The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-15
SENATE DOESN'T OBJECT.
Immigration Bill Will Pass Without
Opposition.
VOTE TO BE TAKEN ON MEASURE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

The Friends of the Treaty Have About
Given Up Hope of Its Adoption-Mr.
Chandler Will Talk on Bimetallism
neutrality-suspicious. Bills in the
House.
Washington, February 14.-When the
Senate adjourned yesterday after another
afternoon Of useless discussion of the
general arbitration treaty, the impress
sion held by many Senators WAS that
Mr. Sherman had become convinced that
there was little, if any, chance of getting
any action during this session of the
Senate. The belief appears to be that he
will make one or two mora efforts to
press vote after devoting the afternoon
to discussion and then without formal
ly announcing his determination he will
permit the treaty to remain on the
calendar without seeking to press it for
consideration.
The friends of the treaty believe that it
weuld be ratified if vote could be mad.
This claim is denied by others who,
however, appear to be better satisfied to
have action postponed than to permit n
a determined effort Is being made by a
few Senators to prevent ratification.
For this reason ii Is thought the treaty
will go over until after the lth Of March,
when there will be abundant Of time for
the Senate to discuss 1t thoroughly.
while considering nominations the new
President may send it.
Tomorrow Mr.. Chandler will address
the Senate on the resolution introduced
by him declaring that it is the sense of
the Senate that the United States should
not permanently acqniesce in the single
gold standard. Mr.. Chandler is not in
entire harmony with his party on the
financial question, and is much inclined
to make himself free lance in de, tie.
The immigration bill, which has come
back from the conference second time,
Senate, an agreement having been
reached to vote on it Wednesday at four.
The bill as 1T now stands removes the
objections raised to the first report and
has been agreed to in the House. 1t will
doE Ebtless pass the Senate without oppo-
sition.
The bankruptcy bill is the unfinished
business, but no one believes there will
be any serious effort to pass this meas
ure. The friends of voluntary bank
ruptcy are afraid the advocates of the
involuntary plan have majority of
votes, aid SO will talk against time, If
any attempt is made to get vote. The
western Senators look upon the involun-
tary plan as being in the interest OF the
East, or creditor class, and argue that
the bill, which provides for involuntary
bankruptcy In case of fraud only, gives
all the protection to both creditors and
debtors that either GLASSES should ask.
The Hawaiian Gable i'll ia clamoring
for recognition and not 18th any prospect
Of passing at this session.
The House will tomorrow resume con-
sideration of the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill. 1t will be in order TO move
that the rules be suspended and the bill
passed without further reading or amend
mept.
MIR. Cannon, Republican of Illinois, in
charge of the bill, gave notice Saturday
afternoon that he would test the sense of
the House upon this proposition. Should
this motion not prevail the bill is likely
to remain unfinished business before the
House for the rest of the week. The
naval appropriation bill will be reported
Wednesday or Thursday. Chairman
Boutelle believes it will be taken up as
soon rs possible.