The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-08
The Chinese Government Has Not Rejected
the Treaty, and the Administration Doesn't
Know What to Do with the Scott Bill.
Senator German Piteously Asks Repub-
licans to Extend q Little Assistance.
In the House Mr. Cannon Talks About the
Presidents Gong Beating Policy and Makes
Things Uncomfortable for Democrats.
SCoTTs CHINESE BILL.

The Administration Finds Itself I'm Corner
Gorman's Plea for Assistance.
Special to the Indianapolis Journs.
WASHINGTON, Sept. THE rush to securs
party advantage by the passage Of the Chinese
bill has lad the expected result, and the admin
istratiou, finding itself in q hole. has begun in
the Senate to whine and beg to be let off Min
lister Denby's telegram stating that the Chinese
government had not rejected the treaty, but had
postponed consideration OF it for time, reached
this city last night, aud this morning was sent
az q reply TO Mr.. Sherman's resolution to re
Senate. For the first time the administration
seemed TO realize the embarrassing and ridicu-
lous position that 1t would be placed
in with this law, which its chiet
representative had urged upon Congress sc
hastily, on its hands for execution. 1t is said
that panic struck the White House. The
sistant private secretary who carried the mes
sage to the Senate was ntrustsd with private
note, and he slipped over to the House, and
handed it to Mr.. Scott The contents can only
be surmised, as Mr.. Scott refused TO crafty the
curiosity of two or three Of his colleagues on tie
Democratic side who asked about It He made
o rush for the Senate, and held a hurried con-
ference with German and several leading Demo
cratic Senators, and lively campaign to save
the administration was begun. Meantime the
Presidents message was read in the Senats, aud
Mr.. Mitchell urged the PASSAGE Of the
bill. stating that it was an ad-
ministration measure and did not 60 far
enough, and it could not be postponed. Mr.
German then arose and rroved to refer the bill
to the foreign relations committee. A vote of
IL to 10 showed that quorum was present.
and second VOTE after call OF the Senate, re-
jected Mr.. Gormans motion by vote of 19 20
20 The vote was not divided entirely on party
lines, but nearly all those voting yea were
Democrats and those voting nay were Repub-
licans Then the bill was passed with but three
dissenting votes-Brown of Georgia, Hoar, and
Wilson of Iowa. Mr.. Blair then made motion
TO reconsider, and upon this motion Mr.. Cor
man made a plaintive. almost fearful appeal
for a reconsideration and reference of ths
bill to the committee on foreign rela-
tions. He used almost the same arguments
unade by Mr.. Sherman yesterday. he hoped TO
| have an ally in Mr.. Blair, but the Senator from
New Hampshire simply said that his motion WAS
to secure reconsideration to amend the bill, and
that he would not vote to refer it to the COM
mittec on foreign relations. He unkindly re-
ferred to the fact that the Senator from Missis-
sippi Mr.. GeorgeI had made a motion TO refer
the day the bill came in. and his fellow Demo
Gratis had used their utmost powers Of persua-
sion to get him to withdraw his motion. The
Senate then devoted the remainder Of the after
noon to discussion of the bill. It is very certain
that the bill will not be reconsidered, and there
is much speculation as to what the President
will DO with the bill when it reaches him. A
veto is suggested, but it is doubtful IL he has
the courage to use it as freely on the whole Pa
| ci6c coast as he has on a lot of widows and
manned soldiers. 1t is evident however, that
the administration leaders are greatly disturbed
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