New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-21
vii. THE TREATY GO OVER I?
..xc,nERATION OF THE HAWAIIAN CON
wv yENTION DELAYED.
WAITE PRESSED WITH IMPORTANT AP-
,ropRIAT1oN B1LLs-PLENTY OF TINE
At THE EXTRA SESSION.
r,v TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1

gpY
.,;nc,on Feb. 20-The fact that the Senate
w., vet found time to consider the Hawaiian
-. must not be taken 10 indicate decline OF
".st or confidence on the part OF ITS advocates
NV, body. The treaty is now on the executive
~sor and can he called up for consideration
arv secret session. Its supporters are salts
IN. they can secure ratihcatlon whenever
- IA ordered: but they are not disposed to
or considering the treaty Immediately TO
r'. r.,Iac, Of the great volume of even more
", bu.i,css now pressing upon the Senate.
n-,,. nine full days are left of the present
I.r and II is necessary TO get through In
- hriof time the bulk of the annual appro-
- hills which have seldom been in so back
r' condition as they are this year. The
s.r Civil Appropriation bill has been blocking
e~N e IN The Senate for three or four days past.
W. extremely important legislation Is carried
~. hill and the delay with II has been
.:.,te and unavoidable. The question OF a
tho new Government Printing Office has
NV A. ho settled. and the contest on this point
r ra.., and obstinate One day mora. probably
=. aars will be required TO get the Sunafy
w., hin into conference committee. and pushing
,orsideration behind are the Naval, Legs
w. w. Fvacltive and Judicial, General Dehciency'
n..;nn Agricultural. Indian and other regular
'..o,r;ation bills. They will consume from hNe
dow. more: so that really only spare moments
IN he left from now on till the end OF inc
'...;or for other general legislation, ana lor 'nc
.~uutive business of the Senate
=. rust he remembered that all pendlng ieSis
..or left unfinished az noon on March 1 "ic'
IN the LID Congress. Not 50 with eNecu-
w.. business like the Hawaiian treaty, whicA
- before the Senate in its funcuon a.
'.,,. ard permanent legislative body' ana re-
.;rs On the calendar continuously untli ais-
-..a of The Senate, in fact, VIII reasSemoic
rW.,cb : or next in special session, so thlt
a. ,resent term will practically extend uh'ii
Iii into April for the transaction OF all o'hef
s~.;,es. than that in which both houses Jointly
..-..irate which necessarily dies when the lie
:. .ha ,enresentative branch is ended. Alter
-. ,ba Senate will have nothing but exc
-. business ON its hands, and can give un-
,;.;,aa time 10 it, At present almost every
-. -. must be devoted to accomplishing the
,..;.l.,on necessary to keep the wheels oil inc
cor.rment in motion for the next hscal year
ID tbese crcumstances it will not be at all
-. 70 tho vote on the ratification OF the 1a-
-.;;.n treaty is forced over into the speclai SOS
~. =, March and April rext. The opponents
~ ,hs treaty. if they really desire such result
-, easily bring it about, fol. they have only 70
can eSs p debate the convention through several
ssrncons to force the Committee on Foreign @ dn mei a.
.,"rs N abandon the effort TO get vote on ~
uoIs xss. warcb II is clear that several oil tne
s%S,sis SSIs MiscS Senators Who oppose immediate rat
cation have no other ground for such action ,a
desire to hear from the new Aantluis.r%oso I'M
hafora aecedinp 10 1awaiiS request LOT ann dit
iOr' s,;On "A has been said in these dispatches
in numbers influence and s,bcr sy
.reument or by force of numhcrs But Built 1T ean n
rsay delay ratification hy dilatory tac,lcs ?" H.;
ii s,sr Mr cieyelands administrator, ,;or comes l
wn no any less favorahly disposed toward an
raation than it is now OF the final ratliicatlon
Of the convention. therefore even II ToeS "f.'
Into the next Congress. there will he lttle oouo'