The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-19
over TO next SESSION
Arbitration Treaty Will Not Be
Ratified by Present Senate.
Sherman Will Make Another
Effort Today.
Continuous Session Will Be Asked For Until
Vote ls Reached.


Washington, Feb. 19.-Nothing was
done by the senate In open session yes
tcIday. Only 20 minutes were devoted
to minor business and the doors were
closed for executive session.
The senate adjourned at $3.50 after
spending six hours in executive session
devoted to the consideration Of the NOM
ination of Hon. c. f. Amidon to be dis
trict Judge of North Dakota, and Of the
Anglo American arbitration treaty. The
greater part of this time was given up
to the judgeship question. and the
treaty was not reached until about
o'clock, after kE. Amidons confrma-
ton.
II had been the intention Of friends OF
the treaty to make an extraordinary ef-
fort to secure. IL possible. its hsposi-'
tion before adjournment, but their plans
were frustrated by senators who were
anxious to secure action upon nomina-
tions. There were two hye and nay
votes during the day bearing on the
treaty. In the first, which was contest
between the treaty and the nomina-'
tions as to which should have preced-
ence the treaty lost. In the second, on
motion TO adjourn, which was antag-
onized principally by the friends of the
treaty, the treaty won. as adjournment
at that lime was prevented. Both votes
we're close. and neither was specially
significant, as in the first vote some
friends of the treaty cast their ballots
against II. and in the second some OF its
opponents were adverse to adjournment
saying they were al willing for the test
now as at any other time. 1t was not
long after this latter vote that Senator
Sherman himself moved an adjourn
ment. In entering this motion, Mr..
Sherman said that ne was actuated by
q desire to consult the convenience OF
the senate, and that, recognizing the
fact that much Of the day had been given
to another subject, he conceded II was
hardly fair to ask the senate to take up
the treaty at that hour, with q view to
continuing It's discussion until ii should
be disposed Of. He gave notice that he
would today. at 1880, move an executive
session for the purpose Of considering
the treaty alone, and that he would ask
that the session behind closed doors be
continued until the fate OF the treaty
should be known. Upon this announce
ment the senate adjourned without di-
vision.
There were no speeches on the merits
Of the treaty during the day. but all
those that were made were devoted to a
motion by Senator Nelson of Minnesota
| to postpone the treaty until March s.
| The speeches In favor OF this motion
| were made by Senators Nelson. Allison
| and Frye. and those in opposition by
| Senators Sherman. Lodge. Hoar and
Vest The first three were without ex-
ception friendly to the treaty. but they
urged the pressing character OF other
business and the apparent futility of
trying to get vote on the treaty ut the
present session. Messrs. Sherman.
Lodge, Hoar and Vest oontended that
a vote could be had II the friends Of the
treaty. who, Mr.. Sherman said. en-
braced three -fourths of the senate.
would only show their devotion by main
tanning q quorum day and night until Q
vote could be reached.
1t is conceded on all sides that to-
days session will be the final one on the
treaty during this congress. The most
probable result Is the adoption Of Mr..
Nelson's motion to postpone.
The house, by q vote of 1917 to 81, re-
versed the finding Of majority OF the
elections committee, and decided the con-
tested election case Of N. T. Hopkins vs.
J. M. Kendall, from the Tenth Kentucky
district, in favor of the Republican con-
testant, Mr.. Hopkins. Eleven Republi-
cans and three Populists voted with the
Democrats against unseating Kendall.
The conference reports on the bills to
pension Major General Julius III. Stanel
at SIS, and the widow Of Major General
stoneman at $50. were adopted. A Joint
resolution was adopted appropriating
$4,000 for the expenses Of the inaugural
ceremonies in the senate.
Colonel McCook For Attorney General.
Canton, o. Feb. 19.-President-e elect
Mckinley has definitely decided upon
Colonel John j. McCook of New York. for
attorney general. The appointment was
agreed upon at the conference between
the major and National Chairman Mark
Hanna yesterday. The purpose was not
to have 1t known until day or two be-
fore the inauguration. although Cor
nelius N. Bliss and two or three New
York friends of the president ELECT will
probably receive the direct information
when the Canton mail Is delivered to
them Saturday morning.
Electric Light Bulb Trust.