Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-02-11
FOR ARBITRATION.
Senator Sherman Wants the Treaty
Taken Up on Monday.
The IMMIGRATION BILL AMENDED
Conferees Agree on Changes That Will Re-
move All Serious Opposltion-Th
Tariff on Lumber Free
Homes Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.--Senator Sher-
man, chairman OF the senate commit
tee on foreign relations, has given
notice that he will ask the senate to
20 into executive session Monday i'm
mediately after the disposal Of the
routine morning business, for the pur-
pose OF taking up the arbitration
treaty. II Is expected that the motion
will be antagonized by those who de-
sire to have other measures considered.
The motion will conflict directly with
the Nicaragua canal bill. and, with
that measure out Of the way, with the
bankruptcy, the Pacific railroad com
mission and the Hawaiian cable bills,
the friends OF each OF these measures
being very anxious to secure recogni-
ton. There is no general opposition
to debating the treaty at this time,
even on the part Of those who oppose
its ratification on its own ac-
count but even some OF 'hose
who are disposed to support 1t are in
clned to waver because it will, II taxi
en- up, dispace other measures in which
they are interested. "hile the silver
senators deny that, as such, they are
opposing the treaty the iact leakea
out yesterday that at the meeting ias'
saturday senator paniels raised .ne
point that IN case the uhi'eo ota'es
should adopt the free coinage OF SILVER
England would nave a claim uhder the
treaty 1or the a'nerehce between 'ne
value OF the principal ana Interest OF
American debts held IN England under
the new system wilma double standard
ana under the Ola or present system
with a single standard. ~ was sug'
gested that II TINS question shoala De-
come the subject OF arpitratloh u
would LEAD TO many complicatiohs ana,
while the senator did NOT cMteha that
such would be the case ne argued that
the possibility was one which deserved
serious consideration
THE IMMIGRATION BILL AMENDED
WASHINGTON, rep o.--Ihe conlerees
on the Immigration Dill which was
Thursday recommitted 70 'hem'
reached second agreement yesterday.
The requirements IN the flrst report
that immigrants snail READ 'the Eng
lish language or the language OF their
native or resident country Is changed
SO Us to require them only toread ,the
English language or some other IAN
guage." This section was also Amended
80 as to admit the llliterate wives ana
minor children OF Immigrants VINO are
otherwise quallhed ana capable Dec
ton y whlch authorized Immigration
officers to take INTO custody Immigrants
who obtain admission 10 the country
by fraud or deception, was strlckeh
out to meet the oDJection that ~ con-
tanned matter whlch haa not oeeh
acted upon by either mouse OF congress
Senator Lodge manager OF the OH on
the part OF the senate says that ne
thinks IT Will now pass without any
serious opposition as charges nave
peen maze 10 meet mosc o, 'he lna'e-
rial objections senator Hill, VINO was
one OF the critics OF the original re-
port says that nc Will now support H.
THE TARIFF ON LUMBER
WASHINGTON feo' Zine republican
members OF the ways ana means COM
mittee devoted thelr attentlon yester'
oay 10 1he scheuuie Vi woou anu h'"h"'
iactures OF Woou' una aec'oea 10 re-
store the Mckinney rates pract'cally IN
null with the important exception OF
white pine In response 10 the gen
eral demand OF the representatives
OF the lumber interests VINO CON-