Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-10
MORGAN REJOINS.
The Senator'S Reply to Sir Julian
Pauncefote.
ROW ABOUT THOSE SEALS REVIVED

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py speech in which the Alabama Staass.
man Admits That He was Teo, er-1or.
chile. ~ It were-His Resolusioe Adopt
cd to Find Out Whistler We Owe John
hull Anything-rhe Dispute Over the
Alaska "Lins Fence"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-The feature Of
the senate was q speech by Morgan of
Alabama upon resolution offered by him
last week instructing the foreign relations
committee to investigate the question Of
liability Of the United States for the seiz-
urc Of British ships in Behring see In
1sN. Morgan took the position In the
last congress that the settlement Of these
claims by the payment Of . lump sum OF
et95,OOO as recommended by the president
was neither wise nor proper. His remarks
ON that occasion were the subject Of some
sarcastic comment from the British am
bassador herein the latter's Official cor
respondencs with Lord Kimberly. That
correspondence WAS recently printed from
the British Blue Book, and most Of Nor
gan's speech was devoted to paying his re-
spects To sir julian fnunccfOee.
Statement Of Preii,ninary Facts.
One OF Pauncefote's references was to
the hard words Morgan had indulgcd in
regarding the matter, claiming that in the
killing Of the seals the United States had
been ''robbcd' among other things.
Pauncefotc wanted to know. in view Of
the Paris decision, what the United States
t.,I -
simply decided that the seals were wild
animals and anybody's property On the
"high seas" and Great Britain contends
that liability Of the United States for
stopping British vessels ON the high seas
Is necessary inference. President Cleve-
land acted on thHs presumption also in
agreeing to the settlement that Morgan
opposed.
Takes Ohsnse at Sir Julian.
Morgan said he would be loyal to the
findings Of the tribunal. but Great Britain
conveniently sought to overstate them.
Through negotiations the state depart
ment agreed to pay ti.5, 900 for damages,
and President Cleveland recommended
that that sum bc appropriated. He quoted
from Sir Jul!an's report To Lord kimber.
ley tina. Republicans, Populists and for
ty-four Democrats had voted against the
appropriation, and his comment attrib-
uting the action of the house to the
necessity of party expediency," Morgan
declared, contemptuously, that II was get
ting to be- tho fashion abroad to attribute
everything that did not plcasc them to the
''infiucncc of party politics" He charnc-
terizcd sir Julian's comments as unjust"
and offensive" In the case Of the house.
D~nounccs Seal Hunters ~ Pirates.
but, not contented with these rcfiec-
tions ON the house." said Morgan. ..he ~
fcrs To senators by name I'm grntituously
insulting manner He does this under
cover of the British flag" He quoted Sir
Julian's comment ON his (Morgan'sD char.
acterization Of some Of the alleged British
claimants as 'recalcitrnnt and rascally
Americans" He denounced the action of
the American ''marauders" In Behring
sea, who hsd placed themselves under the
protection Of the British flag, ms guilty of
surrcptitious piracy.
what Laws of the United statesS
Morgan insisted that It was the clear
duty Of the senate to obstruct the action
of the president In an attempt to ride
down the power Of tho senate In negotint-
ing for the settlement Of an international
controversy without its advise or consent.
Morgan went mt considerable length into
what ne termed the Infamous con-
spiracy' which procccded under the pro-
lection Of the British flag for the violation
Of the laws Of the United States and
claimed that n thorough investigation and
adjudication Of the claims would result In
large allowances of damages 70 the lessecs
of the seal islands and consequently an
Increased revenue to the United States.
The senator Makes y Confession.
In concluding Morgan again returned
to his assault on the British ambassador
for his rough criticism Of himself, Of
which he said, he was perhaps ''unbecom-
ingly careless" But he charged Paunce-
fotc with giving this criticism to the press,
for the purpose Of aiding England In secur.
ing tho lump sum offered by President
Cleveland and Secretary Gresham, which
the senate refused to ratify. Morgan then
asked n vote on the adoption Of his resolu.
ton instructing the foreign affairs com.
mittcc to examine into and report upon
the liability Of the United States to Great
Britaid for the seizures, and the resolution
was read and adopted without adissenting
voice.