New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-18
~ AND OUT or CONGhESS
CONSTELLATION OVER THE BEHRING
SEA REGULATIONS FOR THE COM
ING SEASON.

rv-, nrr1sIONs IL TIE DEBS CAsh-4hE h''N
FIELDS sIrrArIoN-A BILL TO REFER EiEc'
rrov CONTESTS TO THE COURTS
,-ash,rg,o, Ian. 17-Slr Julian Paunceiote' inc
n.,,tsh Ambassador called at the Treasury De
,,r,ment this morning and discussed VII" 'e0'
,arv Carlisle the preparation OF the ne" sea- 'e"
Iations for the approaching season -
matter in connection with this subject u w 49,,
nous 9eet ir Behrng Sea. which seems 70 DE az
together out OF proportion WIN WY tti,iaS with
ss,a1 The discovery that seals can De h,lIeu
tanmen. much facility on the fishing banks eisny
niles from the Prbylov Islanss' ana .lanSs them
plST ins seems 10 render the preser'at1Sn n
seal ne pssr,n e0s geS useless: espense
sr as the United States Is consernen ,bI onn
fsmi ,ha, ,hn Paris Award provides no adequstc
means FOR preventing the exterInnauo" VI ''e '"'
seal by British Columbian poae"e'''
Al the opening OF the Supreme Court 'o-uay
chief Justice Fuller announced that IN 'he "a''''
=, rho United States against Eugene v Deus
mo court was unanimously OF opinion That
= u,it Of error would not lie. and therefore Wh'
,heir petition for leave to file a motion LOT ,he
issue Of such a writ had been denied. Inc pe''''o"
Of the same parties for leave to nle MOTION ~,
,ho issue Of a writ OF habeas corpus, the Chisei
Iss"ed thereon rcturndble on Monday Jahu",E -
II the Government desired the Nm, cn,Ht 80
D,inf Jusce said the court would be glad 20 hear
from the Attorney General ana Asss'"'' f,,isa
raj
bisS chief Mr. barrow. attorney for Debs ana as
snciates said after the decision OF me Sou'a i.ng
been ook shas S Or ,Rc Of the
prisoners on bail pending the nearing OF We a.
HIS e9q ,,%de wG nssumeG to.mcfrcw by Aorn.
General Olney. when he shai appe' ~, Chef Jus
ice FULLER Should the Attorney-cienerai ASK i2s
a postponement OF the date on n @ror said he
Would probably ask that the petiuto one pe al
mitted 10 bail to await the ACTON OF 'he oo''"
Tho news from Colon that British Consul Har-
r,son at Havana had started for Nicaragua on a
dlplomatic mission supposedly IN connection WIZ
the claims OF ex-Chief Clarence. Of the Mosquito
p"s.r,,e I,yho Is now a pensloner OF Great Britain
~ Kingston jamaica has revived Interest IN me
Blueheds incident The Official pcument No
% indicates that Great Britain still mas srlsS
rnatroani Of British Vice-Consul Hatch While Mr.
Bayards latest dispatches state mat inc ,h I'm
result attained In getting rid OF Clarence and the
Indian question: TIE result a 70 CV wisb Interest
Tho sem-annual meeting Of the trustees Of the
| American University. the largest in It's history
was held Yesterday at the Arlington Hotel John
| T. Andrus, of Yonkers. y. y. president OF inc
| hoard. was in the chair. Among others present
| were Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson and the Rev Dr.
| David II. Carroll. Of Baltimore; the Rev Dr.
Charles H. Payne, the Rey Dr. James a. h'hs, 'he
| Rev Dr. Jesse L.. Hurlbut. the Rey' III a. .;
| Palmer Anderson Fowler, and John - hHyef, OF
HssoS Join v III Mar s",' @ ia
| /. b. McComas and Matthew O. Emery Inc n
pGG c be ias as't ces
the university were authorized to take i in
es.erc' Clover gave 1900 in cash. and Anderson
HqyeF ana I @arrd A .s on each Ss
condition that $4,000 be subscribed for this special al
by May nes Pa9s b rIT ms ana ans OF
| several buildings were submitted ana dlscussen'
htu 40 org.piza ne House O legal lines and TO
nreven partisan decisions in contested election cases
| by having them fist considered in the courts Is
| now before the Elections Committee OF the House
and will probably be considered at their meeting on
| Friday Of this week. The bill was introduced on
| December last by Mr. Samuel W. Mccall. one Of
| the Republican Representatives from Massachu-
se,ts II gives the United States district courts jur-
isdlcton 10 determine the question OF the right to
seat pendng the final decision OF the House 1t re-
our i he once Of The clerk OF the court and that
| the conestee shall make answer The testimony
shan be taken sa ne Sai he same Tor the trial in
as they Will be ultimately In the House The pur-
and the House shall override its decisions. the House
VIII be acting T 3eedn OF he ' Court Win eye
OF the parties seat until ne House may conclude
n IN pubc lifs who have given the subject any
that partisan c snoaa no, M
out Of nfty men who have been unseated during
| the past ten years not one said he. has belonged
| WAYS takes care OF It's own man unless the case
| Is particularly fragrant one: The court In my
| opinion is the proper place first 10 decide these
| questions for there they will be determined judi
| cialiy The method | propose has been In use In
England for the past quarter OF century, ana II
works wei
The Interior Department has been called upon 10
adjust a comcal case involving sixteen Usage Ind
| ians in the Indian Territory These Indians were
having a war dance and wanted far possible
make 1t realistic without doing murder. In look
ing ahO "A m "A
suspected OF being a horse-thief and commenced an
imitation of scalpng him They shaved his hair
give CORY appearance and then released him.
| The Immediately brought suit for damages
| against them bu, before the case was decided
stated his willingness TO compromise The matter.
the Indian Bureau. who recommended that the VIC
tim be paid out Of the tribal fund.- but the Secretary