The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-10
LOOKING FOR LEAKS
The Senate Was Engaged Yesterday il
Trying to Discover Talebearers.
WHO GIVES AWAY SECRET PROCEEDINGS
Sontc Honorable REembcrs Even GO
SO Far ns to FIX the HInine Upon
officers OF the BODY II organ Re-
Gins - Long Attack On the Treniy,
Which AIay End In ~ Month.

Washington. February 9.-For at least
iialf Of the four and a half hours the Sen
ate was in secret session to-day the press
subject OF discussion Senators We're iTe tnl
ulSnnnt that had voted so ovcrwhclmIngly
mat IN IN, the doors should he closed, the facts
US they occurred IN the chamber should
De permitted to reach the public The dis
cusslon was prcciptate ted Immediately nf,er
Mr.. Vest asking If the treaty WAS in ~ ~,
considered in executive session, and adding
ma, ma, II It really was in secret session Mir.
lica!ly upon the light that had been tlrowl,
upon the proceedings. but admitted the nc
sHuncy snn y, or the press reports The discus
IN ny Senators Hill, Pugt, Hoar, Gallinscr,
Hale, Teller. Stewart and others. -
CHARGES AGAINST OFFICERS.
There was al, intimaton that officers OF
me senate fnu been guilty OF the violation
OF me rules by giving away executive Sec
rIetS, but this was combattcl. notably Mir.
aa wera ted Sy new exfcu
one else. The discussion disclosed the fact
ti1t mat Senators recognized the accuracy OF
their minds 10 si5p the leak I i"q II poasSe ndSs up
committee to Investigate the Subject 'lfi afiei +
several years ago, which resulted In the
dismissal of an executive clerk, charged
WIN having tCid newspaper men eXcc,I-
tive secrets. but against whom no evidence
had been secured. Some Senators look tho
Sropnu thai such proceeding would have
no beneficial result, and the debate finally
calmed down after some or the older SEN
ators had scolded their junior brethren for
| the supposed offense OF talking nbout
tnlhSS which were forbidden. tsI#5
ARGUMENT AGAINST SECRECY
ior an open session found In the subject
under discussion additional reasons why
their notlon should prevail, and urged the
Senate to reconsider tho subject, hut this
was not done. st1z n So, lGg9s sTE'''
Mr,Tellsr declared his opposition 10 the
was engaging. The country, he said wns
interested In the arbitration treaty. The
text text OF that ,reaty, with the amendments
talking about 1t. They had been petition.
ing Congress 10 ratify the treaty If there
Were W. 20 EGod I9oti reasons why the treaty Should
thcm and IL the Senators had reasons for
Eotmg against the treaty the public ought
to , 1e permitted to know why Senators took
n mockery. and Mr.. Teller said he did not
believe the Senate could maintain It.
MANY AMENDMENTS.
After the discussion had ceased several
ing read went over to be printed Senator
Morgan had several and Senator Stewart.
o. NeEnda, sent a handful to the clerks
desk There Will be innumcrable amend
ments before the discussion is over. Con-
servnlive Senators today said that 1t was
apparent this debate was to be kept up for
some time, and the chances were that no
action could be had until after the 4th of
MARCH. From the 18th OF March until the
extra session Is convened the Senate will
E'a IN session, considering the nom!na lions
ana II the treaty has not been disposed of
by that time 1t will probably be discussed
every dy. 1t will not be withdrawn bV
Mr.. Mckinley. and Mir. Sherman, as Sec
retary OF State, Will be as Jealous in secl,.
rims its ratification as he now is as SEN
ator IN charge Of the convention
II was late this afternoon when the dis
clission was turned TO the treaty proper
Mr.. Stewart made short speech against
the instrument. and repeated some OF the
arguments he advanced Yesterday when
IN brief, Mr.. Stewart believes 1t will be a
good thing to reject the treaty beca use
Great Britain wants it. He IS suspicious
Of that country, and bellevs that her inten-
tions are not what they purport to be.
Senator Morgan consumed the remainder
or the afternoon In continuation Of his
speech begun yesterday. The Indications
arc that he will not conclude for seperai
days. He read freely this afternoon from
the reports OF the State Department ana
guam canal and the Ciayton-Bulyer treaty,
and quoted copiously from the State De-
partment correspondence with our minis
ters abroad on the same subject. Mr..
Morgan said it would be necessary for this
government, before binding itselfin gen
eral treaty of arbitration, 10 settle the
question OF the validity of the Clayton
BulWer treaty, ana ascertain In what light
Great Britain views that ancient and much
discussed convention. which Mr. Morgan
t!atcd. but once negotiated. ought never
TO have been ratified By the Senate He
then offered an amendment providing for
the abrogation Of the Clayton Bulwer
treaty, and advocated 1t at some length.