The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04

Washington, Feb. 3.-The controversy
in the senate over the vote upon the
various resolutions interpretive of the
peace treaty, took an acute turn late
today. The opposition to a vote came
first from the friends of the treaty,
who held to the theory that it could be
ratified without compromise. Those
who apparently were then willing that
a vote should be taken, today held an
opposite view, and absolutely refused
to agree to a time for taking a vote.
The contest occurred in the executive
session, which did not occur until Sis
/ o'clock The next hour and a quarter
was spent in a vain endeaVOr on one
/ side TO get an agreement to a date for
| q vote upon the resolutions, and on
| the other in a more successful effort to
bring the days session to a close with
out allowing anything to be accom-
plished in that direction.
! The gallery doors had no sooner been
/ locked than Senator Davis. who had
| taken his position at Senator F'ye's
! seat Immediately in front of the chair.
| preferred the request of the treaty
supporters for unanimous consent.
| naming tomorrow as the date of q vote
He said that the desire on his side of
the chamber was that there should be
| an opportunity TO vote on ali the reSO-
/ lutionS of a declaratOry nature, all of
which had been offered by senator's
who were opposed to the treaty with
out modification.
/ The opposition We're prepared for the
request. but it did not fail to create
some excitement Simultaneous objec-
! tionS were made from three or four
[ sources; but, as If by common consent.
! to Senator German was left the task
/ OF making the principal statement for
. ffcsr g.
] objection was based on the brief time
/ that must intervene between the time
! OF taking the vote on the resolutions
and the time fixed for voting on the
( treaty-S O'Clock next Monday. An es-
! sential part of the demand of those
who desired a modification of the eX-
] preston IN the treaty was that the
4 house, as well as the senate. must
act upon the resolution. Manifestly it
was TOO late TO secure 4 vote by the
! house, even if the action of the senate
should be favorable. Hence the alb
Surdity of the proposition. He for one
would object, and he had no doubt that
others would feel as he did So long
as there had been any possibility Of
securing vote in both houses of con-
gress, the members of the senate who
opposed the treaty in it's present form
had made no opposition But to con-
sent to Il vote upon the question at
[ days. would create the impression that
I the opponents of the treaty had been
posing for effect and had allowed
themselves to be tricked, either ignor-
antly or knowingly.
BAD FAITH CHARGED.
Senators COckre1 and Bacon also
avowed their opposition to agreeing to
| fixing a time for a vote. placing their
, opposition on grounds practically the
same as those of Mr.. German Each
was inclined to charge bad faith. Sen
ator Cockrel gave notice that he would
resist any effort for q vote upon the
resolutions up to 3 o'clock Monday.
when the vote on the treaty must be
taken.
The friends Of the treaty declared
that they were acting in perfect good
faith. They cited that all the time of
the senate for the past week had been
occupied in performing duties under
the orders or consent of the senate.
and that there had not been within
the period a time when the vote could
have been taken.
1ney charged that the opposition
were afraid TO allow an opportunity to
vote upon the resolutions because Of
the apprehension that some of the res
olutions would be agreed to. and the
chances of ratification Of the treaty
| thus improved. This meant as they
regarded it, that they did not want
any treaty ratified. The objectors stood
firm. however, to the last, refusing to
yield.
These .objections were, of course. ef-
fective, and the treaty supporters
turned their attention to longer daily
sessions of the senate. with the hope Of
exhausting debate and thus forcing ac-
ton on the resolutions without unani-
nous consent being given
Senator Davis therefore moved that
the senate take recess until 10 O'Clock
| tomorrow. He was met with a resolu-
ton by Senator German to adjourn, and
on this motion the years and nays were
ordered
Mr.. Davis and his co-workers resist
ed the adjournment motion, and it was
defeated. but by a margin of only one
vote. the ballot resulting "a ayes to %
nays.
ADJOURNMENT CARRIED.
A vote was Immediately ordered for
| a motion for a recess until IL o'clock
4 tomorrow. a number Of the opposition
refrained from voting, and the roll call
developed the absence of a quorum
The hands Of the senate clock then in
! dicated $50 None of the senator's had
had their dinners. Hence Senator Da-
Wis himself moved an adjournment.
\ which motion carried without a divis-
ion.
The vote on adjournment was not
considered in any. sense as a test, as
many of the senators. and especially
of the supporters OF the treaty. had left
the chamber before the ballot was
taken.
If the objection to the taking of a
vote on the resolutions is maintained
by its opponents, they Will be able TO
accomplish their purpose of forcing the
vote on the original document They
Indicate no purpose TO change their line
of action, and say positively that they
will not
The day was full of conferences. and
the three or four senator's who have not
vet positively decided on which side to
cast their votes, were much sought by