The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-04
ALASKAN BOUNDARY TREATY.
Senate in Executive Session Discussed
P,oprety Of Making It Public,

Senate in Executive Session Discussed
P,optlety Of Making It Public,
Washington February 8. There was some
discussion today in the executive session
Of the senhte with reference to =lakine
public the teaty recently negotiated by
Secretary Hay and Sir Michael Herbert for
settlement OF the Alaskan boundary dis.
pute. Owing to the fact that a number
Of articles are In French it was decided
20 await translation before making the
treaty public The secretary Of the senate
was directed to prepare translation
Article Of the new treaty provides that
the boundary line tribunal shall be immc
diately appointed aud shall consist Of six
impartial iurists, three 10 be named by the
president n the United States and three
by th king nj England All questions must
ret Give a majority vote OF the tribunal
the other JurlStS 10 mn vacancies and FOR
Officers of the tribunal Including scientific
experts and agents.
Article 2 provides that Il written or print
Cd ease of the two parties and other docu.
mtnis. correspondence and evidence shall
h' submitted To the two parties within
two months " the exchange Of the ratih-
cations " the treaty Two months after
ward the counter case may be submltted
Int the tribunal may extend the time II
" SO desireS. Provisions are also mnde for
TIE presentation 81 copies of evidence and
arguments
Article 8 provides that the tribunal shall
consider IN tne settlement Of questions sub.
Great Br.tnu ana Russia OF 1926 and the
treaty hetweep the United StatcS and Rus
sin Of March so, 1887. land particularly the
articles. s, 4 and Of the first mentioned
Tho original Of these articles ia given IN
French The treaty between the United
states and Russia and article 9 and Of
A Ia Na4g RfnVa ...Fsa .
scrih!ng the line Of dcmarkatlon between
Russia and the British possessions
According TO article o. this treaty Rus
sia agreed 10 cCde 10 the United States
an the territories ana domlnlons owned nv
that country on the American continent and
the adjacent Islands, tho eastern limits h.
ing the line q demarknton between Rms
sian and British possessions In North
America, as established by the convention
between Russia and England IN February.
IS5a Under me terms q the Russian.
British convention tho Prince ~ wales
island belonged 10 Russia
II Ia provided that the hrst meeting Of
the boundary tribunal shall he In London
Ihe decision is to be made as soon as pos
slhle after arguments are concluded and
within three months unless the president 6r
the HritiSh King. by common accord OK.
tend the time Provision Is also made ns
20 how tho decision shall be prepared and
handed 20 tho agents n the respective
As soon as decision has been sent 70
lh' CONTRACTING pNfleS each shall kpnd
one or more scientiAc eNncrts 10 iav down
the boundary line
Should there he a failure N the majority
70 agree on any ~ the points Submitted
the respective governments are to he mott.
fed through the agents
The exchange. Of ratiacatlons as soon as
tho same may he effected is provided
While there was no discussion ~ the
terms 81 the treaty on the floor AZ the SON
ate TODAY some conferences among senators
Nere held VIII, reference 70 Il and the fact
became generally known that the agreement
could not Ne accepted without onnosition
The Northwestern senators manifest pspe.
ciallv strong opposition taking tho ground
that there Is nothing 10 arhitrate tho
terms W the treaty ~ 1928 arr clear and
that II there should chance 10 No n dc
c'siou AFaipst the United States this conn.
try could not accept the result