Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-06-30
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NJ bitrstion treaty with England
I3e has already turned his attention
30 Me subject, and under the direc
aion Of the secretary OF state Sher
man, the matter has progressed t.
the extent that new treaty al
ready has been drafted to serve a.
basis of negotiations. The pres
.adent has always been an advocate
Of international disputes by arb
t-ation and has never abandoned
the hope of successfully
negotiating such a treaty with
Eugland In the new treaty the
1oc Ks and shoals Hpon which the
Dlney treaty was wrecked in the
+enate have been avoided and the
Objectionable features of the form.
~ treaty have been omitted. The
sx,. .tv will not be submitted to the
ss> s,e this session, but the presi-
dent will profit by the mistakes OF
MY. Olney and inste d of ignoring
the senate he proposes to consult
them On the subject before negotl-
atibg ht treaty with the British
government. W .th this purpose
In WIS, he and secretary Sherman
an. Interviewing the senators and
ascer taining just what sort OF a
fraaty can be put through the SEN
a.. When document has been
prepared that is satisfactory to the
president and which will stand
T. Oh chances of securing the neces
sRary two-thirds vote in the senate
u will be presented to the British
& gernment. In this way the pres
ataeAt hopes to secure a treaty which
ayiai thoroughly protect American
anterests AID at the same time be
great advance in the cause of uni
xe1sal eace amo g nations. The
7niaiiye In this movement must be
taken by this government as the
failure of the Olney -Pauncefote
treaty left the matter in such a
condition that England would not
open negotiations unless invited to
DO so By this government.
The main objections which the
senate found to the former treaty
were those naming King Oscar of
Norway-Sweden AS fifth arbitrator.
The inclusions of questions of nat
5onal policy, such as the Monroe
doctrine, and the construction of
The Nicaragua canal; the exclusion
nj the senate from each specific
subject of arbitration and the fixed
teunre of the arbitrator.
Those who were there have not
Jet done praising the reception
banquet Or whatever the function
was that Vice President Hobart
gave recently to the senate. It
was happy occasion. To begin
with there were more senators
present than have ever been seen
ontside the senate chamber. Nine.
1y old solons, who do not put
dress suit on oftener than once a
year shook out the creases from
their broadcloth, donned it, and
were present to do honor to their
presiding officer
Then the president was there
and in the best and most iovial
good humor. One would imagine
to look at him, with big Havana in
mouth, circulating among the
gaests, that he had not care in
the world, and for the moment at
least he did lay aside all care. No
enc of course dared to speak to him
Dn official matters, and he was in
consequence as merry as school
boy on a holiday spreading happi-
mess and pleasure wherever he went.
1t was not simply a Republican
love feast. Democratic, members
thoroughly enjoyed the evening
and met the enemy on neutral
ground, forgetting for the time diff
IeTential duties on sugar and the
monetary commission proposition.
There were 1887 visitors to the
Washington monument during the
month of May, of which number
{, 9S1 made the ascent by the eleva-
Tor and l, 916 by the stairway MAX
ing total of ], 1896, 985 persons who
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