Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-02-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.

IQ6 meoIluS vi tuo Soudeo OoHh uiie'oo
on foreign relations this morning made
it apparent that no agreement could be
reached on the general treaty of arbl-
tration with Great Britain that would
bring the contending factions either in
committee or in the Senate together.
While Mr.. Sherman was not told so in
exact words, the inference to be drawn
from what Mr.. Morgan, Mr.. Daniel
and MIR. Cameron said was that under
no circumstances could this treaty be
ratified at the present session OF the
Senate. 1t is believed that with the
executive session of this afternoon Mr..
Sherman will cease to press the consid-
Grafton of the convention and permit
other legislative business to have the
right OF way. After an hour and a
half spent in discussion, the committee
this morning framed an amend
ment providing that all subjects 10
be submitted to arbitration under this
general treaty must be submitted after
tn 3 manner and in the form provided
Tor the submission and ratification of
treaties originally. This removes the
objections aimed at the treaty by Mr..
Morgan and others to the effect that
the submission of ali subjects to arbi-
tration under the treaty as now worded
would be left entirely to the President.
fit is amended as suggested by the
committees action of this morning,
only such matters as have been agreed
to by the full treaty making power OF
the United States, the President and
Senate acting jointly, can be submitted
to arbitration. With such an amend
ment to the treaty, its friends say,
there should not be dissenting vote
in ratifying it, for the reason that every
question would then come up before
the existing Senate as an original
proposition. The action of the COM
mittee in adopting the amendment did
not bring about harmony. On the
contrary, the more the whole subject
was discussed the more evident itbe
came that the differences were ire.
couciabe. Messrs. Morgan, Daniel.
Mills and Cameron refused to consider
the treaty in q favorable light even
after they had voted Tor the amend
ment. They opposed the convention
on general grounds and said it was i'm
possible for them to believe that the
country would be benefited by its rati-
lication, at the present time at least.
They refused to listen to the plead
ing of Mr.. Sherman and his
associates, aud declined to even
admit that the amendment had
accomplished what had been sought.
The committee adjourned with the ma
lority feeling anything but comfortable
oyer the outlook. Mr.. Sherman mott
fed his colleagues that he should move
an executive session early in the day
for the purpose of testing the sense OF
the Senate, and intimated, as he did on
the floor last evening, that if there was
no possibility of speedy vote he would
not further press the consideration OF
the treaty. Mr.. Sherman made his de-
mand for an executive session few
minutes after the Senate convened, re-
fusipg to yield to anything but the
most routine of morning business
Early in the session Senator Chandler
offered an amendment to the conven-
ton in the shape of an additional article
which is, in fact, a declaration. 1t
states that both the contracting parties
in making this treaty, do it for the
purpose of enuuciatiug their belief in
the principle of international arbitra-
ton, and to bring about, if
possible, the policy of general dis
armament among the nations. 1t is
further declared that each of the con.
tracing parties express its willing
ness and intention of making similar
treaties with other nations, including
not only those that are strong and
able to defend themselves and who
have large military establishments, but
also with the smaller families of ma.
tons with whom differences, similar to
those covered by this treaty, might
arise.
The grand total of appropriations for
the 54th Congress are 81 ,044, 463, 900.
All the bills reported to the House at
this session carried larger appropria-
tons than the year before. Ia addition
to this the Senate will add per CEN
tage of increase to the above figures,
consequently Speaker Reed and Mr..
Cannon are disposed to view the situa-
ton with some alarm.
The Merchants National Bank OF
Helena, Mont, failed this morning
The various committees having in
charge the arrangements for the Con-
gress of Mothers to be held here next
Tuesday and Wednesday have practi.
cally concluded their labors and report
everything in readiness. The Congress
will hold its meetings in the banquet
room of the Arlington Hotel and
elaborate preparations have been made
for the reception and entertainment OF
the delegates. As part of the pro-
gramme Mrs. Cleveland will give the
delegates card reception at the exc
cutive mansion Wednesday evening.
The sports" and fast men of this city
say the recent raids upon the openly
immoral houses in Alexandria will add
no little to the number of dissolute peo-
bic here.
The diamond four" Messrs. Wad.
dill, Bowden, Brady and Agnew, of
the republican party of Virginia, are
here to-day. They have abandoned
the idea of going to Canton, but have
prepared letter to be sent there to-
night, to the effect that as Maryland
and West Virginia have not as yet
been named as having member of
the next Cabinet, they do not think it
amiss to endorse Judge Waddill of
their State for such position. The