The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-23
Landsthing Rejected Treaty With
 J, 5, p Tie Vote
EXCITEMENT WAS INTENSE
Two Old Men Totterins With Age and Illness Were Brought to the Hall Attended By Physicians and
 Defeated the Treaty.

Copenhagen, October 22-The Lands thing today rejected the second reading of the bill providing for the ratification of the treaty between Denmark and the United States in regard to the cession of the Danish West Indies and the 1at- ter country. The vote stood S2 to 32, a tie. The announcement caused the great est excitement in the house and demon- strations on the part of spectators.
 In the voting there was one absenta- tion. The rightists and two indepene mt conservatives opposed the bill The leftists and six independent conserva- tives supported it.
 The vote was taken without any de- with mingled cheers and shouts of dis. approbation.
 Crown Prince Frederick, all of the min isters and many members of the diplo- matic corps and members of the Folke- thing were present. The public galleries were crowded
 Cabinet Will Not Resign.
 The cabinet held a meeting immediately after the reading of the bill. and the min isters unanimously agreed that the ac- tion of the landsthing did not necessi- tate their resignation.
 The finance minister intends to send a commission to the Danish West Indies to investigate the situation with the view of assisting the islands in developing bet ter economic conditions. The syndicate which recently promised to help the islands has been requested to submit it's plans and prepare to carry them out so soon as possible.
 The predominant sentiment throughout Denmark Is undoubtedly prosale and the rejection of the treaty is attributed chiefly to domestic political effort to embarrass the government and to bring about the resignation of the ministry. The question of the sale of the islands may not re- main dead for any length of time. The inability of the rigsdag to agree on policy for bettering the conditions of the islands is expected to be a factor in again forcing the sale question to an issue.
 Doubtful to Last Moment.
 The result of today's vote was doubt full the last moment. One member had not taken a definite stand, and 1t was un- certain whether two sick members would be able to attend. The age of these men, ny BeSou anu ftADeil, are Jf ana ol years respectively
 Both had been expected to die for sev- eral weeks past. They were both bed- ridden at their homes, 150 miles from Copenhagen, but they were brought to this city.
 The sufferers, who were accompanied by physicians, were carried into a salon car which was rolled on to a ferry boat on which it crossed from Jutland. On their arrival at Copenhagen they were met by leading anti-salers and were driv- en in carriages to hotel. There the two old men, guarded and nursed over night, were eventually carried to their chairs In the Landsthing hall an hour before the meeting. They had a prompt CT on hand to assist them.
 Long before the hour fixed for the meeting of the house the streets outside the Rigsdag building were corwded with excited seekers for admission. Thousands were turned away. The hall and galler- ies were packed. The vote was taken amid suppressed excitement and the an- nouncement of the result was greeted with a storm of cheers and misses. The exhibitions of joy on the part of the anti-salemen were almost. unbounded The disorder was not suppressed for a considerable time.