The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
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warrington, Jan. 80. .- BY the de- 4
ciSive vote OF ~ 20 4 the senate possetl
the bill FOR the appointment of commis.
.stonets 10 an .interna tionals monetary
conference. Tie closing of thu as. 4
sapeecheA During the day MI. Morgan
& Falling TO secure an agreement, for Q \
vote on the Nicafag lan canal bill 6n-ss
4 InO1anced1 that Il would lie urged to con-
.clusion Monday. The senate i'd
3ourned until Monday. rs 81
The house Witnessed another excit-
ing and somewhat sensational episode.
At the end Of an acrimonious debate,
on the conference report on the bill to
confer the rights and franchises OF /
the Atlantic & Pacific railroad on the
purchasers under the mortgage tore.
closure, Mr.. Powers OF Vermont and
] Nj. Burrett Of Massachusetts Iex-
changed broadsiders. The report was ,
rejected by an oyerWhelm majority
II to 143-and the confereeS were In
= etructed to insist on the house amend
ments. r s,ss FEM '53 .,
Il Just before adtournment Mr.. Hardy,
Rep, Ind, who was refused unani-
nous consent to continue q political
speech he was making, declared that
7 lie would retaliate BY objecting to
every request for unanimous consent
for the remainder OF the session.
The remainder Of tha day was spent
\ in the discussion Of the agricultural ap-
preparation bill
5,s. -..- --..- q &.
Washington. Feb. 1. ~ The .senate
committees on, FOREIGN relations Inns
agreed 70 report fayorably on the ar
filtration traaty with amendments, All
int rwo az these . ainendments ARE
merely verbal" One of tho two which
ore essential atrikes .yo,lt the clause
Oscar as tlmpiro when one Is consid-
cred necessary 1000
The other Important amendment is
an addition to article OF the treaty
and reads as follows: mo question
which AFFECTS the foreign or domestic
policy OF either q the contracting
parties or the relations OF either with
otherwise, shall be subject to arbitra-
ton under this treaty, except by spe-
cial agreement" The amendment
eliminating the Umpire clause was
agreed to by vote Of 8 to /. The
vote IN opposition Is understood to
have been cast by Senator Gray Of
Delaware. The vote on the motion to
report the treaty favorably as amend
ed was to 4. I'm
An amendment. declaring in explicit
terms that the Alaskan boundary
question should not be included in the
agreement for arbitration, was voted
down as being unnecessary. The
chairman was instructed to ask tho
senate to give the treaty considera-
ton at as early q day as practicable.
1t Is expected that when taken up It
will lead to protracted and animated
debate in executive session. 49,
-.. 49,
Washington, Feb. i2-The Nicaragua
canal hin occupied the attention of the
WAS made toward q final vote. Mr..
MORGAN. in charge of ti1e measure.
aourht 10 secure an agreement for n
vote tomorrow or Thnrsday hut the
villas and Mr.. Daniel. resisted onv
. aereement. Shortly after the opening
the senate went info executive session'
The arhitrntion treaty was nrespntpd
with amendments and briefly dis
cussed. The senate ratified the Jan
anese treaty WITH reference to trade
marks. E3.,sls. 5ss3 ~ Gle. 49,
when the omen session was resumed
a resolution by Mr.. Stewart Pop,.
New was agreed to. requesting the
secretary OF the interior for informa-
ton as to the progress of the survey In
Alaska. Mr.. Chandler Rep.. N. H.l
offered a resolution directing the sen.
ate committee on privileges and cleo
tione to inquire into ali the circum-
stances of the recent Delaware cleo.
ton. : Another brief executive session
WAS held and the senate adiourned.
The house had busy day. An IN
usually large number of hills were
passed but few of them were OF any
consiaerable Importance. 1t wae sus-
pension dav. and the usual Obstructive
m. the diplomatic md Consular appro.
priation bin was taken up and fair
progress made before the hour of nd
iournment. ~
Washington, Feb. 3.4The feature of
the senate was very, spirited debate
on the conferences report ON the I'M
mipratinn h;Il Mr. Gibson NJ Mary.