New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-24
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
DESTRUCTIVE WORK BY PELAGIC SEAL
ERS IN BEHRING SEA.
TO PROVIDE THE MONEY FOR A SHIP CANAL IN
PEARL HARBOR-N NOMINATIONS By THE


Observation-Disclosures PAYMENTS
Washington. JAN 2s-The report which Secretary
Carlisle sent TO the House to-day in response 10 the
Dngley resolutions and which formed the basis OF
the debate on the Alaska seal question to-day gives
the following detailed figures:
Secretary Carlisle states that from information
compiled from official sources. 12l,lS seals were
killed by pelagc seslers during last year. or this
number. $3.50 were taken from the so-caled Alaska
seal herd in the North Pacific Ocean and Behring
Sea- 5562l from the coast OF Japan and Russia.
leaving $3.50 undetermined Nnetyflve vessels were
employed sixty belonging to Great Britain and
th.rty-fve to the United States The total number
OF seals killed in 1894 exceeds the amount OF skins
entered by 2ooco. The figures show, he says.
in the number of seals killed by pelagc seal
ers both In American and Asatc waters sig
nifcant fact in this connection is the great number
of dead pups found the seal islands last season,
which presumably died of starvation. their mothers
of ST. Paul reported the number Of dead pups count
ed the Sn60 Ss COUNT OF ans o. of
dead pups upon this island from this cause alone.
therefore that the operation of the articles of the
Behring Sea Tribunal for the regulation or the iur
the fursea herd from that destruction which those
articles were INTENDED 70 prevent ne estimates mates
American catch-Males. ace; females 1886; pups
Sea-Males n723 females. l4702. With reference to
the present condition OF the furseal herds on me
PribyloT Islands. Secretary Carlisle SAYS: N
facts poln, to speedy extermnation unless the
present regulations enacted in the award OF the pars
Tribunal are changed at an early date so as 10 az
ford a greater measure of protection to seal herds
As to the receipts , essees o 'n me eand a
cordng to the provision Of their contract are to pay
Sg S of Apa nes 4e sas
OF salaries OF the official force on the island ana
marine service Suits are now pending. ne says
against the North American Commercial CO Company
ering the season Of 1893.
The Senate Committee Foreign Relations this
morning ordered favorable repor; on the amend
rnent TO the Naval bill offered by Mr. Morgan. ap-
propriating 10000 for dredging ship channel
through the bar Pear HasoG IN 9e for is h pu o.
chase OF machinery. etc. with which to DO that
work
J. A. W. Grip. the Minister OF Sweden and Nor
way. has been selected the third member OF the
Venezuelan Claims Committee. TO take the place
OF Minister Powers who accepted the position tenn
porarily and only with the dis'inc; understanding
that ne should not be expected to continue MS
Longer 'nah next se rp a accept the
position which has already been declined by sew
ground that they were prevented from arbitratng
when accredited to one OF the countries concerned
The President to-day sent TO the Senate the fol-
lowing nominations
]. Eugene .Iarnigan. OF South Carolina, United
States Consul at Ruatan. Honduras.
Lieutenant Colonel James :. Casey. LIST Infantry.
be colonel; Major John H. Patterson q In
Crandal 24h Infantry. TO be- major First iieuten-
Sn 4 Al AaSur h Rrans i nary to be
first lieutenant
The Secretary Of the Interior to-day sent requis
ton Ve Secretary OF the Treasury for N25'5,o"
TO pay quarterly pensions, to be distributed al the
following pension agencies: Topeka. Kan $500 $500.
Louisville KY. 100000: Knoxville. Tenn si"".0''
Indiana polls, Ind. s2,7coco.
novel method Of defraudng the Pos,ofice De-
partment recently developed In Arizona
evidently familiar with the affairs Of the post
office at soomonville, Ariz.. invested consider
aware that the postmaster would forward me
M hey by stag SoGa to a Pc ana he
at the same time retaining tho money orders He
for collection but the Postofice Department re
fused TO honor them and he was arrested trieI ana
Secretary Gresham. under the authority Of Con
gress, has signed the contract for the monument
10 mark the birthplace OF Washington at Wake
field. Va. the Potomac. which must be
peted not later than July 1886 The contractor is
confident of his ability to prepare the foundation
during the coming summer. and expects to land
year IRON nov 2ecpe'aTy GTesnam hss selected
the Slfnp,e nsJiP.om, Ma.nlhston BiitiI2iace'
states A. d. 1885" for the lower base The GOV
eminent has completed steel wharf about mile
from the site. and private corporation has been
formed abish a summer and winter resort at
the landing
The House Committee the Election OF the
President and Vice resident to-day ordered MIR
Donovan make a favorable report Mr.. Bryan's
Joint resolution amend the Constitution that
latter January, 1885 person once elected 10 the
Presidency shall be eligible 70 election to that
to succeed himself"
Mr. Squire (Rep Wash) to-day offered in the
Senate an amendment dn the shape Of "A substitute)
TO the ''popgun' Tariff bill which places coal on
the free list increasing from April next the tax
on beer from 81 TO 81 per barrel
FIGHTING FOR MRS HELM.