Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-01
FIFTY.THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Mar. /.
SENATE.

ing certain railroad grants 30 as 10 OK
tend till January l, 1897, the time with
in which persons entitled to purchase
any of the forfeited lands shall be per-
mitted to do so, and with proviso
that actual residence on the part OF the
purchaser shall not be required, if the
land be fenced or cultivated, was passed
Mr.. Morgan offered resolution re-
ferring to the committee on foreign re-
lations the message of the President OF
February IL, relating to the payment
by the United States of the claims OF
Great Britain arising out Of the Behring
sea controversy, with instructions to
examine into the question of the
liability of the United States to Great
Brit ain and the amount thereof, if any;
and as to any liability of Great Britain
or Canada arising out Of such con-
troversy.
Mr.. Sherman questioned the wisdom
of offering the resolution while the
question was pending between the two
Houses. He understood it to be now
in conference. On that point he was
corrected by Mr.. Hale, who said that
the appropriation Of 1926, 600 had been
struck out by the House and had not
been inserted by the Senate.
Mr.. Morgan, who had been one OF
the American delegates to the Paris
conference, said: 1.-THE British Parlia-
ment, according to the morning papers,
seems to be acting on this subject now
by anticipation. Sir George Baden
Powell says that they want to pay the
Canadians and the recalcitrant and "a: :
cally Americans who hired themselves
out under the British flag to rob the
government of the United States, vio-
late its law and dishonor the country,
and to pay them in advance, so as to
have moral claim against the United
States for this 1926, 900, not one shilling
of which is due, not shilling. pro-
pose that the committee on foreign re-
lations shall investigate that matter.
There has been enough Of falsehood
and misrepresentation about this in Of
fetal documents and in the newspapers
to require, for the vindication of the
honor of the country, that this investi
CATION shall be made.
81 have no objection to it," said Mr..
Sherman.
Mr.. Turpie asked Mr.. Morgan
whether the text of the resolution dill
not propose revision of the Behring
Sea arbitration and was told by MIR.
Morgan that it did not. The purpose
was merely to ascertain what were the
obligations of the respective govern
ments under it. To that Mr.. Turpie
replied that the liabilities were res dd.
jud 'cata and he asked that the resolu-
lion should go over. So it went over
without action.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Henderson instructing the COM
mittee on rules to inquire into the pro-
priety of recommending the appoint
ment of a joint committee on "ne-
crology" was agreed to.
The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of executive business.
The doors were opened at 2 p. m.
and the consideration of the deficiency
appropriation bill was proceeded with.
dOU5h,
Mr.. Livingston submitted the con-
ference report on the Notifications ap-
preparation bill, and it was agreed to.
The House disagreed to the Senate
amendments to the sundry civil and
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bills, and agreed to the
conference thereon asked by the SEN
ate.
Mr.. Hatch moved to suspend the
rules and pass the House joint resolu-
ton providing for the publication of
the results of the dairy tests made at
the Columbian Exposition.
Mr.. Richardson. who made an I'M
favorable report on the joint resolu-
iion from the committee on printing on
the grounds that the tests were not
made by government agents or officials
and that the cost would be $4,000.
Mr.. Hatch explained that the resolu-
ton had been modified 80 as to require
an appropriation of only 500, 1000, and
urged the passage of the joint resolu-
tiun as matter of the greatest impor-
lance and value to the agricultural and
dairy interests.
Mr.. Richardson opposed the passage
of the joint resolution. He said that
to enter upon the field of pub
fishing unofficial matter of this kind
would be to open the door to an e1-
penditure of millions of dollars. The
tests had already been printed and cir
culated By the Jersey cattle dealers
association.
Mr.. Payne, opposing the joint resolu-
ton, said that it was attempted TO ad.
vertise one breed of cattle at the ex-
pense of the tax payers of the country.
MIR. Henderson protested against
this government being used as q club
to beat down ore class of farmers in
favor of another.
Mr.. Hatch read a telegram from the
secretary of the short horn breeders as
ISOLATION asking in the name of the
members OF that organization that the
tests be printed.
Mr.. Simpson said the tests were open
to every breed of cattle, and if all
were not represented it was because
the owners of some of them were
afraid they could not make a good
showing. Tnat the opposition to the
publication of the results of the tests
came from this class confirmed him in
that opinion.
Mr.. Bynum sent to the clerks desk
and had read the following clipping
from the Meadville, Pa, Star, of Feb
ruary II, which he said illustrated the
nracticaI value of dairy festa hu ax