Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-06
TOOK ALONG TIMEI
But the Senate Kills That Arbi.
tration Treaty.
INEVITABLE, AS USUAL, HAPPENS.


the Amended Document n n Boich and
Inconsistcnt-Fsct That We Don't APP
prove John Bulls Position ON Greece
Has Inf,ucnce-The Tariff Bill.
Washington, May 6.-The senate YES
terday, by the vote of 43 to &c. refused
to ratify the general arbitration treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain negotiated by Secretary Oiney
and Sir Julian Pauncefote. The rules ofthe
senate require majority of two-thirds
for the ratification of treaties. Hence
four more affirmative votes would
| have been required to secure a favora-
BILE result. The vote in detail was as
follows:
Yeas-Allison. Bacon. Burrows. Caf-
ferry. Clay, Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Fair
banks. Faulkner. Foraker, Frye. Gal
linger, Gear, Gray, Hale, Hanna, Haw-
ley. Hoar. Lindsay, Lodge. McBride,
| McEnery, Mcmillan, Mitchell, Morrill,.
Nelson. Pasco, Perkins. Plat of Con-
| necticut. Plat of New York. Pritchard.
| Proctor. Smith, Spooner. Thurston. Tur-
pie, Vest, Walthall, Warren, Wellington,
Wetmore, Wilson,
Nays-Baker. Bate, Butler, Carter.
Cockrell, Daniel Hansbrough. Harris of
Kansas, Harris of Tennessee, Heitfeld,
| Jones of Arkansas. Jones of Nevada.
Klye, Martin, Mason, Mills, Morgan.
| Penrose. Pettigrew. Pettus. Quay. Raw
| Inns, Roach, Shoup, Stewart. White-26.
Men Who Did Not Go on Record.
\ total of 60 votes was cast, leaving
| nineteen senators who did not respond.
| The pairs so far as obtainable We're as
| follows. two affirmative senators being
| paired with one negative senator in
| most instances: Chandler, and Clark
| for. with Teller against; Tillman and
Turner for. with Chiffon against; Sewell
| and Earle for. with Mantle against:
| George was paired for the treaty and
| Berry against. Pairs were not an
nounced for the following: Aldrich.
Cannon. Elkins, German, Murphy, VOL
| colt, Kenney and Allen.
Mills Finds Fault with the Thinkers.
| The vote was preceded by a short,
| spirited debate. introduced by Mills of
| Texas. who made a strong appeal TO
| the senate against ratifying the agree
| ment. He asserted that as amended
| the document was most objectionable.
| not to say contradictory in terms. He
| pointed out especially the provisions for
| the settlement of controversies in regard
| to territorial claims, and asserted that
whereas the amendment adopted by the
| senate to the first article of the treaty
| declared against their inclusion, the
sixth and eighth articles made provision
| for them. lie held that as long as these
articles remained unchanged England
/ justly could claim that questions of
| territorial rights were still included
within the scope of the treaty. He asked
1 n I.'ru nh
| chasing the island Of Cuba or any other
American territory, and in case of OBJ
| lection on the part of the United States
| insisting upon the reference of the dis
pute to arbitration.
| Carter Prevents a Correction.
| The speech made visible impression
| and the opinion was general that the
| treaty should be amended so as to
remedy the inconsistency explained.
| Tillman asked that time he given for
| such amendment. Owing, however to
the fact that the senate was under
| agreement to vote at o'clock there
could be no postponement except by
| unanimous consent. Carter interpossi
| objection. He said he would put no
| obstacle in the way OF postponement
| of the vote until another day. but If
| the vote was to be taken yesterday he
|
| time. lie said there could be no doubt
| of the partiality Of the government and
| the people of the United States towards
| the settlement of disputes by arbitra-
| ton, and that for this reason there never
| would be any difficulty in securing an
| agreement 60 arbitration OF any specific
! dispute with any nation.
| Member of Fariiamcn. Dayilt Pleased
! Among those who waited in the senate
| corridors to receive the news was
! Michael Dav:tt, who appeared much
! pleased at the result. Davis, chairman
| of the committee on foreign relations
| declined to express an opinion for pub
| location, but talked freely with his
| friends. To them he attributed the de-
| feat 10 the feeling Of dissatisfaction at
| EnGland's course in the struggle of the
| Greeks to liberate the island Of Crete
| from Ottoman dominion, and in the Ar
| menian masscres. and with the "evi-
| dent designs of Great Britain upon the
| Transvaal. At the conclusion of the
| proceedings, all of which were in ex-
| ecutive session. the senate refused to
! authorize the publication of the details.
| HutcIins Accepts the Presidency.
Detroit. May 6.-Harry y. Hutchins.