The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-12
HAS A SAFE MAJORITY
Fate of the Spanish Treaty in the
Senate.
THE EXPANSION LINEUP
The Rocky Mountain Senators Unani-
nous for Rat;flcation-Litttle Hope
for Shafroths Arid Land
Bill at This Session.
Washington Bureau of the Standard,
No. 114J G Street N. w.

Washington, Jan. THE vote on the
Spanish American treaty will proba bly,
be reached next week and it is certain
to be ratified conservative estimate
gives it IS votes and 60 is two-thirds of
the senate. Both Montana senators will
vote for the treaty if they are present,
and, if not in the senate, they will be
paired in favor of it with some Eastern
senator. In this case it will take two
senators from the West to equal one
New Highlander for pairing on treaties
is always on the basis of two to one.
1t is also extremely improbable that
the treaty will be amended in any par
ticular although there are number of
senators who have expressed them
selves as favoring various alterations.
On the final vote it will be adopted.
counting pairs, 65 to %. The mountain
states will all vote solidly for ratifica-
ton. The only one of the number who
is said to favor amendment is Senator
Heitfeld. He has been making some
figures on the potency of the Philip
pines if they ever become states. Why"
said he tonight, they have 10000, 900
people This entities them to about so
members of congress Think of what
that would do in the electoral college.
1t would change any presidential cleo
ton" The senator believes there is
room for thought as to the final course
to be taken with the islands, but is not
in favor of surrendering them and will
undoubtedly SO cast his vote as to give
the treaty the unanimous approval of
the Rocky mountain region.
Both the representatives from Colo
RADIO, Judge Bell and Mr. Shafroth.. are
strongly opposed to taking the Spanish
islands and are thus placed in OPPOSE
ton to Senator Teller. Representative
Hartman of Montana, who is generally
eager and proud to follow the senator's
leadership, is also among those that are
in favor of democratic and silver align
ment against expansion.
Senator Teller's speech on the colonial
question is in great demand. Thou
sands of copies are being secured by
democrats, populists and silver republic
cans who believe that we should retain
the fruits of the Spanish war, however
much difference there may be to the
methods and principles to be adopted
in. governing them. The senator is in
the minority on the silver side of the
senate on the question of expansion
as most of the democratic and allied
senators are for taking position in 1i-
rect opposition to the permanent hold
ing of any of the new possessions.
Butte will have it's first term of the
United States court on the first Tuesday
in February. This is in accordance with
the terms of the Mantle bill which has
passed both houses and received the
approval of President Mckinley. 1t
may be that proper accomm odations for
the court may not have been provided
by that time. in which event the time
for the first Butte session of the court
may go over until September.
The passage of this measure is jointly
due to the activity of Senator Mantle in
the senate and Representative Hart
man in the house. The new law reads
as follows:
Hereafter, and until otherwise pro-
vided by law. regular terms of the cir
cult and district courts of the United
States for the district of Montana shall
be held at Butte on the first Tuesday
in February and on the first Tuesday
in September in each year: Provided,
That the judge of said court may, in
his discretion, upon application and
good cause shown by either party, or
der the trial of any cause therein
pending to be held in either the said
city of Butte or the city of Helena"
The proviso relative to the right of
the judge to assign cases for either city
was added in the house, and was made
by Congressman Hartman at the rug-
gestion of United States Judge
Knowles. The favorable report from
the judiciary committee in the house,
drawn by Gen. D. B. Henderson of
Iowa, said:
las the law now stands there is but
one United States district in Montana
with two divisions one term of court
being held at Butte and the other at
Helena; but great Inconvenience exists