Evening journal., 1897-02-16
NO ACTION YET.
Ratification OF Arbitration Treaty Further
Delayed The House Is Iiuey.

Delayed The House Is Busy.
wAsHfNGroN. Feb iG.-The senate wa
in executive session most of the day, bn
the open session afforded sufficient tim,
FOR a sharp controversy over proceedina
with Mr.. Morgan 3 resolution 20 abrogats
the Clayton Bulwer treaty MIR Sherman
interposed numerous points Of order
against Mr.. Morgan, and when the chah
sustained these the Alabama senator re
fused TO be "vlctimized' by the presidins
officer and Mr. sherman Mr.. Stevenson
retortcd sharply that there wos no dispo
sitiOn To "victlmize' the Alabama Sem
tor On vote Mr. Morgan carried his
point and the Clayton Bulwer resolution
was taken up As it involved questions OF
executive business the senate went into
executive session, and Mr.. Morgan spoke
In behalf OF his resolution.
Much time was consumed in discus
sion Of the nomination Of Henry T. Dayh
10 be district attorney for the District oi
Columbia. Opposition has developed 70
this nomination on account Of the posi-
tion Davis took during the last campaign
He opposed Bryan very vigorously, an6
some of the silver men are fighting his
confirmation. Among those who spoke
against him were Senators Pugh and Cor
man. While tho latter was talking Sena
tor Hin interjootod query as 20 whether
Davis did not support German when he
was making the fight Of his life for Hurst
for governor of Maryland The Maryland
senator admitted this.
senator Pugh said that he had hearo
things against Davis which would prevent
him from voting for him. Some charges
were made which Senators Villas and Hill
denied and which caused Senator villas {,
move a rocommital in order TO have them
investigated at once. Senator Villas made
the motion, which was agreed to without
division.
The arbitration treaty was not pressed
in the executive session, and it may not
be called up again until Thursday. Sena
tor Sherman said Co a representative at
the close OF the session that no would
press the treaty against all other legisla
ton except appropriation bills. He dio
not intend Co have it stand in the way OF
appropriation bills. Mr.. Sherman will not
make a motion to postpone the treaty, but
it is understood that such motion will
be made It is believed by many senators
that the motion will prevail Those who
are opposed to tho treaty will, of course,
vote for postponement, while a number of
senators VINO utolIt 10 10 on MlNn olnti
business, together with those who want
moro consideration for the treaty, will
vote the same way.
The coup arranged by the house leaders
for the passage of the sundry civil appro.
priatlon bill under suspension of the rules
was a complete success, and this big ap
propriation bill, carrying $50, GA, 748, was
passed, without opportunity for amend
ment, Just as it came from the committee
The main opposition was directed against
the river and harbor items In the bill
Quite a number OF bills were passed Of
more or less Importance, among them tn,
senate bill appropriatinR $3.50 600 for clos
ing the crevasse at Pass lOutre on the
Mississippi; to equip the national guard
with uniform springfield rifles, 40 caliber
and the senate resolution 10 authorize th,
secretary Of the navy TO transport the con
tiibutions Of the Pacific coast states 60 the
famine sufferers OF India.
The report in the contested election cas-
Of Benoit versus Boatner from Louisiana
confirming the latter's title TO his seat
was unanimously adopted.
The conference report on the diplomati
and consular appropriation was adopted
and the agricultural bill was sent to con
/ ference