Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-06
SENATE REFUSES TO RATIFY THE
TREATY WITH ENGLAND.
FOUR MORE VOTES NEEDED,
STRONG SPEECHES MADE AGAINST
RATIFICATION.
Only Vest, of the KANSAS and Missouri
Senators, Voted for the Treaty.
EnEInnd's Recent Policy
Responsible for the
Treaty's Defeat.

Washington, May 5.-The senate to-day,
by the vote of 43 TO 26, refused to ratify theI
general arbitration treaty between the :
United States and Great Britain negotiated
by Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Pauncef
fote The rules of the senate require ma
iority of two-thirds for the ratification of
treaties. Hence four more affirmative votes
would have been required to secure favor
able result. The vote in detail was as
follows:
Yeas-Allison, Bacon, Burrows Caffery.j
Clay, Cullom, Davis. Deboe. Fairbanks
Faulkner. Foraker. Frye, Gallinger, Gear,
Gray. Hale. Hanna. Hawley. Hoar, Lind
say. Lodge. Mcbride. McEnery, McMtian'
Mitchell, Morrill,. Nelson. Pasco. Perkins,
Platt. of Connecticut; Platt. Of New fork; !;
Pritchard. Proctor, Smith, Spooner, Thurs
ton. Turpie. Vest. Walthall, Warren Well
inston, Wetmore. Wilson-total. 4S.
Nays-Baker. Bate. Butler. Carter, Cock.
reII. Daniel, Hansbrough, Harris, of Kan.
sas: Harris. of Tennessee: Heittieid. Jones.
Of Arkansas: Jones' of Nevada; Kyle, Mar
tin. Mason, Mills. Morgan. Penrose, Petit
Crew, Pettus. Quay. Rawlins, Roach Shoup,
Stewart, White-total, 26.
A total of sixty-nine votes was cast, leav-
ing nineteen senators who did not respond
The pairs, SO far as obtaiDable, were as
follows. two affirmative senators belnG
paired with one negative senator in most
Instances: Chandler and Clark for, with
Teller against; Tillman and Turner ior
with Chiffon against: Sewell and Earle for,
with Mantle against. Senator George was
paired for the treaty with Senator Berry
against II. Pairs were announced Tor tht
following: Aldrich, Cannon, Elkins. Cor
man. Murphy, wolcott, Kenny and Allen.
The vote was preceded by a short. spirit
ed debate introduced by Senator Mills, Of
Texas, who made a strong appeal 10 the
senate against ratifyinE the agreement He
asserted that as amended the document
was most objectionable. not 10 say contra
dctory in terms. He pointed out especially
the provisions for the settlement of con-
troversies in regard 20 territorial Claims
and asserted that whereas the amendment
adopted by the senate to the first article
of the treaty declared against their in
ciusion. the sixth and eighth articles made
provision for them. He held that as long
as those articles remained unchanged, En-
gland justly could claim that questions of
territorial rights were still included within
the scope OF the treaty. Under such cir
cuulstances, he asked, what was 10 pre-
vent England from purchasing the island
of Cuba or any other American territory,
and in case OF objection on the part OF
the United States insisting upon the refer
ence of the dispute TO arbitration? He spoke
OF the conduct of England in connection
with the Graeco-Turlish war and implored
the senate to protect the United States
against the proposed alliance.
The speech made n visible impression and
the opinion was general that the treaty
should be so amended ass to remedy the
inconsistency explained. Senator Tillman
asked that time be given for such amend
Sl.-
the senate was under agreement TO vote al
o'clock. there could be no postponement
except by unanimous consent.
Senator Carter, who fccm the first has
been one of the most active and effective
opponents of the treaty. interposed objec.
tion. He said he would put no obstacle ir
the way of the postponement of the vote
until another day, but If the vote was tc
be taken to-day he would insist upon it al
the specified time. He made very pun.
gent speech in opposition. He said there
could be no doubt of the partiality of the
government and the people of the United
States toward the settlement of dispute.
by arbitration. and that for this reason
there never would be any difficulty in Sc
curing an agreement for arbitration of an,
specific dispute with any nation, but it wa,
rot necessary for our people to tie them
selves in an agreement of uncertain scop,
and purport. especially with a countr,
which had shown itself so completely ou
of sympathy with the feelings of the peo
pie of the United States in the position
England had taken in European AFFAIRS
Mr. Carter advised the senate 10 let wei
enough alone.
Senator Hoar replied briefly, going owe
the general agreement in favor of TIL
treaty ana contending especially that tn
objection OF inconsistency in regard TO ter
ritorial claims was not well founded.
The remainder of the debate was of
Pettigrcw interjected questions tending I
show continued opposition. Senator Whit
remarked that the document was full o
illogical propositions, and said furthermor
that Its syntax would have TO be improve
before IL would be thoroughly acceptable.
II was evident before the ballot was com
plcted that the motion TO ratify would b
beaten. The absence of some senators un
paired who were considered favorable {
arbitration was accepted as an unfavora
BILE indication. The covert opposition {
ratification was made very manifest afte
the vote was announced. Some senator
who were recorded among the yeas spok
quite openly OF objectionable features, cor
iessing that they had cast their votes /
The affirmative in difference to public opir
ion.
Among those who waited in the senat
corridors to receive the news was Nj
Michael Davitt. who appeared much pleas
ed al the result.
Senator Davis, chairman of the commi,
tee on foreign relations. declined TO eS
press an opinion for publication. but tali
ed freely with his friends. To them he Al
tributed the defeat to the feeling of dis
satisfaction at Englands course in IN
struggle OF the Greek 10 liberate the Islam
OF Crete from Ottoman dominion and tn
Aremnlan massacres, and with the ''ev
dent designs of Great Britain upon tn
TransVaal. At the conclusion of the Pre-
ccedings. all of which We're in executiv
session. the senate refused TO authori2
the publication of the details.