The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-10
Her British Majesfy's Embassador
Criticised for His Sarcastic Ref
erence TO the AIabamian.
THAT LUMP SUM DENOUNCED
AND ACTION OF CERTAIN sEALERs
CALLED sURREPTITIOUs PIRACY.
Resolution Adopted by the Senate
Providing for an Investigation
of the British Claims.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-The feature OF
the Senate to-day was speech by Sena-
tor Morgan. Of Alabama, chairman OF the
committee foreign relations, and a
member OF the Paris Bering sea tribunal,
on a resolution offered by him last week
instructing tire foreign relations committee
TO investigate the question of the liability
OF the United States for the seizures of
British ships in Bering in 1890 Mr..
Morgan took the,posit.on Of the last Con-
gress that the settlement of the claims by
the payment of a lump sum of $4,000.
recommended by the President. was neither
wise nor proper. His remarks on that oc-
casion were the subject OF some sarcastic
comments from the British ambassador
here in the latter's official correspondence
with Lord Kimberly. That correspondence
was printed recently from the British Blue
Book. and most OF Mr.. Morgans speech
to-day was devoted to paying his respects
to Sir Julian Pauncefote. His resolution,
which was as follows, was unanimously
adopted at the conclusion of his speech:
Resolved. That in the message of the
President received by the Senate on Feb.
ate to-day tmeaning Dec. 81, relating to
the payment by the United States of the
claims OF Great Britain arising out OF the
Bering sea controversy. be referred to the
committee on foreign relations. with in
structions that said committee examine
into the question OF such liability to Great
Britain, and tie amount thereof, II any.
and or any liability the part of Great
Britain or Canada arising out OF said con-
troversy. and that said committee shall
have authority to report by bill or other
wise
At the opening of the Senate Mr. CAT
ferry OF Louisiana. who was reelected at
the expiration of his short term for full
term of six years. was sworn in.
The first bill OF the session to be passed
was one granting the State of Pennsylvania
permission to occupy the United States
Court rooms at Scranton and Williamsport
during certain months for a period of five
years.
dress the Senate tomorrow on the Monroe
doctrine.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Mr.. Voorhees, granting pension of 500
per month to the widow of the late Secre-
tary OF State. Gen. w. Q. Gresham.
Mr.. Baker, of Kansas. offered a resolu-
ton which was agreed to calling on the
President, IL not incompatible with the
public interest. to transmit to the Senate
all documents and correspondence at the
State Department relating TO the case of
ex-Consul John l.. Waller, now under ar
rest in France.
SENATOR MORGANS SPEECH
After the adoption Of resolution d.
recting the district committee to report
whether the laws OF the District OF CO.
lumbia permit what Senator Hale called
the ''intoierable and barbaric' right of a
parent to provide for the custody Of minor
children by the terms of his WILL" Senator
Morgan delivered the speech mentioned
above. He said he felt Ii incumbent on
himself TO reply to certain published COM
ments made on his course in the Senate
BY the British Premier and the British En-
bassador He declared that the Paris
tribunal did not attempt TO determine the
question or the liability of the United
liability. Great Britain contended, however.
that the liability decided as neces-
sary Inference and President Cleveland.
proceeding on that assumption. had through
the State Department. agreed to pay s425 900
IN discharge Of this alleged liability of
c cne cn M, states, But that agreement
ncatfon OF Congress The findings OF the
tribunal rested entirely upon the treaty
the United states and Great Britain were
bound 10 carry out the regulations decided
on Tor the, the protection f OF the seals as much
porated In a treaty. But neither govern
ment was bound further AT most the
q remote argument for the claim OF Great
Britain TO damages for seizures He wouhi
said. but Great Britain Conveniently Sought i
70 overstate them Through negotiation
the State DEPARTMENT. agreed to pay $4,000
recommended that that sum be appro-
priated Congress refused to make the APP
At this point Mr.. Morgan turned his at
tention to Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
ambassador. and his "dolefui plants to
Lord Kimberly. Mr.. Morgan was scornfuI
and sarcastic. Does he not know" the
Senator asked. that no executory agree
ment is binding until ratified by Congress %
He quoted from Sir Julian's report to Lord
Kimberly that Republicans. Populsts and
forty-four Democrats had voted against
the appropriation and his comment attribute
Ing the action OF the House to the neces-
sity OF party expediency. Mr.. Morgan
declared. contemptuously, that Ii was get
ting TO be the fashion abroad to attribute
ssryerrytnins that did not please them to the
terized Sir Julan's comments as unjust
and offensive in the case of tie House
But not content with these reflections on
the House. said Mr.. Morgan. che refers to
sultfng manner. He does this under the
cover Of the British flag"
BASED ON A MISTAKEN NOTION.
After quoting Sir Julian's comment in
his Nforgan's) characterization of some of
the alleged British claimants as '.recalcit-
rant and rascally Americans" he declared
that the British ambassadors structures
were based on the mistaken notion that the
British navigation laws should cover viola
tons or United States statutes. Grimes
against the decalogues could not he said
be found in the Koran. He denounced the
action OF the American marauders in Ber-
ing sea who had placed themselves under
OF surreptitious piracy. He did not obiec,
10 me English ambassador crticising his