The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-26
SAFETY OF THE FUR SEALS.
DINGLEY CALLS HIS BILL Up IN THE
LOWER HOUSE.

IL Directs the President to Enter
Into Negotiations With Great Brit
ain. Russia and Japan for the APP
pOIntment of a Joint Commission
of Observation-Disclosures Case "A MOdus
Yivendi is Not Concluded the Sec
rotary of the Treasury il Directed
10 Kill the Seals.
Washington. Feb 25.-Immediately af-
ter the reading of the journal the House
to-day, in committee of the whole passed
the Indian appropriation bill without fur
the- discussion. the paragraph relating to
the purchase of the title OF the Ogden
Land Company. to lands in the Allegheny
and Catteraugus Indian reservations in the
state of New York having been stricken
out by unanimous consent.
Mr.. Dingley called up the bill introduced
by him and unanimously reported by the
committee on ways and means relating to
the fur seal industry. 1t directs the Presi-
dent to enter into negotiations with the
governments of Great Britain. Russia and
Japan, or either of them. for the appoint
ment of joint commission to investigate
the fur seal industry in all its bearings,
and to report if any additional regula-
tons are necessary for the preservation
Of the fur seal herd. 1t also provides for
the establishment of a modus vivendi be-
tween the several governments under the
findings of the Paris tribunal of 1893, re-
specting the protection of the seals. with
a proviso that If modus be not conclud-
ed in time to govern the season of 1896.
the Secretary of the Treasury is directed
to kill every seal that can be reached on
the Prybylov Islands, and sell the skins
for the benefit of the treasury.
The report of the committee setting
forth the necessity of the proposed legis-
lation was read and the bill was passed
unanimously as it did in the House last
Three bills. local to the district of Co
lumbia, were passed and the House then
took up the report of elections committee
No. ,. on the contest of Robert I. Van
Horn vs.. John G. Tarsney. from the Fifth
Missouri district, favoring the contest
ants right TO the seat occupied by Mr..
Tarsney.
The resolution declaring this to be the
Judgment of the House was read. At the
suggestion of Mr.. Bailey, dem, OF Texas,
the resolution recommended by the minor
ity was read. 1t provides for the recon-
initial to the committee, with instructions
to open UP the case as to the vote of the
Second. Fifth. Sixth, Seventh and Twenty
seventh precincts, and take testimony
with a view to the segregation of the il
legal votes cast therein.
Mr.. Taylor. rep, of Ohio filed separate
statement of his views. He agreed with
the committee that upon the testimony
submitted, the contestant (Van Horn had
made out his case, but with the minority
he held that there should be a recount of
the ballots cast in the precincts whose
vote was thrown out by the committee.
The adoption of the committee recon-
mendatiOn was advocated by Mr.. STROBE,
rep, of Nebraska, in a speech of nearly
two and a half hours, in which he set
forth i'm detail the extent and character of
THE frauds committed, and he contended
that the conditions were such that the re-
turns from the precincts i'm question could
not be purged of the faint of fraud, but as
the committee had found, must be repect-
ed entirely. Mr.. Taylor defended his po-
sition in an hours speech which held the
attention of the House to the close, and
which won for him many enconiums from
the older members. He contended that the
fraudulent ballots could be segregated
from the honest ones, and (, was the duty
of the House to have this done before
passing upon the contest. He admitted
his belief that if the count We're made as
he recommended it would result in demon
strating the fact that Mr.. Van Horn had
received a majority of the legal votes cast.
The House, at $40 O'Clock, adjourned,
with a prospect of spending a day or two
in the further discussion of the election
case.