The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-10
MORGAN GROWS CAUSTIC.
The Alabama senator Pays His Respects
to the DrttiAh Ambassador and critIeisss
1hn nrnaIhrnt


The Alabama senator Pays His Respects
tOthe DritiAh Ambassador and critielsrs
the President.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. o.-,rhe
feature OF the senate to-day was u
speech by Senator Morgan. OF Alabama,
chairman OF the committee on foreign
relations and u member OF the Paris
Rering sea tribunal, upon resolution
offered by him last week InstructinB tho
foreign relations committee 10 investi =
gate the question OF the liability Of the
United Suites for the seizures Of Brit
ish ships in Bering sea In 1890. Mr.
Morgan took the position In tho last
Congress- that the settlement OF these
claims by payment OF lump sum Of
S425000, as recommended by the PrcSi-
dent, was neither wise nor proper. He
said to-day he felt It incumbent upon
himself TO reply TO certain published
comments made upon his course In the
senate by the British premier and the
British ambassador. lie declared that
the Paris tribunal did not attempt to
determine the question OF the liability
OF the United States for seizures or the
amount OF such liability. Great Brit
ain contcnded, however, that the liablli-
ty was decided as necessary Inference
and President Cleveland. proceeding on
that assumption, had, through the state
department, agreed TO pay $4,000 In
discharge OF this alleged liability Of the
United States. But that agreement
could not be carried out without tho
ratification OF Congress.
He would be loyal to the finding OF the
tribunal. he said, but Great Britain
conveniently sought to overst0te him.
Through negotiations the state depart.
ment agreed TO pay S425.000 for damng-
es, and President Cleveland recon-
mended that that sum be appropriated.
Congress- refused to make the Rppropri-
alton. At this point Mr. Morgan turned
his attention to Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the British ambassador and his dole
full plants" to Lord Kimberly.
Mr.. Morgan WINS scornful and sar-
castle.
docs he not know" the senator
asked, that no eKecutory agreement is
binding until ratified by 'Congrcss?"
He quoted from Sir Julian's report to
Lord Kimberly that Republicans, Pop
ulIsts and Democrats had voted against
the appropriation and his'comment ut.
tributing the action OF the house to the
'''necesslty OF party expedlency." Mr..
Morgan declared contemptuOusly that
II was getting TO be the fashion abroad
TO attribute everything that did not
please them 10 the Influence OF party
politics" He characterized Sir JulI-
ans comments ns unjust" and Often
plve" in the case OF the house.
But not content with these retlGc-
tions on the house." said Mr.. Morgan,
'hc refers to senators BY name In n
gratuitous and insulting manner. He
docs this under the cover Of the British
flag"
Mr.. Morgan wng exceedingly ironi-
col in his reference TO the indlscrlmin-
ate nature OF the claims SEngland had
bundled together and asked us to SELL
for lump sum"
Mfr. Morgan insisted thatsit was the
clear duty Of the senate TO obstruct the
action Of the President In an attempt
TO ride down the power OF the senate in
negotiating for the settlement OF nm
international controversy without Its
advice or consent
After the conclusion OF his speech.
which occupied two hours, Mr. Nor
CANA resolution was unanimously
adopted.