Evening star., 1897-02-19
Senate in Executive Session Considers
tas Treaty.
MR.. TELLER AGAIurs A Vote NOW
Urgent Deficiency Bill Up in the
House.
MR.. GROW ON FREE HOMES

The Senate today agreed to the confer
ence report on the bill fixing the pension
of the widow of General Stoneman at
$50 per month.
A bill was passed removing the political
disabilities of Col. VIM. e. Simms
Mr.. Hoar Mass.) introduced his custom
airy resolution, which was agreed to. pro-
Viding that on Monday next that being
Washington's birthday, Washngtons fare
well address be read to the Senate by Mr..
Daniel of Virginia and that the business
of the Sen lte shall proceed thereafter.
House bill was passed for a bridge over
the Monongahela river from Mckeesport to
the township of Miff1in, Allegheny county,
Pa.
Also Senate bill setting apart a plot of
pubic ground in Washington for memorial
purposes under the auspices of the National
Society of the Daughters of the American
Revolution
Al 12::1 pm, on motion of Mr.. Sherman,
lae senate went into executive session.
The Treaty Brought Up.
senator Sherman was prompt in making
good his promise, made in executive ses-
sion yesterday to the friends of the arbi-
tfatlon treaty, to ask the Senate to go into
executive session today for the purpose of
considering the treaty and with the hope
OF concluding its cor sheraton before the
days of adjournment
Inc doors had no sooner bean closed or
tne pGblc at 1890 O'Clock than Senator Nell
son began an earnest appeal to the Sem
ate Tor the adoption of his motion to posi-
pohe the treaty Until the 9Th Of March
ne SAID that he spoke as friend of the
treaty. but that he was convinced from
what he had seen ami heard since the con-
sideration OF the subject was first begun
.hdt hhal action was out of the question
d! the present session. He admitted thar
MS especial interest in having the treaty.
go over was to give time for the consid-
cldtioh OF the bankruptcy BILL for the
passage OF which. he said. there was cry
ing demand from all parts of the country
senators Teller and Stewart supportod tho
motion to postpone. in brief sneechas So
dtoi fiatt took the opposite view urpinp
prompt action. He said that while the
.rta'y @ was new the subject of arbi.ratfon
was Old and the country was f,,llv nra
parsu TO accept with favor the Senate's rat
od'iol CT the present document
% senator Lodge followed Mr.. Platt with a
nv MnFc,h'hute speech. in which he appeaIe1
10 the advocates OF postponemeut to with
draw their opposition to a vote on ,',tiG
cation ana, receiving no fayora BILE resnonse
10 1his indirect inquiry. put the question
uiIec' whether they meant to permit a
TO this inquiry Senator Teller resno,d.d
SAYING 'hat there was no intention on the
par OF advocates of postponement to per
nii' an Immediate vote. He did not think
vote could be secured today for he did
not consider that there was time to discuss
the subject sufficiently to bring out all the
points of the treaty
ne thefeupon proceeded to make a speech
on the merits OF the treaty. He dweit up-
on the tact that there had not been suffi-
cieht ume for senator's to give the agree
ment the attention which it's Importance
demands Tor 1t, aud said that he would not
agree to vote until he should have on
poriuhity t%point out what he conceived
to be the defects of the document In view
OF this occurrence and others equally sig
niilcant 1t ha'l become. egident to the sup
porters of the treaty by = o'clock that if
they secured vote at all today it would
not be until late, and 1t looked then as if
the entire day would be consumed with
speeches intended largely TO prevent the
result