Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-02-20
WAS WITHOUT A QUORUM
The Senate Considered the Arbitration
Treaty Until 8 O'clock.
strong Speeches Against the Docu-
ment by Messrs. Teller and Daniel
Those Who Favored 1t.

the greater part Of the executive session
OF the Senate yesterday was consumed by
senators Teller and Daniel in opposition to
an immediate vote on the arbitration
treaty. Speeches favorable to the treaty
and to vote at this time, were made by
Senators Frye, Lodge. ami Lindsay. The
vote on the motion to postpone was taken
at q o'clock and resulted in the negative.
~ to 81. After this vote there was no
quorum. and the time was spent in a vain
EFFORT to secure one 1t WAS S:15 O'Clock
when the Senate adjourned, almost eight
hours having been spent In secret session.
senator Sherman made repeated efforts
during the day to secure vote on ratidca-
.tion or to get the Senate to fix day and
hour when it would vote upon the treaty.
The feeling throughout the Senate among
the friends as we'll as the opponents of the
treaty, is that any effort to secure a vote
VIII be futile. There ARE very few, il any
senator's who agree, with the Ohio senator
after Yesterdays proceedings that 1t is nos
sible to act finally during the present SEES
sion and even the friends OF the treaty
ADMIT that 1t must necessarily soon be laid
aside for other business.
Senator Teller was very vigorous in his
opposition to the treaty. He reiterated the
points made in his statement published last
Monday morning. Besides, he added that
more necessary 1t became to postpone. in
order to give proper consideration to such
a "bunglfng document" No one, he de-
ciared. could tell what it meant, or could
construe Its provisions. He would not saw
that he could support the treaty, but in its
present form and lack of cQnsidera ton he
should certainly vote against it. Moreover
II was we'll known that two-thrds ma Tor
treaty.
Senator Daniel of Virginia made strong
speech against the document. He was OPP
posed to it on several grounds He declared
with shackles. Il love the blood of revo-
lution,' declared the senator. war is
often a good thing. Revolution is often
progress. The Senate has never declared
try has made record Of peace. The United
States has never acquired territory by war.
except In a war of self-defense"
IN the other hand the senator pointed
out that the whole method and scheme OF
England was acquisition. Ever grasping
and greedy. always reaching out for more
territory. The only nation she feared the
only nation with strength to cone with
her. was the United States 1t was the
purpose Of this treaty to bind the United
States to peace. With the shackles on this
country, England could continue her
spoliations of weaker nations and when
she interfered with wnat was considered
the rights of the United States or countries
under our protection, arbitration would STEP
H. with q hostile tribunal against us, The
senator said that he opposed giving away
the rights of the Senate as a part OF the
treaty-making power. TO submit. ,nany
questions to arbitration would be impolitic
We had always had good Presidents, but
some time there might be a bad one Then
the country would suffer.
Senator Daniel also opposed selecting
judges Of the Supreme Court as members Of
the tribunal. He objected to mixing our
judiciary with foreign complications, be-
sides some of the questions submitted might
come before our courts.
He also insisted that the United States
members of the tribunal should be con
tirmed by the Senate.
At the close of Senator Daniels speech
Senator Hoar submitted some queries to
him. He wanted to know II Senator Daniel
did not think it satisfactory that men who
had been confirmed to such high places as
judges of the Supreme Court should sit as
arbitrators without again being confirmed
by the Senate. Mr.. Daniel replied that he
did not believe the Senate should abate ono.
jot Of Its power in questions SO vitality al
fecting the welfare Of the country Senator
Hoar argued that 1t wouldtAe Impossible TO
find men in whom SO muchr confidence was
reposed as in those whd composed the
greatest tribunal Of thesworld, the United
States Supreme COurt.,I