Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-02-17
TIE LIONS TAIL TWISTED
AND Mr.. RIDDLEBERGER VIDE
HiPPI.
POSTPONEMENT OF THE CONSIDER.
ALTON OF THE TREATY WITH
GREAT BRITAIN.

Special 10 the New lorN mes
WAsHINGTON. February 9-Mr.
Riddleberge!'s cOuneuance " s
wreathed in smiles when he APP
peared IN the Senate 70 day, and
there was not trace TO be seen Of
the angry mood which dominated
him yesterday, and led TO tie I'm.
fortunate scenes in the chamber
The Virginia Senator had reason
for his evidently cOnteuled frame
of mind, for just before the close OF
last nights star chamber sit
ting the further consideration of
the extraditOn treaty between the
United States and Great Britain
had been postponed until Decem.
Der next. There was, therefore. no
longer a motive for the secrecy-lOv.
ing Senators to stave off the Rid.
dleberger resolution prOviling for
open consideration Of the treaty.
All obstructive tactics were drop
ped, and in the regular routine pro
ceediugs the resolution was soon
reached and laid before he Senate.
Mr.. Riddleberger had no difficulty
this time in getting the floor, and
with a broad smile he announced
that the resolution might now be
laid aside, as the British lions tail
had been twisted by a vote Of % 10
81. Everybody knew tins meant
the vote by which consideration Of
the treaty was postponed. Mr..
Riddleberger was doomed 10 meet
his usual fate, for Mr.. IIawley, who
did not seem to share the Vlrginian'S
happiness, raised the point OF order
that he was consciously and will
fully violating the rules OF the Sen.
ate IN speaking Of such matters in
open session. Mr. ingalls, sustain
cd the point, aud Mr.. Riddlebergcr
sat down. after protesting against
being called 10 order every time he
took the floor. He had, however,
got the star chamber vote into the
Record, and that was what he was
alter. Senators are rather relicent
as to the reasons for the sudden
aud wholly unexpected postpone
ment of the treaty. bnt it is admit.
ted that the results OF Mr. Riddle
berger's persistent attacks upon
the measure In the public sessions
of the Senate were largely rrspon.
sible for their action. These at.
tacks, kept NJ in season and out,
have drawn public attention to the
proposed treaty. aud from ali SileS
Senator'S have been deluged with
protests against some OF its pro.
visions. Special opposition has
been developed to the proposal o.
include assaults with explosives
among the eXtradItable olleuSes on
the ground that under such a clause
Great Britain could demand the
giving up to her officers OF her
Irish enemies whose Olfenses were
of political character, aud who
had solght IN asylum i'm the Unit
ed States. The tact that party
lines were nOt followed in the vote
on postponement, coupled with the
fact that u President is To be elect.
ed this year, strengthens the belief
that neither the Republican major
ity nor the Democratic minority IN
the Senate cared to offend Irish
American voters by indOrsing the
treaty at this session of Congress.
There were undoubtedly Senators
who were opposed to some Of the
provisions Of the treaty without re-
gard to their effect upon politics,
but Senators do not deny that the
question Of ratification might have
been fought out now if It had not
been the year Of Presidential cleo
ton. The opponents of the pro-
posed treaty believe that Its fate
was settled by the vote for post
pOnemcnt. 1t requires a tgOthirds
vote Of the Senate to ratlfy "A treaty,
and this. it is claimed, cannot be
obtained in the present body. Il
is admitted that some Of the Soma.
tors who favored postponement may
ultimately vote 10 ratlty the treaty,
their action yesterday being in.
fluenced partly by political conSid-
erations, and parity because they
were tired of being 50 per,istentiy
stirred up by Mr.. Rlddleberger.-
It's also admitted. however, that
some of those who objected to post.
pOnement will vote against the
treaty, their present action being
due 10 desire to have the whole
thing disposed of without any
further DELAY. The two classes
will, it Is declared, offset each other.
leayiHg the friends Of the treaty I'm.
able TO raise the necessary two.
thirds vote for ratification 50 long
as the dynamite clause remains
in the document. It is expected
that the Foreign Relations Com.
mittee will try to induce some Sen
ator who voted for pOstponement
to enter a motion to reconsider the
matter, so that if a favorable op.
portunity should offer later in the
session, the treaty may again be
taken up. Mr.. Riddleberger and
those who agree with him think
they will have little difficulty in
preventing a reconsideration, and
that the pOstpOning vote will
stand.