Abilene weekly reflector., 1897-02-25
THE PEACE TREATY.
To-Day win Probably Decide Its
Fate In This Congress.
ELECTION CONTEST IN THE HOUSE.
The Republican Given the Seat for the
Tenth Kentucky District-Rates on
Coal to BE RestOred-For In.
ternational Coins.

transitional Coins.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The senate
adjourned at 9:SO last night, after
spending six hours in executive session
devoted to the consideration of the
nomination OF Hon. G +. Amidon to be
district 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 five
o'clock, after Mr. Amidon's confirma-
tion. 1t had been the intention of the
friends of the treaty to make an extra
ordinary effort to secure, If possible,
its disposition before adjournment yes
terday, but their plans were frustrated
by senators who were more anxious to
secure action upon nominations. Sem
ator Sherman moved an adjournment
In entering this motion he said
he was actuated by desire to
consult the convenience of the senate
and that, recognizing the fact that
much of the day had been given to an
other subject, he conceded it was hard
ly fair to ask the senate to take up the
treaty at that hour with view OF con-
tinuing its discussion until 1t should
be disposed Of. He gave notice that he
would to-day, at 1880, move an execu-
tive session for the purpose of consider
ing the treaty alone, and that he would
ask that the session behind closed
doors be continued until the fate of
the treaty is known. 1t is conceded
on all sides that to-day's session will
be the final one on the treaty during
this congress- The most probable re-
suit is the adoption of Mr.. Nelson's mo-
ton to postpone the treaty until March
s. The open session of the senate lasted
only 20 minutes, during which only
minor business wac transacted.
The house yesterday, by a vote of 1917
to 81 reversed the finding Of majority
of the election committee and decided
the contested election case Of N. I.
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MALES oN WAL ~ DE- NnsioHhD'
WASHINGTON feo' p'-lhe repuo-
icah members Oh 'he ways anu means
comml'tee 'ooK al Important sUep yes.
teraay IN tneir WORK Oh Viie new 'arih
DILL py aeclding 10 restore I'll, ume Mchlh
icy rales Oil coal anu cohe' neec r"VeS
were 20 Genus per 'oii Vi 20 ousieis vi
pltunihous anu shale, anu oo cehVs on
coal sack such as Will pass Vnrougii
nail men screen. Inc present rates
are ~ Genus anu 10 cents Oohe 10 au
Vahceu from 10 10 ~ per CENT ao
valorem' Inc changes were maze IN
response to a general demand from the
coal interests, whose representatives
declared the Wilson rates had in
creased Canadian competition SO great
ly that the American mine owners had
been obliged to reduce wages to keep
in the field. The first conferences of
the week have dealt with the tobacco
schedule, and, although no final agree
ment has been reached, there is prac-
tical understanding that the new bill
will return to the Mckinley rates on
tobacco, except on the grade known as
filler The rate on this will be 10
cents a pound, double the Mckinley
duty, which was 35 cents. 1t was rep
resented by the tobacco manufacturers
that most of the tobacco imported from
Cuba as filler was used for wrappings,
and that, this evasion of the law gave
the Key West factories an advantage
over those using Sumatra tobacco.
The Mckinley duties on WRAPPER to-
bacco were w per pound on stemmed
and S9'1o on unstenlned' on snuit the
rate was oo cents' Oh cigars ana cigar
ettes " and % per cent ad valorem'
and on tobacco not enumerated, 40
cents. The committee Will devote
most OF this week to the schedule OF
sundries' which includes buttons ex-
ploslves, matches musical lnstru-
ments, furs, Jewelry, gloves and mis-
cellaneous manufactures, and on most
OF these the Mckinley rates Will be re-
stored.
FOR INTERNATIONAL COINS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-Representa-
tive Beach, of Ohio, made statement
to the house committee on foreign