The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-01
TAKING VOTES ON THE TREATY.
ALL THE IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS
DISPOSED OF.

The Senators Fail to Agree as TO n
Time when the Final Vote Shall
he Taken-lNmendment Still Pend
Ing 20 lie Voted ON This Afternoon.
stitutc For the Whole Treaty-The
Chiffon Amendment One OF Those
Laid ON the Table.
Washington, March 31-The Senate re-
manned in secret session this afternoon
for three hours and half, during which
time 1t disposed of all the important
amendments to the general treaty of arbi-
trauon and failed utterly to agree as to
a time when the final vote shall be taken.
Voting will be resumed on all the amend
ments that may then be pending, to-mor-
row at 4 O'Clock, and after that hour no
further amendments win be permitted.
The most interesting feature of to-day's
session was the notice given by Mr.. Hans
brough of North Dakota that he should
tomorrow or at the first favorable OPP
portunity offer as substitute for the
whole treaty a declaration In the shape
of a resolution that the United States is
in favor of the principle of arbitration,
but that the exigencies of the times do
not demand that such a treaty should be
now ratified.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts, objected to
such a proceeding and said that he would
make "a point of order against 1t when
the resolution was offered.
The voting began promptly at o'clock
according to the agreement, the first vote
being on the amendment offered by Mr..
Hoar, which consisted of a combination
of the Chiffon amendment, and the amend
ment to the first article to the treaty sub
mitted by the committee at the last ses-
sion. This amendment provides that "any
difference which. In the judgment of
either power, materially affects its honor
or its domestic or foreign policy, shall not
be referred to arbitration under this
treaty except by special agreement" ="
There is also added to this provision sim
liar to that Of Mr.. Chilton's which stipu-
lates that each question proposed to be
submitted to arbitration under the treaty
must first be sent TO the Senate for action
by that body as in the case Of an original
treaty. This was adopted by a vote Of
81 to 13.
Despite the adoption Of this. Mr.. Chiffon
pressed his amendment. but II was laid on
the table by vote of Al to %.
Mr.. Bacons amendment eliminating all
questions relative to the bonded indebted
ness or other securities of the states was
also laid upon the table, but without a
yea and nay vote.
Mr. Foraker. contending that the text
of the treaty was ambiguous as to the
tribunals TO be established, offered ar
amendment, which provides that there
that may be submitted, and this was
agreed to by very good majority.
Mr. Rawlns of Utah sought TO strike
out all of article eight, which relates to
the selection of a member of the tribunal
from among the judiciary of a state or
territory when any question In which
such state or territory Is interested Is
subject for arbitration. This was, how
ever, voted down.
MIR. Morgan moved to strike out article
seven, which relates to the methods to
be pursued when objections are taken to
the jurisdiction of the tribunal, but he
withdrew the motion, stating that he
would renew 1t tomorrow.
Article nine contains provision which
requires that In the event of an award
being made by an equally divided court
there shall be no recourse to hostile meas
ures Of any description until the media
ton of one or more friendly powers has
been invited by one or both Of the parties
Mr.. Mills of Texas moved to strike out
this provision, out TINS motlon was also
laid upon the table by yea and nay vote
SO that other amendments of a minor
character were offered but shared the same
fate
Mr. Davis pressed for an agreement for
an hour to take the vote either Friday or
the following Monday, but Mr.. Stewart
objected. Mr.. Stewart contended that there
had been no arrangements with respect to
the pairs. This should be done, he said
on the basis of two votes for the treaty as
against one on the other side of the ques-
ton, inasmuch as the subject had TO be
determined by a two-thirds vote. No con-
clusion was reached on the subject and
Mr.. Stewart, refusing to withdraw his OBJ
lection, no arrangement for the vote was
had.
While the adoption of the Hoar amend
ment has weakened the opposition to the
treaty, IL is not altogether certain that It