The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-25
The Usual Courtesy Requires That It
Be Read to the Senate First.
HANDLED WITH WATCHFUL CARE
Secretary Moor Never Let the Lcath-
er Case Out of His Hands Until the
President Was Ready to Re-
ccivc It-Will Remain I'm
Custoday Of the State
Department.

W WASIilNGION, December N.-Pre-
sident Mckinley received from the
American Peace Commission late this
afternoon the treaty of peace betweei
| tho United States and Spain In pre-
! senting This momentous document, Judge
/ Day, as chairman of the commission.
said IL represented the earnest efforts
| OF the American representatives at Paris
ana that 30 was submitted with the hope
! that it would rebound to the peace.
credit and glory of the American nation.
Accepting the treaty from the hands
| Of Judge Day, the President responded
with heartfelt thanks and congratula-
tions 10 the commission as Il body and
10 the members individually. lie spoke
OF all that had been accomplished and of
the happy method by which difficult
questions had been adjusted.
The formal ceremony OF delivering the
treaty to the President occurred I'm the
Blue Room and lasted half an hour
Tho commission arrived here from
New York on u special train at 4:20 p.
VI. A great crowd OF holiday excur-
sionists filed the railroad station, and
IN order to avoid the jam the special
was run on side track. where the Of
hcials had an opportunity TO leave the
train before il entered the depot.
CORDIALLY GREETED
Chief Clerk Mlchacls. Of the state De
partment was on hand as the represen-
tative of Secretary IA ard quite d Iuii-
Der of officials from the State. War and
Macy Departments as well as friends and
relatives were there TO greet them. As
they stepped from the train there was
gneral handshaking and congratulations
and then thepariy was escorted to car
riages and driven directly 10 the White
House.
Il was noticed that as Judge Day and |
his associates came from the train they
were unencumbcrel with any sort of lug |
gage or documents But Hon. John B. |
Moore late Assistant Secretary OF State !
and legal alvisor OF the commission, car |
ried with him huge yellow leather |
case. This case never left Mr.. Moore 3 |
hands. for I'm it was the peace treaty |
which the commission was bearing 10 me |
President
TO THE WHITE HOUSE FIRST
Four of the commissioners-Day, Reid
Davis. and Frye-took the first carriage |
10 the White House, and soon thereafter /
Senator Gray the remaining member OF |
the commission. with Mr.. Moore and the
precious leather case. drove off. The
ladies Of the party also proceeded 10 the
White House. and joined the commits
sioners as they went before The Presi-
dent Secretary Hay was with the
President when the party arrived az the
White House. The first greeting was
quite Informal the President coming
To the private vestibule which leads 10
the several drawing rooms. Judge Day
was the first 10 grasp the President
hand. and then followed personal eX-
changes The President remarked on the
vigorous healtht Of the members. In the
meantime Mr.. Moore and his precious
bag had arrived 40 the outer corridor
Before going inside Mr. Moore opened
the case and from IL took the treaty in a
Morocco binding about the size of large
All the members of the
commission being now assembled the
President led the way TO .he Blue Room.
Besides the President. Secretary Hay,
and the commissioners there were present
Arthur w Ferguson. who. as official in
terpreter. had been through the arduous
labors Of the commission when the
American and Spanish representatives
were together: also. Messrs. Hay ana
Gray sons of the Secretary and Senator,
and several ladies Of the
party
DELINEhED BY JUDGE DAY.
The President stood at the further end
Of the room while the party ranged
around him. Taking the treaty. Judge |
Day addressed the President I'm the man
ner alerady alluded 90. Ills remarks were
quite informal and impromptu. brief dig
nihod and 10 the point, assuring the
President of the satisfaction the COM
mission felt. that its labors were ended
In such "a way ass 90 give promise Of the
welfare of the country. After the Presi- ,
dents response, some time was spent TO-
informal discussion of the treaty and |
then AN OF The commissioners except
Judge Day departed. The latter Pc
mained with the President Tor dinner. in
lending 90 leave with Mrs Day al 40
.or Canton, where they are anxious to
see their family after the long absence.
Mr.. Reid returned 90 New : orn TO-
light. Senator Gray went To- his home
10 Delaware and Senators Davis and
Frye remain al their homes in Washing
ON.
NOT PUBLIC YET.
IL was stated after the delivery Of the
reaty 10 the President that II would not
pc made public al present. the usual cour-
esy 10 the Senate requiring that it
hould be submitted to that body before
,eing made public. In the meantime II
win remain I'm the custody Of the State ,
Department for safe-keepingE. although
opies Of u will be in the hands OF the
PRESIDENT for such consideration as may
be- needed
II is the impression that with the sub
mission OF the treaty 20 the President the =
nicial existence of that body will have :
erminated. Should there be occasion.
which is scarcely conceivable for further
egotiations OF any OF the subjects
ouched by the treaty. II Is said that
his Will either be done by direct nsgo-
lation with the Madrid government or
through an entirely new commission.
IL is said that the treaty will De sub
litted 10 the United States Senate almost D.
after the re-assembling of /,
Congress-. ,
SYNOPSIS OF THE TREATY. !
Following is a synopsis OF the treaty !
'hich Is generally accepted as authentic.
Article ! renounces SPANS sovereignty
yer Cuba
Article III cedes Porto Rico, Guam and
le LadrOnes TO the United States. y
Article III cedes the Philippines. the "
nited States 10 pay S2o.0oooo In three | [.
onths after the ratification Of the treaty, /