New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-01
REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON.
THE NATURE OF THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
TIE SUPPLEMENTAL ARTIcLE-THE ThEAri
REGARDED AS A FAILURE.
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President for its salvation. Now that the attempt
of the two Cabinets to arrive at an understanding
has without doubt come TO naught there are many
INQUIRIES IN regard to the nature OF the amendments
which the Senate made to Granvilles protocol
In order to ascertain who Is 10 Dlamo
for ITS failure. Senators, after the vote had been
taken on Saturday last, would only say that the
notifications or amendments were OF an immaterial
nature-mere verbal changes to make better English
81 Granyille's bungling sentences. They bad no
dorbt that the changes would be entirely satisfae-
tory 10 the British Ministry, and that the Senate
vonld receive by the middle Of the present week.
tbe Treaty itself for ratification. so great mas
been the pressure to keep the secrets OF lnosc
s;ons that until to-day it has been the genera Pc
lief in Washington that the most the Senate had
1ooo vos 70 propose new rule, broad enough In its
lcter IN exclude in future all claims for indirect
domoges Of every kind, in the place Of the narrow
tinrlotion laid down in Granvilles draft. III TINS
were So nobody would be found on TINS sde OF tne
ocean at least, who would not agree 'h'.
England alone was responsible for the laiiuIe Oh
these latest negotiations, and to condemn the uiso'
stone Ministry for withdrawing from the treaty Old
what would necessarily be considered mere pre-
text. But there is now the best reason TO beneVe
+bot the Senate did more than to change inc
nbroseolocy of the Protocol, or demand that II DC
broader in its application. 1t withdrew the claims
for indirect damages from the consideration
of the Geneva Tribunal, but 1t dio
not agree 10 allow that withdrawal 10
be the final settlement of them; IL "ne'
words it withdrew them without prejudice, reservinS
the right to present them again at some future time
for settlement either by treaty or less formal way.
The Senate virtually said to Great Britain for the
sake of present harmony, and to save the remaining
Horizons of the Treaty Of Washington, we VIII agree
not to press for settlement Of the question OF ndi-
rect damages which now divides US, by the Geneva
tribunal but shall hold them for future settlement
All other differences between the two nations will
be wiped out, but this must remain unadjusted.
This method of settlement it is said tonight,
while IL might be more honorable for the American
Senate. might well cause Gladstone's Ministry TO
halt especially since the kilograms which had passed
between the two Governments within month gave
Granville good reason to hope that his proposition
would be accepted The well authenticated report
that the action of the Senate provided for no final
settlement of that class of claims to which Great
Britain has objected gives the only rational expa-
nation vet made of Englands refusal to accept our
ultimatum.
The Cabinet was in session q great part of the
afternoon and it is reported that the Treaty was the
subject of discussion. The conclusion reached was
that it could not be saved, unless England should
conclude to reopen it.