The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-22
ThE SECRET OUT.

The Injunction ~ Secrecy Having Isceu
Removed. the v"te on the Question ~
Hatttsing the Extradftlon Treaty WIN.
treat brittam IA the senate u Di.cios ed,
showing Fifteen Votes Ia Favor 20
Thirty Eight Against.
i WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE history Of
ne British Extradition treaty. from the
time y was sent 20 the Senate % the day
when Il was rejected by an overwhelming
vote, was yesterday made public. The
| convention was read the first time Ia the
Senate IN secret session July :. 1856 IL
| was reportci from the committee on for
eign relations with amendments July IL.
and recommitted December IA. II was
reported again January II. 1857. and
March II was ordered to lie upon the
table. December ~ II was taken from
the table and again recommitted. II was
again reported with another amendment.
january ~ motion 20 consider ID in open
session was defeated by a vote OF II 10 ~.
those voting In the affirmative being:
Senators Blair. Cullom. Daniel, Dawes.
Eustis, ingalls,, Plat, Reagan, SAWYER.
Stewart and Teller. February Mr.. Ed
munds offered an amendment 70 insert
after the word "explosives,v In the Sec
ond line OF clause 4, the words: "Whcrc-
by the life OF any person shall be cndan-
gered." Six days later consideration OF
the treaty was postponed until the first
Monday in December by a vote 81 20 10 n.
April . q motion Of Mr.. Payne To remove
the Injunction OF sccrcsy from the
convention and pending amendments
was agreed 70. December ~ the
treaty was again taken up. aud January
30, lss9, the amendment OF Mr. Edmunds
was agreed TO. The following amend
ments were also agreed TO: TO insert
after the word burglary" the word
'rape;' IN clause 3, relating 10 emhezzle-
ment. after the words "value Of" strike
out nifty" and insert 1.-TWO hundred:r and
after the word dollars" strike out 'sten''
and insert forty" Mr.. Edmunds offered
"A motion % recommit, which was deter
mined on the following day in tho mega
tive by vote Of % Ia ~ The
10 the fourth clause Of arti-
Gle !, as amended by Mr.. Edmunds, was
then rejected by the Senate by vote 81 |
70 a. On motion Of Mr. Gray. clause 4 I
of article | was amended by striking out
the words malicious injuries 10 property I
the life of any person shall ID
endangered, II such injuries constitute
crime according % the law. OF both high
contracting parties" The vote on this
Has - 10 IL. the senators voting in the
negative being Blair. Chace. Chandler,
Davis. Edmunds. Evarts, Farwell, Mitch
II. Morgan, kiddlebcrger aud Wilson
LAD On motion Of Mr.. Faulkner. by a
iotc Of = % -, the word '.mansIaughter-
vas struck out OF the first clause. Those
'oting IN the negative were Blair Chand-
+r, Davis, Edmunds. EvartS. Farwell,
rye. Gray. Hale. Hi~cock. ingalls,. Nor
IAN, Plat, Riddleberger. Sawyer Shcr-
nan Teller and Wilson Ia.)
February !. the question OF ratifyin-
NJ treaty with these amendments was
ubmitted 70 the Senate ani determined
a the negative hy the following vote:
Yeas Blackburn. Coc&re.l. Faulkner.
rye, George. Hampton. Hawley. Hoar,
ones Ark. Pasco, Payne. Ransom.
'awyer. Sherman aud Walthnil-l5. Nays
Allison. Bate, Blair. B,w.n. Clll.
'hacr. Chandler. Coke. calloni. Davis.
'awes. lmnndS. Pad block. Eustis,
warts. Farwell. German. Hale, Hiscork.
ingalls,. Jones tNev.). Henderson. Mitch
II, Morgan, Plat. Plumb, Pugn. Reagan.
siddlebergcf, salisbury. Stewart. stock
ridge. Teller. Tarpic. Vest Voorhees,,
wilson lIa.) and Wilson md. --:,s