The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-06
THE SEALING QUESTION.
DEBATE IN TIE HOUSE OF COMMONS
ON TIE BRITIsH BILL

STE Rishsrs WEBSTER Rssukss = Ms-se,
wac Flrss Fnait with the Paris Award
-The Nil Passes the seesss Ressinr.
| LONDON. April 5.-sir George Baden Powell
| Conservative NJ p. for the Kirkdale division oil
| Liverpool and formerly Commissioners 10 the
BshrinR Sea, Questioned the Govern m emit ia
the House Of Commons this evening ss to the
bill providing for the execution OF the Paris
| award. He wished to know whether the bill
had been fully approved By the Canadian Gov
| eminent.
| Sydney Buxton. Parliamentary Secretary oil
| the Colonial once. replied that the Dominion
Government had agreed in general to the con
ditlons OF the bill. although much opposed to
one or two OF its details. The BehrinR Sea
bill. which had been introduced into the United
| States Congress. differed In form from the bill
before the House In substance the two
measures were very similar. The points OF
difference would be explained later
Sir @. Baden owell-Were the points on
which Canada disagreed with the home Gov
eminent considered before the bill received its
final shape2
Mr.. Buxton-Ths papers on this subject will
arrive tomorrow. Therefore the Government
will not answer the question now. The Gov
eminent understand that Canada has not at
tached any conditions. and that compensation
to Canadian sealers has not been asked.
Sir Charles Russell the Attorney q eneral.
then moved the second reading. He reviewed
the events leading up to the Paris ar
bitration. and complimented Lord Sails
bury upon his efforts to make a friendly
arrangement with the United States.
1T would have been q most unhappy
event said Biz Charles. " II the two ,countrle.
which have so much In common had resorted
to the rude methods OF force to decide the r
Soart was VeeS satsnetOry Tn from HI ths Grs
ton In accordance with the view which our
as redress for the British subjects who suffered
mes Of the modus yivsnd d. but the %resto which
ns aus nng 70 9np Is wider
can bill applies only to Americans"
Arthur !. Balfour loader o. the Unionists.
courss in not losing a moment in faifiiinS
British obliEations In doing this work Of In
Sensational Justice the Ministers would have
Sir George Baden Powell protested that tn.
SSI:s!oS he e. ..d that dd no. provIde fot
ashore led TO the extinction OF the animals in
Gibson, BoSles found fault with the Paris
had given Great britain the shadow without
s5e s sa6stans. in he BehripG ses One eject
would be taxed In order to subsidize one OF the
greatest mon opolies that the world had seen;
Sir Richard Webster. Conservative for the
Isle OF Wight and one OF the British counsel
before the Paris tribunal. rebuked Mr.: Bowle..
Neither the time Tor the place. he said. was flt-
ting for achallenge OF the tribunals decisions.
The Legisl atures OF the two countries were
All In all. the regulations would suppress the
evils which both Govsrnments objected TO
rsasona able solution OF q difficult question. and
he himself regarded tho result Of the ar bitra-
tion as long step toward the settlement OF in
ternational disputes by peaceful IN cans. The
award was IN monument TO what could be done
by fair argument toward settling dangerous
international differences.
After Sir Richard Webster's speech the bill
passed its second reading.
OTTAWA. April 5.-Sir Charles Fl. Upper.
Minister OF Marine and Fisheries. said to-day
that the Canadian catch In Behring Sea during
115.775 seals. valued at 81 .256. 497.