New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-23
THE TREATY of WASHINGTON
VOTE EXPECTED TO-DAY.


ITS RATIFICATION CONSIDERED CERTAIN-REso-
LuTIoNs INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE FOX
THE RELEASE OF THE Estate PRISONERS -
ILLNESS OF vICE-PREsIDENT CoLFAX.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBUNEl
WASHINGTON, Monday, May a. 1871.
The open session of the Senate TINS morning
was occupied almost wholly with oenses OF the press
As soon as 1t opened, Mr. Sumner rose to persohaet
PLANTATION. He referred to report In Inc Se" TOT"
Herald last Friday Of speech said to have been de'
cred by him In secret session on the Treaty. IN "ch NO
criticised some Of its provisions very severely NO"
only wish to say" remarked Mr. Sumner, "that iroin
beginning to end this is sheer fabrication lhats all
hope wherever the lie has gone my CONTRADICTION may
low it, II has been said that lie will trayela league "hho
truth is putting on its boots but hope truth will get us
boots on pretty soonD Mr. Sumner spoke with eonsd'
cradle heat He was Immediately followed by MI Ed-
munds, who alluded to the report that In Executive
Session he had spoken with great violence ABOUT mem
beers the press He had not spoken about the press NJ
a and to the best of his recollection, nobody else
had done so.
These explanations being on record the question Of the
imprisoned TRIBUNE correspondents Messrs White ana
Ramsdell, was brought up almost simultaneously ny
Senators Sumner and Wilson, Mr. Sumner presenting
resolution for their immediate release, and Mr. wilson
moving that they be discharged from custody ct end
of the session. Mr.. Edmunds objected, and under the
rules both motions went until tomorrow 1t Is not
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soon after the dgnfed" exhibitions OF last week. and
| 1t is doubted whether Mr.. Wilson's can either.
Mr.. Trumbus report against the allowance or mileage
for the Extra Session the Senate and Mr. Pomeroys
resolution to allow compensation to the Committee
clerks for the present month occupied but moment
and at 1880 the went into Executive Session on
the Treaty. The debate lasted about five hours Senators
Davis (Ky) and Cassery taking up most Of the time
and developing pretty fairly the nature OF the oppos
ton which the document is encounterng The oppos-
ton seems, however, 10 make no headway The rauD-
cation the Treaty accepted in all quarters as fore
gone conclusion and in spite of the Senatorial fondnes
for speech-making and debate, it is generally believed
that a final vote will be reached tomorrow But for the
extravagan anxiety of the Senate to Support its Dig
nifty" by furnishing Messrs. White and Ramsdell, the
British Commissioners who left here to-day might have
taken their work with them all finished, far as 1t can
| be on this side Of the water.
Quite an excitement created by the sudden, and,
for a time rather alarming illness OF vice-pTesident
Cofax About O'Clock this afternoon, feeling consider
ably oppressed by the vtaed atmosphere OF tbs senate
Chamber, which induced growing sense OF dizziness,
Mr. Colfax desired Capt Basset the Doorkeecr, To ask
Mr. Pomeroy to take the chair. As the Senator did So
Mr.. CoIfax was stepping down from the dais when he
suddenly staggered and would have fallen TO the ground
but for MI Bassett, who caught him. He was iInme
diaely conveyed TO his recepton-room Ir TAFT, the
Senate Postmaster, was at once summoned, and Dr.
Bliss, Mr. Cofax's physician, soon arrived IL was at
first reported that the Vice President had been stricken
with PARALYSIS but Dr. Bliss pronounced it attack
of vert 90 and irregular action of the heart caused by
debiated condition of the system, mental excitement
under which the Vice-President has been for week
past and sitting long in the foul atmosphere of an
| Executive session. Senators make martyrs OF them
selves for dgnitys sake and on these days OF early
| Summer shut themselves up in the tyided iron box
which constitutes their chamber, with all the doors
closed and the sun beating down the glass and iron
roof above listening TO sueh speeches made at
todays session, which afforded coulterrritants to
the unmtgated founess Of the atmosphere They want
apparently make martyr of some one in order to
prove the that is in them After Mr. Cofaxs re
mova his room pallet was obtained. He suffered
from nausea, which produced vomiting, and on the
| slightest motion seized with vertigo For nearly
four hours this irregular action continued the stomach
| refusing TO retain anything. The skin cold the
pulse low and attacks of vertigo thpeacnd coEtin
uay. About O'Clock he began to rally, and before Dr
Bliss temporarily left him. the symptoms were subsdng
Mr.. Collar has been suffering for week past from
naarious attack and severe catarrh These had acted
ipiuriousy weaken his system and left him exposed
to the still dangerous malaria Of the senates TX
| ecutive sessions.
After the vcePresdent had been restored 20 conscious
neas and strength returned sufficiently to enable him
TO speak he expressed the belief that he had beer
stricken with paralysis but when the physician assured
! him that such not the case he seemed greatly
/ relieved. He had only strength to give the address
of his wife at SOufn B61d, lhu anu cAIieSo Nno WIZ"
that she might be informed Of his Illness ana assured
that his condition was dangerous. At o'clock he
was quietly resting, although still so weak as to be una
Bile 10 speak At 10 O'Clock change had taken place
| except that his pulse had increased TO "a AT
I 70 O'Clock the vice-President, although not sleep
| ing was without pain, and his condition was
pronounced to be improving. The physicians have no
anxiety about his recovery Senators Wilson and Fob
ertson and Dr. j. p Newman, Chaplain OF the Senate
together with DR.. Bliss and Sergcant-aArms French
will remain with him during the night. II is Thought
Mr. Colfax will not be able to be removed from the Vice
! Presidents room for several days.