New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-18
THE TREATY of WASHINGTON


the lain PROV sions % the Treaty tbc gcpfoys ix
nE u more reason 70 complain OF its unanthon,sd
1t is doubtless true, however, that the Senate m.
Of of tie merbr,s Of mat Jsdy ~
ecutve sessions have been dvuiged oud the public I
been put Ia possession OF information that ouebt no. s
have found ne way into the daily journals OF conrss
sire 10 Iurhls tbelr respective employer with the se
news, they make every effort 10 lind Out rom ie.s
Senator'S what has been going on bclsnd the scsnSs
Inasmuch however, ~ 1t = often Necessary, FOR Tia
better consideration Of matters ~ great 1nblic 10
teEes. that the deliberations 81 the Senate should b,
confidential. II u unfortunate that there hose in het
body WHO careleisly or wilhully mako known VIA.
ought 70 be secret he Joresfceiag Co@aitec can
vent such instances OK bad faith hereafter n will "
great point gained. But II f. an nonsense 10 InaEe
about tins publication of the Treaty OF Washington
From Bocleuer Eypre,.
The Ner- York World protests that it la.
she only correct re- c9Py S o. ts s Wancn Treaty
the as that publishrG by THE THIst M OF eonr
second tne and thus The world il Saie in NJ s c nla
IL next proceeds 70 scod TIE TRiBIE for breach n
confidence in an unauthorized publication. As We an
derstand tho matter there Was breach OF cOnalebss
loI 20 confidence was given. TIE TEigUSE Correspon
Gshs %as eS' layT5ea WI copy Of che Treaty
| SELL As for the senators who had copies tIera
Commission that the Treaty secret and ths, o; yU
ton was a gross nnpcrtiDence The COnmis ouer, ba6
1t to the Senate After that they had no more
it than any other bif dozen men IN fbe en,y
The senate bad made no rule requiring The Treat" ~ ~
kept secret, and any Senator would be alnny iny 10
making IL Public % rebnke 70 the iuperspce -, tb
attempt 70 bind Senatorial action Ii T. on,s n, 80
Chat some senator did diyuge the Treaty. fror, tb,
tive, and II he dld nohody has right 10 complain TIx
its publication OF the Treaty has made Herr are n
| sensible comments on The question:
To or Tire az. go TIE AqSnrou peaz d.
olein7 eoaeeye di.cas,ing ytehr th aso "a
people Yeseas1 nsY ss,r X i's@ %
ic &s .ss 81 9 p p e S '' GIs
TescsS got ia task wherein We Fh ten m1cA oJ .bGa
| leisure.
The people are the peers Of Senators and though not
oeeeatgo ~ sh9 with TIC decision Of inter
which the most seli-asSerting Senator must heed
From TIE TTov W1ic
THE NEW-l0RK TRIBUNE in some way OBJ.
in Thursday issue In advance OF an other pspers No
authority 20 give IT to the public had been oven by the
President Senate 1t had been printed and comics NJ
IL furnished to the Commissioners and many Senator's
OF course there was leak somewhere, and TIE TRIBUNE
found it. While tie Senators gayey denberaflng
about the prOpety " giving 10 the public the ueops
| we're quietly perusinG it. AZ IS well The senate via
il, and vote it knowing whether Liey will be su
tanned by Tie general voice.
| From TI< NJ =. Cote
The Senate spent the most Of yesterday in
considering the contempt case OF Zchu0n L. White TIM
! TRIBUNE spOndcat who procured the premature
| publication Of the Treaty. Mr. White refuses 10 tel
where he got copy and the senate proposes TO feed
hil Oh bread aud water until be does. Meanwhile
are glad notice that TIRE TRIBUNE proposes double
10 l1gtcn Mr. White with bread and water the senate
|
choice dieed, as it is called, following in the Illus
trous footsteps OF Graham ana Greeley. lie Is {.
| i've for q month on brown bread without the
least inconvenience. TRIBUNE correspondents seem to
be lifted by special Providence 10 meet with just
such dspcnsaCns AS to the dignity o. the Senate etc.
ETC., think il well TO have 1t preserved. For some
time past tIe senate LAS nqt 9eeh very qsllo oOIb
in fact it has not commanded the respect IL should Ihe
American people are opposed 10 secret sessions aud
thing will be done openly and above board All acts Ot
the senate come back upon The shoulders OF the people at
tents of ali treaties Any treaty which will not bear the
light is unworthy the attention OF the Senate 1ae
Senate having lost secret IS foolish to try to recover 1T
THE COMMON SENSE OF SENATORS SUMNER AND
! WILSON SUSTAINED AT HOME.
FROM The Boston Journal 80
| We trust that the United States Senate viii
not spend much time Ia nyestgatng me Grcnst nees
connected with tue diyulging OF the text Oh me new
Treaty OF course long the Senate has rules d0es
not wish 10 have them violated ana /; wei 10 dEs
notice Of all such cases But IN sen tne nat n%
of very little consequence. me treaty was pouha
10 cTne o Of If lad been made public through De-
partment OF State; Ii the senate, the, had tesn s -
have provided at once for the prolnu cation Of the text
of The Treaty due 10 the commanding interests OF the
TO known that it is next 70 impossible to bahe the
enterprise of the press in affairs Ike this Even tho
press was infancy itself compared with what II Is
now and the prestige Of authority. under the very
not be kept secrecy. 1t is absugl, therefore, 10
expect anything OF the kind now. The pressure Is 50
oyerw Inning thar something somebody VIII always
ne found to give way The Senate, then had better
virtue of necessity pass over this transgreSion
better rule for the future. The light which the menu
beers have derived from the response OF pubIc opnien
Svsr e oe ehsn tSey may lave suffer in the natter
and they should calmly turn to the weiher questions
before them.
PHILADELPHIA COMFORT FOR SENATOR CAM
ERON.
From The Phllsp1iI Telegraph.
| The Senate is engaged in somewhat I'M
and pif Investigation
stances connected with the publication OF the new
Treaty Great anxiety manifested 10 know how the
reporers obtained his precious dOcm that
Senatorial heads may be shaken 81 tine naughty man
sfP9f 70 Which, elfe ey Rnd The
best answer to all these Investigations Is the slm
| ESboG lust when it was published. There was
GOOD reason for maintaining secrecy while the negoua-
hin the pfoposed new compact from 100000 OF citi-
zeus atter the abors OF the High Commission hau Deeh
ITnn 10 tnai conclusion secret Senatorial debera-
o on sc docTmens belong to the past rather than
to the present. The people should kn0" the exact nature
and U is VAN the Senate 20 attempt TO hide sueh doc
! uments from the press and the people.
CHICAGO COMFORT FOR SENATORS TRUMBULL
AND LOGAN.
From TIE Chicago Erenbg Post
II will be unwiSe for the Senate TO continue
its threatening declaration concerning what u Chooses
to call the premature phcat3n on, o, te lr ~.
country }icA is sincerely graf red og Ong Poese
session Of He teal Of MS rery Psoe 90 Se,,
pleased with the declamatory senators II they VIII eess
talking about what Is done and cannot be undohe ana
der0r Nescires Immediately 10 study and dsesSsoa
OF e Trcaiy ITSELF which is Just what the people sre
going 10 10, since they have been furnished Win lne
NECESSARY text The fact is, the Senate Is performance
Silently ridiculous melodrama in assuming an lndgna
ton they do feel tie manner IN wich me pop
OF the United States have been placed IN
the Treaty. Those Senator's EhO honestly seck % eps'
"a, De0pes convictions concerning as pT0c'Sio az w
dot0tediy pleased Mat the document mas cee' su'a
before Sr constituents. They VIII hnd the opinion OF sl
pcople indicated clearly by the press before th ma.
action shall have been taken and the ae OF the I,,
sealed Every honest in the senate Knows W. w
we'll that the sober sense OF INC aJ1l VI eai
Republic in discussing the provisions OF tne Italy va
override partisan prejudice ana Seetloha .ander