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Show Peary Must Furnish Proofs. Washington. Proofs of Commander Peary's discovery of tho north pole caused a row In tho Bub-commltteo of the houso committee on naval affairs on Friday. Two members of tho Nn-tlonal Nn-tlonal Geographical society appeared before . tho committed with copies of Peary's proofs to urgo tho granting of a sultablo rqward by, oongress, but t,ho commlttco declined to receive thorn In confidence nnd has iriado It known that unless the Peary proofs are forthcomlngUo -their full satisfaction, every "bill .introduced to reward the discoverer will bo pigeon-holed. |