The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-04
ANGLO.AMERICAN TREATY.
The Alterations Made by the Senate
Committee.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The text Of the
changes made in the general arbitration
treaty by the senate committee on Tor
fign relations Is as follows:
Az sent to the senate, article l reads
"The high contracting parties agree -
submit 70 arbitration in accordance with
the provisions and subject to the limita-
lions OF this treaty all questions in differ
ence between them which they may fail
10 adjust by diplomatic negotiations:
The senate committee 10 this added the
following:
"But no question which affects the for.
eign or domestic policy Of either OF the
high contracting parties. or the relations
of either to any other state or power by
treaty or otherwise shall b. subject
Sor arbitration under this treaty. except
\, snecial agreement.
Article Z in the original treaty read as
follows:
"Objections to the Jurisdiction Of an
arbitral tribunal constituted under this
treaty shall not be taken except AZ pro-
yided in this article. If, before the close
of hearings upon claim submitted to
an arbitral tribunal constituted under ar
ticlc 3 or article 3. either of the high con
tracing parties shall move such tribunal
to decide and thereupon It shall decide
mai the determination OF such claim
necessarily involves the decision OF
disputcd question of principle of grave
general importance affecting the national
rights of such party as distinguished
from the private rights whereby 1t Is
merely the intermediary and protector
the jurisdiction Of such arbitral tribunal
over such chim shall cease and the same
shnll be dealt with by arbitration under
article g."
Article Z, as amended by the commit
tee, is as follows:
COLLECTIONS to the jurisdiction of thc
arbitrnl tribunal constituted under this
treaty shall not be taken except as pro
fore the close OF the hearing upon any
matter except territorial claims submit
ted 10 an arbitral tribunal constituted
under this treaty either of the high con
tracing parties shall declare that the
determination Of such matters necessa
rily involves the decision Of disputct
question which Is excluded from arbitra
ton except by special agreement by tn,
operation of article the decision of sucl
srbitral tribunal over such matter shall
cease"
The committee struck out entirely an(
without inserting anything in its place
article 10, which provided that King Os
car of Sweden should have the naming
of the umpire in case of dispute.
Article 3 is amended by giving cacl
government two instead of one jurist o.
reputc. and the following is stricken
from the article:
"In case they shall fail TO agree upoI
an umpire within three months of tn,
date of an application made to them il
that behalf by the high contracting par
nj nf hn nj Ia,
selected in the manner provided il
In article > the following has beer
stricken out:
I'm case they shall fail to agree on III
umpire within three months of the dat
Of an application to them in their bchnl
by the high contracting parties, or eithc
of them, the umpire shall be- selected il
the manner provided for in article 10"
Wherever the word "person" is used
meaning the fifth member of the tribunal
person is stricken out and umpire
inserted.
Article 10, which reads as follows
was stricken out and nothing inserted i
itsPlaee:
designated in articles 3 and 8 shall IA
to agree upon an umpire in accordanc
with the provisions of said articles. tn
umpire shall be appointed by his majcst,
the king of Sweden and Norway. Eithe
of the high contracting parties. howevel
may at any time give notice 10 the othe
that by reason of material changes
conditions existing at the date of tn
treaty it is of the opinion that subst
tute should be chosen for his majest
either for all cases arising under til
treaty or special ease arising. and I'll
high contracting parties shall proceed
agree on such substitute to act in u
cases arising under the treaty or in
particular case arising. as shall be ind
Gated by said notice, provided, howeye
that such notice shall have no effe'
upon an arbitration already begun by Il
constitution of an arbitral tribunal und,
article 3. The high contracting parti,
shall also at once proceed TO nominate
substitute for his majesty, in the ever
that his majesty shall at any time motif
them of his desire to be relieved of Il