The morning times., 1897-02-08
SHERMAN VERY SAHCU|NE
He Wants an Early Vote on the
Arbitration Treaty.
LII MAY BE TALKED TO DEATH
An Interesting Weeks Work Mapped
Out for Congress-The Cameron
Resolution Recognizing the In
dependence of Cuba May Come Up.
The bankruptcy Bill.

Three weeks and three working days only
remain to this Congress, and there are mark
ed evidences of an Intention on the part of
tie Senate to catch up with some Of the
work that has been neglected, Appropria-
ton bills cause little uneasiness, for they
can be speedily passed, and, besides. no
great harm would follow, in view of the
extra session which is to be called for
March 10, If some of these bills failed to
become laws before the 4th of March.
The arbitration treaty with Great Britain
will be taken up today, Mr.. Sherman having
given notice to that effect. Thechairrnan OF
the Foreign Relations Committee is very
saDguine and expects to see the treaty
promptly ratified He Will ask the Senate
to renainin secret session so that they may
be able TO reach vote on it by Tuesday, ir
possible.
Mr.. Sherman's sanguine views are not
shared by other Senators who are probably
better informed as to the feeling of the
Senate on this matter. MIR. Hale fears that
| tile opponents OF the treaty may be able to
defeat it. Other Senators anticipate IN or
ganized effort To start an interminabe de
| ingit up until after the 4th OF March.
As the result of conference of the Re
publican and Democratic steering commit
| tees, il has been agreed that the Nlcar-
auguan canal bill-owing to the filibuster-
| ing against it-shall be dropped today, and
! the bankruptcy bill substituted in its place
as tie regular order.
Mr.. Cameron's resolutions recognizing
/ .t,n u .yNpC .I,s,
which were supposed to have disappeared
as a possible disturbing influence, are to
be called up again by Mr.. Morgan.
The bankruptcy bill will probably be
! given the right OF way after the arbitra'
| ton treaty has consumed a couple Of days
| The bill as reported to the Senate differs
materially from the bill which passed the
| House. Many speeches viii be made OF
| it in the Senate. The House bill provides
only for involuntary bankruptcy, and some
| Senators contend is drawn solely in the
! interest OF the creditor class The ma
jority report TO the Senate provides fol
| voluntary bankruptcy, except in cases o.
| fraud MI HOar has made a minority re
| port in favor of the House measure, anc
| Mr.. Nelson, represe nting some of the West
| ern ideas, has offered a substitute fol
sixteen of the sections OF the bill re
ported by Mr.. Teller on behalf OF the ma
| jority of the committee.
| Following the bankruptcy bill the Senate
may take up the Hawaiian cable measure
providing for the payment of S160,oot
year for twenty years to company
| building and maintaining q cable be-
tween the United States and Honolulu, an6
between Honolulu and Japan. There is nc
prospect, however, Of this measure be
| coming a law during this Congress.
On Wednesday next both Houses OF
| Congress viii go through the form o
counting and declaring the vote which
| will make Mr.. Mckinley the next Presi
dent of the United States, and Garrett A
Hobart, of New Jersey, Vice-President, anC
President of tie Senate. Statements a!
as to the probable protests and interrup
tions are regarded as most unlikely o.
| development