The herald., 1895-03-02
THE List DAY BUT ONE
Congress Will Conclude Its
Session Tonight
BERING SEA DIFFERENCES
The Question of Award Provokes a Very
Lively Debate
BERING SEA DIFFERENCES
Huntington Gets His Bill for Nearly So, 1000
Passed Without TroubIe-The
End Comes Tonight

Washington, March 1.-The Boring sea
differences provoked an animated debate
in the Senate today. Cockrell offered ar
amendment appropriating $4,000 for the
expense of another commission of arbltra'
ton to adjust the claims of Canadian seal
ers seized by the United States. 1t was
in line with the suggestion of letter
which had just been received from sec
rotary Gresham. Sherman opposed This
second arbitration, saying 1t was dlshoh-
orable and unwise, that the United states
had not paid these claims through the
compromise of $425, 600 heretofore urged.
Sherman predicted much trouble as re-
suit of re-openng this subject Morgan,
who was one of the United States
commissioners of arbitration, asserted
that Great Britain, through It's emlssafles,
had violated the Paris award. with We
hemence he declared the payment OF S4zo
600 would be disgrace to the United
States and the amendment was withdrawn
by COckrell. 80
The deficiency bill was kept steadily to
the front today and was passed AFTER q
ssruggle of three hours. The claims 81
California, Oregon and Nevada agains ms
the Government, aggregating So 000, 900,
was passed without the formallty OF yea
and nay Vote 81. -, .,
The appropriation of ST. 500, 900 to the
Southern Pacific railroad ana another. OF
about 81, 900, 900 for French spollatlon
claims and war claims We're also passed,
Eulogies were pronounced on the late
Representative Lisle, of Kentucky, Wright
of Pennsylyania. Post of Illinois and
Houck of Ohio.
The House is approaching the close OF
the session with unusual calmness ana
equanimity. Not sensational incident
occurred on this. the last legislative day
but one, of the session. The entire day
was devoted to the consideration OF piils
on motions to pass them under suspen-
sion of the rules. Five ,recognitions for
this purpose were made by the speaker, OF
which three passed and two. failed to re-
celve the necessary two-thlrds..
Those passed were: A substitute for
Dingleys bill to authorize the Preside MT
to arrange for joint commission to con-
sist of three representatives of this Gov
eminent, Great Britain, Russia and Japan,
to investigate the condition OF the fur
seals and the regulations necessary to
their preservation, and pending rules of
the committee to negotiate for modus
vivendi to protect the seals during the
approaching season. and In case such a
modus vivendi cannot be negotiated, to
give the Secretary of the Treasury author
ity to kill seals found in the Pribiloff
Island: the Senate anti-lottery bill and
the bill to pay the state of West Virginia
its share of the direct tax refunded by the
act of 1891.
The attempt to pass the Senate bill to
impose penalties upon corporations and
railroad companies for violation of the in
terstate commerce law exposed an alleged
scheme to secure action on the pooling
bill in the Senate, it being claimed that
the Senate would attach the pooling bill
as rider. So effective was this alleged
exposure that although the bill itself was
given, nothing but commentator on the
floor, it was defeated.
. Hatch, Democrat of Missouri, attempted
to pass his bill to publish the dairy tests
made at the Columbian exposition, but il
being objected that the publication $ in
the interest of particular breed of cattle,
it, too, was defeated. The sundry civil
legislative and deficiency appropriation
bills were sent to conference without de-
bate. This evenings session was devoted
to private pension bills.