The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-23
FIGHT FOR THE TREATY
Senator Davis Will Move Its
Consideration Today.
NATTER WILL BE PRESSED
Wishes of Senator's Who Desire to
Spenk on the Issue to Be Regarded
Friends of the Measure Confident
That ID VIII BE Ratified.

The Treaty fight in the Senate begins
In earnest today. Immediately after the
morning business. Senator Davis, Chair
man of the Foreign Relations Committee,
will move an executive session, for the
consideration of the measure, and from
then on, according TO Mr.. DAVIS state
nent to a Times reporter last night, the
Treaty will be made the paramount issue
in the Senate.
Despite the claims Of the oppos ton, the
friends of the Treaty are sangune- As
far as it is possible to outline the poicy
OF those who favor the Treaty, Senator
Davis outlined il last night He sad,
first, that he would move an executive
session for its consideration today; sec
ond that number Of Senators wound NtSn
10 spsak on the issue and their wish $
would be regarded. and. third. that the
Treaty would be pressed from ro% on.
Il do not expect to get a vote tomor-
row, or the next day, or perhaps, the next
week" be said But, il is my intentioa
10 press the matter as far as possible
Ratification now seems certain. and
those in favor of the measure VIII procsel
with that idea in their minds. They wiil
of course, exercise caut on and the State
ment published yesterday that the Chair
nan of the Foreign Relations Committee
as afraid of an immediate vote is in
measure true.
He would not wish to have the ratilica-
tion OF the Treaty put 10 vote immedi-
ately, before he and Others in favo. oi the
measure have had an oppo. tunity TO sound
The sentiment of the Senate. And, IN
probability, the anti-eXpansionists would
be Just as averse TO having tHe measure
voted on Immediately, for, according 10
reports now. they are even less c-lt2ia OF
their strength than are those IN favor OF
ratification.
But notwithstanding all this, the friends
of the Treaty are more confident now than.
they have been AT any time since the
treaty was placed in the hands of Presi-
dent Mckinley. that il Will be ratified at
Ibis session Of Congress.
The evident futiIity Of opposition is
largely Waat they put their faith in. If
the Democrats and others who oppose rati-
fication show that they possess a sufficient
strength to defeat the will of the Admin
istration. there will be no necessity of 60
ing to vote during the present session
The matter can be laid aside al the will
Of those who are behind it, and an extra
session Of the Senate. in which the places
Of many Of those who now oppose the
measure would be filled by newly-elected
Senators. in closer touch with the will Of
The people and in sympathy with the Ad-
lninistration. so far. at least, as expansion
and the Treaty are concerned will be
called
Ratification will then be certain. and in
view of this it is felt that even the most
radical opponents OF the Treaty of Peace
must concede the fruitlessness of trying
TO defeat or even delay such action in the
present Senate. The friends of the Treaty
do not anticipate that there will be any
such decided opposition after the measure
is once under consideration however and
VIII press il 10 vote as soon as possible.