The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-25
ARBITRATION TREATY.
Vote on the Amendments to be
f, Taken Next Thursday.
THE FINAL VOTE STILL AFFAIR OFF.
Friends OF tho Treaty Endsavor to Secure
Date for Final Disposition Of the
Treaty, but without succsss-An Ex.
tended Executive Session.

Date for Final Disposition Of the
Treaty, but without success-An Ex.
!. tended Executive Session.
Washington, March Ex-senator Da.
Wis, chairman of the senate committee
on foreign relations. made a determin-
ed effort yesterday to secure unani-
nous consent to fix a day when the
final vote should be taken on the arbi-
tration treaty, but only succeeded to
the extent Of obtaining an agreement
10 time for vote on the misceI-
ianeous amendments. The executive
session continued from 1890 until Q
o'clock. Considerable time was spent
In contention over the effort to secure
a time for vote, and 1t was only after
decided controversy that the opponents
of ratification agreed to date for
voting on the amendments. They based
their opposition upon the fact that
there were good many absentees
whom they considered desirable to
have In the senate when the vote
should be taken.
The understanding as to the vote on
the amendments was reached on a
plan outlined by Senator Hoar. 1t pro-
vides that the general discussion on
amendments shall continue until 2
o'clock on Wednesday of next week,
when vote Is to be taken on these
(which may be pending at that time;
that In case any Of the amendments
are agreed to the treaty as amended
shall be printed and returned to the
senate, and shall still be open to
4 amendment, but that the final vote on
the amendments shall be taken at
O'Clock the following day, Thursday.
The final vote is thought to be afar
Off
The main debate of the day was upon
the Chiffon amendment providing for
submitting all agreements for arbitra-
fion made under the new treaty to the
senate for its approval before entering
upon a course Of settlement. Senator
Morgan supported the amendment. He
announced himself as opposed to the
treaty in any shape. but said that IL
II was to be ratiaed at all the amend
fnent should by all means be accepted,
otherwise the treaty would be subver-
slve Of some Of our most cherished
american ideas.
Senator Lodge made strong plea
FOR the treaty without further amend
ment. He said that while always a
warm advocate of the principle Of ar
bitration, he had from the first con-
tended fer amendments which would
ren6cr the treaty acceptable to the
american public. He felt satisfied, he
said, that the notifications made in
committee had accomplished this pur-
pose, and that the document as amend
ed was one that would commend it.
self to every supporter of peaceable
methods for the adjustment of dis
putes, and to every friend of humanity.
He thought no other amendments were
.ascessary. He also held that the COM
mittee amendments would in effect re-
qulre the submission of all agreements
under the treaty to the senate.
Senators Davis and Hoar made brief
speeches, practically taking the same
ground. 1t was apparent during the
session that the friends of the treaty
hold that the committee amendments
will accomplish, though in more dip
aosnatic phraseology. the end sought to
be attained by the Chiffon amend
ment, Several senator's, among them
Messrs. Thurston and Spooner, asked
III this were the case why 1t should not
be explicitly stated, as In the Chiffon
iSfovision. They advanced the idea
that the adoption Of this language
might have the effect of preventing
future Misunderstanding