The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-06
A DISPOSITION
To Halt on the Arbitration Treaty
Discussion in the Senate.
The Chances of the Ratification of tho
Treaty Remains Precarious-The Ag-
ricuItural Bill May Be Called Up in
+. the Senate-The Bankruptcy Bill.

WAsHIN GToN, April 5.-Itis said that
Acting Chairman Davis, of the senate
foreign relations committee, does not
intend to press the arbitration treaty
for consideration during the present
week. The debate on the treaty has
been protracted and now that the last
amendment permissible has been Of
fered and voted and the convention, as
whole, is in shape In which
it must be finally ratifi ed, or re-
iected, there appears to be a
disposition to halt for a short season.
Several reasons combine to make such
a policy probable. No arran gements
has vet been made with respect to
pairs on the final vote and as this is a
matter solely between individual sena-
tors some time must ensue before the
pairs can be adjusted, arising out of the
fact that two affirmative votes will be
| paired with one negative vote, the
| action of the senate being deter
mined by two-thirds vote. 1t
is also understood that Chairman Davis
desires to permit the state department
to have a few days in which to study
the changes that have been made in
the treaty. Unless, therefore, some
| one desires to speak on the subject
Mr.. Davis will not move an executive
session for the purpose of continuing
| the debate until several days have
| elapsed The chances of TIE ratifca-
| ton of the treaty remains precarious.
The senate appropriations commit
tee reported the agricultural bill early
! in the session, and it may be called up
at any time. By Tuesday the sundry
civil and the Indian bills will be ready.
The latter bill will no doubt lead to
some discussion owing to one or two
senate amendments that will open the
door to the fight that was made over
| this bill at the last session.
Mr. Elkins, of West Virginia, will
deliver speech Monday on his bill
providing for a 10 per cent. discrim-
mating tax on goods brought to the
United States in ships not those of this
country. This speech has been pre-
pared with great care, and treats
of this subject eXhaustively.
The purpose of the bill is in
dorsed by plank in the ma
tional repu blican platform, and has
been approved in the state conventions
of Is states. Mr.. Elkins intends to
| force the bill to the front, and believes
that this congress will enact it into a
law While the subject has been
touched upon in the discussion, it has
never been so fully and thoroughly
treated as it will be by Mr.. Elllins
Monday. The bankruptcy bill still re-
mains the unfinished business on the
senate calendar.
Unless the senate shall have passed
one or more of the appropriation bills
now on it's calendar by Wednesday,
| when the house of represent tiveS
next meets, another adjournment will
be taken by that body until Saturday.
The probabilities are strongly In favor
of do-nothing week in the house
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Headsman
Bristow will begin to swing the fatal
AK in lively fashion next week, and
the necks of Cleveland's fourth-class
postmasters will be chopped off merci-
lessly. The small post offices are juicy
plnms, and bushels of applications are
rolling in. The clerks. of the depart
ment have all they can do to open and
classify the papers.
WASHINGTON, Ind. April 5.-Col.
Chas E. Woodward, we'll known pro-
prietor of the Hyatt house, this city,
died Saturday morning of Bright's dis
ease. Hewas Sc years of age, a Knight
Templar, and known to the travelling
public throughout the country. He
leaves a family.