The San Francisco call., 1897-04-02
AMENDMENTS ARE MADE.
no,0 the Senate WiH Tote Upon the Ar
bsfrntion Treaty..

WASHINGTON, D. c., April Mot
content with its work yesterday, the Sem
ate 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
Bacon, which is intended to protect the
Southern States from any claim based
upon securities issued during the recon-
struction period. Several other minor
amendments were offered, but rejected,
with the exception of one or two imma-
terial changes in the verbiage of the text.
The debate to-day was devoted almost
entirely to Bacon's amendment that Sem
ator making an elaborate speech in sup
port of his suggestion. 1t was antag-
onized in an exhaustive speech by Lind
say, who discussed the legal phase OF the
case, and also by Gray. When the vote
was taken the amendment prevailed by a
majority of five votes. 1t adds at the end
of article ~ OF the treaty proviso
reading as follows: mo claims of a citi-
zen of Great Britain against the State or
territory of the United States shall be
subject for arbitration under this
treaty."
Bacon sought to amend the first article
WueTciH IL lS dRTcto tUdL all questions
that fail of adjustment by diplomatic me-
,gotIations are 10 be arbitrated, by adding
TO the words "diplomstic negotiations"
the words 'or by convention or treaty."
his idea being that this was essential to a
full settlement of controversial questions.
Ii was voted down. 10 like manner the
Senate voted down Morgan's motion to
strike out article seven, which governs
objections that may be made to the Juris-
GlctlOn of the arbltral tribunal.
Hans brough Withdrew his resolution
mentioned in these dispatches last night,
for the reason that the amendments OF
Senator Foraker, providing for separate
court for each case submitted, met his
contention that the ratification of the
treaty would be unconstitutional before
the liked and permanent character of the
court contern plated.
On motion Of Rawlins article eight,
which provides that the President may
appoint judicial officer of State or Ter
ritory as mem ber of the court in casas
in which such State or Territory might be
concerned, was stricken out altogether.
the remainder OF the afternoon was
spent in laying upon the table i'm material
amendments which were offered al most
without number. Davis pressed for day
Tor the vote, but did not succeed. Chand
ler said that while he should probably vote
for the treaty he did not care to vote on a
day when the British guns were firing on
the Christians of the island of Crete and
seeking to establish upon that island the
permanent rule of the Ottoman empire
Chandler asserted that it would be we'll in
considering the treaty 10 also consider the
general policy of Great Britain toward
the other nations of the earth.
Hale retorted that what Great Britain
might do elsewhere should not be taken
into consideration here. The pending
tr-aty was between the United States and
Great Britain alone, ana hale chlded
Chandler for the remarks he had made
The New Ham ps hire Senator 5replied with
some warmth that the blood in his veins
was still warm and he could not learn of
the attitude OF great power like England