The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-07
BACON IS FOR PEACE.
Sequel to the Defeat Of the Arbi.
tration Treaty.
JOINT RESOLUTION IN SENATE.

" Calls for the Settling of Disputes by Ar
bitration, to the End That Universal
Peace May BE Inaugurated and Per-
petuaIIy Maintained = Senator Petit
CREWS Amendment suspending Cleve-
lands Forestry Reserve Order.
Washington. May THE sundry civil
bill was taken up by the senate Thurs
day and consideration Of the Pettigrew
amendment suspending President Cleve
lands forestry reserve order resumed.
Pettigrew, Wilson, and Carter severely
criticised the order Allison said the
president and cabinet were considering
notifications Of the order and opposed
the Pettigrew amendment as too sweep
ing. Among the bills favorably re-
ported were those for public buildings
at Indianapolis, to cost 100000 and
at Abilene, Tex, TO cost 100000. As
sequel to the defeat of the Anglo Amer
lean arbitration treaty Bacon of Geor-
gia introduced the following joint reso-
luton deprecating war and announcing
the policy OF the government favora-
BILE to arbitration:
Desire Maintenance of Peace.
Resolved, That the United States of
American deprecate war and desire the
maintenance of peace and friendship
with all the world. and that this desire
is not limited to their relations with any
one nation, but extends to their relations
with all the nations Of the earth, wheth-
er the same be great or small strong or
weak
"Sec 2. That to the end that these
relations of peace and amity now hap
PLY existing between them and all ma
tions may be perpetually preserved, and
that wars may be discouraged and as
far as possible made impossible, the
United States favor the principle and
practice of international arbitration for
the settlement of questions In difference
between them and any other nation
which may fail to adjust by treaty or
diplomatic negotiation.
submit to Arbitration.
"sec. 8. That the United States do
hereby avow it as their future policy
and intention whenever there shall arise
| any question in difference between them
and any other nation which they may
! fail to adjust by treaty or diplomatic
| negotiation, that they shall and will
so far az they can consistently with ma
I tional honor, the integrity of their terri
tory and their foreign and domestic pol
J icies, submit such question in difference
I to the arbitrament and final decision OF
| an international court of arbitration
Such court of arbitration shall, in the
future as>in the past. be constituted 10y
! agreement between the parties consent
ing thereto, with special reference and
! adaptation TO the particular question in
| difference, and to the conditions then
I existing.
Sec. T. That the United States here
by invite all civilized nations to make
! a corresponding and reciprocal declar-
alton, TO the end that wars between
J nations may cease and that an universal
reign of peace may be inaugurated and
perpetually maintained
| House Proceedings.
The house Thursday by strict party
vote, all the Republicans favoring and
all the Democrats and Populists oppos-
! ing, adopted a resolution providing that
| the house should meet only on Mondays
and Thursdays of each week until 9TH
| erwise ordered. 1t was announced TO be
| the Republican policy to wait on the
senate's action on the tariff bill Bailey
| Democrat of Texas, made a strong but
| unsuccessful fight to have the order
modified so as to give early and full
[ consideration to the bankruptcy bill
! The Republicans replied that they would
| call up the bankruptcy bill and hold
daily sessions on it after General Hen
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