The Mena weekly star., 1897-02-24
VISITS VIEWS.
The Missouri Senator Talks About the
 Arbitration Treaty.
A BIMETALLIC CONFERENCE.
h@ets Relative to tho Attitude of Rcpuh. hcaHs In Thirty States on the Matter Proposed Change of Coin Matcri-
 sis-Army Reorganization.
WAsnNaroN. Feb. 2s.-senator vest.

-fi'''V'eAh " as e2RNSN NtbtttudV even Ing for an expression of opinion on the arbitration treaty. He said:
 The arbitration treaty will not be acted on this session When f. first came to the senats was inclined to oppose it's ratification because it ignored the senate as part of the treaty rus- lnS power and gave the exclusive right Co th- president to determine what matters should be arbltEated eliminating the senate as fnctor m the case Another objection in my mind to tho treaty was the provision empowering the Judges of the supreme and circuit courts Of the United States to name the arbitrators on the part Of this government. It seemed to me thnt this power should be given to the president and senate and not to the judiciary. whose sphere or action under the constitution Is not thnt of diplomacy Amendments have been suggested DY friends Of tho treaty which do away with these objectionable features and tho instru- ment IS entirely different from that originally made by the British and American authorities
 As the treaty now stands the great question presented is that of peaceful arbitration as op- posed to war While there Is no probability Of armed hostility between Circuit Britain and the United States, and no intelligent man antiei- pates anything but peace between the two na- tlons, 1t seems to me that the making of such a treaty would be great step in the right di- rection It would be an announcement tothe whole world that the two great Engllsh-spe0lS- ing nations have taken their position on tho FGllB of harharism and can bring nothing bns misery and ruin to any people, unless made necessary Co achieve national independence and free government IL is urged by the op- ponents of the treaty even as amended tha& only ths sentimentalists demand it's ratinca- ton That there is popular sentiment in the United States in favor Of arbitration rather than war Is a mattar Of sincere congratulatlon to every patriot and is an indication Of intellk- gence and progress. do not know that tis treaty as t now stands would make any decided or radical change in tho diplomatic relations of the two countries. but | nm clearly oi ths opinion that as between the principle ot arbS- traitor aad the brutality of war, this ropuhlis should stand on tho side Of arbitration.
 Eiinetailie Conference.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The sugges- tion of delay in action upon tho senate resolution authorizing the appoins- ment of delegates to an international binetallic conference has suggested an inquiry as to the attitude upon this subject of the republicans of the vari- ous states, and especially the states from whose representatives in con gress these suggestions of delay now come careful examins- ton of this question shows that the republicans of 30 states in their state conventions in the year 1see declared in favor of international bi- metallism, and that in nearly every case in which opposition to the resolu- ton has developed it has come from men representing states whose repus- lican conventions declared distinctly in favor of international action. These 30 states whose republican state con ventions declared for international bi- metallism contain over two-thirds of the population of the United States, have nearly three-fourths of the eles- toral college, and gave Mckinley over ttllirre-fourths of his entire list of elect orS
 Proposed Change of Coin Materials.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The commit- tee on coinage of the house has recom mended the inauguration of experi- ments with d view to a change in the materials out of which the fve-cent pieces and one-cent pieces arc made. It is the opinion of the committee that the materials of which both these coins are made can be improved upon. The present fve-eent pieces, composed of 25 per cent. nickel and 75 per cent. copper, are in many respects a satisfactory coin, but after few years use they wear smooth, and the design on them becomes more or less obliterated, thus indicating that the metal of which they are composed is too soft. The one cent piece, composed of 95 per cent. copper, 5 per cent tin and2 per cent zine, is q tasty coin when new, but speedily loses its luster and becomes dull and dirty in appearance, and by corrosion becomes a source Of danger to health, especially to children It is particularly the child's coin, of ten in the child's mouth, and for this reason the committees thinks it ought to be of material not deleterious te health.
 Army Reorganization Bill Dead.
 wAsursGToS. Feb. 23.-The army rs organization bill is believed to be dead. Chairman Hull, of the house commit- tee on military affairs, has abandoned hope of securing time for its consider ation at this session. Speaker Reed, while thorough believer in the wis dom of the proposed measure, takes the position that as it's enactment would add to the expenditures Of the government, 1t would be folly to pa1 if at this time. when all the availabis revenue of the government is needed for more pressing matters
 Aa oklahoma Postmaster Wounded.
 GuTHnIE. Ok, Feb. 23.-In fight be- tween warning school factions at Coombs. Postmaster ]. R. Baker was