The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-03
THE AMENDMENTS.
Changes Made In the Arbitration
Treaty ny the Committee,

| Washington, February 2,-'rhe text OF the
changes ms1o In the general arbitration
treaty by the senate committee on for
| cign relations are as follows:
AS sent to the senate article / reads as
follows:
THE high contracting parties agree to
submit to arbitration. In accordance with
| the provisions ANA subject to the umita-
tons vi this treaty all questions in differ
on,v uet"ecn ln,ni MAiln tnvy liza! Iall W
ADJUST by diplomatic negpualions.
The senate coiulnitteo " TINS added the
| following:
But no question which affects the for
cign Or domestic policy OF either OF the
hlgh contracting parties. or the relations o.
elmer to amy otner state OF power by
treaty or otherwise, suall be a subject for
arbitration under this treaty except by
special agreement"
Article I in the original treaty read AZ
follows:
objections TO the jurisdiction Of an ar
bltral tribunal constituted under inls
treaty shall not be taken except us pro
vidod IN this article II before the ciose
Of the hearing upon claim submitted to
an arbitrai tribunal constituted under ar
ticle or article ., either OF the higher
contracting parties Shall nor such trl.
bunal to decide and therouDon it shall dc.
eide that the determination OF such claim
necessarily involves tho decision OF dis
puted question OF principle Of grave gen
cral importance affecting rhc National
rights OF such party az distinguished from
the private rights whereof 1t is merely the
lnlcrnauonai representative, the iufisdic-
ton of such arbittai tribunal over such
claim shall cease and the same shall be
dealt with by arbitration under article G.
Article I. as amended by the committee.
is follows:
Objections to the jurisdiction of an ar
! hitral tribunal constituted under this treaty
shall not be taken except MS provided in
this article, II at any time before the close
OF the hearing upon any matter except ter
rltorial claims submitted to an arbitral
tribunal constituted under this treaty
other of the high contracting parties shall
declare that the termination OF such mat
tcrs necessarily involves tho decision OF a
disputed question which is excluded from
arbitration except by special agreement by
the operation of article T. the decision of
such arhltrnl tribunal over such matter
shalt cease"
Article 3 is amended by giving each gov
ernmcnt two instead OF one iurist OF re-
putc, and the following Is stricken from
tho article.
In case they shall fail to agree upon an
umpire within three months of the date Of
an application made to them In that behalf
by the high CONTRACTING pnrties or either
OF them the umpire shall lie selected I'm Tho
manner provided in article 10"
| In article the following has been strjcl-
en- OUT 4MsaI
In case they shall fail to agree on an
umpire within three months Of The date
of an application made to them In that be-
half by the high contracting paroles. or
either of them, the umpire shall be Sc
leoted IN the manner : K vided for In go
,iclc 10"
| Wherever the word person" is used.
meaning the fifth member OF the tribunal.
person" is stricken out and umpire" in
serted.