The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-06
GOSSIP ABOUT THE TARIFF
ACTION OF THE SENATE RESENTED
BY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE.
MIR. Fairbanks Awarded Chairmansttp
of the Committee on lmmigra-
tiOn-Mr. Deb0e sworn In.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The Senate to-
day. by the vote of 43 to 26. refused to rati-
fly the general arbitration treaty between
the United States and Great Britain, ne
gotated by Secretary Olney and Sir Julian
Pauncefote. The rules of the Senate require
a majority of two-thirds for the ratification
of treaties Hence four more affirmative
votes would have been required to secure a
favorable result The vote in detail was
as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Bacon, Burrows. Caffery,
Gay Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Fairbanks,
f faulknq fd E9raker, Frye GaIlinger Gear
Lodge, Mcbride, McEnery. Mcmillan,
Mitchell, Morrill,, Nelson, Pasco. Perkins,
Plat of Connecticut, Platt of New York,
Pritchard Proctor, Smith. Spooner, Thurs
ton, Turple. Vest, Walthall, Warren, Well
lington, Wetmore, Wilson. Total, 45.
Nays-Baker, Bate, Butler. Carter Cock
rell, Daniel. Hansbrough. Harris of Kan
sas, Harris of Tennessee, Heitfeld. Jones of
Mason. Mills. Morgan, Penrose, Pettigrew,
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 obtanable, were: Two
affirmative senators being paired with one
negative senator in most Instances: Chand-
Ati anu OidIh LUZ Will ItlicI against, i III
man and Turner for with Chiffon against;
Sewell and Earle for, with Mantle against;
Senator George was paired for the treaty
and Senator Berry against it. Pairs were
not announced for the following; Aldrich,
Cannon, Elkins. German Murphy, Wolcott,
Kenney and Allen.
The vote was preceded by short, spir
tied debate. introduced by Senator Mills, of
Texas, who made strong appeal to the
Senate against ratifying the agreement. He
asserted that as amended the document was
most Objectionable not to say contradictory
in terms. He pointed out especially the
provisions for the settlement of controver-
sizes in regard to territorial claims and
serted that whereas the amendment
adopted by the Senate to the first article
of the treaty declared against their in
clusion the sixth and eighth articles made
provision for them. He held that as long as
these articles remained unchanged England
justly could claim that questions of
territorial rights were still included within
the scope of the treaty. Under such cir
cumstances, he asked. what was to prevent
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 reference
of the dispute to arbitration. He spoke of
the conduct of England in connection with
the Graeco-Turkish war and implored the
Senate TO protect the United States against
the proposed alliance. The speech made a
visible impression and the opinion was gen.
eral that the treaty should be amended
as to remedy the Inconsistency explained.
Senator Tillman asked u at time be given
for such amendment. Owing however, to
the TACT that the Senate was under agree
ment to vote at 4 o'clock there could be
no postponement except by unanimous con-
Senator Carter who, from the first. has
been one of the most active and effective
opponents of the treaty interposed obiec-
ton. lie said he would put no obstacle in
the way of the postponement of the vote
until another day, but il the vote was to
be taken to-day he would insist on it as the
specified time. He made a very pungent
speech in opposition. He said there could
be no doubt of the Partially of the govern
ment ana the people OF the United States
towards the settlement of disputes by
bitration and that for this reason there
never would be any difficulty in securing an
agreement for arbitration of any specific
dispute with any nation, but it was not
in All agreement of uncertain scope and
purport especially with country which
hal shoWn itself so completely out of SYM
pdthy with the feelings of the people of the
United States in the position England had
taken in European affairs Mr. Carter adj
Nised ne Senate oa to Let VEL enough 6{h alone
the general agreement in favor of the
treaty and contending especially that the
rif9rai claims was not well founded The
renIn nder of the debate was of a running
character. Senators White and Pettgrew
interjected questions tending to show con-
tinued opposition. Senator White remarked
that the document was full of Illogical
propositions, and said Furthermore that its
sgntaX would have TO be improved before
it would be thoroughly acceptable.
IL was evident before the ballot was COM
pete1 that the motion to ratify would oe
beaten The absence of some senators TN
paired who were considered favorable 10
arbitratio was accepted as unfavor:Ible
indication. The covert opposition to ,rat-
feation made very manifest aftdr the
vote was announced. Some senators who
were recorded among the yeas spoke quite
openly OF Objectionable features confessing
that they had cast their votes in the affirm
atlve in Difference TO public opinion. Among
those Who waited in the Senate corridor to
receive the news was Mr.. Michael Ddvstt,
who appeared much pleased at the result.
Senator Davis, chairman of the commute
tee foreign relations. declined TO eX-
press an opinion for publication. but talked
freely with his friends. To them he at
tyi,NIted tile defeat to the feeling Of dis
satisfaction at England's course IN the
struggle of the Greeks to liberate the ISL
and of Crete from Ottoman dominion, and
in the Armenian massacreS. and with the
evident designs of Great Britain upon
the Transvaal. At the conclusion of the
proceedings. all of which were in executive
session. the Senate refused to authorize