The record-union., 1897-05-06
The Convention Negotiated by Secretary
Oin0y and ambassador PaulCefOte
Fails of Ratification in Executive
Session of the Senate.
Lacked Four Votes of the Necessary
Two Thirds Required by the Con-
stitution-Several of Those Who
Voted for Ratification Expressed
Disapprovai of Some of the Provi-
Sions of the Treaty.

sions of the Treaty.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Senate
to-day, by a vote of 43 to %. refused to
ratify the general arbitration treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain negotiated by Secretary Olney
and Sir Julian Pauncefote. The rules of
the Senate require a majority of two
thirds for the ratification of treaties.
Hence four more affirmative votes would
have been required to secure a favorable
result. The vote in detail was as fol-
| lows:
Yeas-Allison. Bacon, Burrows. CAT
ferry Clay. Cullom. Davis. Deboe, Fair
banks, Faulkner, Foraker. Frye, CAL
linger, Gear Gray. Hale, Hanna Haw-
ley. Hoar, Lindsay. Lodge, Mcbride.
McEnery, McMillin, Mitchell Morrill,.
Nelson, Pasco, Perkins Plat of Con-
necticut, Platt of New York. Pritchard.
Proctor, Smith, Spooner, Thurston.
Turpie, Vest. Walthall, Warren, We'll
| lington, Wetmore. Wilson Total. As.
Nays-Baker, Bate, Butler, Carter.
COckrell, Daniel, Hansbrough, Harris of
Kansas. Harris of Tennessee, Heitfeldt,
4 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
| respond.
| The pairs so far as obtainable were
as follows, two affirmative Senators be
ing paired with one negative Senator
| in most instances: Chandler and Clark
for, with Teller against: Tillman and
Turner for, with Chiffon against; Sewall
and Earle for. with Mantle against.
Senator George was paired for the
treaty, and Senator Barry against it.
Pairs We're announced for the follow
ing: Aldrich. Cannon, Elkins, German.
Murphy, Wolcott, Kenny and Allen.
The vote was preceded by a short,
spirited dshate introduced by Senator
Mills of Texas, who made a strong APP
peal to the Senate against ratifying the
agreement He asserted that as amend
| ed the document was most objectiOna-
BILE, not to say contradictory, in terms.
He pointed out especially the provisions
for the settlement of controversies in
regard to territorial claims. and assert
ed that whereas the amendment adopted
by the Senate to the first article of the
treaty declared against their inclusion,
the sixth and seventh articles remained
unchanged. England justly could claim
that questions of territorial rights were.
| still included within the scope of the
treaty. Under such circumstances. he
asked, what was to prevent England
from purchasing the island of Cuba or
any other American territory, and, in
| 1T tl,f Of hn
United States. insisting upon the refer
ence of the dispute to arbitration? He
spoke of the conduct of England in con-
nection with the GraecoTurkish war.
and implored the Senate to protect the
United States against the proposed alli-
ance.
Senator Tillman asked that time be
given for such amendment. owing,
however, to the fact that the Senate
was under agreement to vote at
O'Clock, there could be no postponement
except by unanimous consent.
Senator Garter. who from the first
has been one of the active and effective
opponents of the treaty, interposed an
objection. He said he would put no
obstacle in the way of the postpone
ment of the vote until another day. but
if the vote was to be taken to-day he
would insist upon it at the specified
time. He made q very pungent speech
in opopsition He said there could be
no doubt of the Partially of the Gov
ernemnt and the people of the United
States toward the settlement of dis
putes by arbitration, and that for this
reason there never would be any diff
Guilty in securing an agreement for ar
bitration of any specific dispute with
any nation. but it was not necessary
for our people to tie themselves in an
agreement of uncertain scope and pur-
port, especially with a country which
had shown itself to be so completely
out Of sympathy with the feelings of
the people of the United States in the
position England had taken in Euro
pean affairs. Mr.. Carter advised the
Senate to let we'll enough alone.
Senator Hoar replied briefly going
over the general agreement in favor of
the treaty, and contending especially
that the objections of inconsistence i'll
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 re-
marked that the document was full of
illogical propositions, and said further
more that it's syntaX would have to be
improved before it would be thoroughly
acceptable.
It 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 manifest after the vote
was annunoced. Some Senators who
were recorded among the yeas spoke
quite openly of Objectionable features,
confessing that they had cast their
votes in the affirmative in Difference to
public opinion.
At the conclusion of the proceedings.
all of which were in executive session,
the Senate refused to authorize the
publication of the details.
The nail is 215 inches long.