The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-24
To Gain More Strength Before Gsint u
a Vote. s,I
THE SENATE ONLY WILL BIZ REQUIRED
According 10 Those Who nssIse ! Rstiilca
lion Of the Matter, n
BUT THIS IS NOT SUPPORTED BY FACT
A. Only the House Can Originate y
Biii 20 Approrrtatc F20.oOO, 900
for the Philippines.
Especial DispatOh q rho POST,


Washington, January 80. The belicf thar
m extra session IN practically Il certainty
10 growing here. The administration forces
In the senate refuse to yield to the con-
ccsaions asked BY the undergraduates or
opponents of the ratification Of the treaty
IN its present shape and also appear. be
afraid TO bring matters affecting the treaty
to crisis by n vote. The president APP
rarcntly prefers an extra session to any
modification OF the terms OF tho treaty.
Senator Davis, who has charge Of the
peace treaty denies that an extra session
means a session of tho entire congress and
maintains that II refers to an extra see
sion OF the senate only. He says the APP
preparation OF the $4,000. 900 carrled BY
tho treaty will not necrssi.atc the action
If tho house OF representatives, as the
terms OF the treaty did not require the pay
ment OF money until after an exchange Of
ratification.
II is said that even should the treaty
fall OF ratification during The present ses-
sion II eau be ratified at an cxtraordlnary
sepson OF the scnntc, without calling thu
house back to Washington, But unless this
congress should nppropristr Scoooo,ooo ~
advance of ratification Y Is dfhcult 70
see Now an extra session Of both houscs y
10 be avcrted, in view Of article $ OF thu
,rdais. which says;
gnThe United states will pay to spain
he sim OF sao.ooo,ooo within three months
after the exchange OF ratincAtiop. ctcsS..
u Is further provided l,y artirls y tnAts
.,ihe ratiaca,ions uhplls be sxehsnEed NJ
Washington within six months from the
date thereof or carllor Y pcsstbie'
FROM this II Will be SEEN hat tho tresAy I
provides for ratification not later tnsp
lime 10. and the payment Of the money
Nv sontemt,cr TO- or before the next regn
lar uession convcncs.
an armlstico between the friends ana
opponents of the penro treaty seems 70
bnyo been declared, for there Is no o's
positlon ON either sidc 10 force q showlns
Of hands al this Immediate inncture,
Aster dlscissine the subject with rep
rcscn,atiyc men on both Sides Of me aues' 4
tion tho correspondent h lnstined IN ~
sorting that no attempt viii be made 10
bring on d vote during ihr coming Week.
Al present the programme OF the friends Of
Tho treaty Is 20 ALLOW tho debate TO rol,
tln,le In open session on the Vest and srA-
liar RESOLUTIONS, and In the meantime az
tive missionary work Will BIO carried on ~
behalf Of The treaty.
on tho other hand. the opponents OF s
ratification are not prepared TO force =
vote on an amendment 70 tho treaty. be-
cause thcy are not certain they can CONS
mnnd /. majority OF votes necessary TO N
carry IN amendment. THUS far y appears
that both sides are playing waiting gainc,
but all The time on the alert to take ads
vantage Of any real or fancIed change In
tho situatIon There arc number o.
democratic senators vino are pledged 10
vote for an amendment, but at the same
time they will not assert positively they
viii vote 10 reject the treaty should the
prc posed amendment fall. II Is the unccr-
,alnty Of this class OF senators TINT Is de-
laying aggressive action. for neither side
cares to undergo the test Of roll call UNI &
der existing conditions.
Under the elagtic rules Of the senate the
frlcndu OF the treaty realize that satisfac- 4.
tory resolutions arc not obtainablc thronsh y
heroic or desperate methods. Under the
no effort win be made u
bring on vote Until senatovs aro pres
pared to take definite position on the
question. -, 81
Although tic motion Tor an exsiuti yea US
session was made by he chairman of tt|a "a:
committees on foreign relations. thc pesasc n
treaty was not taken up IN ne senAts ~.
Il ~ 80 IXm.4X