The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26
~ DAYS FOR TREATY TALK.
ocrprs GORMAN's PROPO-
PAVE -,r,oN TO NAME DAY.

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Se""'. Every Day-senatOr Davis
whv the Treaty should BE
lei' ,x Ratifed--Thinks We
rrO roofing in the Orient.
Ne' ION Jan. 25.-The Senate held
" l'-' .n.,ra sessions to-day and at each
Two 'As treaty was the subject under
DISCUSSION. .u,out uas reaobed
~ IN, treaty next Monday week,
" .so second Senator Davis presented
' sa American commissioners reason for
Tue ',.-,,rce of the treaty in the form
'ls 9 ' il was finally concluded. The
u r,srr for a vote was reached flt an
'S ,,,ra session held soon after ceJnven-
Ing a, noon
-, the PROPOSITION was unanirlous, apd
w. .,,5sr.food that Senator D9'Qis inform
y, his fellow committeeman that it was
-..sb If the President that the propo-
.l,op for vote should be accepted and
-. result made known as soon as posi-
-, The final action, he is confident, will
:. favorable when reached.
Az soon as the doors were closed and the
.,hr. 4yc,uded. Senajor Davis, chairman
- The committee on foreign relations, took
"a aoor and announced that he was au-
,boriza5 bv the con Imittee to accept the
,,ronosron made in executive session by
ssnat5r German yes terday, to vote on the
,rsat,. within ten ia VS.. He therefore ask
ID for unanimous consent that the vote
sbo,Ii he taken at o'clock on Monday
Fsb saving tna'. exactly ten legislative
Avs would !nterV enc between this time
and that He iuuinated that if there were
onv objections TO this date ne would like
n hear them but none were heard. and
the hour and the day were unanimously
agreed TO-
No objection offered.
The remainder of the forty-five minutes
were spent IN an exchange of questions
and answers which are usually heard in
efforts TO fix time for a vote, and in
making sure that all understood the fact.
There was also an agreement that the
Senate should go into executive session
each ,lay between this time and Feb.
for the discussion of the treaty. Author
ity was also given for making the an
pouncement of the agreement public.
The opposing senators made no objec-
ton to the date, neither suggesting an
earlier nor a later one.
In accordance with the terms of the
agreement the Senate resumed its work
in executive session at 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
presentation consisted largely i'll the quo
t3tion Of the various propositions made on
each side OF the controversy at Paris,
while the speech was thus rendered some
what formal it received the closest and
most careful attention.
EulOgized Spnniards.
Speaking outside of the published record
Senator Davis took occasion to eulogize
the Spanish commissioners in high terms
as men Of exceptional shrewdness and
obity saying the Americans had found
them armed a all points, Jealous of
Spain honor and interest, and prepared at
all times to defend her course as long as
there was anything to defend.
He said the Americans of the commits
slon mad been in constant communication
with the President while negotiating the
convention; that he was made ACQUAINTED
with all the COMMISSIONS movements. and
While he admitted there had been appar-
entity some division of opinion in the Uni
led States as to the policy of including the
Philippines in the agreement, there had
ueen practically no other honorable way
out OF the difficulty.
As TO himself, MIR. Davis was willing
from the start to extend our borders so as
10 include these islands, because he be-
HeVed their acquisition a most important
stride IN the advancement of the Ameri-
Cal nation commercially and otherwise.
Footing in the Orient.
ne with others, was looking forward TO
'he prospective partition of the vast Chi
uese empire among the European nations,
ana ne foresaw that If the United States
ula not secure footing in the Orient, such
as 'ney now have an opportunity to Sc
cure through the terms of the treaty, they
would be most effectively and forever
shu' out from this vast market On this
account there was every reason in the
word why The treaty should be ratified
ana ne commended that few men who would
sluuy the world wide questions presented
as lhe commissioners had been compelled
10 study them, could doubt the expediency
u lhe move. He also touched upon the
ies'l questions involved contending that
OHere We're many precedents for the ac-
q .,IIh Inat we, as a nation, had the
,.5I' 10 acquire territory, and that there
wee no constitutional barriers
We should fail to make good our
oMn opportunity thus providentially pre-
eHCeu' We need Mr.. Davis said, expect |
Do15 5't o's rom Europe in regaining a foot
,o olu III 'he Eastern markets. We need
rguIl upon no display of friendship from
-u'ope ih 'his or any other matter"
European Powers Jealous.
Inc European powers were profoundly
ta'01s oi The United States, he said and |
ne senator declared it was fact that we
,,,. ,''' ual one friend on the continent IN
H.. elent struggle with Spain, or in our
.o,,I 10 secure peace favorable to this |
ME- ne 'nUmated that but for Great Brit
sr,.. 7'l''9de there would have been in
M. "ll'h by the continental powers. In |
,a, .''Ne ton he referred to the news |
!, ports from London accrediting
'li,. "''N am expression favorable TO the
az ,','.e OIL the United States with Great
,e,,. ana japan. He had he said.
,ress-' ' Foeated such an alliance for the |
in,e ''l he would not say that the
.n., ,.l not come when such an alli- |
~ "u'd be both wise and necessary for |
ige ''ton of our rights and pres
70 Avoid Trouble.
obiI,-...-' eVed if the Americans held the