The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-10
Morgan Of Alabama Talks on His ReSo-
luton in the Senate.
VERY SEVERE IN COMMENTS UPON
AMBASSADOR PAUNCEFoTE.
The Foreign Representatives Sayings
Upon the Action of Congress In
Refusing to Pay Indemnity for
losses of British Subjects Owing
to seizure of sealers Characterized
as Offensive.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-AAe NO
was addressed to-day by Mr. Morgan
Oem.l of Alabama, Chairman OF the
Committee on Foreign Relations, ana
formerly a member of the Behrlns sea
Paris Tribunal, in support or MS reso-
luton, offered on the Sd OF DECEMBER
referring to the Committee on torelgh
Relations the Presidents special mes
sage of February Is, 1885, and his recent
annual MASSAGE relating to the pay
ment by the United States of the
claims of Great Britain arising out OF
the Behring Sea controversy, with IN
structions to examine into the question
OF liability on the part of Great Britain
or Canada.
Mr.. Morgan, who read his speech
from printed slips, was very severe
upon the British ambassador, Sir Ju-
liam Pauncefote, characterizing as OF
fcnsive'' the ambassadors comments
upon the action of Congress in refusing
to pass an appropriation TO pay the IN
demnity for losses of British subjects
owing to the seizure of ''sealerS, ana
asserting that, as to many OF those
''SealerS - they were the actual property
in whole or in part of American cit
liens who had no such claim upon their
own Government. The British Embas-
sador. Mr. Morgan stated, had no
right to question members of Congress
for words spoken in debate, and his
doing so in diplomatic papers, which
he had handed over to the American
press for publication, was an act of
intrusive arrogance.
At one point of the speech Mr. Nor
gan INDUCED in touch of sarcasm at
the expense of Sir Julian Pauncefote,
sieaI h Ca1.
his ponderous logic" and of the Earl
of Salisbury, who had "exhumed him
for such use as he might be found
most convenient"
Mr. Morgan occupied two hours in
the delivery Of his speech and then the
resolution was agreed to.
The first two bills of this Congress
We're passed to-day-one of them to al
low the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
the use of the United States Courtroom
AT Scranton and Williamsport, and the
other making an appropriation of $780,
GEO for survey and plans of improve
nent at the entrance of Biscayne Bay,
Florida.
Senators Hill of New York and Caf-
fiery Of Louisiana made their first ap-
pearance at this session to-day in the
Senate chamber, and the latter took
the cath of Office under his election for
the full term beginning March /. 1895.
: Mr.. Cullona fRep.) of Illinois gave no
1ce that he would address the Senate
tomorrow on the subject of the Mon
roe doctrine.
Mr. Berry Dem) of Arkansas in
troduced a bill TO form Indian Terri
tory into the Territory of Indianola,
and gave notice that he would here
after address the Senate on the subject.
Among the number of pension bills
introduced and referred was one by
\
q pension of $500 a month to the widow
of the late Secretary of State Gresham.
A bill to prevent citizens of the Uni
ted States from accepting titles, patents
of nobility or degrees Of honor from
foreign nations under the penalty Of
fine and disfra reimbursement, was intro
duced by Mr.. Allen Pop) of Nebraska.
and referred to the Committee on For
eign Relations. It eXceptS from its pro-
visions ecclesiastical titles.
= bill for the establishment of a cannon
factory on the Pacific Coast was intro
duced by Mr.. Squire (Rep.) of Wash
ington, with some remarks as to its
importance, and was referred to the
Committee on Coast Defenses.
A resolution calling on the President
for copies of all correspondence in the
State Department on the subject of the
trial and imprisonment of John L
Waller by the French Government al
Madagascar was introduced by Mr.
Baker (Rep) of Kansas and was agreed
to.
Mr.. Morgan Dem) Of Alabama called
up the resolution offered by him last
week on the subject of the Behrine
Sea indemnity claims and proceeded tC
address the Senate. Mr.. Morgan saiC
that recent events imposed upon hin
as a Senator, member of the tribuna
of arbitration, which sat in Paris in
~, -f 3 -
Committee on Foreign Relations. to re-
ply to certain criticisms sent out
through the American press by the
British Government touching the atti
tude of Congress toward what is called
the Behring Sea controversy. He as
serted that the question whether {
negotiation respecting the liability o.
the United States to Great Britain FOL
the seizure of sealing vessels in Behrinf
Sea under the orders of Mr.. Cleveland
first Administration should take place
under the treaty of February %, 1892
was still an open question, and had no
been closed by the award of the tri
bunal of arbitration. on the contrary
as he proceeded to demonstrate by
couious extracts from the treaty anC
the award, the tribunal expressly re
fused TO make any decision of sucf
liability. or to declare that the seiZur'
of the vessels. under Mr.. Cleveland
order. was Illegal. These questions. h
said. were distinctly remanded by tha
tribunal to the further negotiations o
treaty powers as original questions
Great Britain, however contended tina
the tribunal of arbitration considered
and decided this question of liability.
''If the President said Mr. Morgan
I'm his most impressive manner. "ha'
sent to the Senate the diplomatic agree
ment made by him with Great Britain
IN which a committal TO the British
contention is sought to be apparent,
avoided by compromise, but is, II
fact admitted without reserve or quail
fication. the vote Of this body woul'
have settled the attitude OF the countr,
by accepting or rejecting that agree
nnent. If Congress should thereafte
appropriate the coveted lump sum- Z
satisfy the British demand. we woul'
al least have been free from the ac
ceptance of the humiliating attitud
of accepting and indorsing a falsehoo'
as the decision of the tribunal of arbi
tration, and of paying citizens OF tn
United States for criminal wrongs don
10 their country. The reassertion b.
the President of the justice and right
fulness of the demand Of the Britisl
Government. made with the insultin
arrogance of an ultim&tum. requires 0
Congress that its refusal at its last ses
sion to vote the lump sum OF $425 co
70 satisfy this demand should be de
Tended upon the principles and fact
that justified that vote"
Mr.. Morgan said that the statemen
cent by the late Secretary Gresham I
the House of Representatives on De
cember 90 1894, in regard to the seiz
ure of British sealing vessels in Behrin