The Atlanta constitution., 1900-04-09
BY Jos: OIL

Washington April s-(Speciail-The
prrsent indications are that the Hay
Pauncefote treaty will not be ratified m
any shane "a this session Of consress- fhe
IruublSs,- headers have reached the CON
,,,rsfor, that il viii be safest and best for
them IL shelvc this pet measure 81 'i'e
state department until after the FieS'ee''-
tiaI elections ,.,
with this delay there is httie
prosuect of Nicaragua canal lesisl"
tion al this session. although the
leading advocates of the canal do not
regard it's fate as tied with that OF
the treaty. and believe the bill foI
the construction Of the canal Will &c
through
T-.sf.Is-lt Mckinley hIs l",ently te-
.,-,,.. q convert L. the Cleveland AVERSION
L. having congress ION his hands anu
In. whole force ~ the administration !
=. b.. used ta force an early adlourniiieh'
~ the Iaw-nakIuE body When ne came
fr-, office. President Mckinney Was az
rareutIv a flTm believer IN cHh-t'SS-
vy.-, a,lt II his way i'm his inaugural ad-
r =. NIX. II .Isgr that he Thought
,..,.sr..-- vyas "A blessing tO the country
-.-r.r -rgu the buE-t-sir and curse that
a.. -.~..I.....-s1r had made IL APPEAR. ndt
-. has changed hia mind The triShIiui
r,r.l.. iut. which the administration mas
-. OYER rh.. Porto Ric1r question haS
J.-,rrs.nt ths. president and MS auNiSeis
- tn.. belief that the sooner tney a.
adjourn censrr~~ the better F." .,s.',,,,s,i ~
r,.uub.is.tu chances Ia the pteslu''''''
campaign .s.
They have seen an apparently sate
thing slip away from them, ana now
thew attempt no cOncealment OF theii
fears that the democrats may WIN IN
the election this fall.
rI,-v see. that il is au due to their c~h
mistake. and they have broken "1' -
-.rirnfnatiau and recrimius'isn II ."~"
.-h.r tbs. president blaming u si "i
....rr-~.s- while rht. Leaders ~ congress 90
ro. miuce words when they lay "ll 'n'ls
tr.-,n-..s at the feet which form a ci'i"lN'
x-sr. 4, th,. wobblins Ences II ne
f.7..ut. They say he. and he alone. =
r.-Dous.hls. while what ne thinks aD'u'
tb. ~.publigaa headers I'm both branches
81 r.-nrr.ss is hardly nt for publ alton
lf.s.-s.sss.s r's- a'rrliulstE.iti n E"4l-
Rad as nave been their breaks on
the Porto Rican legislation, they fear
that there may be others in store Tor
them
The. q -i.lt, tu exc. uttvc session on the
nav rr.try has ..yslspJ such wide di-
,-.r-5tv IT opinion that they believe the
r~....ty whether ameuded or not. IS ia
DANGER. and th.y think agitation 81 the
--t-.. d.partmvut-S triumph II diploma
49, can only D.. disastrous To- them polit-
strIv. They fear agitation ~ tine ques-
t.Dus involved
Some of the western republicans
have told the president that the Brit
ish leaning Of the state department
has brought TO the administration a
large quantity Of condemnation from
the rank and file Of the party in that
section OF the country. and that if
the treaty Is insisted on, thousands
of votes that were cast for Mckinley
before will go against him this year.
These rauressufttiaus on the part al the
PARTY headers. rpmius, at q time when
there D. general Lrr1ura lizltf1n over the
division born ~ the Porto Rirau Jug
CLING. have settled the fate of the treaty
s-1 TAR as this session * concerned SEN
atnr Davis. chairman ~ the foreign rela-
tiouS committee. stated this evening that
In AN probability there would b. no seri-
uus effort tu Tttify the treaty until after
the pr ~ideutisl campaign This will ne
csS=ftate au extension II th- time within
which the convention may ha ratified. as