Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-05

between the two countries may lead to
some representations being submitted,
mainly for the purpose Of information.
DEFEAT FOR THAT TREATY.
Figures That Give . NJ ghty + oor Show for
the Work of Olney.
Washington. April 5.-The house this
week will meet again Wednesday and
adjourn for three days again unless
the president sends in a request for
help for the southern flood sufferers.
The senate will discuss the bankruptcy
bill and theleft-over appropriation bills.
If they come in. The Anglo-American
arbitration treaty will be temporarily
side-tracked. This will be done for sew
eral reasons. The pricipal one given by
Senator Davis. who is in charge of the
treaty. is that a number of senators
who have remained in the city in con-
slant attendance upon the executive
sessions in the belief that a vote would
be reached are anxious to get away for
few days. Another reason is found in
the difficulty of arranging for pairs for
absent senator's who oppose ratification
OF the treaty in any shape or form.
Senators present who oppose the treaty
Will iiol COuSent 10 d udtS TIE
final vote until they can be assured
that pairs can be secured for their alb
sent colleagues and co-workers at the
rate OF two for one. The matter OF
ss1irs is not one for the senate, but for
Individual senators to deal with, and
considerable difficulty has been expert
enced in making the desired arrange
ment.
1t is also probable that another reason
for this decision is the fact that the
friends of the treaty in the senate desire
an opportunity and want to give the
state department an opportunity to ex-
anime the treaty as amended before
proceeding further with it. The ad-
VocateS of the treaty appreciate that
it has been most radically changed
They have put it beyond their power
to further amend, even If they should
desire to make the attempt, and now
desire an opportunity to take stock of
what there is left. The friends of the
treaty refuse to make any predictions
as to the result of the final vote when
taken, but some Of them admit that
notwithstanding the numerous and
radical amendments there will be suffi-
cient opposition to render the result
doubtful.
On the other hand, the opponents
of the treaty assert that an actual poll
Of the senate shows that a vote
today would result against rati-
fication in a full senate. Thirty
negative votes will be necessary
Thirty negative votes will be necessary
to defeat the treaty, and the following
named senators are sail to be pledged
to vote against it: Baker. Bate, Berry,
Butler, Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell, Dalzeil.
Earle, Hansbrough, Harris of Ten
nessee. Harris Of Kansas, Heitfeld,
Jones Of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada,
Mantle, Mason, Kenney, McEnery.
Mills, Morgan, Penrose, Pettigrew,
Pettus. Quay, Rawlings, Roach,
Stewart, Teller, Tillman and White
Others considered doubtful are: Allen.
Bacon, Chandler. Clark, German,
Turner and Wellington.
IN SANGUILLY BREAKS HIS WORD
He May Whistle Hereafter for Help from
Secretary Sherman.
Washington, April SIT has come to
the knowledge of the state department
that General Julio Sanguilly is now at
Jacksonville, Fla, and that his followers
have given out the impression that the
general is about to head an expedition
to Cuba. Secretary Sherman was asked
what the United States government
would do in case this impression is well
founded. In reply he said that in the
first place he did not believe Sanguilly
would do any such thing. His reason
for this belief was the fact that he
(Secretary Sherman) held in his possess
sion a written pledge made by Sanguil-
ly. in return for the exercise of the good
offices of this government in securing
his release from Imprisonment not to
have any connection in any manner with
the Cuban troubles.
The Spanish government also holds a
similar pledge, and in addition Sanguil-
ly has promised not to return to Cuba
without its consent. If Sanguilly vio-
lated the obligations he had thus as
sumed the department, Sherman said,
would not interfere further for his pro-
lection, no matter what befell him, and
1t would have nothing further do with
him.