The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-13


He Will Let it go Over Until Next ses-
sion-Senators Wouldn't so Much Mind
if the Senate Could be Made a Party to
Arbitration-Day's ProceediAGs in SEN
ate and House.
Washington, Feb. 12.-The feature of
today's discussion of the Anglo-Ameri-
can arbitration treaty by the senate was
the general effort to reach a basis of
agreement whereby the treaty could be
disposed Of and other business taken I'D.
The session closed with an announce
nfent by Senator Sherman that he would
issue call for a meeting of the foreign
analrs committee to be held previous to
tomorroW's session of the senate. with
the hope of being able to present an
amendment that would be so accepta BILE
10 the senate as to make it possible to
secure the ratification of the treaty be-
Tore adjournment tomorrow. He also
announced that he would not ask the
senate 10 devote more than one more
day 20 the question this session.
DECIDE OR POSTPONE.
mis- announcement had been preceded
oy debate IN which a large number of
senator's had participated, lasting from
until o'clock. There were several
speeches. on the merits of the treaty as
such, but these were intersneread
through the entire proceedings with s,le-
geStions looking to the importance oP
speedlly disposing of the treaty. either
temporarily or permanently. bv aereaino
10 postponement until the extra ses-
SION or oy direct vote on the doom
Hlent, which would result either in its
iatincauon, or rejection. The suggestion
WHICH appeared to meet with the most
general favor was one looking 70 +5,o
posiponement of further consideratioo
until Immediately after March 4. and tba
prediction was freely made after an
1oufnment that this would be the ont
come. JUL
Ihere were innumerable short speech-
ss curing the day, but the PRINCIPAL adj
dresses on the merits of the treaty were
,Iaoe by Senator's Daniel, Stewart
hoer' Lodge and Chandler.
SENATE WANTS IN ON TT
Inc proposition advanced Yesterday
~ senator Iurpie that any negotiation
uHuer Inc treaty would. under its erms
.iSCesSdFHy oe submitted TO the senate
Just AS would any original treaty for,,1'
ed the basis Of today's PROCEEDINGS T,
was generally conceded by all tbosa 1,5,o
spoke, that if there could he an1y 80.
anee that this Interpretation vouId he |
paced on the treaty if accented tbere
"ouIu De no especial opposition TO its
"a 'iiicdtloh Senator Turpie confenda5
t4tdL no other position was possibIe IN
''0" OF the indisputable fact that tho
senate was part of the treatv-nal,i,,f- |
power OF the United States
senator Daniel took an opposite y,a,,.
Is dld Senator Chandler. Senator NJ
'ei maze an elaborate argument faliro
view radically different from that Cd
s"Iceu py Senator Turpie and sboUipg
lidt from MS point Of view the povern7
80 mOuio by the acceptance Of the
-tt: pace Itself in a position to make
~ country subordinate to England in
many important respect. He held viii,
senator Morgan that the senate - WIN
LePuhg The treaty, would voluntaril,.
aelesate to another authority ire sbaro
II me teaty-making power. and con
,ended that 1t could not legitfmateIv do
ii4S under The constitution.
NEW ENGLAND SENATORS
senator Hoar's speech was a. c1assic.1
presentation of the merits of the general
.uoJect OF arbitration and a strong nlea
oi ,he recognition of the principle. The
ma rdlincauon Of an agreement for tba
setlIenent OF all disputes by resort To a
ulounaI or peace between the two great
Hhshsh-speaking nations wouid he
splendid example TO the world ar Iarga
wa would, he believed, tend to make Az
duration general among civilized ma
mons. IL would at least be an ENTERING
Wedge. He said that he had been wiIlipo
10 accept the treaty as reported by the
committee, but that if it could be firth
r amended so as to render il more ac-
teplaole without completely DESTROYING
Us erect, he would be willing that This
course should be taken.
Senator Chandler announced bin,so,e
rs tor the treaty if amended. and as on
posed 10 IT If not amended. and as fsv-
. dpie TO postponement until March 6
ne urged that the senate could best con-
:ider the treaty during the special eye
eutlve session Immediately following the
inauguration Of Mr.. Mckinley; that n
was TOO important question To be dis |
posed of hastily and called attention IN
tue TACT tha- the senate had held the
Rdsslan eXtradition treaty for A wear he
fore acting upon il.
senator Lodge said that his interest |
tn The treaty was such that he was so
ANXIOUS TO secure its adoption and that
ne would agree 10 any change in reason
mat would insure its acceptance. He
would accept any amendment that might {
AFFORD better safeguard for the rights
OF 1nls country. He believed that an :
.mendment could be formulated which.