The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-06
VOTE ON TREATY TODAY.
T FRIENDS CONFIDENT THAr IT
WILL BE RATIFTED.

The Advocates of Ratification Increased by
the Conversion of senator Harris Of
Kansas - Their side-Its Oppononts Can
show Oniy T~wsntJ-nins Votes - The
Donbtfnl List Made Up Of Hale of
Msins, Heitfeld of Idaho, McEnery
Of Lsuisiana, and Jones Of Nevada.
W~AsuINHroN. Feb. 5~.-To.morrow will come
tie tug OF war in the United States Senate
over the peace treaty. Under the special order
adopted ten days ago the vote on the question
oil ratification will be taken at 3 o'clock.
Both sides express absolute confidence
tonight of winning. and unless SOM sudden
change takes place in the situation. due to tho
momentous news from Manila. or to some
cause now unforeseen. the fate ofthe treaty will
not be known until the last Senator on the roll
call has recorded his vote.
Never before in the history OF the Senate. at
least not in recent times. has that body been
so closely divided on such an important ques-
ton. notwithstanding the confident claims.
neither side is able or willing tonight to
show the figures to prove that they are
right. The advocates OF ratification have in
creased their certain vote from 81 TO 80 by
the conversion OF Harris OF Kansas. but APP
bhIohIly Iuty CaunOt ytI put uOWn IN DluCk ana
white the names OF the Senators necessary TO
insure ratification. Ninety votes comprise tho
full membership OF the Senate. and if Sena-
tor Vest is able to be present tomorrow
and thus release his pair with Senator Quay.
there will probably be "a votes cast. -Four alb
sent advocates OF the treaty are paired with
two opponents. Sixty votes will be neces-
sary for ratification. including the pairs.
and the opponents are required to muster
81 in order TO defeat it. Tonight they can
show 20 only. and the doubtful list Is still made
up of Hale OF Maine. McEnery OF Louisiana.
Heitfeld Of Idaho and Jones of Nevada.
All day long the conferences OF the leaders on
both sides. that have been carried on so des-
perately for the past week. were continued
They were interrupted early in the day by the
receipt OF the news from the lighting forces ut
Manila.
At once the aspect OF the situation changed.
and as the day wore on the confidence OF the
friends of the treaty increased, and tonight
the large majority OF them believe that the
events Of the day will have their direct effect
In the Senate tomorrow and that the
treaty OF peace will be triumphantly ratified.
There are a few exceptions. however.
and q few Senators arc still inclined TO think
that the cause Of ratification will not be i'm
proved by the action OF the insurgents In at
bhShlhk NLo Silg VI dul IleoluchI nS-
Kinley said to O Senator this afternoon that
he felt absolutely confident that the result
OF the news would be the ratification OF the
treaty. and Secretary Long. Chairman Davis.
Senator Foraker and other leaders Endorsed
the sentiment. The very thing that they have
dreaded has happened. The opinion Of these
men was we'll expressed by Senator Lodge to-
night when he said:
II think this makes the ratification OF the
treaty certain. The Fillpinos are in law the
subjects OF Spain. We have a truce with Spain
pending action on the treaty. They have
broken that truce by wantonly attacking
our troops in Manila. where our troops
had a right to be under the protocol.
They have thus become the public enemies Of
tie United States. have nothing further to
say. except that l am with my Government
against the public enemies Of my country. l
am with Dewey and Otis against Aguinaldo.
The treaty ought 10 be ratified tomorrow"
The opponents OF ratification. on the other
hand. especially the leaders. German and
Jones. declare that the action Of the in
surgents in attacking Manila and wound
ing and killing our troops is a strong
argument against the United States hav-
ing anything TO do with the Filipinos or
taking possession OF the Philippine islands.
1t furnishes an object lesson. they say. and
illustrates their contention that it IL would be
necessary to keep a great standing army to
hold the insurgentsi in subsection and that the
beat thing the United States can do with the
Philippines is to give them a wide berth.
These Democratic leaders. however, do not
stop to explain why 1t is necessary to refuse to
ratify the treaty in order TO abstain from TAX
ing possession OF the Philippine Islands.
They seem determined to continue their
opposition to the end. but it is the
oonaansua ~ oninion among p%RtriOtic citizens
OF all classes in Washington. public and pri-
vate. that the President, Senators Davis.
Foraker and Lodge. and others who stand with
them. are right. and that the short-sighted OPP
ponents OF ratification will meet their Waterloo
tomorrow.