New-York tribune., 1903-02-26
OUTLOOK FOR TREATIES.
CUBAN NAY GO OVER.
Panama More Likely To BE Ratified
at this Session.
TBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE rR1auNB.I


Washington. Feb. 25.-Ratifcaton OF the Co
lombian and Cuban treaties has been the subject
of numerous informal, but the less i'm
portant, conferences to-day, and it is now hoped
to resume consideration of the former conven-
ton tomorrow. With the Statehood blockade
raised and the appropriation calendar rapidly
clearing il is manifest that there will be no
extra session of Congress, and only failure
TO ratify one of these treaties will make a
special session of the Senate necessary Inc
President has so frequently and emphaticaNy
reiterated his determination to call the Senate
in extra session if either treaty fails, that the
Senators have finally come to realize that II
would be impossible for him to recede' ana thefe
is no doubt that considerable majority ueSiie
prompt approval of both treaties
There is no opposition to the Coiohipiai
treaty aside from that OF Senator Morgan NIL
Morgan's friends say that if sufncleh' oppoi
tunity is given him to express MS oD'eceions
and explain the amendments he has oheleu' ne
I'll, ~ slbrster and will content himself with
voting against the convention, but Mr. Morgan
refuses to commit himself on the SUBJECT So
that his attitude is a source of some appreheii-
sion to the Republican leaders hoWeNel' my
desire to give the Senator from Alapaiiia 'ne
onnortunitv he wants. and. with that END IN
view. the Senate will go into executive Session
for the consideration of the treaty al 'iie N'"'
opportunity.
Most of the members of the Foreign Relations
Committee regard extra session 1or 'le ia'i-
fcation of the Cuban treaty as inevltaole' al.
though Senator Aldrich adheres to his peHei
that ratification will be accomplished peloIe
March J. II cannot be denied that there Is ali
intangible but unmistakable antagonlsn 10 'iie
Cuban convention, which is working lhSlolouSi'
against ratification. Aside from those Deiii'
Gratis who are openly and avowedly oPposeu -
reciprocitv with Cuba, there are certain pioiii
inent Republican Senators who protest tlell
friendliness and may vote for the coli' ei'''O'
when If comes up, but whose desire to prevent
its consideration is paten. &c the close oosei vel
The news that the House would not eoAsiuei
. resolution authorizing the President 10 put
tho I7royisions of the Cuban treaty III 1oIce III
the event that the Senate ratified 1t at d Spec4a4
session was regarded by some senators as d
new incentive 10 ratifying the colNeh'ioh "
fore adjournment, but others Welcolneo 'iie -
formation as presaging a determination Vi inc
respective powers of the House and senate pS
+ba c,,rre,oe Court. and still others, unfavorable
TO the treaty, welcomed the announcement do "
menace to the enforcement of its provisions
The Agricultural and Postofice Appropriation
bi1rs ,,-ere rassed to-day. and the Sundry civil
hill was so far advanced that, barring accldehts,
2 few hours will suffice to pass II AS sooii %
If is disposed of Senator Aldrlch VIII can up Iii
Financial bill and hopes to secure Its profhpI
approval He has received assurances Ol loNI q
able consideration by the House. lheh @ tlIe
Colombian treaty will be taken UP, and Senator
Morgan Will have the floor for uninterrupted
debate. .,..zs II,
some apprehension is felt because OF the aG1
termination by the Democratic caucus 70 @ can
up the Littlefeld Antitrust bill The Defno-
Gratis appreciate the fact that the time Is too
short for proper consideration OF so hnp3ilanii :i
anI far reaching a measure, but Tor poltcdi
reasons :hev wish to force test vote. Inc le-
cent decision of the Supreme Court IN the CHdlh-
pion lottery case is held by the friends OF the
measure TO refute the contentious OF those oen9z
tors who hold the provisions of the Llttlenelu
bill unconstitutional and Senators Hoar, Nelsoh
and McComas stand ready to assist the Demo,
Gratis in their efforts to secure consideration Oh
the bill 1t is not believed by the Repuhhcah
leaders that the Democrats, reinforced by ule
Republican Senators named, can effect their eIu'
F11f A serious effort to do so might Jeopardlze
the treaties. -,
No Senators can be found who believe that the
Newfoundland treaty has any chance OF ratlnca-
tion The Senators from New-England regard
its provisions as .nfnical to the fishing IN
terests of their section, and insist that the behe-
fits which would accrue from ii would not OIL
set the injury ii would work.