The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-20
ARBITRATION SETBACK
Senator Sherman Fails to Secure
a Vote on the Treaty.
SENATOR DANIELS OBJECTIONS.

xn0 tirginlhn Asserts Innt tno h0tiuCn-
tion OF the Treaty Would Only Aid
Great Britain's Greed for Acquisition
Of Territory.
Washington, Feb. 20.-The senate
adjourned at S:15 o'clock last night.
after having spent almost eight hours
in continuous session on the arbitra-
tion treaty, No results were accom-
plished beyond voting down the mo-
tion made on Thursday by Mr.. Nelson
to postpone further consideration of the
treaty until March 5. Senator Sher-
man made repeated efforts during the
day TO secure vote on the ratifica-
tion or to get the senate to fix day
and hour when 1t would agree to vote
upon the treaty. He was defeated in
both purposes. and when the senate at
last adjourned because OF the absence
Of quorum he did not say whether
he would make another effort again
this session to secure further consid-
Grafton, but it is generally supposed
that he will renew the motion for an
executive session.
The feeling throughout the senate
among the friends as well as the oi,-
ponents of the treaty Is that any eE-
fort to secure vote Will be tuiitS.
There are very few IL any, senator's
who agree with the Ohio senator that
Il is possible to act finally during The
present session, and even the friends
u the treaty admit that 1t must nec-
essarily soon be laid aside for other
business.
aHt tna pf - mo, :
somewhat disappointed In the aiAe
OF the majority developed against
them on the vote on Mr.. Nelson's mo-
tion, but they say that tha vote In
dicated no more for the treaty than
against it, as several senators who op-
pose ratification voted agt4tnst post
ponement.
The greater part of yesterdays ses-
sion was consumed by Senators Teller
and Daniel In opposition to an imme-
hiate vote. Speeches favorable to the
treaty and to q vote at this time were
made by Senators Frye, Lodge and
Lindsay. The vote on the motion 10
postpone was taken at O'Clock, and
resulted in the negative--2J to 30.
After this vote there was no quorum,
and the time was spent in a vain ell
fort to secure one.
Senator Teller was very vigorous In
his opposition to the treaty. lie re-
Iterated the points made in his state
snent published last Monday, and add
I'd that the more the treaty was dis
cussed the more necessary 1t became
to postpone in order to give proper
consideration to such "bungling doc
M hpl laI.l ttAl
what it meant, or could construe its
provisions He would not say that he
could support the treaty but in its
present form and on account OF lack or
consideration he certainly should vote
against it.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, made
strong speech against the document
He was opposed to 1t on several
grounds. He declared that under 1t
the United states bound Itself with
shsckles. Il love the blood of revolu-
t5an," he declared; war is often a
k0od thing. Revolution is often prog
ress The senate has never declared
war unjustifiabIe. For 100 years this
country has made a record Of peace.
The United States has never acquired
tsrritory by war except in a war of
self defense"
On the other hand the senator point
I'd out that the whole method and
scheme of England was acquisition
Ever grasping and greedy, always
reaching out for some territory, the
only nation she feared. the only ma
aion with strength to cope with her.
was the United States, 1t was the pur-
fL-p III, tr, l.; ;,A hp TniI tad
States to peace. With the shackles on
this country England could continue
her spoiations Of weaker nations, and
when she interfersd with what was
considered the ri2hts of the United
States or countries under her protec-
ton. arbitration would step in with
tribunal against us. The senator said
that he opposed giving away the rights
OF the senate as part of the treaty
making power To submit many ques-
tons to arbitration would be impolitic.
We had always had good presidents,
but some time there might be bad
one. Then the country would suffer.
Senator Daniels also opposed select
ing Judges Of the supreme court as
members of the tribunal. He objected
to mixing our judiciary with foreign
complications. because some of the
questions submitted might come be
fore the courts.
He also insisted that the United
States members of the tribunal should
be confirmed by the senate. He did not
believe the senate should abate one jot
of its power in questions so vitality af-
fecting the welfare of the country,
Senator Lindsay followed Senator
Daniel with a legal argument intended
to refute the Virginia senator's conten-
ton that the ratification Of the treaty
would result in the abdication of the
treaty making power of the senate.
He argued that the senate would sur
render nothing by accepting the treaty
and that 1t would do much to promote
the cause of peace throughout tho
world.
InaururaI Rail DreoratiOnR.