Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-10
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE PEACE TREATY
Discussed in Executive Session Of
The Senate.
AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY.AoRGAY
To Abrogate the Clayton Bulwer Urea.
ty-Ohc Important Changes
Cont mplat,d.

WASHINGTON, Feb. o. Tho most
Important developments concerning
The consideration Of the arbitration
treaty by the Senate in executive SEES
sion today were the Offering OF an
amendment by Senator Morgan OF
Alabama, providing for the abrogation
of the Clayton Bulwer treaty, ami the
speech by the same senator In favor OF
this proposition. Senator Morgan de-
clsred the conditions which called
forth the Clsyton.Bulwer treaty had
long passed away. 1t WAS no longer
binding on either nation, nor was II
of any usy or value to this nation,
though 1t might be OF Importance To
Great Britain in caee the Nicaragua
canal Is constructed.
With the treaty now under coneider.
alton, he said, no doubt the question
OF 1.-THE abIogstion Of tho Clayton
Bulwer treaty In effect would have
to be submitted to arbitration.
While tho old treaty was obsolete
and disregarded, yet 1t was still used rs
ameuRoe and bugaboo 10 the United
States whenever contradiction OF the
Nicaragua canal was advocated. Great
Britain, declared Senator Morgan, had
violated the treaty and sbrogated 1t by
occupying portion of the territory Of
Honduras.
There was no better occasion for
nbrogating the Clayton uiwer treaty
than by 30 providing In this arbitra-
ton treaty, said Mr.. Morgan.
Another important amendment was
offered by Senator Is lcou OF Georgia.
Ii provided for q modification OF Arti-
Gle s so us to relieve the Southern
States from any obligations that might
arise under the bonds Issued in the
reconstruction Days. The amendment
was the result OF conference among
the southern seAatofs, who concluded
that the article US 1t now stands might
render II possible to make these bopds,
when held by subjects OF Great
Britain, the object OF arbitration.
When Senator Morgan renewed his
remarks he stated that the treaty be-
fore the Senate had been amended go
% to except in uefibite terms the
Nicaragua canal and everything Telat-
Ing to that enterprise. He dealt at
length upon that pnAse OF the treaty,
anu read from "a number OF reports
bearing upon the subject, showing the
interest OF the United states In that
part OF the continent, which the Sem
utor declared, was more vital than
any treaty that could be made with
Great Britain. Morgan concluded his
speech at 5:30, but said he would dis.
cuss other phases oil the treaty before
Il vote was reached.
A number OF amendments have
been prepared which will be offered in
the c0urse OF the debate. Among them
Is one directing that all subjectB OF
arbitration must tirst be submitted to
the President and the Esnate before
being cent to the tribunal provided for
in the treaty. Another excepis from
matter subject TO the treaty the
Alaskan boundary dispute, also any
controversy as to The boundary line in
the Straits of Fucs, which separate
Vancouver Island from Washington
state.
The friends OF the treaty did not
enter the debate today. During the
Jay Senator Teller saiu he wanted 1t
understood that silver men were not
opposing the treaty ns silver men, anu
that no opposition WAS being mnue to
1t because 1t affected the silver inter.
ests. There were other and sufficient
grounds upon which TO base tLeir OBJ.
lections.
The suggestion raised by Senator
Daniel In the committee on foreign re-
lRtions as TO whether the Gitferance In
price OF silver and gold lin case this
country goes on silver pasis) should
be mnue the subject OF arbitration did
not receive much consideration, nor
did it attract any particular notice.
The proceedings connected with the
confederation OF the treaty on its
merits were today far less vsrieu
and exciting than yesterday, and II was
impossible to hold the senators in their
seats while II proceeded. The early
part OF the session, however, was byNno
means 30 devoid OF interest.
1t lie probable the treaty will not be