Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-26

O'CLOCK P. NJ, THE TREATY
AND ALL AMENDMENTS WILL
BE PASSED UPON-A SPEECH
BY SENATOR DAVIS, FAVOR
ABLE TO EXPANSION-A WARM
DEBATE IN THE HOUSE BE-
TWEEN REPRESENTATIVES
JOHNSTON AND DOLLIVER,
BOTH REPUBLICANS.
Washington, January 25.-The Sen
ate held two executive sessions to-day
and at each the peace treaty vas the
subject under discussion. At the first
an agreement was reached to vote On
the treaty next Monday week, and at
the second Senator ravis presented the
American commissions reasons FOR the
acceptance of the treaty in the form in
which it was finally concluded. The
agreement for a vote vas reached at
an executive session held o o after
converting at noon, this agreement be-
ing in the following language:
THAT the Senage agrees to vote on
the treaty with Spain and all amend
ments on Monday, the sixth of Febru-
airy, at 3 O'Clock p. M, and that until
that time the Senate shall go into ex-
ecutive session on each day at 2 p. m.
This was an unanimous agreement,
the terms of which were Formulated by
Senator Davis in reply to yesterdays
proposition by the opposition, and as
a result of to-day's meeting of the Sen
ate committee on foreign relations. The
agreement in the committee to accept
the proposition was unanimous and it
is understood that Senator Davis in
formed his fellow committeeman that
it was the wish of the President that
the proposition for a vote should be ac-
cepted, and the result made known as
soo as possible. Those who are
familiar with the view Of the President
say that he has urged an early vote
upon the ground that nothing is to be
lost and everything is to be gained by
taking the vote. The final action. he
is confident. will be favorable when
| reached.
In accordance with the terms of the
agreement, the Senate resumed it's
work in executive session at 2 o'clock,
and the entire time of this session
was consumed by Senator Davis in
making a presentation of the history
of the Paris conference, This presen-
tation consisted largely in the quota
ton of the various propositions made
Paris, and while the speech was thus
rendered somewhat formal, it received
the closest and most careful atten-
ton.
Speaking outside of the spublished
record, Senator Davis took OCCASION %
eulogize the Spanish commissioners in
high terms as men Of exceptional
shrewdness and ability, saying the
Americans had found them armed at
all points, jealous of SPANS honor
and interest and prepared at all times
to defend her cause as long as there
was anything to defend. He said the
Americans of the commission had
been in constant communication with
the President while negotiating the
convention; that he was made ac-
quainted with all the commissions
movements and while he admitted
that there had been APPARENTLY some d.
vision of opinion among publicists in
the United States as to the policy of
including the Philippines in the agree
ment, there had been practically no
other honorable way out of the diff
ficulty.
As~for himself, Mr.. Davis was will
ing from the start to extend our bor-
ders so as TO include these islands be-
cause he believed their acquisition a
most important stride in the advance
ment of the American nation, COM
mercially and otherwise. He, with
OlutIS, MdS iOOhIuS lOIN dIu W INC
prospective partition of the vast Chin
csc empire among the European ma
lions, and he foresaw that if the
United States did not secure a footing
in the Orient, such as they now have
an opportunity to c through the
terms of the treaty, they would be
most e~ffectually and forever shut out
from this vast market.
If we should fail Il make good our
own opportunity thus providentially
presented, we need, Mr.. Davis said,
| expect no favors from Europe in re-
gaining a foothold in the eastern mar
kets. We need count upon no display
of friendship from Europe in this or
any other matter.
Washington, D. c., January 20
Not since the stirring days before the
| declaration of war last spring has
the House witnessed such an exhiDi-
ton of excitement and such scenes
| of unbounded enthusiasm as occurred
! to-day when the two Republicans.
~ TL-~ 49, T~l9.-n ,n-.lru