Show r for or protection of seals washington jan 3 in tile the house today chairman dingley of the ways and means committee introduced a bill identical in practically all respects with that reported from the committee in the last congress authorizing the president to conclude with great britain russia and japan tor for the appointment of it a joint commercial commission to consist of not more than three members from each nation to investigate questions affecting the seal herds in the north pacific a and d bering sea and to consider what re regulations gu lations are necessary for its preservation the provisions ot of the act of april C G pro providing punishment for violations of 0 the articles ot of award of 0 the tribunal ot of arbitration arc made applicable to all violations of t the he modus vi vendi it if the latter be not concluded and put into operation for this years sealing scaling season the secretary of the treasury with the approval of 0 the he president la Is authorized to take and kill 1111 every fur seal found on the bilof islands and the skins shins to be sold by him to the best advantage |