Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-21
Only One Negative Vote.
When Question Of Ac- M
cepting Senate Ratifica-
ton Games Up.
SULZER MOVES FOR
FAVORABLE ACTION
Chairman Of House Commit
tee, Whose Former Reso-
luton Russia Objfcted to,
Puts Matter Up + House.

Washington. d. c., Dec. 20 The
house Of representatives today agreed
"a the senate resolution to abrogate
the Russian treaty Of 1892. The action
vas nv viva yoce vote. The only mega
tive vote was cast by Representative
Macon Of Arkansas.
There was no spectacular staging Of
the final disposition Of the lnterna-
tional incident SO far as congress was
concerned. There we're less tnan
hundred representatives In the
chamber and only few visitors.
While congress is severing certain
relations with Russia the state depart
ment and the white house are work
ing vigorously to push the negotla-
tions looking to the drawing OF new
understanding. That this Is dell
cate task is acknowledge ged. The best
of feeling thus far marks the negotia-
tions but the difficulties, while not IN
surmountable are great. This IS es-
pecially 80 because OF the govern
ment's ban on, the entrance into THIS
country Of the oriental races.
Roth the senate committee on for
eign relations and the foreign affairs
committee Of the house today indicat'
ed their entire willingness TO assist
! Ia advancing the overtures IA every
way in their power. The stake ls e
A commercial interchange between the
eo,1ntrfes running into the millions OF
dollars annually. with the balance all
IN favor Of the United States.
The one great drawback to complete
re-adiustment, II is acknowledge
will be the endeavor Of both political
parties. on the eve OF a presidential
campaign to seek political aggrand1ze'
ment in the existing misunderstood.
ing,
senate's Vote on AbrouatIon.
The senate, by q unanimous vote,
last night formally ratified President
Taft's notification to Russia OF the
termination Of the treaty OF 1882 me
Lodge joint resolution. reported by the
foreign relations committee AZ sub
stitute for the Sulzer resolution that
passed the house, 800 to a, was adopt
ed after an all-day debate over Rus
sian discrimination against the Amer
ican Jews. {.ss
The resolution was introduced for
the committee by Mr.. Lodge OF Massa-
chusetts, as the measure couched IN
the language most satisfactory to the
Washington administration, which
sought to avoid giving offense to the
st. Petersburg government.
The final action came after two SUD
stitutes had been voted down. It was
the climax OF notable proceeding in
the chamber, which guards jealousy
it's traditional powers to make any
break treaties.
The most conspicuous opposition to
the senate resolution developed when
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, OF.
fereG substitute resolution elimf-
mating the question Of race as cause
from discrimination and emitting the
charge that Russia had violated the
terms OF the treaty.
The Hitchcock Substitute.
The Hitchcock substitute, however,
is along the lines of the house resolu-
ton. Those who voted in the affrm.
ative on the Hitchcock substitute were
Senators Chiffon, Culbertson, Rayner,
Smith Of Maryland, Taylor, Watson
and williams, democrats. and Sena-
tors Clapp and Poindexter, repubi.
cans
Senator Newlands offered substi-
tute dovetailing the Hitchcock and
Lodge resolutions, but this was voted
down without division. Then came
the final vote on the Lodge resolution.
The roll was called but there was no
division. Seyenty-two votes were cast
and all Of them were favorable to the
measure. It was therefore declared
adopted and was started on its way to
the house.
Wants Another Treaty NuiIed.
Representative Berger Of Wisconsin,
the socialist member OF the house,
introduced joint resolution to termi-
nate the extradition treaty of 1887 be.
tween the United States and Russia.
Mr.. Berger explained that although
the treaty of 1887 specifically excerpts
from extradition persons charged
with political ottenses, the Russian
government has repeatedly violated
ITS terms by charging grave civil
zines against refugees
1.-The Russian government, said
II. Berger, has for years maintained
IN this country secret agents and spies
TO t.rret out such refugees, and has
furthermore constantly sought to ex-
.,rcise undue influence upon municipal,
sate and federal officers and officials
uyathe United States government for
ths apprehension and surrender Of