The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-05-08
VOTED DOWN.
The Arbitration Treaty Meets With
Defeat in the Senate.
EFFORT At RATIFICATION FAILS.

Ballot stood 43 For and 90 Against,
Thirls-Sundry Civil Bill Con.
sidered by the Senate.
Washington, May 6. - The senate
Wednesday by vote of 43 to rs re-
fused to ratify the general arbitration
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain negotiated by Secretary
Olncy 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 Sc
cure favorable result. The vote in de.
tail was as follows:
The Vote.
Yeas-Allison, Bacon, Burrows, Caffery,
Clay Cullom, Davis. Deboe, Fairbanks.
Faulkner, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear,
say, Lodge. Mcbride. McEnery Mcmillan,
Mitchell, Morrill,, Wilson, Pasco, Perkins,
Plat (Conn.), Plat IN. ~, Pritchard.
Foster, Smith, Spooner. Thurston, Turpie.
Vest Walthall. Warren, wellington. Wet
more, Wilson.-Total, 43.
rell, Daniel, Hansbrough. Harris (Kan.).
Harris (Tenn.), Heitfeld, Jones (Ark.).
Jones (Nev.), Kyle, Martin, Mason, Mills,
Morgan, Penrose Pettigrew, Pettus, Quay,
Rawlins. Roach, shoup. Stewart. White
Total, 26.
A total of 50 votes was cast, leaving
10 senator's who did not respond. The
pairs, so far as obtainable, were as fol-
lows. two affirmative senator's being
paired with one negative senator in
most instances: Chandler and Clark
for, with Teller against; Tillman and
Turner for,with Chiffon against; Sewell
and Earle for, with Mantle against.
Senator George was paired for the
treaty and Senator Berry against it.
Pairs were not announced for the fol-
lowing: Aldrich, Cannon, Elkins, Cor
man, Murphy, Wolcott, Kenney and
Allen.
1t was evident before the ballot was
completed that the motion to ratify
would be beaten. The absence of some
senator's impaired who were considered
favorable to arbitration was accepted
as an unfavorable indication. The
covert opposition to ratification was
made very manifest after the vote was
announced. Some senators who were
recorded among the yeas spoke quite
openly of Objectionable features, con-
Tossing that they had cast their votes
in the affirmative in difference to public
opinion.
Ono Reason for Defeat.
Senator Davis, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations declined to
express an opinion for publication but
talked freely with his friends. To them
he attributed the defeat to the feeling
Of dissatisfaction at England's course
In the struggle Of the Greeks to liberate
the island of Crete from Ottoman do
minion and in the Armenian massacres
and with the evident" designs of Great
Britain upon the Transvaal. At the con-
clusion Of the proceedings, all of which
were in executive session, the senate
refused to authorize the publication of
the details.
Deboe Sworn In.
Washington, May 6.-Senator w. j.
Deboe, Kentuc]ky's republican success
or to Blackburn, was sworn in Wednes-
day and received congratulations from
senator's and others.
The summary civil appropriation bill
was then taken up. Senator Allison
offered on amendment to the item for u
survey of the Nicaragua canal route, so
that the proposed commission shall con-
sist Of three or five members from the
army or navy or civil life at the presi-
dents discretion. The amendment
caused some opposition and finally went
over for further consideration.
Considerable civil service discussion
followed the introduction of an amend
ment by Senator Wilson (1vash.) re-
quiring the appointment of commission
ers to classify Northern Pacific lands in
the northwest, "by and with the con-
sent of the senate" The amendment
was finally modified ind adopted so that
the appointees shall be confirmed by the
senate, and shall he divided between the
political parties.
Senator Pettigrew offered On amend
1nent authorizing the president to sus-
pend the order Of President Cleveland
withdrawing millions of acres from the
public domain and constituting them
forest reserves. The amendment also
proposed an appropriation Of $150,O00
Tor surveys of these lands. In the course
of the debate Senator, Allison stated
that the main portion of the amend
ment had been prepared by the secre-
stary of the interior under the eye of the
president. Senator Pettigrew added
that assurance had been given-he
would not say from whom-that if the
amendment was adopted, the president
would suspend the order. The amend
ment went over for further considera-
ton.
Veterans Parade.
Galesburg, ILL.,, May 6.-The state g.
IA. r. encampment Wednesday was
opened with reception to T. 8. Clark
son. Omaha national commander of g.
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