Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-02-18
LITTLE HOPE
Of hnv Action on the Treaty in the
Senate This Session.
No Serious Effort VIII lie Made to Fa.
the bankruptcy Bill-The civil APP
propristion aud the Naval Appru-
prIstion Bills In the Hous,.

WASHINGTON. Feb lj.-Whcn tho
senate adjourned Saturday, after an.
other afternoon of useless discussion
on the general arbitration treaty, the
impression hal by many senators was
that MIR. sherman had become con
WINGED there was little, il any,
chance of getting action during this
session of the senate. I he belief APP
pears Ia be that he will make one or
two more efforts To press vote after
dcvotiug an afternoon To discussion,
and that then, without formally an
nouncing his determination. he Will
] permit the treaty Ia remain ON the
calendar without seeking Ia press It
! for consideration.
The friends of the treaty believe II
would be ratified if vote could hc
had but this claim is de MED by others.
who however, appear Ia he better sat
isiied To have action postponed than Ia
permit the bill To be taken up now. IL
H. evident that Gctcrm ned effort i
being made by few senators 10 PEE
vent ratification. For this r,as IN II is
thought the treaty will 40 over until
after the 4th of March. when there
will hc abundant time for the senate
Ia discuss thoroughly while consider
ing The nominations the new president
may send in.
Monday MIR. Chandler will address
the senate On a resolution introduced
hy him declaring that the senate of
the nited States should not pcrman-
emily acquicsce in the single gold
standard Mr. Chandler is not in en-
tire harmony with his party On the
financial question. and is much inclined
To make himself a free lance in debate.
The immigration hill which has come
back from con ference the second time
will not take up much of the time of
the senate and agreement having
been reached To vote on il Wednes lay
nj 1 O'CLOCK The bill rs il now stands
removes the objections raised to the
Grst report and has already been
agreed to in the house. Ii will doubt
less pass the senate without opposition.
The bankruptcy bill is the unfinished
business, but no one believes there
will be any serious effort 10 pass this
measure. The friends of the volun-
tary bankruptcy bill are afraid the
advocates of the involuntary plan have
a majority of votes, and SO will talk
against time if any attempt is made To
get vote. The western senators look
upon the involuntary plan as being in
the interest of the east. or the creditor
class, aud argue that their bill, which
provides for Involuntary bankruptcy
in case of fraud. gives all the protec.
ton to both creditor and debtor that
either class should ask for
The Hawaiian cable bill is clamoring
for recognition, but not with any pros.
pect of passage at this session. The
friends of this measure want the SEN
ate TO recognize the Importance of the
scheme and give it moral support by
passing the h Il. This, they say, will
induce the Hawaiian government to
extend the concession already granted
To a private company and which will
expire before congress can again have
time to consider the proposed cable
scheme.
The house will Saturday resume
operations of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill. 1t will be in order &c
move that the rules be suspended and
the bill passed without further reading
ar amendment. Mr.. Cannon, (rep Ill J
in charge of the bill, gave notice Sat
urday afternoon that he would test the
N-~~~f-thc hGass--s,;o.. -iirs propos q.
ton. should this motion not prevail
the bill is likely to remain the un:in-
shei business before the house for the
rest of the week. The naval appropri.
alton bill will be reported Wednesday
or Thursday, Chairman boutwell, says,
and it will he taken up as soon as pos
siblc.
Appropriations by the Present Congress.
WASHINGTON Feb. 15.-The follow
ing is published as an approximate es-
innate of the appropriations which
will be made by the present congress:
fost Office, SOS, GIL 900, sundry civil,
$50 .664, 900; District of Columbia, S.
Ca, 900; military academy. Sisi. 00G: dip
lomatic and consular, sl.672, 900; forti-
fications, 81. l7s, 900; agricultural, S.
l55, 900; pensions, sl40, OOO. 900; army,
s23, le6, 900; legislative, executive and
judicial, SCI, Cos. 900; Indian, s37.555,-
900; naval (estimated), SS4, 900, 900, ur-
gent deficiency, sssI.oOo; general,
deficiency (est.) sl5,OoO,0OO. Total,
st0s, 900. Permanent annual ap-
preparations, $4,000, 900; appropria-
tions first session, s5I5,9i5, 900. Grand
total Fifty-fourth congress, sl,Oil, 46S,-
900. All the bills reported to the
house at this session carried larger APP
preparations than the year before. In