Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-10

port says 'prescribes limitations OF the
utmost importance unon the stipula-
lions. That article is quoted entire.
and the report continues:
NO equivalent limitations arc speci-
Ideally expressed in the convention now
under consideration
The committee think Il prudent" the
report continues, that all doubt he re
moved by an amendnci,t equivalent in
It's substance and effect to the precedent
offered by article 10 of the treaty OF
NonStantinople, which it cannot be sup
posed was intended To have no place in
the pending convention. If Ii was pro-
per that the treaty of Constan;inoplc
would not Interfere with the measures
which the sultan and l\hedive might
mig 1t necessary To take for securing by
their own forces the defense of Egypt
ana the maintenance OF public order
or. IL II was proper that the provision
Oh the enumerated articles of tina;
treaty should in no case occasion any
ops.acie 10 the measures which the Inn
periai ottoman Government may think
~ necessary to take in order to insure
ny It's own forces the defense of it's own
possessions situated on the eastern,
coast OF the Red Sea- surely the situa-
tlon of the United States OH both oceans
ana as 10 the territory to be occupied
oS the canal itself. requires the in
corporation into the pending convcntion
81 St!pulations equivalent to those i'm
Article 10 of the convention Of conston'
tinople Va >ohS'''it-
&c It was doomed wise to reserve
~ .,e Cttomen empire the right TO sus-
Ncnu inc operation or the treaty in
certain specified contingencies 10 do
reno by It's own forces Egypt and
maintain public order. and 10 secure bv
It's own forces the defense of its other
POSSESSIONS situated on the east coast
vi me Red Sea, coast i.l00 miles I'm
'It..s .t.-lx
ooth coasts of nearly 100000 square
miles inhabited by 12000q 200 Of Its sub
!ects III Egypt and in the provinces of
Hed1oz and Yemen on the eastern coast
OF the Rea Sea, the same consldera-
tions IN principle sustain the contention
that the pending treaty should contain
equivalent stipulations.
Even that If article 10 did not exist
the true interests and necessity of tho
ohtted states require upon the highest
consider2 tons of prudence and right
me adoption of the amendment pro
posed"
THE MINORITY REPORT.
senator Morgan In his minority report
says that the extreme contention has
neen that the Clayton Rulwcr treaty
IS vloihble ut our option. Not having
SNer2ised that option the treaty is con
ieSSedly conclusive as to the parts OF
Tue agreement that have been executed.
'tnn Is operative as to the parts that
remain In lori.
lie SAYS that Great Britain never in
t'mated any contention Of conflict be-
tween the concessions ANA the CLAYTON
huiWcr treaty. He invites attention To
me tact thRt the pending treaty is for
me avoWcd purpose of removing any
op)ection thai may arise out OF the
former treaty 10 the construction of the
canai without impnirinE the general
principle OF naturalization established
IN article of That conventions" THAT
general principle" the Senator saws
Is all that is left of the Clayton Rulwcr
treaty. all others remaining being re-
moved by article Of tho pending
treaty. He argues that under this ar
ticle Great Britain confcrs no right on
The United states as 10 anything in
Nicaragua or Costa Rica"
Nothing is given to the United states
IN article of the convention. nor is
anything denied to us that IL not given
or denied TO all other nations"
The only legal effect of the amend
ment, II II can have any effect upon
orr national rights or powers. is to
annul the naturalization Of the canal
provided for in article of the treaty
under considerations If this is its pur-
pose. 1t would be more satisfactory to
strike out that article and declare the
abrogation OF the unexecuted PARTS OF
SYMPATHY FOR THE BOERs.
Washington. March "a discussion
of Mr.. Mason's sympathy for the Beers
was conducted in the Senate to-day be-
mind closed doors. AS soon as Mr.. Ma
son called up his motion to discharge
the Foreign Relations Committee from
further consideration of the resolution.
Mr.. Davis. chairman of the committee,
demanded that the doors be closed and
the Senate went into secret session.
THE PORTO RICAN TARIFF.
One feature of the open session to-
day was a speech by Mr. Lindsay. Of
Kentucky. on the Porto Rican tariff
and government measure. He opposed
The tariff provision of the bill and some
parts OF the proposition for the Porto
Rlcan governments. He maintained that
under the treaty OF Paris. which pro-
vlded that the civil rights and political
status OF the native Inhabitants of the
islands acquired by the United States
from Spain shall he fixed by Congress:
the Congress had authority TO deal
with Porto Rico and the Philippines
as it saw it-Gving free trade TO the
one and leNying 4 tariff on the prod
ucts of the other. He held that action
by the United States as to Porto Rico
did not bind to act similarly as to the
Philippines. He opposed. too. the dog
ma that the constitution extended ex
proprio vigore over the territory ac-
CURED by this government.
Mr.. Allison. OF Iowa. reported from
the Committee OH Appropriations the
House bill. making appropriations o?
customs dues exacted from the island
of Porto Rico. from October is. 1898. to
January /. 1900. amounting to s2.095-
455 and gave notice that he would call
up the measure tomorrow. He said.
as the measure was we'll understood.
he hoped and believed it would lead to
no extended debate.
THE MASON RESOJ IyTJoN