The San Francisco call., 1897-04-01
All the Business Subordi-
mated to the Arbitra-
stion Treaty.
No Time to Pass Upon Resolu
tionS in Behalf of the
Cubans.
New Amendments Are Daily Pc
scented and Ratification Seems
Out of the Qu s,iol.

4
WASHINGTON, j. C., March 81 The
Senate spent the larger part of its sssioD
to-day in secret conclave. At E25 it
proceeded to the consideration Of xecu-
tive business and that included pt only
The arbitration treaty but the quetion of
filling the vacancies or the standig COM
mittees.
The only matters of public intsest that
occurred in the open session Sere two
resolutions on the subject of Goa and
both OF them went over withou action
until tomorrow. The first was ore offered
by Mills (D.) of Texas instructing the
Committee on Foreign Relations to in
quire what obligation, if any, the United
States has assumed toward the people of
Cuba by asserting and MANI tanning the
right to prevent the acquisition Of the
island by any European power and COM
pelling them to remain Subject TO the
dominion of Spain. The other was offered
yesterday by Mr.. Morgan CD of Alabama
in relation to the letters from Maximo
Gomez to Presidents Cleveland and Nc
Kinley.
The Senate remained 10 secret session
this afternoon for three hours and half,
during whicl time i: disposed of al the
important amendments to the general
treaty of arbitration and failed uttFly to
agree as to a time when the fiug vote
shall be taken. Voting will be rss ssumed
on all amendments tnat may ten be
pending tomorrow at o'clock, ard after
that hour no further Amendments will be
permitted.
The most interesting feature OF to-day
session was the notice given by Hans
brough OF North Dakota thathe should
Tomorrow, or at the first favo1ble oppor-
tunity. offer as substitute fl the whole
treaty a declaration in the Shape of a
resolution that the United States is in
favor OF the principle of aloitration, but
that the exigencies of theghmes do not
demand that such a treaty should be now
ratified.
Hoar Of Massachusetts objected to such
proceeding and said tina fhe would make
point of order sgainstit when he reso.
lution was offered.
The voting began pronptly at o'clock
according to the agreenent. the first vote
being on the amendment offered by Hoar,
which consisted of clm bination of the
Chiffon amendment asd the amendment
to the first article OF tie treaty submitted
by the committee This provides tha
'any difference whih h in the Judgment O
either power eth er erfnalerially affects it.
honor or its dom site or foreign policy
shall not be referred to arbitration under
this treaty exceptby special agreement.
There is also aided q provision similar
to that OF Chiltoi's, which stipulstes thai
each que stion proposed to be submitted
TO arbitration usder the treaty must first
be sent to the Senate for action by tha,
bo y, as in thelcase of the original treaty,
This was adorted, "a to 13.
Despite the adoption of this, Chiffon
pressed his amendment, but it was laid
on the ia BILE.
Bacon's amendment eliminated all
questions relative to the bonded indie bted'
mass or other securities OF the States was
also laid upon the table, but without an
aye and noe vote.
Foraker, contending that the text OF
the treaty was ambiguous as to the tribu-
nals to be ests bl;shed, offered an amend
ment which provides that there shall be q
separate court for each case that may be
submitted, and this was agreed to by a
very good majority.
Rawlins OF Utah sought to strike out all
of article 8, which relates to the selection
of mem ber of the tribunal from among
the judiciary of State or Territory, when
any question in which such State or Ter.
ritory is interested is q subject of arbitra-
ton. This was, however. voted down.
Morgan moved 10 strike out article z,
relating to the methods to be pursued
when objections are taken to the jurisdic-
ton of the tribunal, but he withdrew his