The times., 1897-03-20
The Nebraska POpulist GhideS
Democrats and Republicans.
MIR. CHANDELIERS REJOINDER
senator Davis Makes Speech in
Favor of the Arbitration Treaty
as 1t Has Been Amended The
New Senator's Listen with Deep
Attention.

tration with Great Britain, and, with
out taking any action, adjourned over
until next Monday.
The debate OF the afternoon had pre-.
lude in the shape of lecture delivered
to both parties by Mr.. Allen, Populist,
OF Nebraska. Mr. Allen intimated that the
Democrats and Republicans were delay
ing matters in declining to fill the vacan-
cies in the committees, and asserted that
the business of the country would be
expedited by filling these vacancies and
| getting the machinery of the Senate in
shape to do its work. He called upon
the leaders or the two parties to get
together ana complete the organization
| of the Senate.
Mr.. Chandler replied briefly to the re-
remarks of Mr.. Allen, telling that every
| body knew that neither of the two great
parties had a ma jority vote in the Senate
and that under the existing order of things
it was impossible for either Of them to Or
ganize or fiji the existing vacancies.
After this little furry had quieted down
Mr. Davis, chairman OF the Committee on
ON the rbitra ton treaty between the United
states ana Great Britain. The speech
of Mr Davis demanded the closest atten-
tention, aud Senators gathered about him
paying the closest heed to what the chair
man OF the committee had 10 say. 1t was
noted that the new Senators appeared anx-
ious to get all the information possible and
listened throughout TO Mr.. Davis expo
! treaty and the purport of the amendments
submitted by the committee. Mr.. Davis
| said that the treaty as sent to the S enateby
! Secretary 0lney could not have had his
approval, and he was quite certain thatin
that shape it could not have secureda single
vote in the committee and probably not
| have more than dozen in the whole
| Senate
The Senate have given the subject the
most careful consideration, and since the
| treaty had gone to the committee second
time, that committee, In the light OF the
| previous debate in the Senate, had sought
| to overcome all the objections that had
been aimed at the convention. Mr.. Davis
believed the committee had been successful
in this. The scope of the treaty had not
been interfered with, but in the conSidera-
ton OF the administrative features of the
treaty, the committee had amended it so
as to safeguard it against any possible
loophole that might operate to the disad-
vantage of this country. King Oscar, as the
umpire, had been eliminated, because it
was believed there was no need for the
designation in the instrument itself, OF
any one to act in this capacity.
With reference to the stipulation that
members of the Supreme Court should
sit as members of this tribunal MI Davis
said that there had been serious question
in the minds of the committee as to
whether this was not giving that court
greater power than had been intended by
those who framed the Constitution. Again
il had been argued that as members of
the court OF last resort in this country,
these judges might be called upon, either
before OF after their sitting upon the
tribunal, TO sit in their judicial capacity
on questions either similar to or growing
out of The finding of the tribunal The Su-
preme Court was also, Mr.. Davis said,
very hard worked, and the committee had
come to the conclusion that it was un-
necessary to burden them with this addi
tionai duty. For that reason the designa-
tion OF members of the Supreme Court had
been stricken out and the provision made
TO read that" jurists of repute, ''withoutmen-
tioning any court, should be appointed by
and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate.
The essential amendment, Mr.. Davis
pointed out, was the one that maintained
the authority OF the Senate as a part
of the trcaty-making power Of the United
States. 1t had been agreed that clause
be inserted providing that all questions
to be submitted to this tribunal should
first be submitted to the Senate, as a
part of the treaty-making power, for its
approval or disapproval. Not until the
Senate had passed upon any question
would the President have authority to
submit il to arbitration under this treaty.
Under slch proviso, Mr.. Davis said, none
OF the prerogatives of the Senate would
be interfered with, and every right of
this country would be protected.
The Senate was the treaty-making
power, and as it had the right to ratify
and approve any treaty that came before
it, SO it would, under this treaty, have
the sole power Of saying " hat should be
or should not be submitted TO arbitra ton
under this general treaty. Therefore Mr.
Davis saw no good reason why the treaty
should not be ratified, and he urged the
Senate 10 take as speedy action as possible,
the magnitude of the subject under dis
cussion considered.
MI Davis was followed by Mr.. Stewart.
who antageniaed the idea of entering into
any kind of treaty with Great Britain, i
country which he characteriZei q the big
= st land Grabher on the face of the earth.
An treaty that we might make would be
ignored he said. if the interests of Great
Britain demanded that it be ignored To
enter into this treaty was equivalent to
tying the hands Of a future Congress. Con-
gress alone had the power to declare war,
and Mr.. Stewart declared that this treaty
was intended TO take from the Congress the |
power on this subject lodged in it by the |
Constitution
Mr.. TuIpie of Indiana spoke briefly In
favor of the treaty as amended. He said |
there couldbe no harm growing from a |
treaty guarded as was this one. and there |
no longer existed any reason why the con- |
yention should not be ratified.
The convention will be called up by Mr. |
Davis again the first of the week.
SCRAMILN HAS RETURNED.