New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-23

ALL THE COMMITTEE CHANGES AP-
PROVED BY THE SENATE.
NEW AMENDMENTS OFFERED BY SENATORS FOR
AKER AND cHILTON-sENAToR DAVIS
HOPEFUL. OF SECURING RArI-
FfcArION THIS WEEK.


FrcArIoN THIS WEEK
Washington March 22-The Senate remained
in executive session to-day almost five hours.
and good progress was made with the general
treaty OF arbitration between the United States
and Great Britain All of the important commit
tee amendments were agreed to without d.
vision. These amendments provide that all ques-
tic ms proposed to be submitted for arbitration
shall first be approved by the President and then
submitted to the Senate for It's approval or dis
arTroyal; substitute "jurists of repute' in that
part Of the convention where II is provided that
the members Of the tribunal shall be members OF
the Supreme or Circuit Courts OF the United
States. and reject entirely the tenth article,
which desgnates King oscar OF Sweden and
Norway as tie umpire.
No set speeches were made. but several short
and clear statements were made by Senator'S
Davis. Hoar. Chandler and Lodge. and remarks
in opposition to the treaty as whole by sena-
tors Morgan and Stewart. Senator Morgan Of
fered amendment eliminating the Nicaragua
Canal from the terms Of the treaty. but this
voted down viva voce. the Senate believing that
this had been cared for by the committee amend
ments.
The discussion showed that the Senate
treaty provided for a single court to sit IN all
cases which might be submitted or whether
there TO be a separate court for each case.
Senator Foraker. believing there should be no
doubt on this question. offered an amendment
TO the effect that a new court shall be appointed
by and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate for each case as II arose. This amend
ment caused Senator Bacon. OF Georgia to with
draw the amendment he offered at the last ses-
sion eliminating from the treaty all questions
growing out Of State securities issued durils
the war. The amendment offered by Sen4tbr
Foraker was not discussed and II went over
for future action.
The principal discussion OF the day, after the
committee amendments had been agreed 10,
was based on amendment offered by Mr..
Chiffon. Of TeXal The first article Of the treaty
stpuates that the contracting parties agree 10
submit 10 arbitration all questions In difference.
Mr.. Chilton's amendment alters the reading OF
this article materially by inserting a modifying
clause which limits the subjects for arbitration
10 all questions which the Senate may deem
At for arbitration. This was opposed by mem-
bers OF the committee and by Mr.. Hoar. as USE
less and acting only as an ercumbrance.
There we're some facetiOus references 20 the
amendment Of the committee stipulating that
'.jurists of repute" should be designated to act
as members If the court Mr. Allen wanting TO
know what the words meant. They might mean
jurists Of either good or i'll repute In some OF
the States the law required that only Jurists OF
repute should be elected 10 the bench. but every
man who happened to get the most votes was a
''iurist Of repute." \ yea and nay vote was
taken on this amendment and II prevailed by
vote Of 26 70 ~.
Later on when the vote was taken on the same
words where they occurred In another article,
the vote was - to 10 These were the only yea
and nay votes taken.
when the senate adjourned Mr.. Morga had
the floor on the Chiffon amendment and VIII
speak tomorrow.
Senator Davis hopes 70 have the hnal vote
taken this week. and he believes the treaty VIII
be ratified as amended by his committee