New-York tribune., 1895-02-24
THOSE BEHRING SEA CLAIMS
OPPOSITION TO THEIR PAYMENT CON-
STANTLY GROWING.
o33 BROADWAY.

| SOMETHING FROM GRESHAM APPEARS TO BE
TO PRETEND YOU'RE BRITISH SUE
| JECT-THE QUESTION OF PROS
| pECTIvE DAMAGES AGAIN
| Iny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDuNEl
| Washington Feb. 23.-The amendment prov'd'ns
| Tor the payment OF $4,000 on accouh. Vi ~"
| Behrrg Sea claims not reached In tne t'o"''
| OF Repre- esentatives to-day, but 1t has arehoy az
| tracted some attention and begun to provoke us
| c,ssion and excite comment among members ih's
| ,s esnecIaIv true OF members who expected
| 10 take an active interest IN and make efforts !"
behalf OF bills for the relief OF -ome OF their con-
stituenT who have claims against 'ne "''e'"
| ment One OF these members to-day said:
| happen to be the sponsor for several bills TOT
| the saelement of Gains which some citizens OF
my district hold against the GoVerhnent. nht,v hh
the claimants we'll: they are men OF known propltg
| and the highest standing; ana p1 hnen irving
claims 10 be entirely just. 1ncy nav D'sII - &c
| been examined and Investigated from time to time
by officers OF the Government ana pronouhcsn rOo ,
| been paid Now 7 have been ead.ng some o, tle
documents relating to these lehring sea cairns,
| ire pavment OF which the Appropriations commit
toe has recommended without any inYes,iga,ros ial
whatever. far az know ana II my my gcns os tbe
! 'nit.d states / think would recommend TO tnen
| to transfer their claims to British subject. ana
| nave him apply through Sir Julian Pauncefse
| FOR their payment He would be bound. wiinTi'
| knowing anytnirg about the justice OF the Gains
~ hr 80 he matter TO Secretary Greshams al
eni.on and Judging by his course N regard 10 me
| fchrng Sea claims secretary Gresham would would
o-rc~ = lumr sum 10 satisfy the claimant, whlch
osfcr Sir Julian Pauncefote would ACCEPT Inc sec,
nrongh, 10 the attention OF the Appropriations Com.
mltee which would prompMK M oer an an me nnces
sary appropriation FOR payn%h' ,5n m1' 70 these
Ig' n@brnr sea Clans. would he an easier and
sir1uier wav" FOR my constituents to obtain the
r,or.v that is Justly due them than to depend az
Nmcrc1n citizers upon the sense of justice o, the
Appropriations Committee. or even OF me iufa r1u
/ a., E.urcsoniatives T. Itself. But 10 not o"neVs
ina, thev would agree TO that plan and so they VIII
be compelled to wait few years longer
Trn. ,, G,preqcntltivc spoke from the depths o. n
hitter oxosrence which has been shared by great
many. oo-haps Il majority OF hls associates. as 1t
waa sharel by majority Of their predecessors !
f.. an oyerr-dav experience when Congress Is In ses-
sion For example. when the General deficiency
b'l wns.unIor c1nsG eratIol today, member o.
fersl m amendment f0r the payment ot cam "l
eo-le So which hls been pending Tor years Hhl
- l~h has Doen thoroughly investigated ani certlhcd
as us, AMI cniit-l be pad by the proper officer
= the Government. or course, tho amendment was
accepted, Noi 50: il ruled on; OF oder. No
a.I. had tho ha~ilh1ld 10 deny thl; the claim was
u., ar ought 10 paid. but II vas 'on; Of order
.uI ,he point against IT was made by the same
meua r VINO has Offered an amendment 20 pay $40
,n1 IN a lump srni" 20 satisfy certain claims ot
.cr.I Ur.,.5 sri5ic-.s c1irs which have been IN
,.siIraf.l m.. far enough 20 show tina; they Rave
noon irnatel % ;.~ highest degree ana strongly -
Indicate - no, prove. that the real claimants and
p-oposI benea-laries not British subjects at ALL
alt sr. clt zeus ~ tho United states.
Teere f. another aspect In which the Bearing Sea
f-,s VIII hc likely 20 provoke good deal OF crit
,-i,m They are cla'ns for damages partly on ac-
cunt Of losses Of property. and partly on account
% tho rstlmltcl value of the skins OF certain
number 90, seiir whlcl u ws~ estimated might nave
boon caught II the pcach"rs had not been stopped
I'm ffc.r hcrk ~ has been shown In these dls-
UI a nf ID SfANI
A. iln.i fhe United states. 80 ilr as me second
rltes - stlmr Is concerned N1w. "a 10 the claims
COR p-1nerty Destroyed. etc. the propoaei allowance
Pr which .s about o per cent % IN" iaro OF tho
Gains pl ans Nm'r.rnn citizen VINO had CAIN
of fla. nAfur. eyer receive 50 large proportion OF
H.. .t.ho- a, IA. hands II Congress IN the form
,f , iudgm, ~ - the court oi claims tn" aver
.ge amount allowed on miscellaneous claims of that
.sr: after they nave uaders,ne the scrutiny 90
committee ~ Congress or of the court oi Chains
docs not exceed 20 per of the face OF the claims
The presumption L. that the American citizens who
o-e the claimants in these cases are quite rigid
IN IN .r notions ~ honesty and fair dealing and
nuitr a. moderate In tacr estimates ot the value OF
their property As the alleged British subjects
whose claims now pending before the House OF
posing the appropriation oi "A lump sum Tor 'he"
probably the most unique argument-f It can be
called an argument used 10y some members VINO
are disposed 20 support the amcndmen, Is thai II
thc duiy Of cT"ctng an adjustment 10y means ot
mixeI COMMISSION or otherwise should be- iutrustcd
to th.. prescnt Administration IL would manage the
afrair m such a bungiing manner that the probable
result would be- 10 sadl," the Government WIN
i'm two or thre.. time. ~ big is the now rec
ccnizcd ana ACKNOWLEDGED by III" state Depart
mont and that therefore q VIII hc cheaper To S9se
he transaction ~ once on IN, basis accepted b.
Great Britain THIS view OF th" matter ~ oi course
the revcrs" OF complimentary TO the Administration
but II s one that viii probably influence some No''S
In support IF u the threat Is mad" thht II ines
claims referred to 4 miN"I comm fs,on, % 9tn~r i
claims 10 th" amount oi N.H'iwO or more WIZ I'M m
me.ia'ciy De- brought before tnnt trihuni. ms
threat * made In race OF the fnct mat SIR Juan
paunc"fOt" has officially declared that me schenIc
tha late of June T. l"'i ~ complete ilst anu
summary of all claims against ne ! ni'ei 'tat.s %
urns i'm thr four ycars from 1876 To $50 Moreover,
the threat loses all It's force from ne td1t that II
,cLon nov proposcd will be sure 10 result IN brhs,
ing them 70 ths surface and into fu,l activity. ani
the next Congress VIII De 5a'r 1'mn S sum
for Their pnyncni In other words. the proposed ac-
ton II taken. VIII encourage ana .'v~Up Ie man
ing Sea claims Industry u = ~ mo-, n"' P'''''S IMAM
ncr ana a nost remarkab;e desrre' .,,r,rh,coI
In an address before the N'tT,, Wrn,, Who spcnt
three years on the Seal Islands ana appeared petors
the Tribunal of Arbitration as me expert o" oe"a''
The United states l. In the position Oh the owner @
OF vested irrigation pr,Vnese, p,. upva ~ r,ght
Ind Ind who having consented to arbitration rather
than forcefu ejccon has no' D"y fr I1' wy to lose
al al anJ no compelled to pay well for the water
when the ircspassers did not takc ny o'y ,h a.,
our valuable rookerles PROSTATE Dy reason OF we
I1,,, ~ scals M sea but existing law forbds the
killing OF females on lanI WINE cNst.,s I'M. ,h 10
i ,iois sn,"r ,v az his leisure take them all. In
adIi,lon 70 ,hls Congress is now asked 10 pay
nearlv t,co oo for seals which the peIaglc hunt
r. wcre prevented from killing during 1856 is@
and lss9 Far be IT from me to eritieiSe ab pupne ,
h ~, no more often erred against than erring:
but in the si25 900 which the Government Is ASKED 10