Show Capital News Washington 15Se1ator Edmunds is seriously ill No visitors are allowed to see him Washington 26The committee of conference on the apportionment question has fo far failed to agree Democratic senators caucused today but were sworn to secrecy and say the proceedings will never become public A western pres reporter says th9 subject of the organization of the new Senate was discussed Thurman whose duty it is to swear in new senators goes out with I this session and the discussion was as to his successor but evidently nobody was agreed on Another caucus will be held before March 4th No action was taken on the nominations of the President It was the unanimous sense that democrats should maintain control of the Senate The report is false that Senator Ed munds is ill The conference committee having failed to eff ct a compromise on the apportionment ap-portionment bill democrats agree to allow the funding bill to come up first It elands ten on the calendar 5nd a single objection will prevent its consideration out of order but the House may lay aside the other section if it U so disposed and thus in a short time after concluding the sundry civil bill reach the funding bill This will probably be about 4 oclock It is stated the President will leave the matter of calling an extra session to General Gen-eral Garfield It is rumored thedate will be the 15th of March it u stated that Blaine will remain in the Senate to fight the battles of the new administration should any of Garlields appointments cause opposition Blames influence in the Senate b regarded very highly Republicans announce their intention voting on the apportionment bill when it comes up again but it can hardly get through the Senate at this late day The Times says An organ of the national na-tional bankers says if the Carlisle section of the refunding bill is not stricken out onlyits defeat in either house or the distinct dis-tinct announcement by the President that it will not meet hit approval unless deprived of its unjust provisions will restore confidence Tnis statement sufficiently suffi-ciently explains the stringency and purpose pur-pose ofthose who have created it There I are no banks the west of any noose quence except the Merchants National Chicago which has a largo capital and does remunerative margin business which hafa retired their circulation a |