The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-01-28
10 VOTE ON THE TREATY
Date on Which the Senate Will Fl.
nally Decide to Accept or
Reject It.
lTS FATE WILL Be SEALED FEBRUARY 6.
This Conclusion Reached On Motion
of Senator German by Unanimous
COnnent-sevcraI Bills Introduced
in the Senate-Debate In the House
ON Army REORGANIZATION Bill.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Thc senate has
agreed unanimously to take Il vote on
the peace treaty on February 6, at
three p. III.
AT the beginning of Wednesdays ses-
sion Of the senate Senator Hale, chair
reported the naval personnel bill, and
gave notice that at the earliest time
possible he would call il up for con-
sidcration.
Senator Cu!lom Ull) reported the
legislative appropriation bill and an
nounced tina, probably he would call
il up Thursday.
Senator Cockrell (Mo,) offered n res
oluton directing the secretary of the
interior to furnish the senate with full
information concerning the old settler
Cherokccs, with whatever recommends
ations the secretary might desire TO
make
Senator Chandler (N. H. introduced
bill temporarily creating the Office of
admiral OF the navy. Ii was referred
TO the naval affairs committee.
Sennte bill providing for the erection
of building in this city for the de-
partmcnt of Justice at u cost of 81, 0OO,-
900 was passed
BILLS were passed as follows: Amend
ing section OF the act approved June
10, 1880, governing the immediate
transportation of du,iable goods with
cut appraisement; directing the secre-
tary of the treasury to donate one set
of life saving apparatus to the Imperial
Japanese society for saving life from
shipwrcck and extending the time for
the construction of bridge across the
Missouri river at Doonvile, Mo-, by
the Boonville d Howard County Bridge
company.
Senator Davis, from the committee
on foreign relations, offered al amend
ment to the sundry civil bill nppro-
priatng S.ooo0,oOO TO pay Spain ac-
cording 10 the terms of the treaty The
amendment has the Endorsement of the
committee on foreign relations.
The senate consumed about 45 min
utcs in executive session Wednesday
IN arriving AT Il decision to vote on he
peace treaty. AS soon as the doors
were closed and the public excluded
Senator Dnv;s. chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, took the
floor and announced that he was nu-
1horizcd by the committee TO accept
the proposition made In executive scs-
sion by Senator German on Tuesday
TO vote ON the treaty within ten days.
Uc therefore asked for unanimous con-
sent that the vote should be taken at
three O'Clock on Monday, February 6,
saying that exactly ten Legislative days
would intervene between this time and
that. There was also an agreement
Tint the senate should go into cxccu-
tive session each day between this time
and February c for the discussion of
the treaty. Authority was also given
for making the announcement OF the
agreement public.
In the House.
Washington, Jan. 25.-rhe house
Wednesday resumed the debate on the
army reorganization bill. Saturday,
February 1s, was set nsidc for the de-
livery of euIogies upon the late Repre-
ecututlNC .Noi tu"uS VI 'uto. MI tlD-
son (rep., Tcnn.) was the first speaker.
lie advocated the passage OF the Hull
bill. In the course of his remarks he
argued that II was too soon for IFS TO
decide upon permanent policy regard
ing the Philippines Our present pol
Icy should be delay until we had thor
oughIy investigated the situation.
I<,1 4 I,,I \ Al.
floor in opposition to the bill. AS he
arose the democrats npplnudcd and
members squared themselves around in
anticipation of some sensational utter
ance.
''While tho president In the presence of
what he may conceive to be a popular do
mnnd." II" said. ''is hurrying the army and
navy across the seas to Inflict upon an allen
people "a government against their will, I
propose fcnrlcssly without regard to It's cf-
feet upon my personal fortunes to make Il
plea for liberty ana an argument against
the preparation of injustice. We were on
the verge of a crisis. said Mr.. Johnson
Those who failed to rush forward in sup
port OF the schemes OF the imporialiaty
were being denounced here and In the pub
lie press as "Spaniards' and men who
failed in their duty. Hls answer was that
'if the chief executive would break hIa 81
lcnce and openly stat" that we did not uro-
pose to nnslnve tn" people OF the Philip
pines, his word for II. the present strained
relations in the Islands would cease. those
who were but ycatcrday our allies would
return to their homes and there would be
no necessity for thi, proposed Increase in
the standing army"
Mr.. johnson concluded at 2:3O D. H..
ard Mr.. Dolliycr Grp., la.), took the
floor for al hour to reply to him.
New Banking BiII.
Washington, Jan. %. - The house
committee on banking and currency
Wednesday decided by IA vote of Z to
4 to rcpor, the bill OF Representa-
tive Brosius, of Pennsylvania, nu-
thoriZing the issue OF bank circulation
up TO the par value of bonds dcpositcd;
for the establishment of national banks
of small capital in towns of 5000 and
upwards; changing the tax on circu-
lation to a tax Of onc-eigh1h of one per
cent on capital. The measure is OH
the lines Of recommendations made in
the presidents message.
Washington, Jan 25.-rhe president
has nominated Nelson L. Nelson, Of
North Dakota, to be collector of cus-
toms for the district OF North aud
South Dakota.