The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-06
FAILS By FOUR VOTES
The Arbitration Treaty Defeat
ed in the Senate
MILLS'S SPEECH DID 1T
INCONSISTENCIES AND DANG
ERS OF ACQUISITION.
SOME SENATORS SNeAKED OUT
Butler Voted against and Pritchard for
the Treaty. The Vote Was 43
to % Two Thirds Be-
ing Necessary
SOME. SENATOR'S sNeAKED OUT
ing Necessary.

tween tne United states ana Cheat Brit
ain, negotiated by Secretary Olney and
Sir Julian Pauncefote. The rules of the
Senate require q majority Of wo-thirds
for the ratification of treaties. Hence
four more affirmative votes would have
been required to secure q favorable result.
The vote in detail was as follows:
Yeas-MesSrs. Allison, Bacon, Bur
rows, Caffery, Clay, Cullom, Davis, De-
Boo, Fairbanks, Faulkner, Foraker,
Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gray, Hale. Han
ma, Hawley, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, Nc
Bride, McBnery, Mcmillan, Mitchell,
Morrill,. Nelson, Pasco, Perkins, Platt of
Connecticut, Plat of New York, Pritch
ard, Proctor, Smith, Spooner, Thurston,
Turrie, Vest, Walthall, Warren, Wei
lington, Wetmore, Wilson-43.
Nays-Baker, Bate, Carter, Butler,
Cockrell, Daniel, Hansbrough, Harris of
Kansas, Harris of Tennessee, Heitfeld,
Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada,
Kyle, Martin, Mason, Mills, Morgan;
Penrose, Pettigrew, Pettus, Quay, Raw
Inns, Roach, Shoup, Stewart, White-26.
A total of 50 votes was cast, leaving
nineteen Senators who did not respond.
The pairs, so far as obtainable, were as
follows, tw. affirmative Senators being
paired with one negative Senator in most
instances: Chandler and Clark for, with
Teller against.
Tillman and Turner for with Chiffon
against.
Sewell and Earle for, with Mantel
against.
Senator George was paired for the
treaty and Senator Berry against it.
Pairs were not announced for the fol-
- IL.
man, Murphy, Wolcott, Kenney and AL
len.
The vote was preceded by a short, spir-
tied debate, introduced by Senator Mills,
of Texas, who made strong appeal to
the Senate against ratifying the agree
ment. He asserted that as amended the
document was most Objectionable, not to
say contradictory in terms. He pointed
out especially the provisions for the set
.tlement of controversies in regard to ter
ritorial claims, and asserted that whereas
the amendment adopted by the Senate
to the first article Of the treaty declared
against their inclusion, the sixth and
eighth articles made provision for them.
He held that as long as these articles
remained unchanged, England justly
could claim that questions of territorial
of the treaty. Under such cir
cumstances, he asked, what was
to prevent England from purchas-
ing the island of Cuba, or any other
American territory and in case of objec-
ton on the part of the United States in
sisting upon the reference of the dispute
to arbitration? He spoke of the conduct
Of England in connection with the Greece
Turkish war and implored the Senate
to protect the United States against the
proposed alliance.
The speech made visible impression
and the opinion was general that the
treaty should be amended so as to rem
edy the inconsistency explained. Sena-
tor Tillman asked that time be given for
such amendment. Owing, however, to
the fact that the Senate was under agree
ment to vote at four o'clock there could
be no postponement except by unanimous
consent.
Senator Carter, who has from the first
been one of the most active and effective
oponents of the treaty, interpOsed objec-
ton.
He said he would put no obstacle in
the way of the postponement of the vote
until another day, but if the vote was
to be taken to-day he would insist upon
it at the specified time. He made very
pungent speech in opposition. He said
there could be no doubt of the partially
Of the government and the people of the
United States towards the settlement of
disputes by arbitration, and that for this
reason there never would be any difficult
ty in securing an agreement for arbltra-
ton of any specific dispute with any ma
ton, but it was not necessary for our
people to tie themselves in an agreement
of uncertain scope and purpOrt, especially
with a country which had shown itself so
completely out of sympathy with the feel
ings of the people of the United States
by the position England had taken in
European affairs.
Mr.. Carter advised the Senate to let
well enough alone.
Senator Hoar replied briefly, going over
the general argument in favor of the
treaty and contending especially that
the objection Of inconsistency in regard
to territorial claims was not we'll found
ed.
The remainder Of the debate was of a
running character. Senator White re-
marked that the document was full of il
logical propositions and said furthermore
that its syntax would have to be i'm
proved before it would be thoroughly ac-
ceptable.
It was evident before the ballot was
completed that the motion to ratify would
be beaten. The absence of some Senators
impaired, who were considered favorable
OF arbitration, was accepted as an I'M
Indication. The covert opposi-
to arbitration, was accepted as IN IN