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German and Vest Banter the
 Commissioner. CONSIDERATION IS RESUMED Senator 'dge Urged Immediate Ratit Son of the Document. cLNSS sczAKs AGAINST EXPANSION LS5
 - SS E = : narpIy Criticised the Opponents Of the Treaty.
HoAR DEPENDED HIS COURSE
Teller Retaliated by Asserting That the Opposition Was Responsible for Continuation of a State
 of War.

Washington, January 24.-Two notable speeches were delivered in the senate today, one by MT. Lodge, of Massachusetts, and the other by MT. Clay of Georgia.
 While the two senators differed diametric- ally as to the policy of expansion, upon which they dwelt, both are in favor of the immediate ratification of the pending peace treaty. They contended that once that treaty is ratified congress will have full power to deal with conditions respecting the territory acquired during the war with Spain and not before. MT. Lodge particu- larly argued for a formal declaration of peace, which could be had only by the rati- fcaton of the treaty That accomplished, he was willing to trust the American con- gress and the American people to deal fair ly, justly and periodically with the Philip pine islands, with full regard to the prin- ciples of our own government as setforth in the constitution and in the declaration of independence.
 Mr. Clay was inclined to the belief that 1t might be desirable for congress to make declaration of intention regarding the Philippines before the treaty was ratified. He strongly opposed expansion. especially on the ground that 1t would necessitate the maintenance of a large and expensive stand ing army.
 Consideration Resumed
 The senate resumed consideration of the peace treaty today in executive session. The Barry resolution for the consideration of the treaty in open session was voted down, and there was more or less talk of taking a vote. though on this point no defi- nite decision was reached.
 The session opened with strong appeal by Senator Berry to open the doors and allow the world to listen to the debates on the subject. He said that he desired an op- portunty to reply to some of the speeches which had been made on the treaty in open session, but that so long as the treaty was considered in executive business he did not feel so free as others seemed to be to dis cuss it openly.
 Brief speeches were made for and against the open door proposition, but the motion was finally disposed of in the negative by a very large vote.
 Probably the most significant occurrence of the session was the banter upon the ques- tion of final vote upon the treaty itself. Senators German and Vest, both of whom oppose ratification, urged the importance of getting vote at no very distant day. Sen- ator German, in very earnest speech, said that much had been said by the friends of ratification as to the necessity of dis posing of the subject without any great de- lay.
 Challt l to Allow Vote
 He agreed wiln them upon that point, and if they were in earnest he felt that a vote might be reached within ten days. Senator Vest joined in MT. Germans ap- peal, and urged MT. Davis to a day and an hour when a vote could be taken.
 "We want it understood distinctly" said he, "that we are not holding the treaty up at all. Name the day. We will agree to any date that will suit you. If you have the votes you can ratify your treaty; if not, it will be defeated. The question will be disposed of, and the senate can proceed with other business"
 Let us vote now" responded Senator AL drich we ought to be ready to vote in fifteen minutes"
 Senator Davis replied however, that the question of fixing day for a vote had not been considered by the committee on for eign relations, and that he would not feel justified in assuming such a responsibility upon his own authority unsupported. He promised to bring the matter to the atten- tion of the committee at its next session.
 The principal speeches of the general de- bate were made for the treaty by Senators Tener and Frye, and MT. Hoar in opposi- ton.
 Senator Fryes' was sharp criticism of the opponents of the treaty, and 1t was so pointed that it brought Senator Hoar to his feet for a somewhat acrimonious reply. MT. Frye dwelt at some length upon the conditions under which the treaty had been formulated, and also referred to the situa- ton in the Philippines, intimating that the opposition to the ratification was the prin- cipa source of encouragement to the Fil- ipinos in their present attitude toward the United States
 Hoar Defends His Course
 MT. Hoar defended the course of the op- position. Disagreeable as it was, he said, to arouse the i'll will of his brother sena- tors that condition was preferable to plung- ing the country into position that might be of untold consequences to the whole na- tion.
 Mir. Teller replied to MT. Hoar, saying the opposition were responsible for the continu- ation of tho state of war, and pointing out various probable results in the way of the loss of prestige and power in case the
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