The evening times., 1899-02-04
GENE RAJ WA ASfIINGTON
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
senntor Gra.,s proanects.Lrha re-

senator Gray's Prospects.-The re-
port published exclusively in The Times
sometime ago that combination was be-
ing made to elect Senator George Gray in
Delaware under certain contingencies, is
confirmed. The negotiations have, it is
understood, been under way for more than
month. The members of the Admins
tration circle would regard the election OF
Gas Addicks as political calamity. The
election OF Gray would be preferable in
their opinion 10 the election of Addcks.
If Addicks holds cut many days longer it
has been decided to transfer the Dupont or
regular Republican, votes in the legisla-
ture TO Gray. II this is done and the
Democrats stand by Gray he will be elect
ed Senator Gray is in harmony with the
Administration on its expansion policy.
Prospects OF the Peace Trpnty.---
The opponents of the Peace Treaty pro-
over their successful resistance 10 taking
vote on the Sullivan resolution in ad-
vance of direct vote on the Treaty it
self, which is scheduled for 3 O'Clock on
Monday afternoon. They appear to think
that ii will be impossible for the friends
of the Treaty to round up the necessary
sixty votes On Monday TO insure its rati-
ficaton. But it is believed that they will
discover that they have been hugging an
empty delusion. Discussing the situation
today prominent Senator said: Il am
glad, for one, that we are going to have a
vote on the Treaty direct, without refer
ence TO the Sullivan or any other resolu-
4 gHp yr.tn ton he
Sullivan resolution. | should have done so
under protest, and only out OF Difference
10 the wishes of the majority. Senator
German and his supporters have really
rendered the Administration a service by
preventing Il vote on the Sullivan resolu-
ton.
Il believe that the Treaty will be rati-
fed when the vote is taken on Monday as
there are several men who have been
counted against the Treaty who viii prob
ably vote for 1t at the last moment. But
IL would be better to let the Treaty go
over to an extra session rather than to
submit to any modification of il. An eX-
| ira session would be the best thing for the
country in my judgment after ali. 1t would
enable US to take up and settle important
matters that Will be q constant source OF
annoyance and disturbance until they are
disposed of. 1t will be well in my opiu-
our Government clearly defined as early
as possible. II will hurt our standing
abroad il matters are allowed TO drift
along as they have been doing until next
| December.
Even ii the Treaty is ratified on Mon
day, as | believe il VIII be, ! stili think
| that the President viii be justified in call
! ing an extra session.
when the vote ON the Treaty is taken
. e5. .
friends viii meet with q surprise. There IS
really only one Republican Senator who Is
sure 10 vote agaiust the Treaty. and he Is
George Fr.sbie Hoar, Hale is likely 10
vote against il but it is not certain that he
viii DO so. Hale has been getting go0l
many letters from Maine recently ging
him TO vote for the Treaty. The passage
! OF resolution unanimously by the Maine
! Legislature endorsing the Treaty ought 10
have great weight with Hale. partlcu ariy
as it is the same legislature that recently
/ reelected Hale for another term Of six
( years. Hale has not been very active OF
late in his opposition to the Treaty and |
t think that there is chance that he viii
| vote for it. Mason and Wellington are
morally certain to vote for the Treaty.
1 Murphy OF New York who has been claim
/ ed by the anti-eXpansionjsts has made up
/ his mind. I am informed to vote for the
| Treaty. Heitfeld OF Idaho is also sa d 10
| have been converted 10 the Treaty side
! Go not see how the opponents of the
! Treaty can possibly muster ND more than
/ twenty-siX or twenty eight votes"
! Senator-EIect S~0tt'S Sent.-Tha 10
cision of the judiciary Committee OF the
House that Messrs. Wheeler. Colson.
Campbell. ard Robbins had forfeited their
seats in the House when they accepted
commissions in the volunteer army is like
ly to have an important bearing on the
| case of Senator elect Nathan B. Scott OF
West Virginia. Two of the votes that
were cast for Mr. Scott came from State
Senators who held commissions in the vol
unteer army. MIR. Scott could not have
Won without these two votes and the
Democrats claim that ne was not ieEa ly
elected. as the two men in question were
not entitled TO vote. MIR. Sc0tts right TO
/ occupy seat in the Senate after March !.
VIII be contested, ana if the Senate Judi
clary Committee coEcus in the decision
made by the Judiciary Committee of the
House Mr.. Scott win BE- barred out
The unseating Of Mr.. Scott however.
would not give the place to his Democrat
/ ic opponent, MCGraw. \ new election will
have to be held and as the West Virginia
/ Legislature will not be in session the
/ Governor Of the State will have To call
an extra session TO I'll the vacancy. But
II there should be no extra session OF
/ Congress the matter cannot come I'D be-
! fore next winter. The opinion is cutie
I generally expressed that Mr Scott win
/ have serious trouble to retain his hold on
his Senatorial toga. He was powerful
/ friends in the Republican camp. however,
ana the Republican managers will strain a
/ point II necessary in order to keep Scott
! in.
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