The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-19
N FAVOR Of EXPANSION.
There II . Strong Dispositions to
Debate the Treaty, and a. Many
Are Opposed to an Extra Session,
IL VIII Probably Ne PasseA.

WASHINGTON, Dec IS-The week In
TIE senate will be opened with a speech
by Senator Platt OF Connecticut On the
question OF expansion. He has given no
tee Of an address 10 begin Immediately
after the conclusion OF the routine morn
Ing business Monday. Mr. Plat VIII re-
ply 10 the speech OF Senator Vest. made
last Monday. ard as he has given very
careful attention 10 the extension OF our
territorial area, no little interest IL mani
tested among senator's IN his presentation
of the matter. and 1t is not improbable
unless the Nicaragua bill prevents. that
the speech VIII precipitate a more or less
general debate upon this question. Wheth
er 1t does or not. number OF speeches On
the same subject win be made after the
CHRISTMAS holidays, preparatory 10 the
consideration Of the peace treaty.
II Is hoped that the treaty viii be taken
UP for discussion early IN January. Al
ready there is talk OF the probability Of
disposing OF the treaty during the present
session, and the impression favorable 10
the result is growing. A few senators
manifest disposition to debate the treaty
at length. and some profess unalterahla
opposition, bu, the feeling is 50 strong
against An extra session and ir favor OF
tle postponement Of the settlement OF the
disposition OF the Philippines after they
come into our possession, that II now seems
that even the minority VIII consent TO the
treaty's ratification without material de-
lay. The friends Of the treaty who are
giving attention to the closest details OF
opposition as they develop themselves have
taken the pains to have enumerated the
names OF the signers 10 the memorials
against annexation which have reached
the senate. and they find that there are
fewer than 200 of them. distributed among
the states as follows:
Massachus sets, I,435; West Vir-
ginta, 1O5; Indiana. -; Ohie, 50,
Florida, ~, New York, 45; vir-
Kinia, 30, Vermont, ~; Maryland,
10; Pennsylvania and Illinois,
each. 49, Rhode Island, II; New
Ham pahir u; CALIFORNIA; and
Missouri. each, B; Wtsconsin and
Tennessee, each, 2; Maine. Cole
RADIO, Iowa and Nevada, each. 1.
Senator Morgan said today that he
meant TO press the Nicaragua canal bill
as vigorously as possible, and he express
ed the hope that he might get a vote be-
fore next Wednesday, the probable day OF
the Christmas adjournment. The indiCa-
lions are. however. against such early
disposal Of the subject, and II may be ac-
cepted as quite certain that even il Sem
ator Turp.e's motion for postponement I'M
til January 10 should not prevail the bill
Will be naturally thrown over beyond the
holidays. 1t IS evidently the purpose Of
the few remaining days prior to adjourn
ment. Mr.. Morgan today Indicated his
willingness TO accept the Berry amend
ments in modified form, and the bill az
the Arkansas senator proposes 20 change
II, has been printed for Information.
The bill concerning the registry Of for
eign built vessels wrecked on the Ameri-
can coast is still on the calendar as a spe-
cal order. and Senator Eikins Will prob
ably make another effort TO secure con-
sideration. Senator Culiom has also ex-
pressed a desire to get up the anti-scalp-
ing bin. Both these measures will be an
tagonized. and most probably thrown over
until January.