The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-06


sioners We're on the Way to Conser
With Them.
Washington, Feb 5.-Whatever may
be the result of the vote which is to be.
taken in the senate tomorrow on the
ratification of the peace treaty with
Spain. the subject of the relations of y
this country to the Philippine islands
undoubtedly will be the uppermost
topic in the senate during the week.
The hostile demonstration of the Fill
pino forces under Aguinaldo renders
this result inevitable. This occurrence
has had the effect of intensifying the
feeling in the senate which had g>own
out of the controversy over the treaty
and which was almost at fever heat On
this account it would be very difficult
for the senate to take up other sub
jects.
For the present all interest centers&
in the outcome of the vote on the treaty.
This vote will mark the close of one of
the most memorable contests that ever
occurred in the senate and there sisspro-
found and widespread Interest in the
outcome. The vote is set for 3 o'clock
and the balloting will begin promptly
at that hour
The first vote will be on amendments.
OF these, the only important one vet
offered is by Mr.. Vest, placing the Phil
ippines on the same basis as the Gu
bans. The vote will then be taken upon
the treaty itself. A favorable vote on
the part of two-thirds of the mem bers
OF. the senate is necessary to secure rat
lhcation. Hence, with a full member
ship OF the senate, go votes will be
necessary to secure a favorable result.
There are now seven senators absent
from the city. OF these, five, namely.
Messrs. Proctor, Stewart, Cannon, Will
son and Wetmore, are favorable to the
treaty, and Messrs. White ana Turpie
are opposed to it. Senator Stewart is
expected to arrive in time to cast his
vote, and II this expectation should be
realized there will be only six absen-
tees, and it would be very convenient
ITO arrange for pairs, as two senators in
the afflrmativeaWill necessarily be pair
ed against one in the negative On this
basis the total vote of the senate would
be So and 56 would be necessary to rati-
ing very confidently on securing these
votes. When the senate adjourned Sat
urday they lacked only two votes of
haVlng the necessary number and the
general opinion among the advocates OF
the treaty is that the hostilities in Ma
nila will have the effect of bringing a
sufficient number to their standard to
insure a favorable result They say
there are a half dozen senator's who are
not SO completely committed against
the treaty as to prevent their coming to
the affirmative side. The opponents of
the treaty do not concede their defeat.
but some of them privately confess un-
easiness over the result as the effect
of the Manila engagement. Every bal
DOT, as it is cast, will be serutinized with
the utmost interest and very close tab
will be kept by many senator's on the
progress of the vote. If it should be-
come apparent that the treatysis to be
defeated some friend of lit will cast
his vote in the negative for the purpose
OF moving a reconsideration and this
motion for a reconsideration will be
made Immediately after the negative
result is known. Whether, however, the
treaty should be postponed for an extra
session will depend upon subsequent de-
velopments.
The proceedings in connection with
the vote will be entirely in executive
'N's'Aoli, 'ul IL titt uIidHllftuuS agreement
IS observed, the first two hours of the
day' session will be open TO the public.
The only other important questions
that are likely to come up after the rat
lhcation of the treaty are the appeo-
priation bills. Several of these are ready
for consideration and of, those the In
dian bill WIFI be the first to be taken up.
Senator Lodge.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, a
member of the committee on foreign
relations, said: ''On the proposition
presented l am in favor of standing
by Dewey and Otis. as against Aguin-
aldo. Our status in the Philippines is
that under the protocol we are in nos
session of the city, bay and harhor of
Manila. We are acting under truce
with Spain. Those people who have at
tackled the United States forces are in
the eye OF international law xtill sub
jeets of Spain and would be until the
treaty is ratified. They have violated
the truce and are our public enemies
and should be treated as suea. Ii was
known a week ago that Agoncillo. the