The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-19
AGAINST THE TREATY
MI. Morgan Says It Is Need
less and Inc efficient.
WORK OF ARISTOCRACY
ONE CONGRESS- CANNOT BIND
ANOTHER TO FOREGO WAR.
SPEAKER REEDS PROGRAMME
He VII Not Appoint ANY of the Regu.
lar Committees to the End that
the Tariff Bill May Be
Expedited.
Expedited.

W aSnlngtOn, March 1S.-N hen the
Senate went into executive session this
afternoon, the nominations for foreign
ambassadors and the arbitration treaty
were reported. The report in favor of
the treaty was presented by Senator Da-
Wis, as chairman of the committee on
foreign relations and was i'll the shape
of resolution for ratification
Senator Morgan continued his state
ment in opposition to the treaty, on the
ground that it was un-4Ameri-
can, and more than once made
the point that it was the work
of the titled aristocracy of Great
Britain. There is no danger of misun-
derstanding of a serious nature between
the people of this country and the COM
mon people of England he said, and
then stated that he ranked such leaders
as Gladstone and Bright with the Eug-
lish commoners. But he contended
that the interests of the British aris-
tocracy classes were in every way antag-
onistic to the interests of the great mass
es of the American people. He also ad-
vanced the argument that one Congress
could not by it's action, bind another and
said that on this account the treaty was
mere piece Of buncombe.
THE right of declaring war;" he said.
''is given 10 Congress and it is implied
that il is given to one Congress as
much as another. Hence, even if we rat
ify the treaty it would not be binding on
future sessions. IF, in other words, the
two nations found sufficient provocatiDn
for going to war. they would proceed to
hostilities regardless of treaties of peace.
If, on the other hand, they found them
selves diSputing over a trivial matter.
they would naturally resort to arbitra-
ton, and there would be no
more difficulty in arranging a
separate arbitration for eac1 &C.
casi0n in the future than there hnl
been in the past.
Mr.. MOrganS statement was read from
manuscript. and he gave notice that he
would have it printed for the use of the
Senate.
At the conclusion of Senator Morgan s
remarks, Senator Davis gave notice that
he would ask the Senate to take up the
treaty again tomorrow, and said that
he would then speak on it.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, re-intrO-
duced his amendment of last session eX-
empting claims against the Southern
States from the operation of the treaty.
same as those which have been outlined
already in these dispatches
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, March 1S.-The House
was only in session to-day for 10 minutes
and all that time was consumed in the
reading of the journal. The galleries
were filled in anticipation of the opening
of the tariff debate, but Mr.. Henderson.
of Iowa, announced that the Ways and
Means committee would not be ready to
report until tomorrow and accordingly
ON his motion the House adjourned at
1915.
SPEAKER REEDS PROGRAMME.
Washington, March 1S.-Speaker Reed
has definitely decided that for the pre-
sent, at least, he will not appoint any
of the regular committees of the House
beyond those already announced. In this
way all miscellaneous legislation will
be blocked and the entire attention of the
House forced ON the tariff bill. The bills
which are being introduced by the hun
dreds will have to wait until the commit
tees to which they would go under the
natural order of things are appointed.
1t is not even likely that the appro-
priation committee will be appointed. AS
soon as the tariff bill has been sent to the
Senate the three appropriation bills, as
they were sent to the President and the
deficiency, as far as it is agreed to in
conference will be put through under
special order which the rules committee
will bring in for that purpose.
BY avoiding complications which might
arise if the legislative mill
should be thrown open to an indiscrimin-
ate grind the House leaders believe they
can materially expedite final action in the
INNER branch of Congress- on ths, tariff