The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-13
ARBITRATION
TREATY
Is Rejected in the Senate by a
Vote Of 43 to 26-A Two
Thirds Majority Necessary


Vote Of 43 to ga Two
Thirds Majority Necessary
FOR 1T TO BECOME A LAW.
Argument and Persistent Work Brought
About the Defsat-I Cues.
tions Were Also Insirums,ssi in CAssg-
ing the Position OF the ssnats-An IL
terestiDE Debate Precedss the Taking
of the Vote.
WAsHISGToN, May 5.-The Sem
ate today by a vote of 43 to &c, re-
fused to ratify the general arbitra-
tion treaty between the United
States and Great Britain. negotiated
by Secretary Olney and Sir Julian
Pauncefote. The rules of the Senate
require majority of two thirds for
the ratification of treaties. Hence
four more affirmative votes would
have been required to secure favor
able result. The vote in detail was
as follows:
1eas-Allison, Bacon, Burrows,
Cafrey, Clay, Cullom, Davis, DeBoe,
Fairbanks, Faulkner. Foraker. Frye,
Gallinger, Gear. Gray, Hale, Hanna,
Hawley, Hoar, Lindsay, Lodge, Nc
Bride, McEnery, Mcmillan, Mitchell,
Morrill,. Nelson, Pasco, Perkins,
Platt (of ConDecticuD. Platt (of
New York;, Pritchard, Proctor,
Smith, Spooner, Thurston, Turpie,
Vest, Walthall, Warren. Yelling
ton. Wetmore, Wilson. Total, 43.
Nays-Baker, Bate, Carter, But
ler, Cockrell, Daniel, Hansbrough,
Harris (of Kansas. Barris (of Ten
nessee), Heitfeld, Jones (of Arkan-
sas), Jones (of Nevada), Kyle, Mar
tin, Mills, Morgan, Penrose, Petit
grew, Pettus, Quay, Rawlins, Shoup,
Stewart, White. Total, 26.
A total of 60 votes was cast, leav-
ing 10 Senators who did not respond.
The pairs, so far as obtainable, are
as follows, two affirmative Senators
being paired with one negative Sen
ator in most instances:
Chandler and Clark for, with Tel-
Ter against; Tlllman and Turner for,
with Chiffon against; Sewall and
Earle for, with Mantle against.
Senator George was paired for the
treaty and Senator Berry against
Pairs were not announced for the
following: Aldrich, Cannon, Elkins
German, Murphy, Wolcott, Kenny
and Allen.
The vote was preceded by a short
spirited debate, introduced by Sena
tor Mills, of Texas, who made 9
strong appeal to the Senate agains
ratifying the agreement. He assert
ed that as amended the document
was most Objectionable, not to sa,
contradictory in terms. He pointed
out especially the provisions for th'
settlement of controversies in regari
to territorial claims, and ASSERTED
that whereas the amendment adopt
| ed by the Senate to the FIRST article
of the treaty declared against thei
inclusion, the sixth and eighth arti
cles made provision for them. H.
held that as long as these articles
remained unchanged England justl,
could claim that questions of terri
torial rights were still included with
in the scope of the treaty. Unde
such circumstances, he asked, wha
was to prevent England from pur
chasing the island of Cuba or an,
other American territory, and II
case of objection on the part of ih
United States insisting upon the ref
erence of the dispute to arbitration
He spoke of tho conduct of EnRlan
in connection with the Greco Turk
ish war, and implored the Senate t
protect the United States agains
the proposed alliance.
| The speech made a visible impres
sion, and the opinion was genera
that the treaty should be amende
so as to remedy the Inconsistency ez
planned.
Senator Tillman asked that tim
be given for such amendment.
Owing, however, to the fact tha
the Senate was under agreement I
vote at 4 O'Clock, there could be n
postponement except by unanimou
consent.
Senator Carter, who has from th
: first been enc of the most active an
, effective opponents of the treatv, IL
terposed objection. He said b
would put no obstacle in the way {
the postponement of the vote unit
another day, but if the vote was
, be taken today he would insist upo
; it at the specified time. He made
very pungent speech in opposition
He said there could be no doubt ,
, the partiality of the government an
the people of the United States +
wards the settlement of disputes /
: arbitration, and that for this ieaso
l there never would be any difficult
b. in securing an agreement for art
tration of any specific dispute vii
any nation, but it was not necessal
for our people to tie themselves
= an agreement of uncertain scol
y and purport, especially with cou
), try which had shown itself so col
= pletely out of sympathy with Il
l. feelings of the people of the Unit
States by the position England h
taken in European affairs. he a
vised the Senate to let we'll enous
alone.
Senator Hoar replied hrie fly, 6
9 ing over the general argument in t
g vor of the treaty, and contendil
IS specially that the objection of
consistency in regard to the terri'
u rial claims was not well founded.
l. The remainder of the debate "
re of a running character.
Defaulter Suicides.
a.
L. The dead body of William D. Ho
n land, treasurer of the Howla