The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-10
ARBI IRATION IN
UPPER HOUSE
Important Amendments Offered "a
the Anglo-American Treaty.
FIS DE sIEcLE NEWSPAPER
"fprslng Reporters Get onto Sc
oraf session Proceedings and Sem
alDrH Are Mystined

Washington. FeDruary sThe I'M
p)rtlBt Developments concerning the
confederation Of the arOiuat!On treaty
In the senate legis'a auye session today
were the on'ring q au amendment by
Morgan Of Alabama, providing for the
aDrokation Of the clayton Bulwer trea-
ty ami d speech by the same senator
in favor Of this proposition. Another
important amendment was offered by
Bacon. II provides for the notification
em states from any obligations that
might arise under the bonds issued IN
reconstruction days The amendment
was the result OF conference among
the Southern senator's, who concluded
the article az II now ssnnds might rem
der II impossible 10 make these bonds.
when held by subjects of Great Britain.
th. object of arbitration. A number
q amendments have bem prepared
which Hdil be offered IN the course OF
the debate.
/ Among them Us one which excerpts the
/ Alaskan boundary question from mat
ters subject to the treaty. also any
controversy as 10 the boundary line In
I tn. straits of Juan de Fuca. which
separate Vancouver Island from Wash
ington state
Teller said he wanted II understood
7 ultat the silver men were not opposing
i M, tr,si;y as silver men. and that no
opposition Nas Oeing made to 1t be-
cssIse II affected silver interests There
were other and sufficient grounds upon
which 10 base their objections. The first
uwo hours were given 10 the debate OF
! fuil report II yesterdays secret session
chat were printed in the papers this
m1I-r ins.
Considerable time was devoted tc a
senatorial discussion OF the methods Of
the nloieip newspape-. which was more
IN the nature f fault finding than OF
criticism Of their accuracy.
The reIor-ts were generally compli-
mentei for thair accuracy ami major
@AN w NAAE lftReAA ~ NNit ufNhNe1 u dIl
effort to explain their appearance.
IMMIGRATION BILL.
Washington, February s-The house
today agreed 10 the final conference re-
port ON the Immigration bill by an
overwhelming majority CIT 10 3Sl. The
notifications OF the immigration bill
contained in 1.-THE conference report. by
which the intending Immigrant was re-
quired % be able bo road and write
the English or another language" and
which permitted the ilhterate wife and
minor children to accompany an eligi-
bic immigrant, removed the main OBJ
jection 10 the biil.
The beneficiaries of the pension bills
passed over the presidents veto were
both OF a olass known as remarked
widows" President Cleveland has dis
approved number Of these bills, but
he has also allowed several OF them to
become laws without his signature
TARIFF AND MILEAGE.
NnCdSOs rSDEudEy S.-lne NeWB
Washington special says:
Speaker Reed will forestall legisla- |
tion other than tariff at an extra ses-
sion by appointing only two commit
tees-those on ways and means and
on mileage-and reserving the appoint |
ment Of other committees until the reg
ular session.
While this action lbs unprecedented.
members say it would be legal. as con-
gress has frequently gone on for weeks
before the speaker announced the COM
mittees. Speaker Reed considers that
the extra session should deal with only
two Objects-the tariff bill and the
mileage OF members.
MONTANA THE TRAILER.
Washington. February s.-The cleo
toral vites of all the states have been
received. that of Montana, the last to
be received, arriving today.