The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-28
nEANGLo.AMEnIcAN TREATY.
IL Will Probably Receive Several
Amendments before KmtificnIInn

between this county and Great Bri-
tain without reaching conclusion. 1t
Is believed by some members of the
committee that 4 conclusion will be
reached II special meeting Saturday.
anu that the treaty viii be reported to
the Senate Monday.
While il is believed that the treaty
may he made satisfactory by one or two
amendments. each member OF the COM
inittee has his own idea as 10 the exact
Language 10 be employed In 80 doing
The ardent friends of the Niclraguan
canal insist that in some way that Ques-
ton be lifted bodily from the treaty. and
guarded against. The fear that Great
Britain may be seeking Il preteXl 10 In
terferc not only in our foreign policy,
but III domestic affairs rs well, leads
others to urge an amendment providing
that no questions affecting either the
domestic OF foreign policy of the con-
tracing parties shall be brought within
The provisions of the general treaty.
This. Ii is contended. VIII also carefully
guard the Monroe doctrine without ref
erencc to ii in name. The designation
N the treaty Of the King of Norway and
Sweden a. umpire is causing the COM
mittee much concern, and in looking un
the diplomatic history of this northern
country the committee has discovered
that compact exists between Great
britain and France on the one hand ana
Norway and Sweden on the other In
which the two great powers of the south
agree 10 stand by the wealte. nation.
The designation Of King Oscar Will, In
all probability, be eliminated, and an
amendment reported requiring the selec-
ton of an American umpire for Ameri-
can questions. and. n European umpire
when the matters in dispute relate TO
affairs in the Eastern Hemisphere.
IL Is understood that when the report
on the treaty is made 10 the Senate. a
motion Will be made 10 discuss It in open
session. some members OF the commit
tee believe that this motion will carry,
and it will be a good thing for this coun-
Try To have public debate.
The treaty between Sweden and Nor
wav on the one hand and Great Britain
and France on the other, which. 1t Is
claimed. forms such Il close alliance be-
tween the two Governments as To pre-
clude the idea of fairness, were the
King of Sweden 10 act as an umpire.
was ratified by the two Governments
in 1879. 1t binds Great britain and
France to aid Sweden with their mill
tary force IL necessary In repelling Rus
Man aggression.
while there is almost universal senti-
mcnt I'm the Senate in favor of the prin-
ciplc of arbitra ton. II Is quite certain
that the great majority of tha Senate is
i'll favor oi amendments along the lines
suggested In such forrn lnly. il IS be-
iicNed, can the treaty be ratified the
or III The presence Of the public, prom
iscs to he somewhat pr,tracted. Soma
tors on the committee who have given
the treaty careful consii .ratiD1 viii he
caneu upon 10 eNpourl iia provisions
ana throw all possible Itch, un1n In
subject. II has been the custom IN ,hn
past FOR the Senate To ~ Guided y, iirn
~ oy the report of its committee in adj
ing upon the treaty. .sut in This c.se
, mere appears TO be letar,n!na ion On
ny part OF the men Tno have gwen
ittic attention Ia foreign ulloeffn,,, IA
know thoroughly what thay arc dC r
before they cast their vote for lltifira
non or rejection OF This general treaty
or arbitration
BECREASED POSTAL RECEIPTS.
f93'master-Gcneral Wilson has made
pupiic the statement of postal REGENTS
aUi me Quarter ended December 81, 1896.
as compared with the recein;s for tho
corresponding period OF 1895. which
SHOWS decrease OF about $50, GOO. and 10
taken 10 he an indication of general
business depression
New York heads The list. the rcceipts
ioF lSJ6 being 50. 1869: for 1895 they
were S2,l0s.5Sj an increase of the former
over inc latter Of 5000, or onc-tcnth of
one per cent va
Inc next cities in nrdcr.were Chicoro
Cincinnati, Ph:laie!rhia. Boston. St.
LOUIS ana Brooklyn. all of which show
w the thirty Offices only thirteen
sa9~t an increase. while seventeen show
q decrease.
OFFICERS REPRIAfANDED.
inc complaints which have reached
me Navy Department regarding the
offensive attitude of Lieutcnant-Com
mander Allibornc Of the cruiser Column
pa. towards the men under him. have
hot been deemed by Secretary Herbert
Of sufficient gravity TO lead to a court
martial. and in letter 10 the officer the
Secretary has expressed his determine
non TO take no further action in the
present instance. Captain Sands, chief
Engineer Harris ana I..eutcnant-Com-
mandcr Allibnnc have been privately re-
primanded FOR filling some of the boil
crs OF the Columbia TO trim the ship.
DIVORCE GRANTED.
Judge Cox to-day granted divorce TO
Sallie y. Harris from Charles II. Harris,
son OF Senator Harris, of Tennessee.
me suit was flied in September 26th
last. The court granted the custody of
the child-a son-to his mother and also
ordered the defendant to pay Mrs. Har-
RS alimony in ,hc sum of $75 per month.
Deseriinn Is said To- hc the charge.
Two national banks. which recently
failed. have been permitted TO reopen
their doors for business after satisfying
the Comptroller of The Currency that
thcy have complied with all conditions
imposed by HIM They are the First
National Bank Gf Iollidaysburg. Pa,
which suspended December IL. 1896. and
the Merchants ana Planters National
Bank Rl'N-nn u.i,iri,