Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-23
NO VOTE TAKEN.
Senators Again Discuss the Arbi.
tration Treaty.
LENGTHY EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD.
Motion to Postpone Action to March
Is Defeated, hut the ses-
sion Adjourns without TAX.
ing Vote.


y sion Adjourns without TAX
ing Vote.
Washington, Feb. 2o.-The open SEES
sion of the senate Friday lasted for onl,
half an hour Two conference report
on pension bills were agreed to-on
giving $50 month to the widow O
Gen. Stoneman, and the other SIS
month to Gen. julius II. Stahl. Senate
Daniel (dem., Va.) was designated a.
the reader of Washington's farewell ad
dress next Monday-an observance in
troduced by Senator Hoar (rep., Mass.
some years ago, when Senator Ingalls,
OF Kansas, was presiding officer pro
tem., and when he was, as such, DIES
ignated as the reader. His splendid
elocution has never been cqualed on {
like occasion since.
Possibly the last of the "unrecon
structed rebels" was pardoned Friday
in the person of Col. d. E. Simms, Of
Kentucky, the senate passing bill te
remove his political disabilities.
At 1880 p. m. the senate proceeded
to the consideration of executive bust.
ness-the arbitration treaty.
No Vote on the Treaty.
When the senate adjourned ut eight
o'clock Friday night, after secret SEES
sion OF M hours, it was apparent to the
most sanguine friends of the general
treaty of arbitration with Great Britain
that no vote could be secured at this
session of the senate. The fact that q
motion to postpone until March had
been defeated by vote Of 80 to 20 af.
forded no satisfaction. On the con.
trary, it emphasized the fact that those
fighting the treaty intended there
should be affirmative action of no kind
The debate proceeded in regular or.
der until six o'clock, when senator's
tired of the discussion and weary in
body, left the chamber and proceeded
to their homes. For two hours longer
there was dreary succession of yea
and nay calls and calls Of the senate for
the purpose Of securing quorum,
which was no sooner found to be pres.
eut than it would disappear. Filibus-
tering was INDUCED in in the old-time
vigor, and when, after two hours of this
sort of thing, the call of the senate failed
to establish the presence of quorum.
q motion to adjourn prevailed, and the
treaty was left hanging. in the air.
At the close Of Thursdays session
Senator Sherman gave notice that he
should on Friday ask the senate to sit
IT out. The contest began as soon as the
doors were closed, with considerable
energy on the part of the friends of the
treaty, but they soon wearied in their
struggle with the inevitable. Senators
Lodge and Frye spoke briefly but with
great deal of spirit, urging that the
vote be taken at once. Senator Lodge
said there could be no doubt but that,
every senator had made up his mind
now he should vote and any further de-
Jay would be waste of time and an
exhibition of desire to prevent action
OF any sort. The speech of Senator
Lodge was an effort to shell the
bushes" and it was successful in driving
into the open the enemies of the treaty.
he was at once confronted with a retort
from Senator Teller and Senator Stew
art to the effect that no vote could be
had. Senator Teller then took the
aoor and spoke for an hour against the
treaty and against present action.
Senator Daniels (dem., Val made one
OF those speeches finished in oratory
and rhetoric for which he is noted.
ne addressed the senate for upwards of
two hours and made powerful i'm
preston. he was against the treaty
snd advanced some of the strongest r.
guments that have yet been heard.
The third and last set speech of the
day was made by Senator Lindsay
1dem., Ky.), who urged the ratification
OF the convention and action at once.
Senator Lindsay spoke for almost IN
hour, deyoting the most of his time to a
refutation of the legal arguments ad-
sanced by Senator Daniel, and others
who have during this debate taken the
ground that the senate was asked to
yield up its prerogative as part of the
treaty-making power.
Motion to Postpone Defeated.
AT the conclusion Of Senator Lind
Say's remarks, q motion to POSTPONE
was voted down. Another effort was
then made to secure final vote, but
this was met by motions to adjourn.
which were invariably voted down. or
developed the absence of q quorum
Senator Sherman plead in vain for an
agreement for a day and hour upon
which the vote might be taken. Every
suggestion Of his was objected to, and
one roll call succeeded another until
finally 1t was impossible to secure a
quorum. A motion was then made and
carried instructing the sergeant-at.
arms to arrest absent senator's and
bring them before the bar Of the senate
Adjourned Without Action.
While the sergeart-at-arms was pre-
pairing his warrant, the friends of thu
treaty held consultation, which re-
suited in a motion to adjourn by Sena
cor Gallinger (rep., N. H.). This pre-
vailed and without any notice on the
part Of Senator Sherman that he would
again call up the treaty. the senate al
eight o'clock adjourned. It is not i'm.
probable, however, that Senator Sher
man may make one more effort to re
cure vote.
Washington. Feb. 2o.-Another ep
preparation bill was taken up In III.
eouse, but little progress was made
The measure was that carrying appro
Priations to supply deficiencies for tn,
current fiscal year and prior years. L
encountered its first snag when Mr.
Crow (rep., Pa.) insisted that he had ,
light to speak as long as be wanted t.
hn it. This proposition was discussef