The herald., 1897-02-20

States has never acquired territory o.
war. except in a war of self defense
On the other h. and, the senator pointed
out that the whole method and scheme
of England was acquisition Ever
grasping End greedy. always reac .Eg
out for more territory, the only nation
she feared, the only nation with strength
to cope with her, was the United states.
1t was the power of this treaty to bind
the United States to peace. With snack
les on this cour try, England could con-
tinue her spohations of weaker nations,
and when she interfered with what
were considered the rights of the United
States or countries under our protection,
arbitration would step in with hostlie
tribunal, against us. The senator SAID
that he opposed giving away the rights
of the senate as part of the treaty
making power. To submit many ques-
ticns to arbitration would be impolttic.
We had always had good presidents, but
some time there might be bad one.
Then the country would suffer.
Mr.. Daniel also opposed selecting
Judges of the supreme court as members
of the tribunal. He objected to mixing
our judiciary with foreign complications;
besides, some of the questions submitted
might come before our courts. He also
insisted that the United States members
of the tribunal should be confirmed by
the senate.
At thee lose of Senator Daniels speech
Senator Hoar submitted some questions
to him. He wanted to know If Senator
Daniel did not think it satisfactory that
men who had been confirmed to such
places as Judges of the supreme court
should sit as arbitrators without again
being confirmed Mr.. Daniel replied that
the senate should not abate one jot of its
power in questions so vitally affecting
the welfare of the country. Senator
Hoar argued that it would be impossible
TO find men in whom so much confidence
was reposed as in those who composed
the greatest tribunal of the world-the
United States supreme court
Senator Lindsay followed Mr. Daniel
in a legal argument intended to refute
the Virginia senator's contention that
the ratification of the treaty would re-
suit in the abdication of the treaty-mak
ing power of the senate. He argued that
the senate would surrender nothing by
accepting the treaty, and that ii would
do much to promote the cause OF peace
throughout the world. The vote was
then taken on the Nelson postponement
motion. Important as was this motion,
the total ballot numbered only so, but
four more than quorum. This small
margin disappeared almost Immediately,
ana the remainder of the time was spent
in a vain endeavor to recall a sufficient
number Of the members to make bust
ness possible. The advocates of post
ponement refused to permit the trans
action OF any business in the absence of
the necessary As senators. Motions to
adjourn. to notify absentees and other
like moves We're made in rapid success
sion. Senator Sherman repeatedly an
noUrced his determination to insist upon
the SaVereSt methods to cOmpel the at
tendance of working majority. and
toward the last a motion prevailed to
arrest and bring in the absentees. The
had, however, not
completed the preparations of his war
rants when a motion to adjourn made by
Senator Gallinger, friend of the treaty,
was carried
Only "a of the senators had answered
to their names on the previous roll call
and Mr.. Gallinger said it was idle to
hope tor quorum. Senator Sherman
acquiesced in this view. He
said nothing, and the motion for pre-
vailed for the adjournment.