New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-29


FISH TO BE AN ARBITRATOR ON THE ALA
BAMA CLAIMS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNEI
WASHINGTON. May %, 1871.
The Senate yesterday, by vote of two to
one turned its back upon It's Dignity ana It's TWO
Common Jallers" released THE TRIBUNE correspond
ent and adjourned sine die So great was the haste at
last TO have done with the tedious farce that the Pre
dent was forgotten and yet 1t Is not known officially
at the White House that the Senate has left town.
The final and utter defeat OF the Investigation Com
mttee Influenced by two reasons quite distinct nom
those upon the universal adverse sentiments OF the
people. One that only two members OF the COM
mtee namely Conkling and Carpenter, supported us
action the other that later in the proceedings II
appeared that man who according TO the testimony
given had offered to sell the treaty TO paper Other than
TIE TRIBUNE had not been subpenaed Several Senators
declared that this looked entirely too much like personal
persecution Of a single newspaper.
The debate was opened by Senator Sherman, who
argued with that the Senate had power to detan
the imprisoned witnesses beyond the close Of the session.
Conkng followed him. and tried to show that the House
precedent he had quoted did not apply since the House
the sth OF March, and the Senate did not and
in the English precedent alluded TO by Mr.. sumner the
witness could not be held after the body had expired,
because there would he body before which he could
appear and purge himself TIL, TO the language Of tho
poet,
Eternity grew grsy aud gobbd mp breeches Of time I"
At any rate. tis is the way the line from the poet
sounded in the gallery though those the floor assert
that he said, tin
Eternity grew gr,y and hobbd cruiehe Of time
Mr. Sumner followed exposition OF the English and
American law governing the case, and OF Parliamentary
practice and declared that il simply usupation OF
power on the part Of the Senate to hold these Mr.
Summers speech was one Of his best Mr. Bayard argued
to the end from Democratic point Of view. MI
Howe made long, heavy speech in favor Of continuous
imprisonment with such reactOnary effect that the
vote the question following it closely resulted as
already indicated.
Previous TO taking the vote there was a general aban
donment Of Dignity" by the leading Dignity Men 3"
Of the body Edmunds attempted to defeat the resou
ton by little private fbustoring of his own, and when
a call OF the Senate demanded, the man who pro-
posed II was actually cried down Finally the roll call
began and first by 90 to 1G Nyes amendment that no
release on the part Of the Senate should in any way
block the road the jail through the Courts was de-
feated, and then came the release by % to 10.
member Of the Joint High Commission, previous to
the sailing OF the Cuba, when the ratification of the
Treaty was assured announced positively that Secretary
Fish would he the arbitrator the part OF the United
states to settle the Alabama and other claims at Geneva
Switzerland. II has since become known that Mr..
Fishs family viii leave this week for New-Iork, and,
after a few days stay there will return here To make
parting calls and arrange their household affairs previ-
GUS to sailing for Europe. Persons most intimate with
the Administration believe that MI Fish Will be sue
ceeded as Secretary state by either Bancroft Davis
the present Assistant Secretary. Judge j. Edwards
Perrcpon II Is said that the latter would accept the
secretaryship State although he once declined the
appointment Of Attorney
Tie name Of Senator COrbett Of Oregon has appeared
among those not voting the ratification OF the Treaty
of Washin gton and also voting for the ratification
The fact is that Nh Corbett not only voted against the
Treaty but spoke for five hours against it, Senator
linton has also been recorded against the Treaty, but
nc voted for it, Senators Carpenter Howe lodged.
The original OF the Treaty OF Washington has been
placed i'm the archives Of the Department Of State The
ratidcations are to be exchanged at London.