Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-14
PRESIDENT WILL NOT PRESENT
THEM TO THE OTHER
GovERNMENT. .'-s
sENATE's ACTION FINAL

SENATE'S ACTION FINAL
Secretary Hay, In Statement Issued
Today Says the Change Made by
the Senate on Saturday Makes Trea.
ties a RetrogressIon Rather Than
an Advancement.
Washington, D. G., Feb. 13. - Presi-
dent Roosevelt will not present the ar
bitration treaties as amended by the
senate TO the countries with which
they were negotiated. In reply to n,I-
merous inquiries Secretary Hay today
made in substance the following state
ment:
Incident Concluded.
"The President regards the matter Of
the general arbitration treaties as con-
cluded by action of the senate on Sat-
urday. He recognizes the right of the
senate to reject a treaty either by d.
rect vote in that sense or indirectly by
changes which are incompatible with
its spirit and purpose.
Backward; Not Forward.
"He considers that with the senate
amendment the treaties not only cease
to be step forward in the cause OF
general arbitration but are really a
step backward and therefore he is un-
able to present them In this altered
form to the countries with which we
have been In negotiation"
Want Dominican Details.
Senator Bacon today introduced q
resolution reciting an agreement be-
tween the diplomatic representatives
of the United States and the Donini.
can republic in January and calling
upon the President for information con.
cerning it. So
Sullivan Answers Hearst.
Immediately after the house con-t
vened today Sullivan Of Massachusetts
addressed the house in reply to GER
tain statements regarding himself al
legged to have been printed in the New
York American Sullivan's remarks
were the outcome of last weeks debate
on the railroad rate question, in the
course Of which he inquired why w.
r. Hearst Of New York was not pres
ent to explain his own bill.
Article An Insult.
The article in question, Sullivan said
touched his representative capacity.
"and is a deliberate insult to one mem
ber by an other" Sullivan referred to
Hearst as an unknown man or po-
litical novice whose only recommends.
ton is his inherited wealth."
Hearst Springs Sensation.
AS soon as Sullivan concluded,
Hearst rose to reply. He denied that
he had either inspired or suggested the
publication, Of the article referred to
but said he assumed all responsibility
for it, He then sprung a sensation
which threw the house into an uproar.
He charged that John A. Sullivan was
one of the two brothers who keeps a
saloon in Boston where q murder was
committed and that the two Sullivana
were indicted for manslaughter.
| II would like to ask the gentleman
from Massachusetts" calmly inquired
Hearst. what he knows about that in
cident?"
| Sullivan arose and facing Hearst,
said: "If the gentleman is asking that
question of me will be very glad to
answer It," Hearst ignored the remark
| however.
Butler Of Pennsylvania appealed to
the speaker to know IL there was any
power to prevent a continuance of the
discussion and the speaker ruled that
Hearst was proceeding by unanimous
consent.
Pround Of Hostility.
Hearst cut short his remarks with
the statement that he was proud Of
the hostility Of such as Sullivan and
that he will continue ito incur the hos
titity of that class of individuals" SO
long as he shall be In journalism or
! In congress.
The house then proceeded to the
consideration Of bills relating to the
District of Columbia.