New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-23
IN AND OUT or CONGRESS-.
! Bill. TO CARRY OUT THE BEHRING
SEA DECISION.

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SEA DECISION.
TO INCLUDE DEMAND NOTES OF TIE UNITED
STATES N STATE TAxATroN-MINIsTfR
sMYruE's DENIAL SUPPORTED
BIZ DIPLOMATS IN HAYTL
Washington. Feb O. Representative Mccfeary'
the chairman Of the House Foreign Affairs CON-
mittee. Introduced bill today when IL d'-'s''e'
to carry into effect the award rendered by NE Dun
ring Sea Tribunal of Arbitration at Paris II Is uA-
dersood that the bill has the approval OF Secre'ar!
Gresham. An effor, viii be made to have II reer'tu
10 the Foreign Affairs Committee ana IL thiS Dc
done 1t Will be considered by the committee at i's
meeting on Thursday next. The bill provides 'hat
no citizen OF the United States nor any person De-
longing 10 any vessel Of the United states snail KIN
outside of territorial waters any fur seal IN inc
waters surrounding the Pribylof Islands withiH
zone Of sixty geographical miles around said Siads
inclusive of the territorial waters. No such person
shall KILL capture or pursue during the season eN-
tending from the first day OF May to the thirty
first day of July, both inclusive, In each year. any
fur seal the high outside OF the zone hle'i-
toned in Section l. and in that part OF the fdcHc
ocean including Behring Sea which Is situated
10 the north Of the 3Jth degree of north latituGe
and 10 the east OF the 10th degree OF longitude III
II strikes the water boundary OF the treaty OF 1871
between the United States and Russia. and ioilo"-
ing the line I'D to Behrng Straits Only sailing yes
SEES shall carry take part in operations; nor
Shall any vessel do without special license
! other provisions are that every master shall ac-
curatey enter in his official ogbook the date and
place of every operation. and also the humDer
and sex of the seals captured each day. to be Veri
fed oath: and that no person or vessel permitted
TO engage in fur seal operations shall employ IN
! such operation any net. firearms, airsuns or eX-
plosive
| Every person guilty OF violation OF the pro
| visions OF this act. or Of the regulations made
hereunder shall. FOR each offence, be fined not
less than $780, or Imprisonment: for not less than
six months. both, and all vessels. Their 'ackie'
'fhe provisions of the act are become operative
H wmgsye that Hf the Of Great Britain has
adopted the measures necessary 10 give nun ana
termined upon by the Tribunal Of Arbitration at
Paris.
Messrs Warner. Hall. of Missouri and Hen nleI
SON. of Illinois. subcommittee of the House N0nl-
mittee Banking and Currency have ag AR to, 70
report favorably to the full committee the pi ih'ro
subject to State taxation National bank notes and
OnTssd dt s a c,rerang mote. of Naona banking
associations and all United States legalc'endeT n3te
and all Other notes and certificates 81 inc NIL
States payable on demand and circulating as cur W
rency shall not be exempt from sxa'0n under the
provided, That any such taxation shall be e ,S
| any such state Territory shall tax other money
| within It's jurisdiction" 900 ,.,
will point out the Importance OF the bill as meas
ure designed 70 prevent fraud upon the tax dupii-
The mail. which arrived al the State Department
from IIayti yesterday brings a sun NOR positiye
aco hat Minister Nj e sytne had addrcs
of advice to President HyppOtc concerning iile
management Of public affairs in the Hayden Re
nIblic In his letter to the Department received
yesterday Mr.. smvthe says that when the puDIicl,,
the German Minister Resident at Port au Prince
DR. Goerlng he at once, of his own motion ana
wrote a most emphatic denial OF the whole story
In his letter. which Mr.. Snythe sends TO thc l .
his own belief Tat MIR Fortunes story was pure
by the universal conviction in Hayti Other forelrn
| representatives at Port au Prince nal olitrrl 10
WaYten President and Government. the Minister
says have been unbrokeny cordial ana asre~loir
The members Of the Democratic STATE centr,i
Committee of Connecticut say they did not mean
Circular to Federal oficcholders asking for sub
scrP2ns 10 the cainpasr ian4 iS% Gmm
has written a letter TO civil Service Commissoner
Roosevelt 10 that effect Commissioner Rooseyrlt
Viii Investigate the matter thoroughly. notwiih-
standing Mr.. Browns letter
The President to-day sen; TO the senate the fol-
loving nominations: To be United States Ma.shas
VllI,jam McDermo:t District OF Montana; John y.
Hunter, District % South Carolina
Commissioner Miller. Of the Internal Revenue;
Bureau has decided TO issue new series OF nuy al
use The new; stamps will b. smaller IN size more
artistic in finish and different IN color from m ol
ones. The Vgrett~s will be changed ana p'rs ~
of molern statesmen, chiefly Secretaries OF ne ne
| Treasury. VIII take the PAGES no" occupel Dy
statesmen Of the past.
: Mr. Martin DeIn.. Kan} in the Senate senate
/, today offered two resolutions when "fent
over without action. One instructs inc ri,
nance Committee TO formulate ana rtpoft pii'
providing for permanent American financial SIS
err which shall include tho free conHRe OF iot u
cold ard silver on the basis OF IL 10 ! Inc
other nstrlcts the Judiciary Committee to for,nE-
late and report proposed amendnsnt 10 the on
stitlton for the election Of President and wee,
President OF the United States by direct vote OF a
The people and for a single term OF six years. the
President to be thereafter ineligible TO election
also providing the election Of United states Sen
ators by direct vote OF the people
Mr. Chickerng G,ep. y " today INTRODUCED IN
the House a bill to amend the act Of July W. "a
enforce reciprocal relations between The tnitri
States and Canada. The bill provides. IN adalton
TO the present powers that whenever the Presi-
dent shall be satisfied that there Is any discrlmina
. ton In the use Of the Weland Canal. the St Law
renee River canals the Chamby Canal or the Sew
Canadian Stult Canal detrimental to the United
States it shall be his duty 70 suspend the Trans
ortaton across the United States In bond OF goods
imported or exported from any foreign countries
from the British Dominlons IN North Anrrlc"
In OF the suspension, tolls are to be evie1 ana
collected freight OF whatever KIND or deScr!p-
lion at 50 per ton and passengers at not more
than g. a head. No tolls to be charged or col,
lcctel upon freight passengers carried TO ana
landed at Ogdensburg. y. y, or any port west OF
, Oglensburg and south OF line drawn from ire
northern boundary Of the State OF Newly Ork
through the st. Lawrence River the great lakes
and their connecting channels. to the northern
boundary Of the State of Minnesota. The bill was
referred the Committee on Foreign Aaifairs