Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-30
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Defeat of the Nicaragne Treaty in the
Senate-COnnection of the United
States With the Congo Con.
ference-Au Ancient
Document.

WASHINGTON. Jan -.
/ The consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill was ordered 10 be reported 10 the Senate
! today oy the committee on appropriations.
The principal additions made bv the Senate
committee are as follows; To carry out the
provisions of the neutrality act, Sl2 900; to
enable the President to meet unforeseen
emergencies arising in the diplomatic and
consular service, and to extend the conmer.
cisl and other interests of the United States,
$4,000; TO meet the expenses of introducing
and extending American commerce in the
Congo valley, $500.
1t is estimated at the treasury department
that there will be decrease of over SIS ,0O0,-
600 in the public debt during the present
month.
The Senate went into executive session At
1888 today and suspended the vote of last
night on Senator Narce's motion to postpone.
Action on the Ncaraguan treaty was contin-
ued, and resulted in the defeat of the motion
by a vote of 22 to %. Senator Sherman's
amendment looking to the abrogstion or
modification of the Clayton Bulwer treaty
was then discussed for some hours, and com
ing TO vote in the committee of the whole.
was defeated by vote of ~ to IS. The
second Sherman amendment relating to dis
ordinations in tolls, was defeated without
division. The treaty was then reported to
the Senate. and the vote on the Sherman
amendment relating to the Clavton-Bulwer
treaty was again taken, resulting in its adoIS
ton by a vote of 80 to 10. vote was then
taken on the treaty itself and 32 senator's
voted for its ratification while % voted against
it, The affirmative vote being less than two
thirds of the whole number voting, the treaty
was not ratified.
Senator Riddleberger was the only mpn in
the republican side who voted in the mega
tive. Several democratic Senators voted in
the affirmative, among them Senators Jonas,
Jones of Florida, Mcpherson, Maxey, Pen
dleton, Morgan and Punh.
motion will undoubtedly be made to re-
consider the vote upon the ratification. The
change in front upsn the Sherman amend
ment is explained thus Several Senators
who favored the amendment but were OPP
posed to the treaty voted against the amend
ment in the committee of the whole, fearing
that its adoption would help the treaty
When the treaty was reported to the Senate
and the vote REQUIRED on the Sherman amend
ment some of the frients of the treaty who
were opposed to the amendment voted in the
affirmative, as a means of winning support to
the treaty itself, the failure of which, if una
Dicuucu, WAS lOTttOlu Dy tne fUles Ill Tue
committee OF the whole.
Secretary Chandler today telegraphed in
structions for the United States steamer
Wachusett to proceed to Guayaquil, Ecuador,
for the protection of Julio II. Santos, nat
uralized American citizen, imprisoned there
for alleged completely in a rebellion and
whose speedy execution is apprehended.
In response to the House resolution calling
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of the United States in the Congo conference,
the President today, sent to the House the
report submitted by the secretary of State.
Henry s. Sanford, the secretary says, was
appointed associate delegate on behalf of the
| United States, to be governed by the instruc-
| tons sent to kasson. kasson and Sanford
have confined their propositions TO matters
| affecting commercial intercourse with the
whole region without advancing any plan af
fecting the political tenure of divers terrific
ries Henry M. Stanley, the secretary saws,
was not delegated to represent the United
States, and the impression that he has been,
probably originated with the fact that Mr..
Stanley was personally introduced to the
conference bv Mr.. kasson.
While in executive session the Senate
adopted a resolution removing the injunction
of secrecy as to the deliberations as far AS
to permit of the printing OF sundsy docu
ments relating to the treaties with Nicaragua.
Among these documents is the original mes
sage OF President Iacharay TAYLOR. of April
22nd, 1850, transmitting the Clayton Bulwer
treaty to the Senate, which has not, up to
| this time, been presented
The National Republican of this city will
PRINT the text of this message tomorrow. and
also the vote BY which the treaty was ratified
which has never been made public. from
which it appears the vote stood AZ to II on
the question of ratification. In his message
to the Senate President Taylor said
This treaty has been negotiated
| in accordance with the general views
expressed in my message to Congress
in December last. Its object is to establish
commercial alliance with all the great mari.
time States. for the protection of the con
tenpated ship canal through the terri
tory of Nicaragua, to connect the At
lantic and Pacific oceans, and at the same
time to secure the same protection to the con
templated railways or cana' by the Tehuan-
tepec aud Panama routes, as well as to every
other inter-oceanic communication which may
be adopted to shorten transit 10 and from our
| Territories in the Pacific ocean. 1t gives no
| preference to any one route over
any other, but proposes the same measure of
protection Ior all, which ingenuity and en-
terprise can construct. Should this treaty
be ratified it will secure in the future liberia
tion of all Central America from any kind of
| foreign coercion. 1t has been my object in
negotiating this treaty not only to secure
| passage across the Isihmus to the govern
ment and citizens Of the United States by the
/ construction of great highway dedicated to
/ the use of all nations on equal terms, but to
maintain the independence and sovereignty of
all Central American republics.
A SECRET POw.wOW.