The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-10
NATIONAL CONGRESS.
Senator Morgan Pays His Respects
to Sir Julian Paunccfotc. 8
HIS VIEWS on LUMP PAYMENT
Resolution Adopted Relating to the
British Bchriul Sea Claim,
NEW MEMBERS WE'RE SWORN IN


Washington. December a-Senator Caff-
cry of Louisiana, who was reelected ut
the expiration OF his short term for a
fun term OF six years, was sworn IN.
MIR. Cullom of Illinois gave notice thnt
he would address the senate tomorrow
on the Monroe doctrine
Among the bills introduced WAS one by
MIR. Voorhees, tdonL. indD granting PEN
sion of 500 per month to the widow of
the late secretary OF state. General W.
o. Gresham.
Mr.. Baker trcp., Kan) offered q resolu-
ton. which was agreed to, calling upon
the president, IL not incompatible with
She public interest, TO transmit to the
senate all documents at the state depart
meut relating TO the case of eN-Consu III
john l.. Waller now under arrest Ia
France
The feature Of todays proceedings was
speech 10y Mr.. Morgan of Alabama
chairman of the COMMITTEES on foreign
relations and member of the Parts Beh-
ring sea tribunal upon u resolution Of
Tered by him last week ustructlng the
foreign relations committee to Investigate
the question vi the liability of the United
states for the seizures OF British ships In
bchrng sea IN lN"O
Mr. Morgan took the position ia the last
congress that tilc settlement of these
claims 10y the payment OF lump sum OF
N-oWV as recommended by the presiden,,
was neither wise or proper. His REMARKS
on that occasion were the subject OF some
sarcastic comment from tho British am
bassSdor here In the latters official cor.
tcspundenCc with Lord Kimberly. The
correspondence was Printed recently from
the British blue book, and most of MIR
Morgan.S speech today was devoted TO
paying his respects TO Sir Julian Pounce-
totc.
Ills resolution, which was as follows.
was unanimously adopted at the conoius-
ION of his speech:
Resolved. That the presidents message
received by the senate on February ~.
1893. aud his message received in the sen
ate today, meaning December 81 relating
10 tho payment by the United States Of
claims of Great Britain arising from the
Behring sea question. III referred 20 Nh"
committee ON foreign relations, with inc
Structiou that SAID COMMITTEES inquif1 HVu
the merits OF said clnimS and OF any H.
ability to Great Britain or Canada arising
from such controversy, and that said com,
mittee shall have authority TO report by
bill or otherwise
MIR. MORGAN said he felt 1T Incumbent
upon himself 10 reply to certain com
mcnts made upon his course IN the SEN
ate by the British government and the
Parts tribunal did not attempt to arbtrete
the question of the United States seizures
or the amount of such liability. Great
Britain declared that tho liability was
decided as necessary inference anu
President Cleveland proceeding on that
assumption had. through the state do
partm'nt. agreed to pay So 0N In dis
Gharsc Of This alleged liability or mo
United States liut that agreement could
be carried out without the tification OF
congress. The findings OF the tribunal
rested entirely upon the treaty making
powers q The two governments. and the
United states and Great Britain were
hound TO carry out the relations carried
on for the protection of the seals as much
as II tn" regulations had been iucorpor-
ated IN a treaty Hut neither govern
mcnt was bound further.
At the most, the award of the abitra-
tors would only 'rnish a remote aGgu-
meut FOR the claim of Great Britain to
demand for seizures. He would he loyal
but Great britain conveniently sought to
oVerstatc them. Through negotiations the
state department agreed to nay si2ivn
for the damages and President Cleveland
recommended that the sum he appropri-
ated. Congress refused TO ask the APP
propriation
attention to Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
British ambassador and his "dolefui
plants" to Lord Kimberly. Mr. Morgan
was scornful and sarcastic
Does he not know that no executory
agreement Is binding until ratified by
congress- He quoted from Sir Julisn's
report to Lord Kimberly that republicans,
populists and forty-four democrats had
voted against the appropriation and his
comment attiibuIinE tho action Of the
eS Us Mr Morgan dsclSrelI 'r ron, emIS9
ous,y, that IL was getting to lc the fasn-
lon abroad to attribute everything that
did not please them TO the Influence Of
lie characterized Sir Julan's comments
"a unjust" and offensive" in the case
CT tho house.
but net content with these reflections
on the house said Mr.. Morgan. che re-
fcrs 10 senator's by name In gratuitous
Ia d IL tnF
the cover of the British haR"
After quoting Sir Julian's comment on
MS tMorgansl characterization Of some
OF the alleged claimants "a recalitrant
and rascally Americans he declared that
the British ambassadors STRUCTURES were
based on the mistaken notion that the
British NAVIGATION laws should cover vio-
lations Of the United States statute.
~" did not object to the English am
bassador crllieisi7lng his course either as
senator or az member OF the Paris
tribunal IN his private communications
to his government but he emphatlcally
protested that he has no right to give
his criticism to the America papers in
pamphlet ana thus forestall reply.
Mr. Morgan was exceedingly ironieal IN
his reference TO the indiscriminate ma
ture OF the Stains England had bundled
together and asked us 10 settle for
lump sum The proposition to pay
lump sum- he said. ought 20 be too re-
voting 10 lie on the Christian stomach OF
the English ambassador.
The corresnondence laid before the
that there were negotiations over the al
legged claims and evidently little invcsti-
cation. Egniand had simply jumped al
tho lump sum PROPOSED by Secretary Ores
ham FOR the settlement OF the claims that
had neither justice nor morality bevond
the assertion set up, but palpably false,
that the award OF the Paris trihunR made
II obligatory upon the United States to
satisfy any claims for damage which
Great Britain might make. Mr.. Morgan
asserted that II was the clear duty Of
the senate TO obstruct the action of tho
president I'm an attempt 20 ride down the
power OF the senate IN negotiating for
the settlement OF an international con-
troversy without It's advice or consent.
Mr.. Morgan went at considerable length
into what h. termed the Infamous con
spiracy" which proceeded under the pro-
lection Of the British flag for the violation
OF the laws Of the United States and
claimed that thorough investigation
and adjudication OF the claims would re-
suit IN large allowances Of damages TO
the lssFees OF tn" seal island ard noose-
nuentiy an increased revenue 10 the United
States
IN concluding Mr.. Morgan again re-