The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-04-01
TREATY RATIFIED.
The Senate Acts on the Behr.
ing Sea Agreement.
NOT A SINGLE NEGATIVE VOTE CAST

A Few Unimportant Changes Made-Ths
President Replies to SaIisbury's Nota
Accepting His Proposals. and "the Re.
public Is Peace"
WASHINGTON, March 30.-The treaty or
convention providing for arbitration in
the settlement of the differences between
Great Britain and the United States over
fled by the senate yesterday afternoon by
unanimous vote. The secret session
which resulted in the ratification was at
tended by seventy-two senator's. There
was some general discussion concerning
the perfection of the treaty and Sherman
announced that the propositions made by
some senators at previous sessions that the
arbitration proceedings should be con.
Quoted in English had met with favora-
BILE response from Lord Salisbury. The
treaty did not stipulate the language in
which the proceedings shall be conducted.
After Sherman made this statement the
treaty was amended so that English
should be the language used in the con-
duct Of the proceedings.
gave the ArDlUerB more T1m0.
There was also some discussion over
article II Of the treaty, which provides
that 'the decision of the tribunal shall, il
possible, be made within three months
from the close of the argument on both
Sides" Several senators thought the
time allowed the arbitrators for decision
should be longer, and as there was no OBJ
lection to this the time was extended to
four months. After discussion over
these points and some others of minor inn
portance the treaty was ratified without
further change (by an aye and nay vote)
and resolutions informing the president of
its ratification and removing the injunc-
ton of secrecy from the vote were adopted.
Senators Who Didn't Vote.
The vote was unanimous as to the sena-
tors present. Those absent were: Aldrich.
Blodgett, Brice, Casey, Chiffon, Colquitt,
Davis, Faulkner, Harris, Hill, Irby, Jones
of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, Henderson,
Morrill,, Stanford-total, IT,
Amendment to the Treaty.
Yesterday Sir Julian Pauncefote sent to
the president draft of the amendment
which Lord Salisbury would like to have
made to the arbitra ton treaty in order to
make 1t perfectly acceptable to his govern
ment. 1t is in effect the same as proposed
in Salisbury's last dispatch, providing that,
should the arbtrators decide the Canadian
poachers had right to the seal catch
which some of them are now making they
may proceed for damages against this gov
eminent on account of having been kept
out of their work during the present season
by virtue of a renewal of the modus vi
vendi. The president is said to be willing
to have the amendment adopted.
HarrisOn's Reply to Salisbury.
President Harrison was in a very happy
mood at the meeting of the cabinet yester-
day. He prepared letter in reply to the
last communication Of the British premier
which he read to the cabinet and which
met with unanimous approval. Blaine
was present at the meeting and expressed
his admiration for the letter. 1t
was transmitted to Sir Julian
Pauncefote after the cabinet meet
ing and by him promptly put on
the wires for the information of Lord Sails
bury. The president expressed his will
ingness to accept an agreement for an ad-
justment of damages, according as the ar
bitrators may decide for or against the
United States. He suggests to Lord Sails
bury, however, that two closed seasons
will make the price of sealskins very high
during the next winter, and that this may
be an element in determining the measure
of damages on one side or the other.