The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-02-19
ARBITRATION TREATY.
1t Will Doubtless Reach o Vote
in the Senate Today,
PROBABILITY OF POsTPONEMBNT.
Some Senators who Support the Treaty
wish 1t Deferred Until After MOKinley's
inauguration, but Senator Sherman De-
oIares IL Can be Passed at once.

Washington, Feb. 10.-The senate
adjourned at $3.50 last night after
spending six hours in executive ses-
sion devoted to the consideration Of
the nomination of Hon. e. c. Amidon
to be district judge Of North Dakota
and of the Anglo-American arbitra-
tion treaty. The greater part of this
time was given up to the judgeship
question, and the treaty was not
reached until about O'Clock, after MT
Amidon's confirmation
1t had been the intention Of the
friends Of the treaty to make an extra
ordinary effort to secure II possible
its disposition before yesterdays ad-
iourument, but their plans were trus-
trated by senators who were more
anxious to secure action upon noml-
nations. There were two yea and nay
votes during the day bearing on the
treaty. In the first, which was a con-
| test between the treaty and the noifl-
/ nations. as 10 which should have pre-
/ cedence. the treaty lost In the sec
/ ond. on a motion TO adjourn, which
/ was antagonized principally by the
/ friends of the treaty, the treaty won
/ as adjournment az that time was pre-
vented. Both votes were close, and
neither was specially significant as IN
| the first vote some friends of the treaty
/ cast their ballots against it, and IN tne
second some of its opponents were ad-
verse to adjournment, saying they
were as willing for the test then as at
any other time.
1t was not long after this later vote
! that Senator Sherman himself moved
/ an adjournment. In entering this mo-
/ tion Mr.. Sherman said he was actuat-
ed by a desire to consult the conve-
nience OF the senate, and that, recog-
nizing the fact that much of the day
had been given TO another subject, he
conceded it was hardly fair to ask the
senate to take uD the tresty at that
hour, with q view to continuing its DIS
cussion until it should be disposed Of.
| He gave notice that he would today
move an executive session for the pur-
pose of considering the treaty alone,
and that he would ask that the session
behind closed doors be continued until
the fate Of the treaty should be known
Upon this announcement the senate
adjourned without division.
There were no speeches on the mer-
its of the treaty during the day bui
all that were made We're devoted to q
motion by Senator Nelson, of Mime
sofa, to postpone the treaty until
March The speeches in favor Of this
motion were made by Senators Nell
son, Allison and Frye, and those In
opposition by Senators sherman
Lodge, Hoar and Vest. The first three
were without exception friendly to the
treaty, but they urged the pressing
character Of other business and the
apparent futilitv of trying to get q
vote on the treaty at the present ses'
sion. Messrs. Sherman, Lodge, Hoal
and Vest contended that a vote coult
be had If the friends of the treaty
who, Mr.. Sherman said, embraced
y three-fourths of the senate, would onl!
show their devotion by maintaining {
quorum dav and night until q Yot'
could be reached
1t is conceded on all sides that to
days session Will be the final one OF
the treaty during this congress. Th'
most probable result is the adoption o
MIR. Nelson's motion to postpone,