Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-03-07
FOR FUGITIVE ROGUBS.
ExtraditiOn Treaty With Eng
land Ratified.
Manslaughter Defined and False
Pretenses Excluded.

The extradition treaty between the United
States and Great Britain, which was nego-
tiated last year by Secretary Blaine and Sir
Julian Pauncefote has been ratified by the
Senate. Certain changes were made in the
language of the document, however, and
these will require the consent of the British
Government if the treaty is to stand as rati-
fled.
When the treaty was discussed in secret
session, some of the Democrats, led by Mr..
Gray, made an earnest effort to strike out
unanslaughter from the list of offences made
extraditable. The publication of this fact
was very annoying to some of the Senator'S
who think the public ought to be kept in en-
tire ignorance of their dOings When the
treaty was taken up again, behind the closed
DOORS there was a good deal of fault finding
and sharp criticism because some of the Sem
ate secrets had been exposed Senator'S
therefore, were disposed to be unusually reti-
cent about the days proceedings
1t was known, however, as already stated
that amendments were made to the treaty
before it was ratified. Mr.. Gray's proposal
to strike out manslaughter from the
new list of offences was defeated by
G majority vote. 1t was argued in be-
half of the motion that manslaughter was
not the same Offense in the two countries
and many decisions of British and Ameri-
can courts were quoted to show the diff
ferent legal interpretations of Inanslaughter
which the courts have put on record. The
arguments did not prove strong enough to
induce the Senate to eliminate manslaught
butt resulted, it is understood in the inser-
ton of definition of the offense of man
slaughter, as the United States intended it to
be understood in carrying out the terms of
the treaty. 1t is not believed that there will
be any hesitation on the part Of Great Brit
ain in promptly accepting the inserted defini-
ton of the offense of manslaughter.
After disposing of the manslaughter pro-
vision it was proposed to omit from the list
of extraditable offenses the crime of obtain
ing money, goods, Or valuable securities
under false pretenses, and over this there
lieved, in the adoption of the amendment.
These are said to be the only changes of i'm
portance made in the treaty, which was rati-
fed by a vote much larger than the necessary
twO-thirds
The treaty makes the following crimes ex-
traditable in addition to those specified in
the treaty of 1912:
Manslaughter, counterfeiting or altering
money or putting the same in circulation:
embezzlement, larceny, fraud by bailee,
member, or officer of any company made
criminal by the laws of both countries; per
jury or subOrnatiOn Of per jury; rape, abduc-
ton, child stealing, kidnapping; burglary;
piracy, by the law of nations; mutiny at sea,
wrOngfully sinking or destroying vessel or
attempting to do so, assaults on the high seas;
crimes and offenses against the laws of both
countries for the suppression of slavery and
slave trading.
Extradition is not to be had for political
offences, nor shall any person surrendered by
either party be tried for any other offense
than the one for which he was extradited.
The treaty shall not apply to any crimes
committed before its ratification.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Minis
ter, was greatly pleased with the action of
the Senate in ratifying the first treaty he
has negotiated, and it has given him fresh
encouragement in the work he is now en-
gagged in with Mr.. Blaine, of trying
to settle the fisheries dispute the
Behring Sea trouble, and the
Alaska boundary question. The British
Minister was not disposed to spend much
time upon these treaties until he had learned
something of the temper of the Senate to-
ward the work of Mr.. Blaine. From the
fact that the Minister has been in daily con-
ference with Mr.. Blaine for the previous ten
days or more upon the fishery matter, it is
inferred that Sir Julian had received assur-
ance that the extradition treaty would be
ratified and that the Senate was in the hui
NOR to back up the Secretary of State and
the Administration.