The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-02-12
Progress Made With Appropria.
ton Bills
THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION
Will Reach q Final Vote on Wednesday
Next
The House Amuses Itself With Financial De.
bates but Still Manages to Do Bust.
ness-Committee Work
Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE sen
ate today passed the diplomatic and cor
sular appropriation bill and fixed mex
"Wednesday at pm. as the time for
final vote on the immigration conferenc
report. These were the only feature
of the open session, which was cut shor
early in the day by the executive ses
sion on the arbitration treaty. The dip
lomatic and consular bill as passed car
ries 81 ,64,6Os a slight increase on mino
items over the house bill.
Mr. Morgan questioned the items II
the bill of $40 900 for a minister to Mica
ragua, Costa Rica and Salvador ant
$4,000 for minister to Guatemala an
Honduras. 1t was understood, he said
that a union had been formed by thre
of these countries and that our minister
to Nicaragua, Honduras and Salvado
had lost their respective functions a
their foreign offices had been closed. TIT
union under the name of the Greater
Republic of Central America had SEN
minister here who, it was understood
had been received and recognized by the
president This was an awkward situa-
ton.
1T all arises" he declared, from the
fact that the president does not think il
worth his while to inform congress "a
to the status of our foreign relations
He seems to think he can do it all and
that it is unnecessary to inform con-
gress."
The senator thought ii was time to
end the differences between the eXecu-
tive and congress relating to grave pub
lie questions. Here the senate was
about to act in the dark appropriatins
for ministers to countries which no
longer had foreign offices.
Mr.. Hale said the question would have
to be settled later. Our ministers were
in actual service in those countries and
would have TO be paid. If the union dis
continued these places, the department
would have to discontinue the salaries
at a suitable time.
MI Morgan did not press the objec-
ton.
The bills fixing the time and place for
federal trials in Oklahoma territory and
providing for the retirement of enlisted
men of the army and navy after thirty
years continuous service at three-quar-
ters pay, were passed.
At 1870 pm. the senate went into ex-
ecutive session and at 4: 80 adjourned.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The senate spent the greater part of
the Anglo-American arbitration treaty
The entire time was consumed by Sena
tors Turpie and Morgan, the former i'll
advocacy of and the latter in opposition
to ratification. No action was taken
on any amendment or any part of the
treaty, and but little appreciate pro-
gress was made.
The session opened with Senator Tur-
pies speech. which was reply to SEN
M0rpap'c attack 10 ~
and demand for its ratification by the
senate without amendment, He op-
posed the amendments made by the
senate committee on foreign relations
as useless and as having a tendency
to weaken the treaty and to render it
inharmonious in construction. He
laughed at ard held up to ridicule Sen
ator Morgan's fears of the effect of the
acceptance of the treaty, saying that
10 astute American. as the senator from
Alabama, should fear to be led into
trap set by England. He declared that
the United States as a nation was big
enough to be perfectly INDEPENDENT and
fearless in such a matter, and we ought
TO set an example 10 other nations in
all matters looking to the promotion of
the reorganization Of peace. which was
the paramount purpose OF the pending
agreement. He commended that the per-
lection of the treaty would have the
eHect OF preventing such war panics
as those which followed the excitement
over Venezuela, as the existence of
treaty providing for the submission of
all questions to arbitration would be
both a guarantee against war with
england and safeguard in case of
war with other countries. He also urged
that in case it was found the enforce
meEt of the terms Of the treaty in
volved the Monroe doctrine and the Mic
aragua canal. the question could then
be taken up by congress and acted upon
as effectively IS at present.
Senator Turpie declared that arbitra-
tloh would not prevent war. but ii was
one of the means to tend in that direc-
ton. War scares. when there was no
excuse and no possibility of war would
be aNerted by the adoption Of a general
arbitration with the leaCrg nations of
the world.
AT the conclusion of Senator Turpie's
remarks senator Morgan took the foo,
and went over the ground which he had
before discussed, paying more partic-
ular attention to the points made by
Sehator Turpie with reference to the
Nlclraguan canal
lie declared that under the terms Of
lhe treaty and unless specifically pro-
tected ny amendment and espC cially the
ahrogat!cn Of the Clayton BulWer trea
~ the canal would be subject to arbi-
tration: Mr.. Morgan also pointed out
the influence which England was ey
ertlhs In the Central American states
ana declared that the senate of tho
thlted States must protect the interests
on thls country. He replied 10 Mr.. Tur-
PIE attitude and said that if the IN
ulaha senator was such man of peace
as ne now profe ssed to be he had created
very false impression in his attitude
on the Cuban question.
AT the close of Mr.. MOrean's sneecb
MI. Ieiler made motion to have certain
correspondence which had been sent in
win the treaty made public.
ms correspondence has been nrinted
some time and the facts ii contained
We're published by the Associated Press
before the treaty was sent to the senate
Ane motion was withdrawn for the pres
eht, senator Teller saying he would re-
new II at the next executive session
Senator Sherman took no part in to-
Gay discussion, but he told several
seniors that he was exceedingly aoxfors
10 nave the question disposed of rs
speedily Is possible. lie said that he Va
contemplating asking the senate soon
TO Tx day by unanimous consent for a
vote. 1t Is the general opinion that tho
request VIII not now be acceded 20.