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RIDDLEBERGER'S TRIUMPH
THE BRITISH TREATY GETS A BLACK EYE
ITS CONSIDERATION POSTPONED UNTIL DECgMBEA
THE NEVADA SENATOR CUTS A GoRDIAN
KNor-A SCENE IN THE OPEN sEs-
SION or THE SENATE
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KNor-A SCENE IN THE OPEN sEs-
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WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-Thc colony OF boodler'
statesmen and erring bank cashiers ip Canada Is
safe for another nine months at least The Senate
to-day, by vote in secret session OF 90 to 81, de-
cided to postpone further consideration OF the
British extradtion treaty until the first Monday in
December. This indicates that IN all probability
the treaty will ultimately be rejected though OF
course, many things may Nppcn between now and
December next which may bring about change
OF front on the part of the Senate upon this i'm
portant question.
If credit is due to anybody for this disposition
of the treaty, it is due first to Mr. Rddeberger.
whose persistent, though at times rather erratis
efforts to bring the treaty into dsrepute seem now
to have been crowned with success; and, second,
70 the determined opposition of Republican Sena-
tors, whose opinion IL was that Minister Phelps
and Secretary Bayard had been tricked into sign
ing a one-sided 4 yreement, who believed that this
was peculiarly unfortunate moment 10 choose
for extending favors' TO Great Britain and whq
considered It good policy to wait the outcome OF
the fisheries negotiations before further proceed
ings in this matter
DEMOCRATS NEARLY SOLID FOR THE TREATY
With a few exceptions and Voorhees,
among them-the Democratic Administration SEN
ators were soldly in favor of supporting Mr.. Bay
ard and his work Throughout the discussion that
has taken place behind closed doors they seemed
to lose sight OF the claim for protection and SYM
pathy which political offenders OF Irish nationally
have upon this country. While there was no DIS
position shown on the part Of the Republican
Senators to shield maefactOrs or murdefcrs caught
red-handed they still insisted that the Fourth
Section Of the Hid Article OF The treaty should
I've strictly defined and not be lett IN it's present
vaguencss to the Interpretation OF British author
ties, its meaning eApounded by Secretary OF
State OF strong BRITISH proclivities:
The vote to-day was brought about upon the
motion of Senator Stewart of Nevada. Mr. Rid
dlebergcr, Immediately upon the closing OF the
doors, took the floor In opposition to the treaty
1t became evident at oLce that he was nteht ch ny
upon killing time and employing tactics to Try the
patience OF the Senate as he had done upon pre-
viOus occasions Several Senators tried To con-
vince him that he taking the wrong way 10
arrive at the object of his DESIRES but in vain He
persisted, though scarcely able to make himself
understood as he was suffering from severe auac'
OF tonslllts.
SENATOR STEWARDS INSPIRED MOMENTS
Finally Mr. Stewart without previous con-
sultation with anybody, made the motion to
postpone further consideration Of the treaty until
December next. 1t was inspiration OF tho
moment. and cut what seemed to prove Cor
dian knot There were some protests on account
of the smalness Of the number present ana sug-
gcstions that a vote could be had tomorrow.
But they were not needed IL.
As the roll call proceeded il found that
the Committee Foreign Relations Noted, WIN
one exception, solIdly against MI Stewarts mo"
tion. That however was to be eApec,eo' -
pecially as the chairman of the Committee, Mr.
Sherman was out OF town and the coniihitteS
felt, probably, bound to support It's own rgp".'
in favor cf the treaty, which was uhahihlous'
Shortly before the roll call was closed 'he lene,
gade member OF the committee was whippe"
into line again by one Of his eoieagasS ,on a% with i
the object possibly OF securing tomorrow q recon-.
sideration OF the vote Of to-day, though tnae
seems hardly probable in view OF the strong 'o'e
! for Mr. Stpw
Tile announcement OF the vote was greaJ re
| lief to most Senators though 1T struck dsmaS
| into the ranks of the Administration senators
| who saw in il the almost certain defeat OF Sec
| retary Bayard's pet scheme, in fact the only
achievement OF the State Department. worthy w
note, since he has been at Its head
ANOTHER SCENE IN OPEN SESSION
In the open session of the Senate this morning
there was enacted scene similar TO that witnessed
on Monday Mr.. Riddleberger again attempted 10
discuss the British treaty, or, at least lead up 10
its discussion while other business WIS before
the Senate, but only with the result OF btih9
called to order by the presiding oflcer ha'hi
sarcasticay, hut also with some truth, Mt lIdile-
berger remarked that there two sets oil Senale
r. l,s "1e for Other members OF he >" rate "ni IL;
/ ,th tbr himself The "halr ct MA uShaily Hi.u
means of declaring him ont of order -..
Several Senators endeavOred to make sugg'S
! tions, but Mr. Riddleberger snubb"d them III q
manner that caused much laughter IN tbe s''Iicris
and the chair threatened to clear them
Mr. K.ddlebcrgcr persisted and finally appeaicd
from decision of the chair that he wa Was out oua Ji
order. The chair did not entertain the appeal
but said: m =, -.
The gentleman from Virginia VIII take DIS
seat -
Mr. Riddel erger did not comply, and there was
an ominous pause and an eXpectant hush iolIo"Ei.
Mr. Riddleberger stood with his arms toidea' spine %
what in the attitude that Ajax is supposed TO nave
struck when he defed the lightning II IS need
less to say that lightning did not strike Mr. h'dde-
berger. and, after having stood in his p zee for
minute or So looking defantly at Mlt In gals, the
Virginia Senator withdrew from the han Der