The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-12
Amends Arbitration Treaties,
Despite Presidents Letter.
THE VOTE STOOD so TO 9.
All Seven Treaties As Amended
Were Then Ratified.

H-ouhcs anu Spooheh
Insisted That the Senate should Pre-
serve Its Constitutional Right to Par
without Regard TO the Presidents
wlshes-Senator Halo Criticises SEQ
rotary Hay for Making the Treaties
Public Before tho senate Had Actcd
on Them-He Said He Attached No
Importance to the Presidents Letter
In Which He Intimatcd That He Would
withdraw the Treaties II Amended.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Senate to-
day ratified seven arbitration treaties.
after amending them by striking out the
word agreement in Article ii. and insert
ing the word treaty" This was the answer
OF the Senate to the Presidents letter to
Senator Cullom, made public to-day, where
in he indicated that if the Senate exercised
its prerogative to amend the treaties he had
submitted, az contemplated, he would de-
cline to exchange Publications. The vote
on tue amendment was ~ 70 " hpptdS
for delay were voted down. motion to
adjourn was defeated by Is TO 49, and the
Senate held two executive sessions to dis
pose of the treaties once and for all
The feeling in the Senate was intense,
though the expressions OF Senators were
couched in temperate language. There
was more under than on the surface Ref
erences TO the Santo Domingo situation
were both yelled and indirect. but the Sena-
tors present thoroughly understood than
their action was intended TO be hint to
the President not to go too fast in dealing
with complicated foreign affairs without
consulting the coequal treaty making
power
Statements clearly indicating that tho
Senators were aware OF the gravity Of the
situation we're made by such close friends
of the President and the Administration
az Messrs. Lodge. Foraker and Spooner.
who insisted that the Senate should pre-
serve its constitutional right to participate
in the making of treaties without regard
10 the desires of the President. Party
lines were forgotten in the discussion. The
overwhelming vote on the amendment was
n sufficient Indication of the feeling of the
Senate The vote in detail follows
Yeas tlce. Allison. Ankeny. Bacon. Baiicv.
Bard BCic. BcrrU. blackburn. Burn ham.
Burrows. CGrmGck. Clarl; of Wyoming. Ciav.
Cubcrson. Cullom Dari6f. Dick. Dillingham;.
Dryden, Foraker Foster of Louisiana. Foster
of Washington. Fulton GallinGpr. Gamble,
German. Hale. Ilansbrough. Hepburn Kean.
dt.f. Tusf InIt. al
McCrearV. McLdurin, Noncv. MORGAN. Ncp-
lands Orornan. Patterson Perkins. Scott.
Smoot. Spooner. Stone. Tdt,dferyo and T,tisr.
Nays Deliver. Fairbanks. Hopkins. Mo
Cumbcr. Nelson, Plat Of Connecticut, Stew
art Warren and Wetnoro.
Democrats in italics Republicans in
Roman)
SENATE DISCUSSES THE TREATIES.
The Senate went into executive session
first at 1920 o'clock. discussing until
o clock the relations of the Senate with the
President. The Swayne impeachment trial
then began. but was cut short at 40 o clock.
when tho Sennte again went into eNecutive
session. 1t debated the treaties until 63p
o'clock, when adjournment was taken.
The vote on the amendment and the treaties
themselves were made public. The text
Of the treaties was published several weeks
ago They are with Great Britain. France.
Germany. Austria, Italy, Spain and Swtzer-
land
Messrs Platt Dolliver Fairbanks, Nelson.
Hopkins and Stewart. who voted against
the amendment made speeches in support
Of their attitude Mr.. Plat counsellcd
delay and further deliberation. He sug-
gested that after further consideration tho
Senate might find it wise to ratify the
treaties without amendment When he
found that the Senate was disposed 10
amend the treaties and ratify them at once.
be moved an adjournment and demanded
a roll call which was ordered. His motion
was Decentralization H. voteon the amend
ment was Immediately ordered, and after
the adoption Of the amendment the treaties
were ratified by viva voce vote.
The attention of several Of the Senators.
members of the Committee on Foreign
Relations. was called TO the published state
lnent that the President and SECRETARY
Hay had consulted them on the arbitration
treaties before they were submitted. and
that all had approved Of them. They
that this had been the case,
but said this was not In any sense binding
upon them as Senator's when the t.n' came
for them 10 scrItinize tho conventions.
They then found the objection which
called for the remedy, and did not hesitate
10 apply it,
Several Senators indicated, also. that il
the Santo Domingo business had not no.
come conspicuous at this time. the treaties
would probably have been ratified without
amendment. But with tho facts before
hem they were compelled. in their judy
nent. to register the will Of the Senate ~
opposed 10 the enlargement of the powers
,f the Executive IN the way Of making and
Executing special agreements
At tho beginning Of the first executive
,ession. Mr. Cullom submitted the follow