The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-02
OPPOSING A COMMISSION.
Senators Refuse to Renew the
Dehring Sea Controversy,
THE HOUSE UNUSUALLY CALM.

Not a Sensational Incident Occurred Dur
ing Yesterdays Proceedlngs-T Senate
Anti-Lottery Bill Goes Through the Lower
Body-A Popular Measure Defeated.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Behring
sea differences between the United States
and Great Britain provoked an animated
debate IN the senate late yesterday. Mr..
Cockrel had offered an amendment to the
pending deficiency bill appropriating S5O,-
900 for the expenses of fHnother commission
of arbitration to adjust the claims of Can
adian sealers seized by the United States
1t was in line with the suggestions of q
letter just received from Secretary of state
Gresham. Mr.. sherman opposed this sec
ond arbitration, saying that it was dishon-
orable and unwise He prophesied much
trouble as a result Of renpening this sub
ject. Mr.. Hoar also stated that this fore
shadowed anoSher such reverse as the
United States received at the Halifax
award
Mr.. Morgan, chairman of the commit
tee on foreign Relations, and one Of the
United States commissioners at the Paris
court of arbitration, declared that this
plan to pay Great Britain a lump sum for
the Canadian seizures was in violation of
the honor of the United States 1t had
been proposed by the president and had
been properly rejected Mr.. Morgan as
serted that Great Britain, through its
emissaries here, was systematically
violating the Paris award With great
vehemence he declared that the payment
of $4,000 would be disgrace to the
United States and to the administration.
The contest was so effective that Mr.
another commission.
The deficiency appropriation bill was
kept steadily before the senate throughout
the day, and was passed after struggle
of three hours to add various claims to it,
The claims of California Oregon and Ne
yada against the government, aggregating
about 81, 100000, were passed without the
fOrmality of d yea and nay vote. The ap
preparation of 81 ,SJ9 900 to the Southern
Pacific railroad, and another of about ST.
OOO,OOO for French spoliation claims and
war claims, were also passed. There was
strong opposition and several pointed
speeches against these claims but on a
vote the senate adopted them by an ample
majority Another amendment adopted
provides $3.50, 600 for government print
ing office on the site known as the Ma
hone lot.
The house is approaching the close of
the session with unusual calmness and
equanimity. Not sensational incident
occurred on the last legislative day of the
session but one The entire day was de-
voted to the consideration of bills on mo-
tions to pass them under suspension of the
rules. Five recognitions for this purpose
were made by the speaker, of which three
passed and two failed to secure the neces-
sary two-thirds.
The first bill passed was "A substitute for
Mr.. Dingley's bill to authorize the presi-
dent to arrange for joint commission, to
consist of three representatives of this
government, Great Britain, Russia and
Japan, to investigate the condition of the
Eur seals and the regulations necessary to
their preservation and pending the report
of the commission to negotiate for a
modus vivendi to protect the seals during
the approaching season, and in case such
modus vivendi cannot be negotiated to
give the secretary of the treasury author
ity to kill all seals found on the Pribyloff
islands. The senate anti-lottery bill and
the bill to pay to the state of West Vir-
ginia its share of the direct tax refunded
by the act of 1891 We're also passed.
The attempt to pass the senate bill tc
impose penalties upon corporations and
railroad companies for violation of the
interstate commerce law exposed an al
legged scheme to secure action ON the pool
ing bill in the senate, it being claimed
that the senate would attach the pooling
bill as a rider. So effective was this al
legged exposure that although the bill it.
self was given nothing but commendation
on the floor, it was defeated Mr. Hatch
Z CMo) attempted TO pass his bill to publish
j bn al nd the, V,1
position, but, it being claimed that the
publication was in the interest of a par
ticular breed of CATTLE it too was defeated
The sundry civil, Legislative and deficiency
appropriation bills were sent to confer
cncc without debate. The evening session
was devoted TO private pension bills.