The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-05

WAsuISGTox, April Sit is the gen.
eral impression in the senate that the ex-
ira session OF that body will adjourn the
first or middle OF next week. The presi-
dent viii probably by that time be ready
TO notify them that he has no further
communications 10 make.
Though the republicans still claim that
they vii! push the Roach inves,iga-
ton, and also have ths scope OF the Teso.u-
tion extended, SO as TO cover the manner
10 which Mr.. Roachs election was ac-
complished and the part the democratic
steering committee PLAYED in it, il is de-
veloped that there are few who really be-
Eeve that anything more Will be done
this session than reference 10 the com
mittee on privileges and elections. They
NAV order an investigation, but no work
will be done in this direction until the
session next fall.
The Secret Session.
the senate was in secret session this
IfternoOn for more than an hour, and at
Ihe end of that time only few postmns-
teTs were given out as having been con-
5rmed. This was, however, the most un M
portant part OF the session. The Beriug
Yea correspondence and the cases of the
two governments were submitted 10 the
Ienate, but not read. The Russian treaty
was then taken up and demanded the at
sention OF the senators for some time. The
recent criticisms of this treaty 10 the news-
papers OF the country have given the in
strument something OF a political tinge,
and the senate is no nearer a solution of
the question whether or not TO release the
injunction Of secrecy than it was a week
or ten days ago. The discussion hinges
upon just what amount shall be made
public. The treaty was originally nego-
tiated by Mr.. Bayard under Mr.. Cleve-
lands first term.
No conclusion was reached when the
senate adjourned. An effort will be made
tomorrow TO dispose OF the matter aud re-
lease the injunction of secrecy. Both
traits Of the convention will be sub
nitted, and policy of mutual concession
nay finally dispose OF the subject and
permit the people TO zee Just what the
nuch-discussed treaty does contain, and
how nearly correct are the reports that
have been sent out concerning il.
Mr.. Hoar's Resolution.
1t appears from a resolution introduced
n the senate today az if the debate on the
subject of the election of senators BY a
direct vote Of the people was 10 be re-
newed at this extra session OF the senate.
Mr.. Hoar introduced a resolution an
tagoDistic TO that proposition, and gave
notice that as soon as convenient after to-
morrow he would address the senate on
the resolution.
In the senate today Mr. Hear presented
petitions beariis on Ady's claim TO
Martins seat and resolution touch ing
senatorial elections. Mr. Stewart pre-
sented a remonstTance against government
acquisition of the Central Pacific railroad.
The case of Lee Mantle was then taken
up, aud Mr.. Turpis addressed the senate
in support of the report of the committee
on privileges and ections He devoted
a good deal of his argument to the mean
ing OF the words vacancy" and happen
ing, as used in the constitution with ref
erence TO the senate. and contended that
they were not TO ne construed in a narrow
sense of an accidental occurrence, but
must be regarded as used in the most
Uanaral eansa