New-York tribune., 1903-02-27
EXTRA SESSION LIKELY.
THE .SITU4IION CRAZE
Little Hope of RatJying Treaties
Before Mdrch /.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TR1EUNE.J J

WASHINGTON, Feb 26.-General irritation,
rancor and conflict were manifested in the Sen
ate to-day-an aftermath, no doubt OF the pro-
longed Statehood contest. The Democrats
actuated largely by partisan reasons, are de-
termined to defeat every measure favored by
the Republicans, and to force d vote on the
I,ittIefield Antitrust BILL to which latter end
Senator Blackburn gave notice in executive ses
sion this afternoon that unanimous consent
would invariably be refused until a vote on the
Antitrust bill had been taken Senator NC
Cun1ber of North Dakota, emulatng, perhaps
Senator Ouay's disregard of party allegiance
has organized miniature insurrection, ana SEN
ator Morgan contributes his share to the merry
war by his filibustering against the Coionmdh
treaty The situation is regarded as acute py
the r, publican leaders and as jeopardlzlng All
general legislation for the remainder of the ses-
sion as we'll as threatening the ratlhcatioh ~
the Colombian and Cuban treaties.
There is little hope that either of these con-
ventions will be ratified at the present session.
although the party managers loyalty support
tho President in his assertion that both must be
ratified before the Senators return to ther
hcmes No consideration was given to the Al
drich financial bill to-day. and Senator berry
ond other Democrats are bent on defeating the
measure Senator Dubois disavo"s the ah'aS-
onfsm to the AIdrich bill which has heen at
tributed to him, and says ne mas peeh ms
quoted. but it was evidently only a case Of
mistaken identity. Mr.. Berry being the real
leader of the opposition. Taking into consider
ation the strained relations and general hh5us-
fer existing in the House, and the openly avoWed
desire of certain Democratic Senator'S to pre-
cipitate ar extra session of Congress the graNly
of the situation cannot he ignored
AS soon as the routine business of the morn
ing was disposed of Senator's Hale, Hodr anu
Tnlman took occasion to criticise the custom OIL
arnointing Senators special missions, direct
ing their remarks chiefly to the freSldehts -
lection of Senators Lodge and Turner for the
Alaskan Boundary Commission, although per
sonal objection to these Senators was olsaNoNeu'
GREAT TENSION IN THE SENATE.
,r,,o sundrv Civil Appropriation bill having
,,oao nassed Senator Blackburn attempted 10
ou IN the Iittlefield hill, hut was met WITH '
motion to go into executive session loi tiie oo,
-ide,at,on Of the Colombian treaty When the
doors were closed Senator McCumper' VINO ~
IDS himself as aggreved because OF certain
;>,,,e do nv the conferrees on the IND
;r AUGMENTATION bill, and who defeated the
o+ion for an executive session by motloh 10
oaiourn last evening moved to recohsloer Tue
conference report on the bill named ouU was w
feated by vote of the Senate.
c.+or Morgan spoke several hours against
tho Colombian convention, arter Whlch open Se'
io, was resumed and Senator Hoar atteinpteu
IN eecure consideration of the conference report
On the Anti-Anarchy bill, but was opposeu ~
Senator Bacon who is working SSstei''d
to organize d flibuster ON thlS iie'
considerable prospect of success
~, ,,Crn,her chagrined over the defeat III
,,,. ,,,a,;ous motion. then moved the consldera-
ton Of his Pure Food bill ana was again de-
faatad This measure, while regarded as an ex-
ceuent one by the Republicans, is believed to be
+oo comnlex for consideration in the brief time
at the disposal of this Congress.
1I.,.fro cor,pleted an anti trust programme
entirely, satisfactory to the President. the Re
nuhlican leaders desired to leave the Littleheld
hin in the Judiciary Committee. This desire met
-i.h - annroyal at the White House, it being ap-
preciate that test or the more IupVi an an
FEATURES of the Littlefeld measure. which had
already been enacted, would prove OF the utmost
value when an attemp' was made TO revise the
statutes further and that more comprehensive
legislation in this direction would not be ad-
,,;sabJe at q short session of Congress. 1hls
policy was not adhered to by Senator Eoar' ana
he and Senator Nelson. voting win the Demo
cratic members of the Judiciary Committee. re-
nortad the antitrust measure now on the Senate
calendar of which the Democrats hope 10 make
so much political capitai
made futile attempt to-day TO resuscttate the
Statehood compromise bill and secure modinca-
tions Of the measure proposed by the opposi-
ton. but Senator Beveridge. acting under the
explicit instructions of the party managers. re-
fused to entertain their proposals Mr Bev-
eridge in his capacity or chairman OF the Cotl-
,,ittae on Territories, has been urged to report
10 the Senate the compromise Statehood pili
agreed upon by the Republicans. this being de-
,isw TO Duttng the Democrats on record as OPP
nosad 10 Statehood for the Territories, but the
senator from Indiana has thus FAR refused TO
carry out this portion OF the programme