The sun., 1899-01-26
VOTE ON TREATY ON FEB. 6.
THE PRESIDENT CIUSES 4 CHANGE
IN THE SITUI TToN.

He Urged Upon Senators That n Voto Should
He Taken After Reasonable Time for
Debatc-The Sennte In Executive Session
Adopts nm Order to Take n Vote on Fob.
O, aud Until Tint Time the SENATE VIII
Go Into Executive session Each Day at =
P.M.-Ratihcation Relieved to Re in sight
WAsHINGToN. Jan. 25.-Two executive ses-
sons were held by tho Senate to-day. the renco
treaty being the subject considered in both.
The first session followed closely upon the
meeting OF the Foreign Relations COMMITTEES,
and Immediately after tho doors were closed
Chairman Davis asked unanimous consent
that the Senate vote on the treaty and any and
all amendments that might be offered begin-
ming at o'clock on the afternoon OF Feb. 6.
This, he quietly said, met the suggestion of
Senators Vest and German yesterday and
would he believed, be satisfactory to the whole
Senate
When this was suggested Mr.. Vest sat silent
in his seat. There was. however. nuttcr
among the ranks OF the antis, who seemed 10
feel that the friends OF the treaty believed
themselves sure of their ground Several
Senators wanted 20 know IL they would bs
permitted to reply in open session to the
speeches that had been made on the expansion
side Of tho question. and Mr.. Davis said that
they did not seek to restrict any Senator from
discussing the treaty In open session il he
cared TO do so within proper limitations. Then
Mr.. Wellington insisted that the agreement he
made exact and reduced to writing. This was
done. and after the reading Mr. German offered
an objection.
when said yesterday" said Mr.. German.
that we ought to take the vote within ten
days | did not mean that literally. There
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several speeches to which Senators wish to-
reply, and we ought TO have an opportunity to
discuss the treaty during the period covered BY
the agreement"
Very well, ;" Mr. Davis replied: "lct us agree,
then. that the Senate shall go into executive
session every day, between now and the date
agreed upon. at O'Clock for the consideration
OF the treaty"
And before o'clock the various resolutions
now pending can be discussed in open ses-
sion 2" some one asked.
This was likewise agreed to. and on motion
OF Senator Chandler tho order of the Senate
was made public 1t is as follows:
Ordered, that the Senate agrees 70 vote on tho
treaty with Spain and all amendments on Munday,
Feb. O, at o'clock p NJ. and until that time tho
Senate shall 20 into executive session each day at
2P.M
President Mckinley was largely responsible
Committee this morning. and which resulted in
the agreement made in executive session. The
President thought that Chairman Davis made
mistake yesterday when he failed to accept
the challenge of Senator German in announce
ing that the opponents of the treaty were ready
to vote President Mckinley said to several
Senators this morning that the friends of
the treaty should force vote after reasons
able senson Of debate. and thus make the
foir
delay or postponemont. Mr.. Davis was per-
fcctly willing to do this and wanted only an in
dorsement OF the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions for such action. This authority being
given. the proposition promptly made in
executive session, and the opposition could do
nothing but accept it. Very few Senators now
really believe that the treaty can be amended
or defeated
At the second executive session of the Senate
to-day. Senator Davis. one of the Peace Com
missioners. delivered an eloquent speech in
support OF the treaty. in which he spoke of the
laborS OF the commission its trials. the diff
culties it encountered and the final consunima-
tion OF the work set before it, Mr. Davis
paid a high tribute TO the character OF
the Spanish members OF the commission.
and said that they were all lawyers OF
national reputation and skilled in tho
art OF diplomacy They contested every
point with the acumen OF men trained in the
art. and only gave way after the hardest kind
OF fighting. The Spanish debt. based upon tho
revenues Of the colonies, Mr.. Davis said. was
IN especially hard part Of the negotia-
tions to get over. and at one time. he de-
clared, it looked as IL the negotiations
would be broken Off altogether. In one
,o,+ ~ his snnech M Doyis aid that tI,o r,orI
PniI w ms ePoo" -'i' Jaws 9"'" 'i"' ''e "oiA
was the Joint labor of the entire commission.
unhampered by any interference whatever.
n In he ni NvaS I'm
VI r'"iSe' "' "uuc" ~ '"e 'o,iip's'ion vas in
daily communication with Washington, ana
the President knew exactly what WAS beng
,Io,a
uone'
Discussing the Philippine question: Mr. Davis
said the commission went over the ground
.tao,,t,hI,, and ,aonhoJ ,b, oa,ol,,,;a ,haL
'horouShis anu leucheu I"o cohclusioh thuS
the only thing this country could do was to
take the whole archipelago. After hearing the
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the other American officers who were on tho