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ing hours Of o short session such O
fight would be impossible.

lied 70 the unavoidable delay In
arrying out his recommendations
or the reason that he believes that
lelay viii only serve 70 whet the
demand Of the public for such legis-
alton and that eventually the coun-
,ry will secure from the Senate .
more comprehensive and adequate
Measure than il the bin just passed
oy the House. There will be. Of
course, no trouble In getting the
next House to pass O bill In con-
Iormity to the public needs and il
popular demand grows as rapidly |
during the summer recess as IL has
during the past few weeks the insis-
tence of the people viii make itself
felt even in the Senate.
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The Senate has determined to
amend the arbitration treaties re-
Gently submitted by the President,
despite the open letter of the Presi-
dent declaring that IL any amend
ment were adopted he would with
draw them. Ii IL declared on high
authority that II the treaties are
ratified with an amendment no effort
will be made to induce the foreign
governments party to the treaties to
concur in the change. This is per-
haps true, but the highest authori-
ties have been known TO change
their minds and il is not impossible
that calmer consideration of this
subject may result in changed at
titude on the part OF the authorities
In the State Department. The one
executive session during which the
treaties were discussed demonstra-
ted the fact that IL would be absolu-
tely impossible for the treaties TO be
ratified unless they were so amend
ed that any subordinate treaties sub
hitting difference to the Hague
Tribunal would have TO be approx
ed by the Senate. Senators Morgan.
Teller and Bacon all spoke in favor
of the amendment, If the treaties
were to be ratified, although Mr..
Morgan opposed the principle OF
arbitration itself and declared that
in his estimation il would be far bet
ter il the treaties failed entirely.
IL is not believed, however, that
Senator Morgan will insist on this
view to the extent OF filibustering.
1t is predicted with every show OF
confidence that the treaties will be
ratified at the next executive ses-
sion.
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The fate of the Statehood bill has
been practically sealed under the
spur Of the party whip and lash in
the House. Speaker Cannon has
had his way and q rule has been
adopted in caucus providing that
the House shall insist on its original
bill which combined Arizona and In
dian Territory in one State. In the
opinion Of the Senate leaders such q
bill has little or no show pass that
body and the prospects are that all
of the proposed States will remain
without the Union for at least anoth.
er year and that the tedious fight
for statehood will have to be renew
ed and fought again in some future
session OF Congress. In some res
poets, the decision of the House is
Q disappointment TO members OF the
Senate, even those who opposed
separate statehood for New Mexico,
because they hoped to create state
out of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory at this session of Congress.
In the Republican caucus there were
thirty-three Republicans who op-
posed the attitude of the Republican
leaders but the majority has ceased
to rule in the lower branch of Con-
gress which is dominated by o little
oligarchy composed OF the Speaker,
Represen tative Dalzell, that distin-
gushed and eminent statesman, Gen.
eral Grosvenor, and a few kindred
spirits.
e.
The Swayne trial, which promises
to be replete with unique incidents,
has already broken q precedent in
the Senate. A woman has ascend
ed the rostrum Of the Senate and
addressed that venerable and dieni.
fed body for the first time in the
history Of the Nation. The woman
who assumed this unique roll was
the proprietor of boarding house
in Texas at which Judge Swayns
stayed and she was introduced by
the prosecution to prove that his
expenses did not amount to 80 Q
day as he had certified. The woman
swore that Swayne stayed at heI
house at cost Of s45 q month dur
ing o period OF which he had cert
fed that his expenses were $500 I
month and had drawn that amour ri
from the u. S. Treasury on his Ger