The Portland daily press., 1897-01-23
In TOO MUCH OF A HURRY
Public Demand for Action on Arbl-
tration Treaty.
THE SUBJECT OF SOME INDIG
NANT SPEECHES In SENATE.

Senator Hoar and Others Protest Against
the Intemperate Appeals Made in Be-
half of the Treaty by Preachers and
Others-President Called Down for His
ExcIusiveness.
Washington, January 22.-In the Senate
today Mr. Turpie gave notice that ne
would ask tine Senate on Monday to take
up the Cameron resolution for the reoog
milton of the republic Of Cuba, and he
went on to comment upon Secretary
Olney's remarks on the subject, also
upon the newspaper statement Of con-
ference between Secretary OIney and
Senator Sherman. the premier of the in
coming administration, to this effect
that there was an agreement entered
into that there would be no action by
the Senate at the present session in re-
gard to Cuba.
declared to be without the slightest foun-
dation.
The episode was followed by another
more striking one on the subject of the
arbitration treaty. Numerous letters
had been presented by Senator Cullom
written to himself, some in favor Of
the treaty and some against it, and when
Mr.. Hoar sent to the clerks desk other
memorials on the same subject, he took
occasion to give his views upon the pro-
priety of outside Interference with the
Senate in the consideration of treaty.
He condemned the incorporate zeal
of the pulpit and the press, and Of
college professors, and OF good men gem
orally, and reminded them that the Sem
ate was part of the treaty making pow
er, and that while it was considering
the various points Of 8 treaty, it was not
proper for outside people to urge upon
it immediate and inoonsidsrate action.
Chow is it possible" he asked, If it
should turn out that there is some un-
disclosed, some unintended advantage
to Great Britain, or disadvantage to US
in the proposed treaty, which both slles
| would be disposed TO correct before the
matter became vital and passed ont OF
our power, to obtain due consideration
Of our rights or desires from Great brit
ain, If there ia a great storm and tenn
| pest of public sentiment existing III
| favor of the instant ratification of the
treaty?
"lf Mr.. Olney, on getting the oanstitu-
tional advice is is our sworn duty to give
the President, should say to the Mar
quis of Salisbury: L would like to have
this treaty modified in this or that par
| ticular, the Marquis of Salisbury would
be armed with the reply: Your people
are clamoYing for it as it is. You do
not represent yonr country and your
couDtry's interest. ! hold that this
meddling with important diplomacy by
angry and impassioned uttarances of this
kind is infinitely mischievons and
| foolish.
Gas far as I am at present advised,
there is not likely to be a senator not
| In sympathy with the great object of
promoting peace on earth and good will
| to men, but / wish to enter my protest
against this method of constant med
ding with our diplomatic procedures
by sermons from pulpits or professors
| lectures"
| Mr.. Sherman, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, said that he
congratulated, not only the PEOPLE Of
the two great nations on the com pletion
of the arbitration treaty, but congratu-
lates the people Of all the world. The
time had come, he said, when tho nations
| light quietly, seriously and earnestly
provide against the contingency of war.
| The committee on foreign relations re-
gard it as treaty Of great Importance
and QUE the effects of which had to be
very carefully studied. 1t was possible
| it might Greats controversies which
did. not exist. The COMMITTEES had there
fore put off its consideration for q while,
but arrangement had been made that it
was to be taken up and acted upon on
| Monday. He had no doubt the commit
tee would give to the treaty immediate
consideration and deliberation with a
careful view of the existing treaties it
might affect. He had received from oil
parts of the country kilograms and letters
complaining thas the committee was
| holding back the treaty and defeatin g
| that great object Of public desire. He
declared with emphasis that there wa
| no such purpose on the part OF any mem
| Der of the committee, hut the committee
would give the treaty full and careful
| consideration.
sThe Senate he said, "could not be
| blamed for not acting Immediately up
on treaty which mad been discussed a
| year or two. or perhaps longer.
Mr.. Hoar said the matter had bean
considered between the two governments
| for more than 20 years, directly or indi-
rectly and Mr. Gladstone himself ex-
pressed opposition to it in the House OF
COmnODS SoluS 20 y6hEs n&o.
Mr.. Gray, Democrat, said: II agree
with the Senator from Massachusetts
that Incorporate zeal and Incorporate
criticism OF the Senate are out of place.
We cannot remedy that. do not think
any senator would be forced out of his
own sense of propriety by such intem-
| perate CRITICISM"
| Mr.. CulIom, mem her of the commit
tee on foreign relations. saih that he
was in accord with the views of MIR.
Hoar. There was no disposition on the
part of the committee to delay action on
the treaty moment after the commit-
| tee was satisfied that it was proper to
rntify it. He himself behaved in the gen
eral proposition embraced In the treaty,
| but he wanted TO be satisfied the treaty
was not tieing up the United States in
a way not expeuted. When satisfied OF
| that, he was ready to vota Oh the treaty
| and not before
4 Mr.. LodRs said that he was extremely
glad Mr.. HoAr had said WHIST he had,
because thsra was good deal Of misun-
Outstanding. A great many persons were
writing and telegraphing to him and
other senators apparently, under the i'm.
preston that the arbitration treaty was