The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-23
The TREATY.
Alleged Success of the Fish
Ratification Lobby.
THE "LEEK" MUST BE SWALLOWED.
SchurZ, Trumbull and Casserly for the
Supplemental Article.
Sumner Said To BE Weakening in
Opposition.
How the Herald Gets Its
News.
Progress Of the Pom Honor
Inquisition.

WASHINGTON, May ~, 1872.
The efforts OF the State Department lobby to Sc
cure the ratification OF the Supplemental Treaty
continue to realize greater success than was even
dreamed of when the article was submitted. In
fact, the opposition was dwndled down to Mr..
Sumner and a few consistent members who
still adhere TO the belief that national
honor demands rejection of the Brit
tsh ultmatum. Mr. Sumner, approaching
this fact and foreseeing the futity OF an effort to
stay the tide, has abandoned his intention to make
o. set speech against ratiicsoron. He intended to
prepare another attempt, similar to the one which
resulted In the defeat Of the Johnson Clarendon
convention but will not do because the situation
Is now changed, and instead OF appealing to
Senate at variance with the administration he
will be compelled to address men who are
THOROUGHLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE sECRE-
TARY OF STATE.
1t is possible that Mr.. Edmunds may sustain Mr.
Summer, but Messrs. Trumbull Stevenson and
Schurz are now announced to be In favor OF ratif-
cation. This statement will no doubt startle the
majority OF American readers, who have believed
tnat Mr. Schurz, with Mr.. Casserly, would consti-
tute minority Of the Foreign Relations Committee
against ratlhcation but 1t is now evident that the
committee is
UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOR OF THE ARTICLE
as 1t has been amended 1t is true that Mr.. patter
son, of the committee, desires further amend.
ment but he will not press that amendment to the
disadvantage of the pending proposition.
AT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO-DAY,
which lasted about two hours nothing Of import
anoe was done in connection with the question Of
ratlhcation. The session was held motion OF
Mr.. Hamilton, who has recently been ex-
allied to the position OF conscience keeper
Tor the entire Senate, for the purpose of
i "PoN MY HONOR" EXAMINATION
Of each Senator regarding the premature publlca-
ton by the HERALD OF the late correspondence. AS
soon as the doors were closed and some routine
business had been transacted Mr.. HaInlin reported
from the special investigating committee
o resolution calling upon each Senator
to give such information as might be
In his possession regarding the matter
It Is understood that this resolution in erect
categorical and as soon as it was adopted each
member, as his name was called by the Clerk, got
up and gave detailed history OF the manner in
which he had
PRESERVED TIE SECRET
entrusted to him. The majority OF them explained
that they had carefully locked up their copies OF
tho correspondence, and oil admitted that they had
been interrogatcd in more or less direct manner
by both government officials in the interest Of the
State Department and by newspaper men in
the interest Of their journals regarding
Its contents and regarding their views OF the pros
poets OF ratification. None of them admitted that
they had been guilty of any indiscretion, and each
all suspicion It Is rumored that gentleman
was forced to admit that his copy had been
EXAMINED BY A MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY,
and that lie pledged his word that it not i'm
properly used A few admitted that the copies
had not been carefully guarded, but the declara-
ton that it was impossible for the HERALD repre-
sentative to have obtained his copy from the
Senate was finally unanimous. 1t is not i'm
probable that the matter will be allowed to drop,
and
THE GREAT MYSTERY
regarding the manner in which the HERALD gets its
news will remain unsolved The question of pro-
ceeding with the consideration of the treaty at the
present session, as to obviate the necessity Of
special executive session, was then discussed at
length. But without arriving at any conclusion the
doors were opened and the Senate adjourned.