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TREATY IN ITS FINAL SHAPE
ALL THE AMENDMENTS DISPOSED OF u
THE SENATE.
TWO IMPORTANT CHANCES ADoPrED-c4AxoDa
FOR AND AGAINST RATIFICATION
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washington, April 1.-The General Arbitra.
ton Treaty received It's final form this aftsr.
noon, when by the terms OF the unanimous con-
sent agreement the time expired within which
amendments to its text could be presented and
voted upon. TWO more important notifications
were accepted by the Senate. one on the motion
or MI Bacon, excluding rebellion and recon.
struction claims against Southern States from
arbitration. and the other on the motion OF Mr.
Morgan eliminating entirely Article VIII which
covered claims against any individual State or
Territory. Both changes were inspired by de.
sire to make the treaty conform TO that pecu.
iarity in the Federal mechanism which with
holds from the General Government power 10
enforce accountability upon a State for offences
committed against a foreign Power within IT'S
borders.
The treaty In its newest shape will be reprinted
and laid before the Senate again next Monday
vote on the resolution Of ratification VIII prob.
ably be obtained before the end OF the week. but
a good deal Of friction has been developed over
the arranging Of pars-two affirmative votes
being properly required to offset one negative
one-so that an even greater delay may easily
result. The treaty's chances Of ratification and
rejection seem now about evenly balanced
The voting on additional amendments began n
4 O'Clock. after three hours Of general debate.
and In the hour and a half which followed
about dozen propositions were passed upon.
Much of the debate of the day turned upon the
amendments Of Senator's Bacon and Morgan.
Their supporters contended that. under the Con-
stitution, State claims could not be made the
subject OF negotiation under a treaty. The point
he r. az, he
ern States were contracted during the period ot
reconstruction and were not legitimate obliga-
tlons. II was held. on the other hand, that
under the amendments already adopted 1t would
be impossible to hold the Southern Claims SUBJ
tect 10 the treaty Senators Gray and Lindsay
presented the latter view.
UNFOLDING THE COMMITTEE
Many OF the amendments voted down were
directed TO putting limitations upon the nrst
article. Propositions OF this character were
made by Senators Butler. Chiffon and Bacon
and all were rejected by the uniform majority
OF five. This was the result of n preconcerted
movement 10 sustain the Committee on Foreign
Relations, which took position against further
amendment Of this article
Senator Buffers amendment is a fair speci-
men of others offered to this article. He moved
to add the words treaty or convention" to the
article. making II provide for the submission
TO arbitration OF all questions in difference in
capable of settlement by diplomatic negotiation.
treaty or convention. Mr. Butler explained his
purpose TO be 10 avoid a construction OF tho
language Of the treaty II stands which
would permit the settlement Of ell interna-
tional disputes by diplomatic negotiation saying
that wilful Chief Executive might refuse 70
bring any international controversy to the at
tention Of the Senate for it's cooperation unless
tie clause should be modified I'm some such man
ner his amendment provided. When the
point was made that this was a strained con-
structiOn. the North Carolina Senator called at
tenton to the claim set up for Mr.. Cleveland In
the matter OF Cuban independence that the
power of recognition rested exclusively with the
Executive. He warned the Senate against leav-
Ing any openings for the extension OF Executive
power
MR.. CHANDLER ATTACKS ENGLAND
An interesting Incident Of the session was
Senator Chambers refusal to agree TO a Ana!
vote the treaty to-day. He called attention
TO the dispatches In regard to the situation IN
Crete, and said that he did not fee disposed
to enler into negotiations with any Power whose
guns were trained Upon community If Chris
tians struggling TO throw off the yoke of Mos
lemism. He also spoke of Englands conduct
toward the Beers of the Transvtal deserving
Of condemnation. and cause for hesitation in
the present negotiations. He said he would
probably in the end vote for the treaty, but that
he was not in the mood for ii to-day.
Senator Hale ridicued this view senti-
mental He said that England's relations 10
other Powers We're not involved in the negotia-
tons of the United States with England. and
contended that in International affairs IL was
necessary TO take broad grounds. and also that IL
was sometimes necessary for nations 10 adopt
policies which would not suit every mans opin-
ions or conform to views of what Is proper and
right in individual conduct.
No day was fixed for a final vote