The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-19
.PLATT FOR EXPANSION
He Will Reply to the Speech Of
Senator Vest.
DISPOSAL OF THE TREATY
II Will Be Taken Up for Discussion
Early in January-Morsan Win
Push the Canal Bill-wiIi Ad-
journ Wednesday.

Washington, Dec. 1s.-The week in
the senate will be opened with a speech
by Senator Piatt Of Connecticut on the
question Of expansion. He has given
notice Of an address to begin imme-
dlately after the conclusion OF the rou-
dine morning business Monday. Mr..
Platt will reply to the speech of Sen
ator Vest made last Monday. and a.
he has given very careful attention TO
the extension Of our territorial area. no
little interest is manifested among SEN
ators in his presentation Of the matter
and 1t is not improbable. unless the
Nicaragua bill prevents. that the speech
will precipitate a more or less general
debate upon this question. Whether IL
does or does not. a number OF speeches
on the same subject will be made after
the Christmas holidays preparatory TO
the consideration OF the peace treaty.
IL is hoped that the treaty will be
taken up for discussion early In Janu-
airy. Already there il talk Of the prob
ability Of disposing OF the treaty dur
ing the present session. and the inn
preston favorable to the result Is grow
ing. A few senator's manifest a dispo-
sition to debate the treaty at length.
and some profess unalterable opposi-
tion. but the feeling Is so strong against
an extra session and in favor OF the
postponement of the settlement of the
disposition of the Philippines after they
come into our possession, that IL now
seems that even the minority VIII con-
sent TO the treaty's ratification without
material delay. The friends of the
treaty. who are giving attention to the
closest details of opposition as they de-
velop. have taken the pains to have
enumerated the names Of the signers TO
the memorials against annexation
which have reached the senate. and
they find that there are fewer than
1000 Of them, distributed among the
states as follows: Massachusetts. 1,43s:
West Virginia. i0l: Indiana. "a; Ohio.
so: Florida. A.; New York. As: Virginia.
80: Vermont, 20; Maryland, 16. Pennsyi-
vania and Illinois. each Is; Rhode ISL
and, IL: New Hampshire. =: Caiifornfa
and Missouri. . each; Wisconsin and
Tennessee. each 2. and Maine. Coloraoo.
Iowa and Nevada. I each.
Senator Morgan said to-day that he
meant to press the Nicaragua canal
bill as vigorously as possible. and he
expressed the hope that he might get
a vote before next "wednesday. the
probable day OF the Christmas adjourn
ment. The indications are. however.
against such an early disposal Of the
subject. and II may be accepted as
quite certain that even III Senator Tur-
pies motion for postponement until
Jan. 10 should not prevail. the bill VIII
be naturally thrown over beyond the
holidays II Is evidently the purpose OF
the opposition to prevent action during
the few remaining days prior to ad-
journment. Mr.. Morgan to-day indi-
Gated his willingness TO accept the Ber-
ry amendments in modified form. and
the bill as the Arkansas senator pro-
poses to change IL has been printed
for information.
The bill concerning the registry OF
foreign built vessels wrecked on the
American coast Is stiH on the calendar
as a special order. and Senator Elkins
will probably make another effort To
secure consideration. senator Cullom
has also expressed a desire to get up
the anti-scalping bill. Both these meas
uros will be antagonized and most
probably thrown over until January.
There will be no effort TO get up any
more appropriation bills until after the
resumption OF business in January.