Evening star., 1884-01-19
The Mexican Treaty.
THE SENATE DECLINES TO RArrrY IT AT

THE SENATE DECLINES TO RATIFY IT AT PRESENT
In accordance with the agreement OF Friday, a
vote on the Mexican treaty was reached yesterday
afternoon at p. m, and resulted In the rejection
OF It, The original vote was 80 for to 20 against,
ana then Mr.. Morgan changed from aye to no. In
order that he might move reconsideration, leaving
IL stand 80 to q. One more vote on the affirmative
Side would have carried the treaty through By
majority vote motion to extend the time for rati-
ncatlon was carried, but it is not regarded as OF
any binding force, requires the concurrence OF
the Mexican government to make such an arrange
ment. The Senate adjourned until Monday. thus
cutting on any chance of reconsideration. as the
period for consideration OF the treaty expires TO-
The vote in detail IN the treaty is believed to be
as follows:
eron OF Wis, Coekrell, Coke, CoIquitt, Cullom,
Dawes, Dolph, Edmunds Frye, Garland George
Harris, Harrison, Hill, Hoar Ingalls, Jackson Jones
Manderson, MaNey, Miller of Cal, Miller OF n. Y,
Morgan, Pendlston, Plumb, Pugh, Salisbury, Saw
yer. Slater, Vest and WilSon-39
Nays-MesSrs. Aldrich. Brown, Butler. Call,
Conger, Gibson, Hale, Hawley, Jonas. Jones OF Fla
& henna Malone, Mitchell, Morrill,, Palmer, Pike,
Piatt, Riddleberger, Vance and Van Wyck-aa
The failure OF the Senate to ratify the Mexican
treaty has afforded general satisfaction I'm the
House The principle objection, however, arises
from puncttliouSneSS, the House feeling that the
manner IN which the treaty affects the tariff is an
encroachment upon the prerogatives OF the repre-
sentative body. In the Senate however. the fam
ure to ratify the treaty is looked upon by many
senators as calamity Several Senator's, I'm speak
Ing On the subject to-day, said that the many ad-
Vantages that would be lost by the rejection of the
treaty would be felt by the whole country and one
senator said that our trade would be put back
twenty years
WHY SOME SENATORS VOTED AGAINST IT.
member of Congress said TO STAR reporter to-
day: "There were some votes, several OF them at
least, cast against the Mexican treaty in the Senate
1or This reason: You see Grant and Romero were
partners In Mexico, and they obtained some large
concessions from that government I'm relation TO
railroad and Steamboat lines. Now Grant is the
united states commissioner and Romero the MeXl-
can commissioner, and both OF them were exceed
lngly anxious to have the treaty ratified. Ii was
SuSpected-and really can't say 1t was more than
ness had big private interests that treaty. that
IL would aid them In developing the monopoleS they
want, ana as no real good could be discovered In
the treaty, nothing patent enough TO outweigh this
suspicion, why several Senators, whom know OF,
concluded that the safest plan would be to vote
against it."
THE TREATY TO BE REVIEWED.
Inc friends OF the Mexican treaty assert that tt
is not dead, and that the clause limiting the time
Tor Its ratification Will not stand In the way Of its
reconsideration. In Short that difficulty II is said
has already been provided for by an understanding
with the Mexican authorities, and a ratification OF
tne treaty, even after the expiration OF the time
provided for 1t, will be accepted by the Mexicans
several senators VINO voted against ratification
mad not made up their minds TO do so until ust be-
change OF one vote TO ratfy the treaty. its friends
are very hopeful OF victory at last. Action upon
senator M0rgan'S motion TO reconsider the treaty
may be delayed for some dayS