New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-14
SECRET PROCEEDINGS MADE PUBLIC
HOW SENATORS VOTED IN THE. CONSIDERATION

SECRET PROCEEDINGS MADE PUBLIC.
HOW SENATORS VOTED IN THE CONSIDERATION
OF THE BRITISH EXTRADITIoN TREATY.
Washington, Feb 13.-The executive clerks of the
Senate have prepared for publication the record Of the
proceedings OF tho Senate In executive session upon
the British extradon treaty. from July 8, 1885, when
the convention between the United States and Great
Britain read for the first time in the Senate down
to February H. when the resolution was adopted
removing the injunction Of secrecy from the proceed
ngs Of the Senate Tho record shows that on July II
1886, Mr. sherman reported the treaty from the
Foreign Relations Committee with sundry amendments ;
that on December ID. Of the same year. motion Of
hr Edmunds, the treaty was recommitted to the
committee and that March ., 1887 after the treaty
had been again reported It laid on the table, on
motion offered by Senator Hoar as substitute for
motion made by Mr.. Rddleberger, to pos tpone ndeh
ntely consideration. On December 10, 1887, the
treaty was recommitted to the Committee
on Foreign Relations motion OF Mr.
Sherman, and month later was reported back by
Mr.. Morgan, with an additional amendment A
motion by Mr. Rlddeberger to consider the treaty in
open session was defeated January 30-v-"s IL nays
IS.
Tho record of February 2. 1888, shows that the
following amendments had been reported from the
committee to clause d. Article the clause which oc-
ures to- insert persons orr and after the next word
propertyn insert "by tho Of explosives or
malicious Injuries or distractions TO railroads. After
the words high contracting powers" In the last line
OF the clause, the committee added or accord
Ing to the laws Of that political division OF either
country I'm which the offence shall have been COM
med, and Of that political division Of either coun-
try in which the offender shall DO arrested" Five
days later Mr. Edmunds proposed and tho Senate
10 off q
plosves' the words whereby the life of any person
shall be endangered"
On Mr. Stewards notion the Senate, February 8,
1888, by a vote Of % yeas TO 81 nays, postponed
consideration OF tho treaty until tho following Dc
cember and on April 8, motion Of Mr.. Payne,
made the treaty and amendments public
Mr.. Edmunds offered motion January 81, 1850,
to rccommlt the treaty. which, being rejected, the
question came up of agreeing 10 the amendments
proposed by the committee to the clause (D ana was
determined in tho negatve-yeas, o; nays, 81 The
Affirmative votes were cast by Messrs. Edmunds,
Frye Hawley, boar, ingalls,, Jones, Of Arkansas;
Morgan, Sawyer and sherman.
On motion of Mr. Cray the Senate, by vote of
yeas %. nays IL, struck out OF clause inc ioi
lowing words: "Malicious Injuries to properly
whereby the life OF any person shall be endangered
such injuries constitute crime according 10 'the
laws of both high contracting partles.' The word
manslaughterS was struck out OK tho hIsp e'auso
on motion Of Mr. Faulkner.
On February l. 1885, the question shall the treaty
be ratified was determined in the negative-yeas,
10; nays, %. Tho vote was as follows;
Affirmative Blackburn. Cockren. Faulkner FrJe
George Hampton Hawley. Hoar. Jones' Oh AIAan'~'
Pasco Payne, Ransom. Sawyer Sherman and WathaL'
INSTRUMENTATION, Bate, Blair Bowen GAIL Chace'
Chandler Coke Culom Davis Dawes Edmunds, Eustis,
Eyarts Fnrwe German. Hale Hiscock. ingalls, JOINS o'
Nevada henderson Mitchell. Morgan. Paddock. Pat
Plumb Pugh Reagan RIddleberger SALISBURY, o'e"af.
stockbrdge. Teller Turpe, Vest voorhees, "lSon VI
Iowa, and Wilson, Of Maryland.
Paired I'm the anrmatye-Groy. Morrill,. Vance Daniel
Butler and CoQuitt with spooner Harris Palmer quay
Cameron ana Gibson who would have voted In he negative
Mr. Rlddebergcr offered a resolution TO remove
the injunction of secrecy, TO which resolution nF'
MORGAN offered an amendment removing the Injunction
OF secrecy also from the proceedings OF the Foreign
Relations Committee in relation thereto. Mr. Morgans
amendment was rejected BY strictly party vote Oh
yeas %, nays 25.
The question rcearing February IL, on the resolu,
tlon Of Mr. Riddlbcrger the Senate, by vote Oh
yeas 90 nays 10. adopted substitute Tor inc
RiddIoberya resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar. inc
substitute differed from the original resolution In that
| a proyded for the removal OF tho Injunction OF
secrecy from tho senate proceedings in regard to the
treaty Wills Mr. Riddlcbergcrs resolution specheu
| that Injunction should be removed from all votes,
debates and motions connected with the consideration
OF tho treaty The vote by which Mr. Hoars resoiu'
ton was adopted and the record ordered made public
was follows:
Yeas-Bato Berry. Blackburn. Blair Call Chandler
Coke Dawes Edmunds Eusls Faulkner, George HiseoeA
Jones Of Arkansas Jones' OF Nevada Manderson' Mitchell
Morrill, Pugh Riddlcberger. Sawyer, Sherman. stewart
stoekbrdge Teller Turpe Vest waltha, and Wilson, OF
IoWa-29.
Nays-Messrs Allison Coekrell, Cullom Eyarts Gibson
German. Gray Hale Hampton. Harris, Hawley. ingalls,,
Morgan Paddock Payne Reagan, Salisbury spooner and
Wilson, OF Maryland-i9. - -
paired IN the anrmatiyo-Piatt and Cameron with Nc
Pberson and Butler in tho negative