The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-05-06
ARBITRATION
DEFEATED.
The Senate Rejects the Proposed Treaty
With England.
SEVERAL SENATORS NOT VOTING.
The Defeat Of the Treaty. Says Senator
Davis, was Due to Great Britains
Attitude in European Politics
and Her Designs on the
Transvaal.

eiddyf by vote OF 4d TO 70, refused
to ratfy the general arbitration treaty
between the United states and Great
Britain negotiated 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,
Clay Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Fairbanks
Faulkner, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear,
Gray, Hale, Hanna, Hawley. Hoar, Lind
say Lodge Mcbride, McEnerery, McMH-
lin, Mitchell. Morrill,. Nelson. Pasco.
Perkins. Platt of Connecticut Platt of
New York, Pritchard. Proctor, Smith.
Spooner, Thurston, Turpie. Vest, wal
thall. Warren, Wellington. Wetmore, VIII
son.
Nays - Baker, Bate, Butler Carter.
Cockrell, Daniel, lIansbrough, Harris OF
Kansas, Harris OF Tennessee, Heitfeld
Jones of Arkansas. Jones Of Nevada,
Kyle, Martin, Mason, Mills. Morgan PEN
rose, Pettigrew Pettus, Quay, Rawlins.
Roach, Shoup Stewart, White.
A total of 50 votes was cast, leaving
10 senators who did not respond. The
pairs so far as obtainable were as
follows, two Affirmative senators being
paired with one negative senator in
most instances: Chandler and Clark,
for, with Teller against; Tnlman and
Turner, for, with Chiffon against;
5ewell and Earle, for with Mantell
against. Senator George was paired
for the treaty and Senator Berry
against 1t. Pairs We're not announced
for Aldrich, Cannon, Elldns, German,
Murphy Wolcott Kenny and Allen
The vote was preceded by a short
but spirited debate, introduced by
Senator Mills, Of Texas who made a
strong appeal TO the senate against
Tatifying the agreement. He asserted
that as amended the document was
most Objectionable, not to say contra
dictOry IN terms. He pointed out es-
pecially the provisions for the settle
ment Of controversies in regard to ter
ritorial claims, and asserted that
whereas the amendment adopted by the
senate to the first article of the treaty
declared against their inclusion, the
sixth and eighth articles made pro-
vision for them He held that as long
as these articles remained unchanged
England Justly could claim that ques-
tions Of territorial rights were still in
cluded within the scope of the treaty
Under such circumstances. 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
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 impress
sion, and the opinion was general that
the treaty should be amended so as to
remedy the inconsistency explained
Senator Tnlman asked that time be
given for such amendment. owing.
however, to the fact that the senate
was under agreement to vote at 4
o'clock there could be no postpone
ment except by unanimous consent.
Senator Carter who from the first
has been one OF the most active and
effective opponents of Che treaty, made
Il very pungent 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 disputes by arbitration.
and that for this reason there never
would be any difficulty In securing an
agreement for arbitration for any spe-
ctfic dispute with any nation, but 1t
was not necessary for our people to
tie themselves in an agreement of un-
certain scope and purport, especially
with a country which had shown itself
so out of sympathy with the feelings
of the people of the United States in
the position England had taken in Eu-
ropean affairs. Mr.. Carter advised the
| senate to let well enough alone.
Senator Hoar replied briefly, going
over the general argument in favor of
the treaty, and contending especially
that the objection Of inconsistency in
regard to territorial claims was not
well founded
The remainder of the debate was OF
running character Senators White
and Pettigrew interiected questions
tending to show continued opposition
Senator White remarked that the docu-
ment was full Of Illogical propositions
and said furthermore that its syntax
would have to be improved before it
would be thoroughly acceptable.
The covert opposition to ratification
was made very manifest after 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 I'm the affirmative i'm Difference ia
public opinion. Among those who
waited in the senate corridors to re-
eeive the news was MIR. Michael Davitt
I who appeared much pleased at the re-
suit.
Senator Davis, chairman of the com
mittee on foreign relations, declined to
/ express an opinion for publication, but
talked freely with his friends. To
them he attributed the defeat to the
feeling Of dissatisfaction at England
course i'm the struggle of the Greeks
and in the Armenian massacres. and
with the evident designs Of Great
Britain upon the Transvaal.
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