had
been made for compensation for Illegal seizures
IN future
Mr. Buxton answered that in the bill now
before Parliament he question was not exactly
that Of compensation. but Of penalties. though
the matter OF compensation was being con-
ndered
Sir George Badcn-Powell asked what was the
date Of the notices published in British Columbia
warning sealers that Behring Sea might De
closed for part ~ the year. He also ASKED now
many sealers had left port since the publication
Of that warning.
Mr.. Buxton said the Colonial Office had cabled
70 the Canadian Government for information as
to the number Of sealers which had sailed since
the publication Of the notice In regard 70 the
date. he could only say that when the findings
Of the award were published last August. the
conditions they imposed Immediately became a
matter OF public notorie;y.