The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-02
rprlTY ADVOCATES IN A HOLE.
.r,,,E,ING RESOLUTIONS ALMOST
REACHED A VOTE.

-, Central Figure in an AMI
mated Sccne-Had Republicans
.,,;,r on All Sides-Chandler
ua. MOI Prepared to Vote on the
..iou Mt oncc-A Suggestion
.ho Time for a Vote, How
.,er. Met Opposition.
,,...hirpton. Feb. 1-(SpeciaD.-Senator
mas tbc central figure in an unus-
Do .,,i,,atea scene in the Senate to-day.
u, fav minutes the indications were
.s,, tbe Georgia senator had the friends
,b, treatv in a tight hole, and would
4 |....,, ,bsm 10 disclose their voting strength.
4 - rho eoor on his own resolution, and
4 .b,1sneed the friends of the treaty to
4 ,,,.t f. 10 vote. A dozen Republicans
,hsir feel in an instant, and some
,,ev consultations ensued.
na the Democratic side the crafty Cor
man and the vigorous Jones of Arkansas,
.narriv prompted Senator Bacon to force
-. issue 1t seemed as though the Dem
oors,s were anxious for show of hands,
nbgs the Republicans were disposed to
aorbt tbe wisdom of a roIl call on Bacon's
a resolution.
n Mark Hanna, Fairbanks and other close
n friends. of the President advised further de-
a liberation. Davis, chairman of the com
"A mi,tee on foreign relations, backed up by
a tbe members Of his committee, was dis
81 posed to accept Bacon's challenge, and a
N fair test of strength seemed imminent.
The Republicans Weaken.
n Bi1 Chandler was the first to weaken
"a He said he was not prepared to take a
Fl vote on the proposition to-day
"a Well suppose we-agree 10 vote to-mor-
"a row" quickly suggested Senator Bacon.
That's right" choroused German, Jones
81 and other delighted Democrats.
. While the Republicans were consulting
Fl #amoug themselves as to the safest course
Fl TO pursue, Tom Carter, from Montana,
who had followed the line of proceedings
e more closely than some of his excited Re
E publican associates, objected TO any agree
n ment looking 20 the fixing of time for the
vote TO be taken. Before the snarl was
4 untang ed the Senate went into executive
session with the Bacon resolution still
y pending.
a During the excitement it appears that
the resolution Of Senator sullivan OF Mis-
sssIppL which is simply decferatory on
the part of the Senate, was offered as a
substitute for Senator Bacon's joint reso-
luton. IL the Sullivan proposition is
made an amendment to the Bacon resolu-
ton The former then becomes a joint res
oiutiOn which requires ooraoaArroia4a4a Iass +t4o
House Of Representatives, and also the APP
proyal Of the President.
By this parliamentary juggle, the Sui
Ivan resolution becomes obnoxious to
some of those who were willing to accept
in its original form, when it simply
meant an expression of opinion on the
= part Of the Senate, and not as binding as
the law of JOINT resolution.
May Force Extra Session.
The Democratic leaders tonight insist
that the friends of the administration are
sull without votes enough to ratify The
treaty, and the Democratic policy is t
lorce an extra session, if possible. On tn,
other hand, the Republicans say they ar,
wiling to allow the Sullivan resolution il
It's simplest form to pass. and they viii
resist any Other proposition.
The treaty Will be ratified eventually
ana 1t Is difficult to see what the Demo
Va's expect to gain, from a party stand
pou' by Forcing an extra session.