Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-12-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senator Morgan Speaks on the
Behring Sea Controversy.
PECKHAN CONFIRMED FOR JUSTICE.
Elmer H. Adsms Confirmed for Judge Of
the Eastern District Of Missouri--A
short session OF the House
One Bill Passed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. TO- The feature
OF the senate yesterday was speech
by Senator Morgan OF Alabama,
chairman Of the committee on foreign
relations and member Of the Paris
llehring sea tribunal, upon rcsolu.
ton offered by him last week instruct.
ing the foreign relations committee to
investigate the question Of the liability
OF the United States for seizures Of
British ships in l,ehring sea in
1890. Mr.. Morgan took the po-
sition in the last congress that
the settlement OF these claims
by the payment Of lump sum of si95.-
OO0, as recommended by the president,
was neither wise nor proper His re-
marks on that occasion were the sub
iect Of some sarcastic comment from
the British ambassador here in the lat
ter's official correspondence with Lord
Kimberly. That correspondence was
.'.;..aa san,,,l., yaau, IA u.;,,sh Nina
,., aad l, ,,ast u A. NIoraan,s sneaeh
yesterday was devoted to paying
his respects to Sir Julian Pauncefote.
Ills resolution, which was as follows,
was unanimously adopted at the con
clusion Of his specch
fr A n. ...t
received By tho senate on February is, lssi,
and his message read in the senate to-day
(Deanlng December 81, relating to the pay
mem " w. on'teu . :, ~ o otrInn s 90"
controversy be referred to the committee on
foreign relations. with instructions that said
committee examine into the question OF such
liapil'ty 10 ufeal ffl.a,',i a"u 'ne aaou,s
~ .,r roa, nr, o nv CanaGa arising out Of sd
controversy, and that said committee shall
have authority to report by bill or otherwise
a large hnmoer OF pi''s were '',.ro'
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were:
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sions 70 so'"'ers aho sai.ors W. "e.o
captured ana coh''''eu III co"ie'er"''
prisons during 'he war
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THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON Dec IL. Inc mouse
held another short session yesterday
and devoted most OF us tlme 10 us
cussing the appointments OF mouse ON
GERS Resolutions were presented oy
the republicans calling Tor the CORE
spondence IN the Wailer case anu ior
lists OF pensioners VINO nave peen
stricken from the rolls since March =,
1878, or reduced, put uoth were ooJccr
ed to by the democrats. The tirst
business proposition brought forward
in the house was u bill by Mr liopKins
(rep), Of Illinois, to amend the statute
fixing the customs district Of Chicago
50 that the district would embrace al
OF the states Of Illinois AMI Indiana.
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