The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-02-10
AMENDING
THE TREATY !
Opposing the Agreement With England
as Signed.
SENATOR MORGAES OBJECTIONS
He Claims That the Treaty Should Not be
Ratified Until After the Aggregation Of
the Clayton-Bu1wer Treaty, as
England Has Unfair
Advantages.

Washington, Feb. 1O.-The most inn
portant developments concerning the
consideration of the arbitration treaty
by the senate in executive session yes
terday were the offering Of an amend
ment by Senator Morgan, Of Alabama,
providing for the abrogation Of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty n the speech
by the same senator in favor of this
proposition. Senator Morgan declared
that the conditions which called forth
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty had long
passed away 1t was no longer bind
ing on either nation, nor was it Of any
use or value to this nation, though II
might be of great Importance to Great
Britain in 81 the Nicaragua canal
was constructed. with the treaty now
under consideration he said that no
doubt the question of the abrogation
of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty in ef-
feet would have to be submitted to er-
filtration. While the old treaty was
obsolete and disregarded, yet it was
still used as a menace and bugaboo
to the United States whenever the con-
struction of the Nicaragua canal was
advocated. Great Britain, declared
Senator Morgan, had violated the
treaty, ana abrogated it by occupying
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Great Britain would use the treaty of
arbitration to her advantage, and the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty would be used
in the same way unless it was declared
to be void.
Another important amen 1meut was
offered by Senator Bacon, of Georgia.
1t provides for q modification OF ar
tiole 9 so as TO relieve the southern
states from my obligations that might
arise under the bonds issued in the
reconstruction days. The amendment
was the result Of a conference among
the southern senators, who concluded
that the article as it now stands mieht
render it possible to make these bonds
when held by British subjects the OBJ
Ject of arbitration. Mr.. Bacon sought
an opportunity to address The senate
on the amendment, but was prevented
by the act hat Senator Morgan heli
the floor all day.
When Senator Morgan renewed his
remarks he stated that tbs treaty be-
fore the senate should be amended SO
as to except in definite terms the
Nicaragua M and everything re-
lating to that enterprise. He dwelt at
length upon this phase Of the treaty,
and e from a number of reports
bearing on the subject, showing the
interest Of the United States in that
part Of the continent, which the SEN
ator declared was more vital than any
treaty that could be made with Great
Britain.
Senator Morgan at $3.50 concluded his
speech, but said he would discuss other
phases of the treaty before a vote was
reached.
A number of amendments have been
prepared, which will be offered il the
course of the debate. Among them is
n directing that all subjects Of arbi-
tration must be first submitted to the
president and senate before being sent
to the tribunal provided for in the
treaty. Another excerpts from matters
subject to the treaty the Alaskan
boundary dispute, also any c%ontrover-
sy as to the boundary line in the
Straits of Fuca, which separate Van
couver island from Washington state.
The friends of the treaty did not en-
ter the debate yesterday. During the
day Senator Teller stated that he want
ed it understood the silver men were
not opposing the treaty as silver men,
and that no opposition was being made
to it because it affected the silver in
t~erests.
The first two hours of the secret ses-
sion were given to a discussion Of the
full reports of Mondays secret ses-
sion that were printed in the papers.
Senator Vest sprang this subject as
soon as the combinations were dis
posed Of. The time was devoted to a
senatorial discussion of the methods
of the modern news seeker, which was
more in the nature of fault finding
than of criticism Of their accuracy.
Senator Hill did not fail to take ad-
vantage of the opportunity to point
the moral" as being that his motion
for open doors should have been adop-
ted.
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