There appears to be little chance that the Extradition Treaty
between England and the United States will pass the Senate before the adjournment, which is now close at hand. The Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs reported favourably on the Treaty to the Senate, but when Mr. Sherman proposed on Monday, at a secret Session of the Senate, to call up the Anglo-American Extradition Treaty for ratification, the proposal was rejected, and this is regarded as an indication that the Irish party are, at all events, strong enough in the Senate to secure postponement. The American people have had a great fright at Chicago, but not fright enough to strengthen the popular feeling against the dynamiters till it is strong enough to defy political intrigue. A dynamite riot in Washington would probably pass the Treaty -quickly enough, if only the Senate happened to be then in Session.
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