Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-11
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
General Arbitration Treaty Between
United States and Great Britain
Was Signed To-day.
The BATTLE ROYAL In The HOUSE
Pacific Railroad Funding Bill Defeated
by An Overwhelming Vote-Cuban
Question Taken UP in the SEN
ate-Mills Speaks.

Washington, Jan. ll,-Ihe Pfoposiuioh
for a general arbitration treaty between
the United States and Great Britain is
now an accomplished fact.
Lord Salisbury has assented to the last
suggestion from this side and nothing res
mains but the attachment of the formal
sisautriss of Secretary Olney and Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the latter having been
clothed with authority by Lord Salisbury.
These signatures will be affixed to-day.
OF course the treaty must be submitted
to the United States senate for approval
and in view of the short time remaining
of the present session, every effort will
be made to submit the document at the
earliest possible moment.
King Oscar, of Sweden, has been .ac-
cepted as the final arbitrator in the case
of a tie vote in the arbitration tribunal on
any matter. He either will sit or hear
the matters in dispute himself or will
name deputy who will act as final arbi-
traitor. The treaty is to run five years.
The Swedish king will also act as the
fual arbitrator of the Venezuela treaty.
THE TREATY SIGNED.
The general arbitration treaty was
signed by Sir Julian Pauncefote and Sec
retary Olney to-day. If it be possible to
transcribe the treaty in time it will be
sent to the senate tomorrow.
The Alaskan boundary will not, as ex-
pected, come before the general arbitra-
tion tribunal. No specific reference Is
made to the subj ject in the treaty, but it
is stated that the matter will be settled
separately. By thus removing the
Alaskan controversy, Secretary Olney
has disarmed formidable opposition to
the treaty among the senators from the
northwest.
The general arbitration treaty and the
presidents letter giving its ratification
were sent to the senate this afternoon.
They will be laid before the senate in ex-
ecutlve session and not made public for
the present at least.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
Great interest was manifested in the
outcome of the battle royal over the Pa
cific funding bill, which came to vote in
the house to- day.
Before the house convened the floor
was crowded with members arguing the
merits Of the bill. The galleries also
were filed.
Speaker Reed stated that there were no
pending amendments to the bill. There
were, however, two substitutes: That OF
Mr.. Harrison, of Alabama, to provide for
a commission of three cabinet officers to
negotiate a settlement of the debts with
the two roads; and the Bell substitute,
providing that, if the roads would clear
Of The first mortgage, SO as to advance
the @svernmeat's liens to the position
of first mortgage, the government would
agros TO the extension Of the period for
the Payment Of the debt at 8 per cent in
terest.
To the former substitute there was
pending an amendment proposed by Mr..
Northway, OF Ohio, providing that the
commission created should be appointed
by the secretary Of the treasury, secre-
tary Of the interior and the attorney gen
eral, instead Of consisting of these three
cabinet officers.
The Northway amendment, he said,
was to be voted on first then the substi-
tutes in their order.
The Northway amendment to the Har-
risorl substitute was defeated on viva
yoce vote, after which the Bell substitute
was submitted.
Mr.. Bell demanded record making
vote. His demand was sustained by
seventy odd members, mostly on the
Democratic side, and the roll was called.
There was a furry when the speaker
announced the defeat of the Bell substi-
tute lilo to 1856.
The opposition appeared somewhat
staggered, but it was pointed out that the
California members and others known to
be opposed to the measure voted against
the substitute.
The Harrison substitute was then sub
mitted. On the viva voce vote, the
volume of sound was against the substi.
tute and the speaker was about to declare
it defeated, when Mr.. Harrison demanded
the ayes and nays.
DOWNFALL OF THE FUNDING BILL.
There were cries Of "no, no." but Mr..
Harrison succeeded in securing forty
seven members to back his demand.
This was not one-tifth of the preceding
vote, but the other side was unable to
muster more than 129 so the speaker or.
dered the roll called.
The substitute was overwhelmingly de-
featSd-55 to 214.
The opposition then decided to test
their strength by securing roll call on
the usual formal motion to engross and
rsad 1.-THE bill.