The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-28
THE ARBITRATION TREAT
Discl ssed BY One Who is II Position
to Know.
ENGLAND CAN "GCBRLE' US UP
The Military Appropriation EiiI Defeatedby sen-
ator Allen
FOOTBALL HIGHEST TEST OF CULTURE"

Generals i;ner anC Bucisner at TIT
CaP.sol.-y;eMing what
| Might Have Bcen.'
Washington, D. e., Jan. 20. -
Especial correspondence to Til
HERALD]-A senator whose posi-
ton enables him to know whereo
he speaks, and also precludes thu
use of his name, said to friend
concerning the arbitration treaty
now in the hands Of the senate
committee on foreign relations:
"The treaty cannot be ratified
as it is now, and should the com,
mittee defer to public clamor fol
its ratification and report it to the
senate without anlendmelt and
succeed in getting vote upon it,
it will leave no doubt about the
country's intention not to submit
to arbitration its right to maintain
the Monroe doctrine and to have a
voice in the control of any ship
canal that my be dug between the
Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and by
striking out that clause which
makes King Ocear, of Sweden, the
chooser of an umpire in cases OF
disagreement, as | believe it will
be, there will be no trouble about
its ratification. But | have my
doubts as to whether England will
care whether the treaty be ratified
when so amended. None of those
who are taking part in the public
meetings in benalf of immediate
ratification of the treaty can pos
sibly be stronger advocates Of the
principle OF arbitration than am,
but / am opposed to tieing this
country hand and foot for Eve years
and giving England an opportu-
nifty to gob5le up whatever she
pieases on this continent with the
certain knowledge that when the
question of her right to do SO is
submitted to arbitration it would
be decided in her favor. .
Senator Allen led the fight which
resulted in the defeat Of al amend
ment to the Military Appropriation
Dill, appropriating the money to
pay for the transportation OF the
West Point cadets to and from
Washington, in order to allow them
to take part in the inaugural pa
rade. Mr.. Allen had the support
Of all the populists and democrats
present and Of six republican sen
ators-Aldrich, Allison, Burrows,
Hale, Lodge and Wetmore.
Several interesting and several
amusing things occurred while the
mouse was considering the indian
appropriation bill. Among the
former was Representative Sher-
mans statement that the Dawes
Indian Commission had performed
a remarkable work, and was now
taking a census Of the Indians
which was almost completed. He
said that it had negotiated treaties
with the Choctaw and Chickassw
Indian nations, and that il it were
allowed to finish its work il would
bring about a condition in the In
dian Territory Of which every
American would be-proud. Dele
gate Murphy, Of Arizona, ques-
toned the good results Of the pres
emit Indian educational system, and
declared that every Apache edu-
Gated in the east who had returned
to his reservation, was today wear
ing the breech clous. Represen-
tative Mahon, of Pa, warmly de-
Tended the work OF the Carlisle In
dian school, and Representative
Curtis, of Kansas, paid a glowing
tribute to the good work being
done in Kansas and other Safes by
the educated Indians. Represen-
tative Grosvernor, Of Ohio, asked
il the Indians had not developed
great power in football, and when
assured that they had said: "And
is not football considered in our
modern colleges the highest test oi
culture and civilization" But the
humorous hit OF the debate was
made by Representative Hartman,
Of Montana, who offered an amend.
ment appropriating one billion dol.
lars for.the education and civiliza.
ton Of the Seeley savages Of the
Manhattan reservation. This wa,
regarded by the house as paymen.
in full for the jeers Of New York.
ers at the civilization of "wild anr
woody west," and Mr.. Hartman
was crowned victor.
The gold standard democrati,
ticket got together this week wher
Senator Palmer was escorting Gen
Buckner around the capital build
ing, and possibly telling him Of e.,
onerous duties he escaped by no
oeing elected vice president las
November.
The proposed amendments to tn
Nicaragua canal bill, by providing
that it shall receive s., 900, 600 Of tn
amount received by the canal col
pany from the sale Of the bond
which the bill makes Uncle San
guarantee, are not regarded as SUI
ficient to put new life in the dea,