Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-21
EXTRADITTON.
The New Convention with Great
Britain Under Consideration by
the United States Senate.
Four Additions 10 the Category Of
Crimes for which Uncle Sam aud
Jhnny Bnll wlll"Give 'em Up"
Acting Secretary Fairchiid and Treasurer
Jordan oppose the Morrison Sur.
plus ttesolu Ion.


WASHINGTON, July 20 The oonven-
ton recently signed in London by Minis
ter Phelps and the earl OF Rosehcry,
extending and adding to the extraditlon
provisions of 1912, extends the provis.
ions of Article 10 of the treaty Of 1892 to
four crimes not therein named, as fol- |
lows; Mans.aughtcr, burglary, embcz
element nsd larceny involving the amount |
$50 or El0 aud malicious injuries TO
property, whereby the life of any person
shall be endangered, II such injuries con.
stitute crime, according to the laws OF
both countries. II also provides that the
provisions Of the article shall apply to
persons convicted OF the crimes named
in the treaty of 1912 and In the new CON
yention as well as Of those charged before
trial with the commission of them. The
convention Is not retroactive No sur
render is TO be demanded for political
offenses, and no trial is per nitted for
any other offense than the one for which
extradition Is requested, until the person
eNtradited has had an opportunity TO re-
turn to the state by which he was sur
rendered. In his letter TO the secretary
of state MIR. Phelps says 1t Is understood
between the two governments that the
convention shall not stand in the way of
a more elaborate treaty, II one is desired,
but expresses the opinion that ne y
| treaty will not be necessary. The con-
vention is now before the senate commit
/ tee on judiciary, from which II will be re-
ferred TO the committee on foreign affairs.
/ An early and favorable report to the
senate is looked for, though the conven-
tlon may not be ratified at the present
session OF congress.
The treaty is as follows:
Convention between the United States and
/ her Britannia Majesty; Wheiens 10y tho tenth
| article o. the treaty concluded between the
Ullted states OF America and her Britannia Maj
| csty on the 9th day OF August 1872 provision IL
made for The eNtraditinn Of persona charged
! with certain crimes, and
Whercae, It ie now desired by the high con
tracing parties that the provisions Of said art
Giles should embrace certain crimes not therein
ipeciied and should extend to tugitiyes con.
yicted OF Grim specified in said articles OF
said high contracting parties have appointed
as their plcnipoientlarlos to conclude the con.
Ytntlon for THIS purpose, namely the president
Phelps, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiGty OF the United States TO the
court of 81 ltmea, and her majesty, the queen
Of the Unite Kingdom OF Sroni Britain and
ifcland, the yight honorable Archibald Philliih
earl OF u soberY, her mnjestys principal sec.
rotary of sta,o for foreign afairs, who, after
spoctye full powers in good and due form,
agreed upon the following articles
Article /. The provisions OF the tenth artl-
|, clio OF said treaty viii be and are hereby eN-
tended SO as to apply to and comprehend the
following additional crimes not mentioned In
said article, namely;
First, mAnslaughter
Second, burglary.
Third, embezzlement or lRrcency OF the value
of $50 or 10 and upwards.
Fourth, malicious injuries 20 property where
by N life OF any person shall be endangered,
II such injuries constitute crimes according 20
he laws Of both high contracting parties, and
the provisions of said article shall have the
same effect with respect 70 the eNtradltion OF
the persons charged with any OF said crimes,
as II the same had been originally named and
! specified In said article.
Art, I'd The provisions OF the tonth article Of
/ said treaty, and this convention, shall app y 10
persons convicted OF the crimes lie Elm respect.
lively named and specified whose sentence
thereupon shall not have been executed, In
the case OF fugitive crimipal alleged to have
been convicted of crime for which his sur
render ia asked, copy OF the record OF
the conviction and OF the sentence OF
the court before which such conviction took
place, duly authenticated, snail be produced
together with evidence that the prisoner Is the
person to whom such sentence refers
| Art 3. This convention shall not apply TO
| any of the crimes therein named and specified
Will b shall have been committed, or 10 any
convictions which shall have Teen procure !,
prior TO the date when the convention snail
como into force.
| Art No fugitive criminal shall he surren
dered under tho provisions Of said treaty, or OF
this convention. II the crime IN respect Of
which his surrender 10 demanded be OF pQllti
cal character, or IL he prove to competent au
thority that said requisitlon tor his surrender
has, In fact, been made with view 70 try 70
punish him for a crime of political character
Art. 8. A fugitive criminal surrendered -
either OF the high contracting parties under the
provisions OF said treaty, or OF this conye alton,
shall not, unlesB he has had opportunity OF re
turning 70 the state by which he has been eur
rendered, be detained or tried for his crime
committed prior TO hts surrender other than
eXtradltion, Crime proved by facts on which
his surrender was granted.
Art 6. The extradltion Of fugltiyes under
the provisions OF said treaty and Of the present
convention shall be carried out In the United
states and in her mAiesty's domini0ne respect
lively subject 70 and IN conformity with the laws
regulating eNtIAdition for the time bengin
force surrendering 10 the state.
Art 2. THIS convention shall be ratified and
ratilralons exchanged as soon Ra possible II
thRll come into force ten days after its publica,
tion IN conformity with the forms prescrlb q
by the laws Of the nigh contracting parties. II
shall continue I'm force until one or the other OF
the high contracting parties shall signify III
! wish 70 terminate II, ana no longer
In witness thereof the underd yned have
signed The same and anixed thereunto thel
Done at London, the 25th day Of June 1885.
! signed, EDWARD JOHN PIInLps Hosebery,
DON'T WANT TO BIZ DICTATED TO.
WARRINGTON, July 20.--Acting Secre
tary Fairchild and Treasurer Jordan were
before the senate committee on finance
J this morning 10 oppose the adoption Of
J the Morrison surplus resolution. In the
: absence OF formal action by the commit
tee no official statement OF proceedings
can be given ont for publication In the
} papers. The following Is gathered from
, various, but entirely Trustworthy sources
/ as 10 the substance OF the proceedings
Mr. Fairchild said the resolution was
} an effort on the part OF the Legislative
branch Of the government to impose 0
! new restriction upon the executive branch
not heretofore thought necessary, and IN
this view the representatives OF the ad.
, Inlnlstratlon were hardly at liberty TO dis
cuss the merits Of the proposition. liz
spoke on the assumption that the ad-
! ADMINISTRATION was fully committed 70 and
in sympathy with the policy Of
) applying the surplus 70 the re-
desnption Of the Understanding debt,
and retiring such debt az rapidly as 4