Evening star., 1897-02-13
STILL THE TREATY
Further Discussion by the Senate in
Executive Session.
OPPOSITION SEEMS IRRECONCILABLE
Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill in
D.
the House.
M X. YERS' Alta

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On the opening of the Senate today Mr.
Perkins (CalD secured immediate considera-
tion of joint resolution directing the Sec
retary of the Navy to employ a naval YES
:. sci or chartered ship to convey grain to
the famine-stricken people of India. 1t
passed unanimously without discussion
Mr.. Allen (Neb) offered n resolution Ill
recting the civil service commission to re-
port on recent discharges at South Omaha.
Neb.. in the cattle inspection service. The
resolution went over until Monday.
The Jcint resolution directing the COM
mittee on public lands TO inquire inio the
Perrine land grant in Florida was agreed
In Executive Session.
Mr.. Morgan was about to call up his res
olution. introduced yesterday. for the alb
rogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
wien Mr.. Sherman interposed motion for
an executive session Several senators
sought to have minor business transacted
before the doors were closed, but Mr.. Nor
gan objected. saying that il Mr.. Sherman
saw fit to rule him off the floor on the resc-
luton to abrogate the Claytoa-Bulwer
treaty. then he (Morgan) would object to
any other business.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
twenty minutes
The Senate was Immediately informed
that the committee on foreign relations
had agreed upon an amendment which it
hoped would inSlre the speedy accept
ance of the treaty by the Senate. This
amendment as read put into words Senator
Turpies idea that the effect of the treaty
woul1 be 20 bring back to the Senate for
its acceptance all questions passed upon by
the proposed board of arbitration.
Opposition Irreconcilable.
1t soon developed. however. that the pro-
ceedings in the committee had not been so
harmonious as the friends of the treaty
had been led to hope they would be- in view
off their announced Willingness to amend
the instrument The advocates of ratifca-
ton became convinced for the first time
that the opposition was irreconcilable.
THE HOUSE.
The House today without preliminary
business went into committee of the whole
and resumed the consideration of the sun
dry civil bill Yesterday about one-haIf of
the Dill was read. proceeding quite out
OF the ordinary. Today an intimation was
made that the real purpose of this proceed
ing was to enable the House to pass it
Monday under suspension of the rules.
Inc bill consists of Ill pages and it re-
oulres several hours to read IL in full As
soon as the House had gone into committee
OF the whole today Mr.. Cannon. in charge
eSheu unanimous consent that the Dill be
cthsideFed as having been read the first
time.
hr. hepburn's Question.
Mr. Hepburn Qowa) asked If the nnrnose
OF passing the bill next Monday under
sus pension of the rules had been aban-
d0ned and this was a move to nrocu-e
the flrst reading of the bill to avoid the
crlicism made when the river and harbor
plll was passed last year without havip.
been read mo
The question evidently nettled Mr.. Can
non Who replied that he was willing that
the mouse should pursue toward this hill
any course the majority desired He call
ed attention TO the fact that but two weeks
OF the session yet remained, and ttat
mere We're sun to pass. in addition to the
sLnory civil bill. the naval appropriation
DILL and the general deficiency bill. The
preparation OF the latter, he said had
not yet been begun 1t would take from
thIee 70 nVe days TO pass this bill under
tne nFe-lninute rule and week to prepare
the deficiency bill He expressed the hone
that all the bills would pass before March
4.
But you have not answered INV nues
ton" exclaimed Mr. Hepburn. when Mr.
Cannon concluded. Have YOU abandoned
the purpose of passing this bill under sus-
pension OF the rules p
Ihere never was any such purpose" re-
Sponded Mr.. Cannon sharply Mr. Cannon
then renewed his request but Mr. Hem
burn objected. and the clerk began reading
the bill.
A compromise was arranged in a few
minutes, however. and the further reading
OF the bill was dispensed with. 1t was
agreed that there should be five hours
general debate. two hours and a half on a
side.
The Opening Stateme.<
Mr. Cannon then took the floor and made
the opening statement regarding the meas
ure- 1t carried s5O.6Sl 743-about IS. 900. oOo
less than the estimates and about $17, 500. .OyO
more than carried by the bill for the cur
rent year. The increase was extraordinary
Dut. ne said. easy of explanation. OF the
increase. S15.531 900 was for river and har-
Dor improvements authorized to be placed
under contract by the river and harbor bill
OF one year ago. and 81 62O 12u for public
buildings In the course of construction and
stU9.SpO for the expenses OF United States
courts.
Mr.. Sayers' Attack
Mr. Sayers Tex), taking the sundry civil
bill as a text, attacked the record of this
Congress in the matter OF extravagant ex-
penditures. The appropriations for this
Congress. he declared. would reach the tn
preeedented sum of s1.045.Oo00GO.
Speaker Acquitted of Responsibility.
Ar- Dockery. who followed Mr.. Sayers.
said in mis- opinion the expenditures of this
Congress would reach 81 sl.05OOOO,OOO But
ne aid he desired to acquit the honora BILE
speaker OF the House of any responsibility.
He commended Speaker Reed for bis ..b.,.
toic attitude against this ''riotous assault
on the treasury"
Personal Mention
tncer recent arrangement, Mr.. Joh,
n Ooeriy and Mr.. Walter Stilson
hutchins have become associated In the
editorial and business management of the
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