The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-16
SENATE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The AbrOgaiiOn Of the Hawaiian
Trenty-3epOrts on NOmina-
ntOna

WAsHINGToN April 15.-Tho Senate
closed the do s to-day, accoi dag to
previous nouce, at 2 o'clock. The
Hawaiian treaty was about to be taken
up, when Senator Sherman made
known the fact that the House Com
miltee on Ways and Means had to-
day token ton looking to the a6To-
gai' n OF the ex sting treaty, and sug-
gested that the matter lie over for the
present. Thereupon its cons Iteration
was postponed for q fortnight. The
existing trestY With Hawsiia was
promulgated June 3, 1875, and by its
terms was 10 continue in force
for seven years, and further,
until the expiration of twelvs
months after either Of the high con-
tracing parties shall give notice to the
other of its wish to terminate the
same. The seven years expired in
1882, and the purpose of the treaty
now before the Senate is to extend it
for term Of years, 80 that neither
party shall have the power OF abiogat-
ing it at twelve months notice, as q
present. The Van Wyck resolution
for open consideration, which applied
to this treaty alone, went over with it.
The We'll and La Adra treaty was
then taken up, and Mr., Morgan made
q long speech in favor Of it The
original treaty, which WAS for the
settlement Of cotton aud mining
claims, was concluded and promul-
gated many years ago, and under it
Mexico has already paid a large
amount of money, the greater portion
Of which has, however, not been paid
over by the State department to the
claimants. The pending proposition
is to reopen the treaty in order to give
Mexico a chance to introduce evil
dencs to show that the original treaty
was secured by fraud. The money il
held by the department to await the
action of the Senate. The proposition
to reopen has been pending in the
senate since 1888, and has been a sub
iect of discussion at every session
since then. 1t has been once rejected,
aud by some parliamentary movement
made by its friends the fact was saved
from publication, and the proposition
left for another Copgres,to work upon.
Mr.. Voorhees, expressed wish to make
a speech in favor of the claimants and
og inst reopening the treaty, but was
not ready to 90 on to-day. So the mat
ter went over until tomorrow.
The Venezuela treaty was then
taken up, read aud ratified without de-
rate. 1t provides for the reopening OF
the claims Of citizens of the United
States against the government OF Ven
ezuela. These are to be considered by
a commission Of three, one to be ap.
pointed by each government and the
third to be selected by those two. If
these cannot agree the Russian or
Swiss Minister to name a commission
er to take the place OF the one selected
by the two first named. The eommis-
sion is to meet within three months
in Washington, and its decision is to
be final.
The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of nominations and a
number OF interesting reports from
committees we're read. Motions were
made in respect to several of them
that the injunction of secrecy be re-
moved.
Senator Salisbury thought the re-
ports were Of a political nature aud
protested against the use of the ex-
ecutive session to suppress that which
was favorable to the Democratic party
and publish that which was designed
to make capital for the Republicans.
The injunction IN Eve reports vac
ssass. s,s.el Anorif, ti.a r,rnfn,f