Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-12
The NATIONAL CAPITAL
A Revised Edition Of the Mex
lean Treaty S,nt to
The Senate.
The Work of the Week in
Congress Mapped Out
in Detail.
A Lively Row Expected Over
the Proposed Changes
Of Rules.
Tho Republicans Determined to
Tho Republicans Determined "a
Run Things on the Ma
jority Plan.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Special Dlspatcho, 10 TBE Bl,.
THE MEXICAN TREATY.

Special Dispatches, TO TBR Bn,.
THE MEXICAN TREATY.
WASHINGTON, February 11.-After
the Mexican reciprocity treaty had
been signed and sent to the senate,
the American commissioners desired
to amend II by adding number Of
articles to ,hs.free list, and proposed
to the Mexican commissioners to have
their treaty recalled and the articles
inserted. The Mexican commissioners
did not have the necessary authority
to make the desired changes without
communicating with the government
The treaty was therefore withdrawn
from the senate and held under advise.
ment until Senior Romeo and General
Canedo hsd obtained further instruc.
tions. 1t was then amended In the
manner proposed by tho American
commissioners and returned to the
senate. 1t is now in the hands Of the
senate committee of foreign relations,
and that committee has requested
General Grant and Trescott, the
American commissioners who negoti.
ated the treaty, to appear before them
Tuesday next, when Its provisions
will be considered and discussed.
SUITS Against THE U. p.
The suits against the Union Pacific
have been placed In the hands of the
attorney general, who will immediate
ly take steps for the recovery of por-
tion of the net earnings claimed to be
duo the government.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
immediately after adjournment of
the house the democrats went into
caucus, called for the purpose Of dc.
termining action In regard to the Kas.
son rules, which provides that ma
jority vote may, until the 4th
Of March, suspend the rules
and take from the calendar Of the
committee of the whole, or from
the speakers table, any tariff, inter
nal revenue or appropriation bill, in
stead of requiring o two. thirds vote 10
suspend. After an informsl discus
sion, lasting twenty minutes, it, wa,
decided to await the action of the
committee on rules, which has not ye!
reported. Informal discussion devel
oped the fact that while q sentiment
Of opposition to the Kasson rule II
general among democrats, who will oil
vote against It, thy cannot be con.
trolled by caucus to the extent of re.
framing from voting to prevent a
quorum. Another caucus will be
held after the report of the committee
on rules Is presented.
MANNINa.CHAMDERs CONTEST.
Van FL. Manning will serve notice
at once upon Gen. James r Chalmers,
who is now in the city 1t is his pur.
pose to take depositions of Secretary
w. K Chandler, Representative Jay
A. Hubbell, D. b. Henderson and the
clerk of the republican congressional al
committee, on the oh of March next
The gentlemen will be sworn to state
what they know Of the late ele csion In
the second Mississippi district. Their
statement Is to be used as testimony ir
the Manning Chalmers contest for 9
ses In the Forty eighth congress-.
@. A. Robinson & Co., Chicago
alleged grain merchants and dealerl
in options, have been placed on thu
postal black list, for obtaining none,
in questionable manner.
A conference of the republican eau
Gus COMMITTEES OF the senate was helt
yesterday, and general understand
inp reached that the shipping bill bt
first called up after disposiug of tn.
tariff bill.
PROGRAMME FOR CONGRESS.
Consideration Of the house bill tc
reduce internal revenue taxation, with
the voluminous tariff agreed to by the
senate In committee of the whole
will be resumed In the senate to.mor
row morning and pressed to conclu
sion, possibly by Tuesday night. Tn,
senate will next be called upon to dis
, pose of the navy appropriation bill
which In turn will be followed by tn,
, army and District of Columbia appro
priation bills. These measures seen
likely to consume the remainde
of the week, but II On,
be left for general Legislation
the dominant party will probably
bring forward for immediate action b.
=. the senate, either the shipping bill o
/ one or two Of the pending bills con
a cerning the territory OF Dakota, tn
] passag Of which Is expected to fac,li
/ tate the ultimate admission of tina
! territory as state. One of theu
D bills provides for the division of tn
= territory, the other for the paymer
o (through proposed territorial actor
o Of repudtated Yankton county bond,
o The proceedings Of the house tn
q week depend largely upon the nstul
d of the determination yet to be reache
!. by tho republicans concerning Ks
y sons proposed amendment to tl
Q rules. IL the proposed amendment
n fsvorably reported by the majority
u the committee on.rules and It's adoptiC
r unitedly pressed by the republicans
the house, a strenuous contest will o.
e sue between them and the democrat
o minority, the duration of which cal
o not accurately be predicted. Wit
r such controversy, thehouse throug'
g out the week, except for one hour
70 two tomorrow when the District
70 Columbia business Is In order, and {
D. Saturday ate :noon.w when. ..the..late M
D. Shaokleford will be euloglzed, will
occupied, with the ways a