The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-17

negotiations should collapse our citizens
should not De al a disadvantage.
/ Mr.. Hit said our government ora rot
admit that pesaglc sealing was right; IL
was barbarity. We are pressing upon
Great Britain negoxia,ioa for the pCo-
| lection OF the seals taat three govern
nlents had already agreed 10. II We
were sincere we should pass this meas
ure
JOHNSON TALKS AN HOUR.
Mr.. JnhnSon( Rep. y. d. made Wig
orous speech of an hour in ,-3rNos't:Sn 10
! the bill. He argued that the eftscs -
this bill and the Negotiations row being
cor Quoted wculd be iae botSterinS up oc
two Great Britain industries, one IN
tie Beriug sea. and the other in LeE-
dor. The present herd was not WORTH
/ projecting. Tse purpose was 20 build
up new herd. He declared that Cam
ada would only be willing 10 Join with
US in pCohlhlting pelagic sealing on cou-
| diuon thar We should allow her 20 write
our tariff laws
Mr.. Johnson said we had been humill-
ated and shamed by the complete Surren-
der Of our rights and honor a. The Paris
| tribunal He was particularly sarcastic
| in his references to Honorable John ".
I Foster. whom NE termed the great sur
TenieTer. SO great was his reputation in
this line. he said. that China had paid
him 100000 for surrende-ing 20 Japan.
He created much amusement BY enu-ner-
aging some Of the expenses OF the Paris
triounal and said he did no, =narvel that
Tho aNs1..a~.- vVha ha1 aIreaHx- ,,,a5a -
much out Of the government should de-
sire TO keep up an agitation which per-
mitied ,hem 10 draw hig salaries and
rove over the world al the expense OF the
government.
Mr. Johnson. as anosher phase of the
question. described the destruction os
the food fish by the seals. The recent In
crease in the catch az the fisheries on
, the Pacific coast and Alaska ne sttribu,-
ed 10 the diminution Of the seal herd.
IL these wolves OF the sts, had been com
pletely exterm mated. he said. We would
not be sending relief 10 the miners IN
| Alaska Each seal requires ten pounds
of fish per day. The coast og Alaska
would become the greatest cod fishery
In the world II these enemies OF he fsh
were destroyed.
| Mr. Hepburn Rep., la expressed the
| opinion that We had tse power al any
time 10 compel Canada 10 adjust this
whole question as 10 rle seals. Peiasis
sealing was not worth more than S2s0c00
9CT annum.
bonding privilege granted TO Cana
dian roads. over which we had absolute
control was worth twenty times SIS much
To- Canada as The righ; OF pelagic seal
ing. RE advocated retaliation as the
weapon 10 be used 70 bring Canada "a
terms. and said he could not understand
why il had not already been employed
Mr.. Loud CRep.. Call in opposition 10
the bill. argued that II our citizens we're
to be bound Il was advisable that tSsy
should be bound Jointly with the subjects
'of Great Britain. A treaty would bind
rhe citizens os both countries alike. Why
not await the outcome % The pending
negotiations?
Mr.. Hit. chairman % ne foreign at
fairs committee. answered some OF the
criticisms which had been advanced. Ths
admitted evil OF the present. he said.
was pelagic sealing. which evil resulted
in the killing OF 10000 seals annually.
And yet the gentleman from North Dz-
kOts (Mr. JohnsoH) proposed 20 meet this
evil % partial slaughter by an absOlu!s
slaughter OF me entire seal herd Yes
;his humane proposition from a govern
ment which was urging humanity on 9TH
pr nstlonsZ M Hit referred 10 the
DarDarlsy OF the practice % killing The
defenseless seal pups
This brought a query from Mr. Living
sion De-n.. Ga.).
As chairman % The foreign affairs
commit ee you nave In your possession
a resolution respecting the poor and de-
.ensel,ss people of Cubs. VIVA; 90 y81
attend doing ataout that: Are not they
IS much entitled TO your care ss ne seal
pups"
Ar. Hltt turned ne question ~ szyny
that "a VAS ~; asked Slih a vieE oi get
ing a serious suS.eT.
After further debate. ne siG esz pass
=. yea lss. nays -
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