The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-02
TREATY STILL IN TROUBLE.
THE SENATE CONTINUES ITS WORK
WITH THE KNIFE.

The Eighth Section Stricken Out
EntireIy-An Amendment offered
by Mr.. Bacon Adopted in Order to
Protect the Southern states From
Any Claim For Damages on Ac-
count of the RepGdfntiOn of Sc
curIties Issued During the Recon-
structiOn Period.
Washington, April mot content with
its work yesterday the Senate to-day still
further emascuiated the general treaty of
arbitration with Great Britain by strik-
ing out the eighth section entirely and
adopting an amendment offered by Mr. Ba-
con, which is intended to protect the south
ern states from any claim based upon Sc
curites issued during the reconstruction
period. Several other minor amendments
were offered, but rejected with the excep-
ton of one or two lmmaterial changes in
the verbiage of the text.
The debate to-day was devoted almost
entirely TO Mr.. Bacon's amendment, that
senator making an elaborate speech in
support of his suggestion. 1t was antag-
onized in an exhaustive speech by Mr..
Lindsay, who discussed the legal phase
of the case, and also by Mr.. Gray When
the vote was taken the amendment pre-
vailed by a majority of five votes. 1t
adds at the end of article of the treaty
a proviso reading as follows: mo Claims
Of a citizen of Great Britain against
state or territory of the United States
shall be a subject of arbitration under this
treaty"
Mr.. Butler sought to amend the first ar
ticle, wherein it is agreed that all ques-
tons that fail of adjustment by diplo-
matte negotiations are to be arbitrated
by adding TO the words Diplomatic nego-
tiations the words ''or by convention or
treaty. his idea being that this was es.
sential to a full settlement of contro-
verted questions. This was voted down
In like manner the Senate voted down
Mr. Morgan's motion to strike out article
T. which governs objections that may be
made to the jurisdiction of the arbitral
tribunal
Mr.. Hansbrough withdrew his resolu-
ton, mentioned in these dispatches last
night, for the reason that the amendments
of Senator Foraker, providing for sep
arate court for each case submitted, met
his contention that the ratification of the
treaty would be unconstitutional because
character
the court contemplated
On motion of Mr. Rawlins, article s,
which provides that the President may
appoint a judicial officer of a state or ter
ritory as a member of the court in cases
in which such state or territory might be
concerned, was stricken out altogether.
The remainder of the afternoon was
spent in laying upon the table immaterial
amendments, which were offered almost
without number.
Mr. Davis pressed for day for the final
vote, but did not succeed.
Mr. Chandler said that while he should
probably vote for the treaty. he did not
care to do so on a day when the British
guns were firing upon the Christians on
the island of Crete, and seeking to estab-
fish upon that island the permanent rule
OF the ottoman empire Mr.. Chandler as
serted that it would be well, in consider
ing this treaty, to also consider the gen
eral policy of Great Britain towards the
other nations of the earth.
Mr. Hale retorted that what Great Bri-
tain might do elsewhere should not be
taken into consideration here. The pend
ing treaty was between the United States
and Great Britain alone, and Mr.. Hale
chided Mr.. Chandler for the remarks he
had made.
The Now Hampshire senator replied
with some warmth that the blood in his
veins was still warm, and he could not
learn of the attitude of a great power
like England attacking the Christians of
so weak n nation as those who inhabited
the island of Crete without expressing his
conviction in relation to such conduct. He
was unable to look upon this matter in
that cold FLOODED fashion peculiar to the
senator from Maine
Mr.. Hale denied that he was cold-blood-
ed and asserted that II was quite posi-
BILE that his blood was as easily stirred
as was that of Mr.. Chandler.
The treaty is now beyond the amend
ment stage, and when the Senate takes
the final vote IT will be upon the instru-
ment as now constructed.
The mcst important amendment is that
by Mr.. Hoar and agreed to yesterday. II
relates to article !, and the precise Ian
| guage of that article is as follows: THE
high contracting parties agree to submit
| to arbitration, in accordance with the pro-
| visions, and subject to the limitations of
| this treaty, all questions in difference be-
| tween them. which they may fail to adj
| Just by diplomatic negotiations, but no
| difference shall be submitted under this
treaty which. in the judgment of either
power materially affects its honor, the in
tegrity of its territory. or its foreign or
| domestic policy. Nor shall the quest ton be
| submitted whether any treaty once exist
| ing, continue in force; provided, that the
| agreement to submit, with its formula
tons shall in every case before II be-
| comes final be communicated by the
| President of the United States to the Sem
ate with his approval and be concurred in
by two-thirds of the senators present, and
shall also be approved by her majesty, the
| Queen of the United Kingdom of Great