New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-07
BRITISH EXHIBITION TREATY.
GROWING oPPOelTION TO 1T.
BELIEF THAT ITS FAILURE To BE RATIFIED Is
AssURED-MR. RIDDLrBFRGEhs ANTICS
IN TIL SIN TF.
TBr rELEcRArH TO THE TRIBUNE.I

Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON Feb. 6.-The opposition to the
ratification of the British Extradition Treaty l.
ginning strength there is not the slightest doubt
about that If the discussion OF the treaty Is pro
lonred for a week or two more it NAV even be re-
ected The only props which sustain it now are
practically unanimous report in IFS favor nv the
Committee on FOREIGN Relations. and Secretary
Baya-d's fra,tic appeals to Administration Sena-
tors TO stand finn The Foreign Relations Com
mittee has slightly amended the treaty. hut not by
anv means in the radical manner in which it was
supposed il had II will be remembered that the
troatv as signed nv Lord Roseberv and Mr..
Phelps mode the following crimes eXt'ad TAME
- Nanslarh tor: @ BURGLARY: 49, embczzln-
ment or larceny to The am mt Of $50 or ten pounds
and upward: and ~. malicious injuries 10 prop
ertv. whereby the life Of persons Is endangered
This last section has been amended by the com
mittee so as to read:
"Nalicious INJURIES TO property by the use OF
explosives or obstruction on railroads. by which
the life Of persons is endangered"
o-r-c.r,v- =" rur T"rATY.
This amended section however is not SO much
the subject Of contention as the entire treaty and
the principle II involves. Quite aside from the
fact that great many Senators think that
treaty-and especially eXtradit on treaty
Cr
inc subjected TO any amendment whatever the
feeling has gained ground that is PECULIARLY nm
E r'unate moment 10 choose in which 10 extend
whqt practically amounts 20 nV0r 10 Or y.
Brit-in The United states hes been accnst med
to seq cmbel1lers find fuGc in Canada 70; years
past ard may without any great inc"nvoni'nc'
10 itself for few years longer sec them escape
the bands of iuStice This. IL Is admit a. rs the
chef hencft-n benefit t. bc--to have cElhc7zeTs
returned ~ c0nlwuutv to servo ont q term Ia
prison and TO Do aftervar1 turned loose once more
a. I'm tod
is the chief benefit which the United States VIII
derive from ratification f Nh treaty. Not 80.
however i'm the ease Of Great Britt For
obvious rcaS0ns-po teal and others de
vat.on-she must yalue the return OF
one drramitcr % 1undrod fold moro than the
ho7lIer In other words TO express H. art hu'"t-
io,,Ilv one dvuamttr T. 30 her worth AZ least
hundred cm5czzlcrs 1aIunS TINS tor gram o.
MANY Senators ar0ue. Is 10 Wnf'l while ior , me-
Tnitod Stats 10 show such oaecrnc.- To- or,
Grnat Britain. when rh" Governm"nf OF 'h't
country h0s Displayed TINS far So 'lfii" lnT.'nA-
tion 10 arrive ~ "a fair and Il MIGHT almost be
said human Interpretation Of the Treaty OF lSIS.
Would II not he better they. 3rEuc. 10 at least
+l,o, MINISTER pbolrs Sec-otarv Pavard and the
r'oroic7, Poo+fors Cc-nr1ittcc have hro1 trIol,nd
into suunort Of the treaty hv the British an
thorities a. home and TIC ins,,fi9nS it'',1 OK
o'cr Mr. Rlvari IS md 10 wta' use II was nu'
in the initial Stages Of the fisheries controversy
litars1 tn cd
Nr Ra~orl', cfo~ts t. whip his PARTY in tic Son
Dr. ;~t linz ,r tho-o pre- n number If Demo
Gratis thnt have EXPRESSED I'm executive session
thoir dis 0nroval Of the whole proceed "c-are
':i h.. ~.o,,-.l I,- q rorso.ar-,nce which only
tro fatuirr n tha short SIGHTED coutlomau in re-
,-rl 10 tli~ subject end others that l'sc H. laNe
49, So tlrttls win I'm, can account FOR
There are other ouc~t lions Which Inv" arisen ia
the course Of the discus ION ~ the treaty. vas
,,oir+od ort for instance by some that tho Eng
Iieh Parliament had nae,ed Stringent lew fnr
The annrchcuei0n ~ those making or uSlug exc
r1o>ive~ for mnroncr purposes n Is VOL known
that there * no such law IN anV OF fh" r'''.'~
I'm tho linton and while ~ course. the trcatv mo
vidcs only fer The eXtmd non or cTlmn'i~ CT, ~
OF an act which IN th" ro'''"' Y" VIZ
don't that with0n n rno~o thoror~h urdorSfa'1'h1
the treaty ~ IL now stands mlent lr'g Z" r'
than avert com rlicafionS In ful' senate me
trontv wou]d require for ratification at lost
fftv-Oue votes. the necessary two th'Ms majority
provided f'r Nv The 'or>tltnt'oh n'S". u N
s0id ~" fri'.'S or W" IN".I f,..o' TO-. num
m0nd. nor i - tnon"h' Ih.1 nv Ut" o"''"' "''"
more than forty-one or forty-two.
RID LrB RCFR RFRrKFD y THF sFNA1F
IN the corate TODAY Mr. Hoar from tho Select
,,,,...o 30, tho Ca1.rro.io- Of the Cer.eun1ol Of
'oWU'i''e '' ''' ''
the Constitution. reported Jo'nt Te-" l'l"n pro
v-,inr .'Tr addrrion 70 erch othe- celebration ~
may heroa &c, be provided for thar the fwo
bop.as Of Conrrc.z shall meet in rho no y of thc
Tor,.o Of Pcprcsor.tativce: 'to+ tho Chef Jusri~"
Of rho IT,; 81 States shell a. liver r'aflou. and
tina tho = esidont Of the L ell -tates. he jus
rices If he Supreme Court tine mcnber OF TIC
Cabinet the Executives 90 the sever ] ~t2.cS 4ud
Ter lforle-, m" rci "'p@r nefs'S - WA. ''''
DE- er vt d ,h"t l." h.d s,,, os.d that soo,4
stem would he taken in revard II invitations to the
South American countries. "e asked VI. H"ar
w. ~. NV '
~ H. re,,ied that the select committee had
found that that matter was pending before the
COMMITTEE on =" Tl1' ~. 'a.,, -, p:l.,.,,,r
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