The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-17
pISn'S RBTRBATY.'
Excitement at the Capital Over the
Supplemental Article.
Boutwell, and the MOneyed interests at
Work for Ratification.
Patriotism and the Fisheries
Against 1t.
The Foreign Relations Commit
tee Not Agreed.
Position Of the Parties in the Senate
on the Question.
VIEWS OF THE LEADING MEMBERS.
Those Who Will Combine to
Defeat 1t.
THE THIRDS MAJORITY DOUBTFUL
lndefatigable Working of the Ad-
ministration.
Those Who Will Combine to
Defeat 1t.
The TWo-THlRDS MAJORITY DOUBTFUL
lndefatigable Working of the Ad-
ministration.
WASHINGTON. Nav Ia. 1872,

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;. WASHINGTON, May 10, 1872.
Notwithstanding the excited condition OF the
political situation the absorbing topic >conserva-
lion to day In the Capitol the hotels and the depart
ments was the correspondence between Great
Britain and the United states, which resulted In
the "letreaty,' as II is now called, and which is
pending before the Senate.
PUBLIC AS WELL AS OFFICIAL SENTIMENT
us stronger to-day than II was yesterday IN the be-
lief that Mr.. Fish has committed the government
ny his inexcusasle bluadering to position nom
which 1t can only be rescued by the efforts OF I'M
selfish and bipartisan statesmen. Attention is
therefore directed towards the Senate and the
most earnest inquiries are made regarding the
opinions ofmembers Of that body.
THE FOREIGN RELATIONS coHM1rTEE
has not yet reported, and probably will not repoa
dor several days, for the reason that the members
OF the committee were as much at sea at their ses
sion this morning as they were when the matter
was nrst referred to them. They have now held
iour meetings ef the consideration Of She subject,
and as yet
NO NOTION OR PROPOSITION 70 RATIPY
the treaty has been submitted or entertained.
or course the matter has been talked of at each
session. butt was treated q derateS sesSosv and
the attention OF each member has been occupied
with q desire to devise some other method by
which to extricate the governments from the
disastrous and disgraceful dill emma In
which 1t now finds ITSELF The eGOrte
In this direction have not dev eloped any
scheme Of sufficient perfection to sanction
hn holi Of hot MA
Hence 1t is accepted q foregone CO. nclusion that
eventually the question VIII DO dire, :ty put upon
the ratification rejection OF the 81 Ipplementary
treaty. At this uncture 1t Ia safe say thatthe
committee Is
UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST II !,
but on being forced to its considerable as last re-
Sort Messrs. Cameron, Harlan, Morton and Hamiin
will constitute majority In favor Of ratification,
while Messrs. Schurz, Patterson, OF New Hamp-
shire, and Casserly will submit mi nority report
against ratification. The influences operating to
secure ratification are diverse al I'd powerful.
First s the desire Of the administrat on prompted
by Secretary Fish's vanity, to save tn dshenored
treaty from the treatment 1t deserves; second are
the commercial interests Of the coun try absorbed
In speculations which
REQUIRE THE AID OF FOREIGN LOANS,
and which are overwhelmed with grie at the pros
pect which national honor demands 'Ql suepen.
sion, temporary or otherwise, Of existing business
relations between the two countries; third lie the
Northwestern trading interest, WHICH expects 70
derive advantage from the
FREE NAVIGATION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE,
and consequent ability to import goods
with cheap transportation direct nom
Europe; fourth, the insurance companies
and the immense numbers OF persons who are In
terested In the payment OF. the class Of claims
known as "direct claims;" and last. but not
least, the Secretary Of the Treasury, with the
colossal patronage OF the department at his back,
who II interested In the success Of his efforts to
place the public
LOAN IN EUROPEAN MONEY MARKETS.
Indications Of the presence Of all these interests
are constantly felt in and about the Capitol and In
all places where the subject Is discussed. Northern
Pacific Railroad men, stockholders claim agents,
bankers, lawyers who have claims pending before
the Mixed Commission, stock and bond holders In
all the mammoth corporations, the value Of whose
property depends Oh future foreign. aid, and
THE BRITISH LEGATION ITSELF INDIRECTLY,
form q gigantic combination in support OF the
pending proposition It Is safe TO say that the ad
ADMINISTRATION lie not hestating to Its every exer
atOn to bring these innncnces into effective commu.
ntcatiOn with members OF the Senate. Opposed to
this overshadowtng strength are simply the fishing
interests Of New England, the ship builders and
local leaders on the lakes, and the belief that
NATIONAL HONOR, DIGNITY AND sELF.REsPRCT
demand q rejection Of the new article Messrs.
Cameron, Harlan, Morton and Hamlin, the majority
OF the committee, which, it is supposed, vail even.
tually be In favor OF ratification, well known as
earnest partlsans Mr.. Hamlin Is, in fact, the only
ono who has any reason TO vote against
It, He would possibly do 80 for the
sake OF his beloved fishing friends, II
1t we're not Tor the fact Of fee navigation Of the ST.
Lawrence and the further fact that nc has never
been a nrm believer In the righteousness Of our In.
direct damage claims. Cameron, with his railroad
enterprises; Harlan, with hs peculiar characters-
a'cs, and Norton, with his intense blindness in ad
vocattng thedictates Of the Cabinet, positively
certain in the end to,
sueaUNB r@ THE BRITISH LOB.
1t makes no difference how reluctant they may
appear to DO just, now, and they all say publicly
shat they have not got made up their minds about
te matter, their future cotSse is virtually decided
aessrs. SEIZURE, Patterson, Of New Hampshire, and
Uassery, Of she minority, have each made records
Wncn VIII induce them, for conKistency,s sake 10
s'and up for national honor, even by
W oolng the treaty fails. No spne pretends
70 peheve that war will follow that failure.
ana the only results that can possibly ensue are
nose auuded to above. Mi. Reyerdy John con- who
Was mere 'o-day MT the head OF delegation nom the
Y BALTIMORE BOARD or TRADE,
nrgn9 speedy ratification, was forced 10 admit
this fact. He made but littlo headway with M,
democratic friends, II any, and none at all with Mr.
carpenter, with whom he mad O prolonged inter.