The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-12
Much Time Occupied by MIR. Turpie
Yesterday i'm Attempting to Show
He Is "a Man of Peace.
SENATOR M0RGAN'S REPLY
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE AGAINST
A POSTOFFICE OFFICIAL.
Alleged ColIusion i'm the Awarding of
congressional Library Robbed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL. - The Senate
spent the greater part OF the day in execu-
tive session debating the Anglo-American
arbitration treaty. The entire time was
consumed by Senators Turpie and Morgan
the former in advocacy of and the latter in
opposition to ratification. No action was
taken on any amendment or on any part of
the treaty and but little appreciable prog
ress was made.
The session opened with Senator Turpie's
speech. which reply to Senator Nor
gan's attack on the treaty and a demand
for its ratification by the Senate without
any amendment. He opposed the amend
ments made by the committee on foreign
relations as useless and as having a ten
dency both to weaken the treaty and to
render it inharmonious in contraction. He
laughed at and held up to ridicule Senator
Morgans fears Of the effect Of the accept
ance of the treaty, saying that so astute a
man as was the senator from Alabama
should not fear to be led into trap set
by England. He declared that the United
States as nation was big enough TO be
perfectly independent and fearless in such
a matter. and said We ought 10 set an ex-
ample TO other nations in all matters look
ing to the promotion of the reign of peace
which was the paramount purpose of the
pending agreement. He contended that the
perfection of the treaty would have the ef-
fect OF preventing such war panics as those
which followed the excitement over Ven
ezuela, as the existence Of treaty provid-
ing for the submission of all questions to
arpltration would be both n guarantee
against war with England and a safeguard
In case or war with other countries. He
also urged that In case it was found that
the enforcement of the terms of the treaty
involved the Monroe doctrine and the Mica
ragua canal they could then be taken up
by Congress and acted on as at present
Inc arbitration proposition, declared Mr.
Iurp1e, was no new thing. IL had been
proposed many times. In the Fifty-first
congress concurrent resolution was
ADOPTED by a Congress Republican i'm both
branches in favor of the general principIe
lows: "' ioi-
Resolved, by the Senate (the House of
representatives concurring) That the
President be- and is. hereby requested To
invite, from time TO time, as occasion may
ariSe' x,,b hsg nheg6tia & sons with any government
Win Which the United States has or may
nave diplomatic relations 10 the end thai
any dinerences or disputes arising between
i,ie ime, ew1 governments which cannot be ad-
Iuste9 by diplomatic agency, NAV be re-
ierred TO arbitration and be peacefulIv adj
Justed by such means.'
rms resolution, Mr.. Turpie said. gave ex-
preston OF that congress in favor of arb-
nratoh. an expression which the people be-
IieVed IN and which had never been CON
9emhed Mr. Turpie said his views had
Deen expressed in recent article by ex-
Senator Edmunds and that he could NOT do
better than TO quote him In full. He then
F.dmunds on the arbitration treaty which
was recently published In the New York
Independent. From time to time he would
elaborate and give his own views, amplify-
ing those expressed by the ex-senator
Senator Turpie said he accepted the views
OF Senator Edmunds as to the fourth ar
tlcie or the treaty and claimed that it could
not involve the Nicaragua canal or any
other question, such. as claimed by Senator
sherman and Senator Morgan. Senator
Turpie declared that arbitration would not
prevent war, but it was one of the means
to tend to that direction. War scares,
when there was no excuse and when there
was no possibility of war. would be averted
by the adoption of a general arbitration
with the leading nations of the world
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Turpies re-
marks Senator Morgan took the floor and
went over the ground which he had before
discussed paying more particular attention
reference to the Nicaragua canal He de-
clared that under the terms of the treaty
and unless specifically protected by amend
ment, and especially the abrogation of the
Clayton-Buwer treaty the canal would be
subject to arbitration. Mr.. Morgan also
pointed out the influence which England
was exerting in the Central American
States and declared that the Senate of the
United States must protect the interests
in this country. He replied to Mr. Turpies
attitude and said that if the Indiana sena-
tor was such a man of peace as he now
professed to be. he had created a very false
impression in his attitude on the Cuban
question.
At the close of Mr.. Morgans speech Mr.
Teller made a motion to have certain cor
respondence which had been sent in with
the treaty made public. This correspond
ence has been printed some time and the
facts it contained were published before
the treaty was sent 10 the Senate. The
motion was withdrawn for the present
Senator Teller saying that he would renew
il at the next executive session.
Senator Sherman took no part iD to-days
discussion. but told several senators that
he was exceedingly anxious to have the
question disposed of as speedily possible.
Senate soon to fix day by unanimous
consent for vote. 1t is the general opin-
ion that the request will not now be ac-
ceded to.