The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-09

ticket headed by Mr.. Bryan. 1t is be-
heved by the more sanguine advocates
OF the convention that the vote may
! be reached before the end of the week,
but this is disputed by many, who
| say that the debate will be somewhat
protracted
The proposition for an open session
was supported in speeches by Senators
Hill and Stewart. and antagonized by
| Senators Mills, Hoar, Sherman. Lodge,
| Gray, Morgan and Daniel.
Senator Sherman read a letter from
I Secretary Olney, urging that the SEN
! ate, IN view of its rejection of King
| Oscar, do not further humiliate that
monarch by permitting the criticisms
that might be made to be made in pub
! lie The letter was short but earnest.
although couched in diplomatic Ian
guage.
/ When the treaty was taken up on its
merits Mr.. Sherman, as chairman OF
! the committee, made a short but eff
fectiVe speech. He denied the state
ment that any of the interests of the
United States had been placed in jeop-
ardy. The treaty had been carefully
| considered by the committee and had
been amended as it was believed best
it should be. Those amendments, while
few in humber, contain matter import
ant and essential, and operate as a
oSlAFS ucAi u lie I'd NOl1N CAitiOii-
was affected by the amendment which
declared that all questions affecting
the national policy of either govern
ment towards any other government
should not be submitted to arbitration.
The Monroe doctrine was not in
Guided and the United States never
would agree TO the arbitration of that
doctrine. Arbitration was, however,
the policy of the American people. They
had always endorsed it. The speaker
submitted an elaborate statement
showing that we had entered into SO
treaties in which arbitration was the
cardinal point. He spoke with his old
time vigor and made speech that
impressed the senate most favorably.
Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota briefly adj
vocated the treaty and expressed
high tribute to the character of the
king Of Sweden, who had been agreed
upon by Mr.. Olney as umpire. He de-
MED that his SymoathieS were with
the English and intimated that at the
proper time he would move to reinsert
the article making him the umpire.
Mr.. Morgans opposition to the
treaty as a whole was based upon the
ground that the convention went too
far inasmuch as it sought to force the
senate to yield up its constitutional
function as a part of the treaty max
ing power. This treaty provided
general court and left it with the
president to determine what matters
should be taken before it. This was
a power that was delegated to the
senate and Mr.. Morgan declared that
it could not give up that power. He
would not say that he was opposed to
arbitration as a principle, but he in
sisted that each case be made as it
came up. If arbitration was necessary
he insisted il should be arranged for
in each case and that the senate should
have voice in arranging the details
and determining upon the tribunal
Mr.. Vest injected a remark to the
effect that the treaty virtually abol-
ished the power lodged in the senate
and it was a dangerous precedent to
establish.
Mr. Turpie said that the United
States had invited this treaty and it
would not do for it to now withdraw.
To this Mr. Sherman readily assented.
Mr.. Daniel of Virginia opposed the
treaty briefly as an unnecessary con-
vention that would only tend to draw
US into entangling alliances.
Several amendments will be offered
during the course of the debate Mr..
Stewart offered one eliminating by
name the Alaskan boundary from the
operations of the treaty. Mr. Stewart
went so far as to insert in his amend
ment statement of the United
States claim with respect to this
boundary defining its location as de-
termined by United States surveyors.
Other amendments that will be
spoken of will eliminate the Near
aguan canal by name; provide that
nothing in the treaty shall affect state
issues of bonds or interfere with the |
rights of the states when incidents |
similar to the killing of the Italians |
in New Orleans unfortunately hap
Dened.
1t is the purpose of the committee !
to keep the treaty before the senate /
as steadily as possible and it will only /
give way to pressing and urgent bust !
ness.
Mr. Morgan will resume his speech
tomorrow, where it will be broken off ,
by the motion to adjourn
The senate remained in executive SEES
sion until 5:25 p. m. when it adjourned
until tomorrow.