The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-20
HANGING IN THE air
Is Where the Senate Left the Arbitration
Treaty After a Seven Hour Session.
NO VOTE PROBABLE THIS SESSION
Those Fighting the Treaty EiiIphnslze
the Fact Tint There shall be no Ar.
hrnntive Action ofany IKinI-.Fil.
tbustcriHS HndulScd in With old
TimeViGor-Wnnto Of a Qttorurn.

Washington, D. c.. Feb. 19-The open
session OF the Senate to-day lasted for
only half an hour. Two conference re-
ports on pension bills were agreed to
one giving $50 month to General Julius
II. Stahl
Senator Daniel Deln.). OF Virginia, was
designated as the reader Of Washing
TOMS farewell address next Monday-
an observance introduced by Mr. Hoar
some years ago when Senator ingalls,,
OF Kansas. was presiding officer pro
tenn. and when he was as such designat-
ed as the reader.
His splendid elocution has never been
eqnalled on a like occasion since.
Possibly the last OF the "unrecon-
person of Col. .. Z. simms. Of Ken
tucky, the Senate passing a bill to re-
move his political disabilities
~ 1850 y. m. the Senate proceeded
20 me considera ton OF executive busi-
ness (the arbitration treaty., and at IS
p. III. adjourned without taking action
on the treaty
When the Senate adjourned at s
O'CLOCK Tonight after secret session Of
seven ana a half hours, 1t was apparent
10 the most sanguine friends Of the
general treaty Of arbitration with Great
Britain that no vote could be secured
at this session Of the Senate.
PosTPONEMENT DEFEATED.
The fact that q motion 10 postpone
until March 5 had been defeated by q
vote of 30 to 20 afforded no satisfaction.
On the contrary it emphasize the fact
mat those fighting the treaty Intended
there should be affirmative action of no
kind. -,
The debate proceeded In regular ordar
until o'clock. when Senators, tired OF
the discussion and weary In body, left
me chamber and proceeded TO their
MONIES. For two hours longer there was
q dreary succession Of yea and nay wells
and calls OF the Senate for the purpose
or securing q quorum, which was no
sooner found to be present than Il would
disappear
f1L1BUSHERING INDUCED IN.
tllibustering was indulgcd in with the
olo-tlme vigor, and when, after two
noufs or this sort Of thing, the call of
the senate failed to establish the pre-
sehce or q quorum, 4 motion to adjourn
prevailed, and the treaty was left hang
ing in the air.
AIT the close OF yesterdays session SIr.
sherman gave notice that he should to-
day ask the Senate to sit It out The
contest began us soon rs the doors wer.
closed with considerable energy on the
part or the friends Of the treaty, but
they soon wearied in their struggle with
Hhe inevitable. Messrs. Lodge and FRYE
SPOKE briefly. but with q great deal or
- - :, iilt tIdl Tie NOte DC taken
1his afternoon. MIR. Lodge said there
could be no doubt that every Senator.
had made up his mind how he shotlld
vote ana any further delay would be q
waste or time and an exhibition Of q de-
sire 10 prevent action Of any sort.
LODGE SHELLS THE BUSHES.
Ihe speech OF Senator Lodge was m
effort to Shell the bushes" and it was
successtul IN driving into the open the
fyy II
confronted With q retort from Senator
Ieller and Senator Stewart to the effect
that no vote could be had Mr.. Teller
then TOOK the floor and spoke for IN hour
against the treaty and against present
action. @'O" -
IN the course Of his argument Mr.. Tel
ier said that he was not prepared TO say
That he should not vote for the arbitrn.
tlon treaty lie favored the principle of
slrDltration, but the treaty had been
pungled and BADLY drawn, and he he
lieyed there should be ample time for
ite considera ton. H.
OPPOSITION APPARENT.
The more the treaty was discussed the
more prominent became the organized
opposition made to It,
Mr. Daniel. Of Virginia, made one OF
those speeches finished IN oratory and
rhetoric for which he is noted. He ad-
aressed the Senate for upwards Of two
49, ana mace powerful impression,
ne was against the treaty and ad-
Yanced some Of the strongest argu-
1nenfs that have yet been heard War
WIS not bad thing, Mr.. Daniel said
When the nation that went to war had
the right on It's side and was upholding
she honor and integrity of It's people
ENGLAND ONLY FEARS US.
The United States was the only coun-
Ty mat Great Britain feared, and if she
could put us under bonds TO keen the
peace Great Britain would 20 ahead
VIII ner policy Of aggression and ag-
grandizement and laugh at any protest
that we might make or defy any pro-
position we might assume against her
oppression of the peoples of the Western
hemisphere: The American people were
people OF peace; the policy or the
country for q hundred and twenty wears
had Deen one Of peace. 1t had arbitrotcd
Us dl1ferences time and again and was
Pledged to that principle but when Il
went into solemn compact for thai
purpose with Great Britain there should
pc an equality Of terms. The ljnited
states had everything to lose by the
treaty and Great Britain evcrythinr ~
gam. The Congress of the United States
had never declared war unless war was
1ustithble; the United States had never
acquired any territory by war unless as
the result Of a war that was Of defense
OF necessity for the perpetuatIon Of the