The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-01
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED
HOAR'S AMENDMENT TO TREATY
PASSED THE SENATE.
Chfiton's Amendment Was Lost by n
Close MnrEin-VOtc on the Treaty
Will Occur Today.

Washington, March 3i.-rhe senate to-
day began voting on the miscellaneous
amendments to tho Anglo-American arb-
trat>on treaty.
The proceedings were conducted In ex-
ecn-ivc session. but 1T IS understood they
were confined almost exclusively to the
numerous votes taken. There was no de-
bate of consequence and remarks were
con pa ratively few those made pertaining
strictly to the amendments in hand.
Action upon the amendment Offered by
Senator Hoar was the FIRST takon, and SOW
eral senators expressed the opinion that
1T would render any further Amendment
unnecessary. There were SIX roll calls
during the session and several votes on
which the yeas and nays were not de-
manded. The first roll call was on SEN
ator Hosr's amendment 1t wss adopted
by an overwhelming majority. The final
announcement was "a TO 10. but thore had
been four changes in favor of the amend
ment before this result was reached. max
ing II votes originally cast in opposition,
The text OF thus amendment Is substan-
TALLY as follows:
ANY difference which, in the judgment
OF either power, materially airec.s Its
honor or ITS foreign or domestic policy
shall not be referred TO arbitration under
the treaty except by SPECIAL agreement;
nor sluil any question as 10 continuance
IN force of any treaty which has previous
ly been made, 1t Is further explicitly
represented and agreed that all agree
miants entered into by the contracting
parties under this treaty shall be signed
bv me president OF the United States and
receive the approval of the senate by
two thirds woe before the bill becomes
binding OH either Great Britain or the
United States
IN Ia ha iu,,
once OF the existing treaties was inserted
for the protection of the United Sfgites In
connection with the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty.
lhG other affirmative action was The
adoption by vote of AZ 10 q OF tie series
of amendments offered by Senator
Foraker. These amendments are to ea,h
article providing for a tribunal OF arbi-
trauion and declere that each ease sub
miuted to arb .traton must be tried Ky a
separate tribunal. The arbitra,ors. au-
pointed on the part OF the United States
are to be nominated by the president ana
confirmed b. the SENATE.
the submission of all agreements 10 the
tnato was laid on The table by n yea
prd nay vote because, as was urged re
pi DIVISION was practically ineludeh m me
ators, however, who were OF the opnton /
hat the Ch.lton amendment was prefer
lble on the point covered by IL becanse
,tively close the majority against II be-
An amendment introduced by Senator
MILLS, eXpungng the hast half of article
OF the trsaty invoking the good ofnces
}. other powers before rosorting TO var
n case OF failure on agreement under mo
erms Of the treaty, was also lost by a
a motion TO omit adj of article s was
aid on the table by a more decided vote.
Senator Morgan presented a mouon 70
trke out ARTICLE Z, but Withdrew IL witn
,otice that he would probably renew IL
-. "a.
senator Hansbrough gave notice OF
uhsbtute for the entire treaty, which ne
Ga he would offer tomorrow, in the
hape OF a resolution setting form tnat'
rhfie The United States accepts the doc
r-ne OF arbitration as wise ana humane,
he present treaty Is not demanded py She
xigencies OF the times.
Senator Hoar stated ms purposu 70
nane n point Of order against the snnsti-
ute and there is no doubt that 1t VIII be
, =, 4 o,o,ock
was with the UNDERSTANDING ina, nv
AIKEN al 4 o'clock tomorrow. senator ~
- made an effort to secure unanimous
onsont 10 take the nnal vote on inc
reaty Itself esther Friday OF tMs VEIN
r Monday OF next week hut SENATOR
tewart made objection 20
I'M ~ Tho questions whbch Is still lett
, doubt ~ the treaty II that as TO wnai
,an.sLaJon ia to be made OF terrtora'
"a Ing and II IL possible thnt an anenu-
,.nt may he introduced tomorrow COVE
~ srih ,ratlon all claims for territory
Inch belongs unquestionaniy 70 w
nitcd states or to Great Britain nut 20
serve those claims IN regard 70 'ns
,rrnory belonging to foreign power ~
-h.ch either country may teei DISPOSE" '"