San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-12
A POLL OF THAT BODY NOW
SHOWS THE NECESSARY
TWO THIRDS.
There Are OIL Senators Who Will
Vote To Ratify And There Ma"
Be More Sugar Interests
And Japan Oppose The
Treaty--0ther News

New York, Nov PA dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says:
Ratification of the Hawaiian annex
alton treaty by the United States Sen
ate is assured. The administration
has made poll of that body and Pres
ident Mckinley is satisfied that more
than two-thirds of the senators will
vote for ratification.
When the treaty was submitted to
the Senate on June 16 last the Herald
stated that fifty-seven senators could
be depended upon to vote in favor of
the instrument. Eleven senators
were given as doubtful, and twenty
| one as opposed to ratification. The
administration has ascertained the
views of the men who were then in
doubt and President Mckinley is now
depending on siXty-one senators for
the treaty, with the prospects of the
addition of several votes to this num-
Der.
These are the senators the president
Is assured will vote for the treaty:
Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Baker,
Burrows, Cannon, Carter, Chandler,
Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker Freye,
Gallinger, Gear, Hale, Hanna, Hans
borugh, Hawley, Heitfeld, Hoar, Jones,
New; Kyle, Lodge, Mcbride, Nc
LaUrin Mcmillan, Mantle, Mason, Nor
gan, Morrill,, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins,
Pettus, Platt, Comm; Plat, CY. ";
Pritchard, Proctor, Quay, Rawlins,
Roach, Sewell, Shoup, Smith, Spooner,
Stewart, Teller, Thurston, Turner, Tur-
pie, Warren, Wellington, Wemore,
Wilson and Wolcott.
Those who are still undecided are:
Messrs- Butler, German, Keney, NAL
lory, Martin, Mitchell and Turley
- Those believed to be opposed to the
treaty are: Messrs Bacon, Bate, Ber-
ry, Caffrey, Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell
Faulkner, George, Gray, Jones, (Ark.);
Lindsay, McEnery, Mills, Pascoe. Pet
tigrew, Tilman, Vest, Walthall and
White.
The treaty is in excellent shape for |
prompt action. 1t was fully consid- |
cred by the Senate committee on for |
eign relations, reported to the Senate
and placed on the calendar with prac-
tically the unanimous endorsement of
the committee. There were no votes
east against it, though Senators Tur-
pie and Daniel refrained from voting
because they had not fully made up
their minds as to what attitude they
would take.
1t is said to be the purpose of Chair
nan Davis in the first executive ses-
sion to ask that day be set for taking
Up the treaty and that its considera-
ion be continued until disposed of, be-
ieVing its ratification can be reached |
before adjournment before the holt
lays. The elastic rules of the Senate, |
which place no check on debate will.
However, probably prevent action at
o early a date. Ratification during :
he early part of the year is confident :
Y expected.
In his message to Congress the pres :
lent will set the ball in motion by pre- /,
enting as strongly as possible the ar :
for annexation. He will show :
nat the treaty has already been rati-
ed by the Hawaiian Senate and that
My the action of the United States is =
equired to add the islands to our ter q
tory.
The president does not expect annex 6,
ton to result in complications with
ny foreign power. While satisfied that tc
ipan will not openly interpose any
Elections if the Senate acts promptly, ST
officials think it not un-
kelly that she will secretly do all she w
n to delay, if not to defeat ratifica- CT
IN. Any lobbying by Japan, how re
er, will tend to expediate rather than rs
delay action by the Senate. or
The most potent opposition will come sh
)m the sugar interests. Pacific coast mr.
huence is divided and While most of on
e senators from that section are in 70
vOr of the treaty, Senator White, of No
is expected to lead the OPP
sition to it in the Senate. mr.