The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-02
SUSPICIOUS OF ENGLAND
PEACE TREATY STILL FURTHER
AMENDED BY THE SENATE.

All Amendments Now In and Acted Upon
The Next Vote viii be On the Treaty as
a Whole, but When it Will be Taken is in
Doubt-Changes Made in the Convention
Yesterday.
Washington, d. c., April 1.-The SEN
ate in executive session to-day still
further emasculated the general treaty
of arbitration with Great Britain by
striking out the eighth section entirely
and adopting an amendment by Mr.
Bacon which Is intended to protect the
southern states from any claim based
upon securities issued during the recon-
structing period. Several other minor
amendments were offered, but rejected
with the exception of one or two i'm
material changes in the verbage. The
debate was devoted almost entirely to
Mr. Bacon's amendment, that senator
making an elaborate speech in support
of his suggestion. 1t was antagonized
in an exhaustive speech by Mr.. Lind
say who discussed the legal phase of
the case and also by Mr.. Gray. When
the vote was taken the amendment
prevailed by majority of five votes.
1t adds at the end of article of the
treaty a proviso reading as follows:
mo claims of a citizen of Great
Britain against a state or territory of
the United States shall be subject Of
arbitration under this treaty"
Mr.. Butler sought to amend the first
article, wherein it is agreed that all
questions that fail of adjustment by
diplomatic negotiations are to be arbi-
trated, by adding to the words 'diplo-
matte negotiations" the words cor by
convention or treaty. his idea being
that this was essential to full set
tlement of controversed questions. This
was voted down. In like manner the
senate voted down Mr.. Morgans mo-
tion to strike out article seven, which
governs objections that may be made
to the jurisdiction of the arbitral trib-
unal.
Mr.. Hansbrough withdrew his resolu-
ton, mentioned in these dispatches last
night, for the reason that the amend
ment of Senator Foraker, providing for
a separate court for each case sub
mitted met his contention that the rati-
| fication Of the treaty would be uncon-
stitutional because of the fixed and
permanent character of the court con-
| templated.
On motion of Mr.. Rawlins, article s,
which provides that the president may
appoint a judicial officer of state or
| territory as a member of the court in
cases in which such state or territory
may be concerned was stricken out al
| together The remainder of the after
noon was spent in laying upon the
table immaterial amendments which
| were offered almost without number.
Mr.. Davis pressed for a day for the
final vote, but did not succeed. Mr..
Chandler said that while he should
| probably vote for the treaty he did not
care to do so on a day when the Brit
| ish guns were firing upon the Christians
on the Island of Crete and seeking to
establish upon that island the perma-
nent rule of the Ottoman empire. Mr..
| Chandler asserted that it would be we'll,
in considering this treaty, to also con-
slider the general policy of Great Brit
ain towards the other nations of the
earth. Mr. Hale retorted that what
Great Britain might do elsewhere
should not be taken into consideration
here. The pending treaty was between
| the United States and Great Britain
alone and Mr.. Hale chided Mr.. Chandler
| tor the remarks he had made. The
New Hampshire senator replied with
some warmth that the blood in his
veins was still warm and he could not
learn of the attitude of a great power
like England attacking the Christians
of SO weak q nation as those who in
habited Crete without expressing his
conviction in relation to such conduct.
He was unable to look upon these mat
ters in that cold blooded fashion pecu-
liar to the senator from Maine. Mr..
Hale denied that he was cold bTooded
and asserted that it was quite possible
that his blood was as easily stirred as
was that of Mr. Chandler.
The treaty Is now beyond the amend
ment stage, and when the senate takes
the final vote it will be upon the in
strument as now constructed. The
most important amendment is that by
Mr.. Hoar, agreed to yesterday.