New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-26
THE ARBITRATION TREATY.
ITS CONSIDERATION FINISHED IN THE
SENATE.
AN UNDERSTANDING THAT RATIFICATION SHALL
DEPEND on RENEWING TIE MoDUS
VIvENDI-A VOTE on MONDAY
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DEPEND on RENEWING TIE MoDUS
vIvENDI-A VOTE on MONDAY.
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Washington, March 2j.-The Senate took up
the Bchring Sea arbitration treaty again in secret
session this afternoon, and practically finished
the formal consideration of its various provis-
ions. The point Of voting the question OF
ratification was reached in ample time, but as
there are never many Senators present at Friday
sittings, it was thought best to postpone the
voting until next Monday. when much fuller
attendance he secured.
The discussions Of the last week on the various
phases OF the sealing controversy have brought
out clearly the fact that the Senate is almost
unit in its desire to cooperate with the Admin
istration in maintaining the right of this country
TO prevent pclagic poaching during the pendency
Of arbitration, and that the only df-
ferenccs which have arisen in debate are those
concerning the choice and Application OF
methods TO the protection OF seal life during
the coming season Senator Sherman and others
have advocated from the start the ratiilcatloh OF
the pending treaty without reference at all to the
renewal or non-rcnewal Of last years moduS
vivendi Mr. Sherman mas argued that in the face
of an actual submission 20 arbitration of tho con-
tentions Of the two Governments as to their re-
not afford to refuse to renew last seasons ar
rangemcnts and thereby expose the insinccrity of
her desire for friendly determination of the ques-
tion at issue In case no agreement for n close
season could he reached after the ratification OF
thc treaty. Senator Sherman favored authorizing
the Prcsdcnt TO whatever means might be
necessary TO enforce during next summer tle
claim maintained and exercised by the United
States of jurisdiction over seal life in @hrlng
Sea.
Against this programme was advanced
bv other Senator's both Republicans and
Democrats the other and perhaps more direct
one of ratifying the arbitration convention only
on condition Of Great Britans first agreeing to
a renewal of the modus vivcndi The advocates
Of this view insisted that any recourse to arbi-
tration was practically useless If each Govern
ment was TO refuse TO waive it's contention dur
ing the progress OF the arbitration, and that with
out n close season agreement, things might as Wei
bc left rs they are now.
This sentiment was greatly strengthened by the
character of the correspondence laid before the
Senate on Wednesday. II was made apparent
an reading Lord Salisbury's message to sir Jullah
paunccfotc that the British Government had niue
mr. no intention OF renewing the modus NlNehdl
and that the only hope Of securing rcVlNal
NJ last years arrangements lay III de"rm'"'''
nsistcncc upon another close season rs Il "c'''".'
condition Of arbitration. President liaIIleo" ~
,bc rcply Of March - 10 Lord SALISBURY HU''
took the ground that without the rehe""' W Wv
ncdus vivcndi arbitration of the issues III ui7p"'
could hardly he considered as serious anu II ''>'N
onnounccd 10 the British Prime Minister '''rO
,rder -xistinQ conditions a renewal oi I'sV S'''
,crccment was the least that TINS "o''lni'"'
oo,ld accent The whole drift OF the si'u'''
therefore. was plainly in the direouon VI
san,,,,,nar as against an abeoin'e i""
"."' :, ,ho ,neaty ard the chairman OF 'he
cD....,,,o. n, Foreign Relations was ophee"
I'll, to Weld his original programme ior ."o
-, standing ont now for renewal oi 'ie
modus vtendi Of 1891. - hoor
senator's sherman and Gray. WHO haNc '
a,nong the more conspicuous advocate u
,io, without a proyis1, bad cohle''",'
or,inc with the PRESIDENT, ana II !
,bot = definite understanding was theh n"o''"
49, TO-, ,olicv for the Senate and the Adnihl''''-
,t. 20 follow would involve u prompt t"'"''
,Iop ~ the convention with an a'colnp""I'"7
,o.olu,ion directing that an exchange "a i"''''
.,a,,d Inc withheld until another modus
viy.ndi should lie agreed on. lhls '"c -
,';m ,,ndoub,cdly he adopted at the next S's'io"
"', ca,a,o whom The treaty comes up Tor Il
,.o,o Tho reasons for such acton were p'e'n'c"
,,ir 70 the Senate to-day hy Mr. Hhcrmah' VII,
r.,'' and others and there is now a suD,tli'Iu III i,
,r,;,i,nitv on both sides as to the ul'P'''''" "
I've made next Monday Of the treaty .. d,
good deal of time was taken up a5alm ,',aiS 'o,i"S
H., 80, Senate in discussing means "l 'hlo'olni
o.rccv with rcsard to executive puNih'SS' ', & ,
rumos have gotten abroad that severe GASlr'
oon" p''ia. f the body IL Is difficult 10 ser MY
ever how any Senator can he nrougIt J., 70 nriyaTc
- Inc choose, 10 talk conliden'lally anu III b Son
- friends outside about the doillEs ol '"' "
ale i'm secret session II. .i ccroto went
" is s,id ms evening that the Heha,c,i,o Heha,c VIZ,
Sor a. to vote 10 remove It's cnlci 1Nt,".ho , to
SIPi' an .uspicon of being lmplica'" ~, in ,h
I'm nation of executive SESSION news. ' & ~,
@cncra public here knows rs ScnatorS TaTc brn most
S,Iom, SiIorc and most guarded in their t"lk nnJT
secret SESSIONS and It Is not Ear'T" r Eocp in ANY,
e., any officer of the Senate has neen ~. "nS ho
r,aS ,rar SmiIty any of revealing what has happencu ''
hind closed doors
crry RErr'BLICANs PRAISE THE il'D'ipr',
The enrolled Republicans OF the Nv ,r,,r,,
n,.,Ic, held a rousng meeting last evening a' i",'
r ~ IA, West Forty seventh st. IL WAS ''''
rocr,,r monthly meeting Of the district a>'oe.",o' r
a-t nrp Ia W.