The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-06

Washington, May 5.--The senate to
day, by a vote of 4s to IS. refused L
ratify the general arbitration treat
between the United States and Grea
Britain negotiated by Secretary Olne.
and Sir Julian Pauncefote.
The rules of the senate require a ma
jority of thirds for the .ratifica
ton of treaties Hence four more at
firmative votes would have been re
quired TO secure q favorable result
The vote in detail was as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Bason, Burrows, Calf
cry, Clay, Cullon1, Davis, Deboe, Fair
banks, Faulkner, Foraker, Frye, Gal
linger, Gear, Gray, Hale, Hanna. Haw-
ley, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride
McEnery. McMillin. Mitchell, Morrill,
Nelson, Pascoe, Perkins, Plat, Comm
Platt. IN. W, Pritchard, Proctor
Smith, Spooner, Thurston. Turpie
Vest Walthall. Warren, Wellington
WetmOre, .Wilson-Total, AZ.
! Nays-Baker, Bate, Butler Carter
Cockrell. Daniel. Hansbrough, Harris
/ (KanO, Harris. (Tenn.). Heitfeld. Jones
(Ark), Jones, (Nev), Kyle. Martin
Mason, Mills. Morgan, Penrose, Petit
grew, Pettus. Quay. RawIins, Roach
Shoup, Stewart, White-Total. &c.
A total of SO votes were case. leaving
10 senators who did not respond. The
pairs so far as obtainable were as Col
| lows: Two affirmative senators being
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 Berry against it.
Pairs were announced for the follow
ing:
Aldrich, Cannon, Elkins, German,
Murphy, Wolcott, Kenny and Allen.
ALL FOR ENGLAND.
spirit debate. introduced by Senator
Mills, of Texas. was made strong
appeal 10 the senate against ratifying
the agreement. He asserted that as
amended the document was most OBJ
Jectionable, not to say contradictory in
terms He pointed out especially the
provisions for the settlement of con-
troversles in regard to the territorial
claims and asserted that whereas the
amendment made by the senate to the
first article of the treaty declared
against their inclusion, the sixth and
eighth 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
case of objection on the part If the
United States insisting upon the ref
erence of the dispute to arbitration.
de spoke of the conduct of England in
connection with the Greco Turkish war
ana lmpiored the senate to protect the
United States against the proposed al
lance. The speech made a. visible i'm
preston and the opinion was general
that the treaty should be amended so
as to remedy the inconsistency ex-
planned.
Senator Tiilman asked that time be
given for such amendment. Owine.
however, to the fact that the senate
was under agreement to vote at
O clock, there could be no postponement
except by unanimous consent
LET WE'LL ENOUGH ALONE.
Senator Carter, who, from the first
had been one of the most active and
opponents of the treaty, inter
posed an objection. He said ne would
put no obstacle in the way Of the post
ponement OF the vote until another day,
but If the vote was to be taken today
he would insist upon it at the specified
time He made a rather pungent
speech n opposition. He said there
could be no doubt of the partiality of
the government and the people Of the
United States toward the settlement of
disputes by arbitration, and that for
this reason there never would be any
in securing an agreement for
arbitration 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 I
had shown itself TO be so completely /
out of sympathy with the feelings of /
he people of the United States in the /
position England mad taken in Euro
pean affairs. Mr.. Carter advised the !
senate to let well enough alone.
Senator Hoar re0lied briefly, going
)ver the general agreement in favor OF I
he treaty. and contending especially
hat the objections of inconsistency in
-egard % territorial claims. was not
we'll founded
The remainder of the debate was of
| running character
vER- OBJECTIONABLE.
Senators White and Pettigrew inter
ected questions tending to show con-
inued opposition. Senator White re-
marked that the document was full of
logical propositions and said, further
more, that its syntax would have 10 be
before ii would be thoroughly
acceptable.
1t was evident before the ballot was
ompleted that the motion to ratify
would be taken. The absence of some
enators impaired. vino were considered
adorable to arbitration, was accepted
5 an unfavorable indication. The COW
ri opposition to ratification was made
cry manifest after the vote was an
Some senators who were re-
orded among the yeas, spoke quite
penly of Objectionable features, con-
essing that they had cast their votes
4 the affirmative in Difference to pub
e opinion. Among those who waited
4 the senate corridors to receive the