The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-01
SENATORS WAR OVER PEACE
DEBATE ON ARBITRATION TREATY
 STILL CONTINUES.

Several Amendments Adopted and Re-
 iected Yesterday-The Chiffon Amend-
 ment Wiii Probably be Defeated-sena-
 tor Morgan Leads the Opposition to the
 Convention-Date of Vote Undecided.
 Washington, March 31.-The senate remained in secret session this after noon for three hours and half, during which time it disposed of all the impor- tant amendments to the general treaty of arbitration, and failed utterly to agree as to a time when the final vote shall be taken. Voting will be resumed on all amendments that may then be pending, tomorrow at o'clock, and af- ter that hour no further amendments will be permitted.
 The most interesting feature ot to- days session was the notice given by MT. Hansborough that he should to- morrow, or at the first favorable oppor- tunity, offer as a substitute for the whole. treaty a declaration in the shape of a resolution that the United States is in favor of the principle of arbltra- ton, but the exigencies of the times do not demand that such a treaty should be now ratified MT. Hoar objected to such a proceeding, and said that he would make a point of order against 1t when the resolution was offered.
 The voting began at o'clock, accord ing to agreement the first vote being on the amendment offered by MT. Hoar, which consisted of a combination Of the Chiffon amendment and the amend ment to the first article to the treaty submitted by the committee at the last session This amendment provides that amy difference which in the judgment of either power materially affects it's honor or its domestic or foreign policy shall not be referred to arbitration un- der this treaty, except by special agree ment."
 There is also added to this pro- vision similar to that of MT. Chilton's, which stipulates that each question proposed to be submitted to arbitration under the treaty must be first sent to the senate, as in the case of an original treaty. This was adopted by a vote of "A to 13. Despite this, MT. Chiffon pressed nlS dHleuutuSIl, put IL was lsi- bled by a vote of 47 to 23.
 MT. Bacon's amendment eliminating all questions relative to the bonded in debtedness or other securities of the states was also laid on the table, but without a yea and nay vote
 MT. Foraker, contending that the text of the treaty was ambiguous as to the tribunals to be established, offered an amendment which provides that there shall be a separate court for each case submitted and this was agreed to by a very good majority.
 MT. Rawlins sought to strike out all of article s, which relates to the selec- tion of a member of the tribunal from among the judiciary of state or terri tory when any question in which such state or territory is interested is a sub ever, voted down. MT Morgan moved i to strike out article which relates to the methods to be pursued when ob- jections are taken to the jurisdiction of the tribunal, but he withdrew the mo- tion, stating he would renew it to-mor- row.
 | While the adoption of the Hoar amendment has weakened the opposi- | tion to the treaty it is not altogether certain it will have two-thirds of the senate when the final vote is taken. The early part of the executive ses- sion was devoted to controversy over the committee vacancies. MT. German urged the republicans to fill the vacan- ces and enable the senate to conduct the business of the body in a proper
 manner
 The republicans declared they were ready to fill the vacancies as soon as l the democrats were willing to concede to the plurality party which was charg- | ed with the responsibility, the neces- sary machinery with which to transact 1 business.
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