The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-13
KILLED THE PEACE TREATY.
THE SENATE REFUSED TO RATIFY
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN ARBI-
TRATION TREATY.
MILLS MADE A Strong IMPRESSION.
Before the Vote That Sealed the
Fnte OF the Measure-Lt
Lacked Four Votes.

| Washington, May 5.-The senate to
day, by vote of 43 to 49, refused t.
ratify the general arbitration treaty be
tween the United States and Great Brit
ain, negotiated by Secretary Olney ant
Sir Julian Pauncefote. The rules of the
senate require n majority of twO-thirds
for the ratification of treaties, hence foul
more affirmative votes would have beer
required to secure n favorable result.
The vote in detail was as follows:
4eas-Alison, Bacon, Burrows, CAT
ferry, Clay, Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Fair.
banks. Faulkner, Foraker, Frye, Calm,
ger, Gear, Gray, Hale, Hanna, Hawley
Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride, Nc,
Emery, Mcmillan. Mitchell, Morrill,, Mel
son, Pascoe, Perkins, Plat of Connect
cut, Plat of New York. Pritchard, Proc
tor, Smith. Spooner. Thurston, Turpie,
Vest, Walthall, Warren, Wellington,
Wetmore. Wilson-Total, 43.
| Nays-Baker Bate, Butler, Carter,
| Cockrell, Daniel, Hansbrough, Harris of
Kansas, Harris of Tennessee, Heitfeldt,
Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada,
] Kyle, Martin, Mason, Mills, Morgan,
| Penrose, Pettigrew, Pettus. Quay, Raw
Inns, Roach. Shoup, Stewart, White
Total, 26.
A total of sixty-nine votes was cast,
leaving nineteen senators who did not re-
spond. The pairs, so far as obtainable,
| were as follows, two affirmative senator's
being paired with one negative in most
instances:
Chandler and Clark (for) with Teller
against; Tillman and Turner Cfor) with
Chiffon against; Sewell and Earle fOr)
with Mantle (against). Senator George
was paired for the treaty and Senator
Berry against.
Pairs were not announced for the fol-
lowing: Aldrich, Cannon, Elkins, Cor
man, Murphy, Wolcott, Kenney and AL
len.
The vote was preceded by short, spirit
ed 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
Element of controversies in regard to
territorial 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 Eng
land justly could claim that question of
territorial rights were still included with
in the scope of the treaty. Under such
circumstances, he asked what would
prevent England from purchasing the
Island of Cuba or other American terri
tory. and in case of objection ON the part
of the United States insisting upon the
reference of the dispute to arbitration.
He spoke of the conduct of England in
connection with the GrecO-Turkish war,
and implored the senate to protect the
United States against the proposed ALI
ance.
The speech made visible impression,
and the opinion was general that the
treaty should be amended so as to rem
edy the inconsistency explained.
Senator Tillman asked that time be
given for such amendment. Owing, how
ever, to the fact that the senate was
under agreement to vote at o'clock,
there could be no proposition except by
unanimous consent,
Senator Carter, who from the first has
been one of the most active opponents of
the treaty interpOsed with an objection.
He made very pungent speech in OPP
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 would never be any difficulty in
securing an agreement for arbitration of
any specific disputes with any nation,
but it was not necessary for our people
to tie themselves to an engagement of
uncertain scope and purpOrt, especially
with country which had shown itself
so completely out of sympathy with the
States in the position England had taken
In the European affair Mr.. Carter adj
vised 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 well founded.
The remainder of the debate was of a
running character.
Senators White and Pettigrew inter-
jected questions tending to show con-
tinued opposition.
Senator White remarked that the doc
ument was full of illogical propositions,
and said, Furthermore, that its syntaX
would have to be improved before it
could be thoroughly acceptable
1t 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 to arbitration was accepted as
an unfavorable indication. The covert
opposition to ratification was made very
lHe NOlt WAS unIOuuCeu.
Some senators who were recorded among
the yeas spoke quite openly of objection
able features, confessing that they had
cast their votes in the affirmative in def
erence to public opinion.
Among those who waited in the corri-
doris to receive the news was Mr..
Michael Davitt, NJ. p, who appeared
pleased at the result. Senator Davis,
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations, declined to express an opinion
for publication, but talked freely with
his friends. To them he attributed the
defeat to the feeling of dissatisfaction at
England's course in the struggle of the
Greeks to liberate Crete from the Otto
man government and the evident de-
signs of Great Britain on the Transvaal.
At the conclusion of the proceedings,
all of which was in executive session,
the senate refused to authorize the pub
LEGATION of the details.
THE SENATE