The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-09
THE CUBAN TREATY
Thirty Votes in the Negative Will
Beat 1.-THE Doubtful
Senators.
The Statehood Compromise if It Is
Carried Out Will Let the
Treaty Come Up.
New York Sun Special Service. (.

NOW 4ork sun special service.
Chicago, Feb. 9.-William E, Curtis in
Washington special to the Record Her
aid says:S There is a growing probable
ity of a compromise on the statehood bill.
1t has been sanctioned by the republican
steering. committee. who are willing to
throw up their hands and allow Senator
Quay to accomplish his purpose and float
the bonds for his railroad rather than
run the risk Of losing several important
bills that are now pending and being put
to the trouble Of attending an extra ses-
sion to ratify the treaties. They apollo
gize for their compromise with wrong
on the ground that New Mexico and: Ari-
IONA must be admitted some time, and it
really does not make any difference
whether they. come into the union this
year or some other year Senator Gull
lom for the republican majority and SEN
ator Foraker for the Quay squad have
been in negotiation for nearly two weeks
and they have worked up scheme which
both sides will agree to, although each
wants the other to give in first: @rs
Whatever is done in the way Of COM
promise will be victory for Senator
Quay, however and an Endorsement of
the hold-up method of legislation which
was first introduced into the United States
senate by Mr.. Allen of Nebraska. He
worked it successfully on several occa-
slons to secure the passage of insignificant
measures in which he was interested, but
never before was 1t reSOrted TO promote
a bill of national Importance.
The Cullom- Foraker compromise plan is
to admit New Mexico and Arizona as one
state, giving Arizona. the name and New
Mexico the capital. and by the same bill
to admit Oklahoma and Indian territory
as one state under the name Of Oklahoma.
If such a bill is passed Senator Quay and
other advocates of New Mexico statehood
will have to take the chances of concur
renee upon the part Of the house! Mr.
Quay insists upon some assurance, which
has been given him SO far as the men who
will be on the committee Of conference
are concerned, and the chances are that
the house will adopt any report that the
conferees recommend.
In the meantime. while the negotia tons
are going on there is to be a suppression
Of hostilities, and, although he reserves
all his rights and parliamentary privileges
Senator Quay will permit the Cuban treaty
to be called up. Mr.. Culom, who has 1t
in charge, expects fight, and a long one,
but the senate is not in much of talk
ing mood just now. There has been so
much useless talk on the statehood bill
that everybody is tired, and it is posi-
Die that the treaty may be disposed Of
without great delay. "' Its ratification is in
doubt. A two-thirds vote is required, and
it will be very close either way. Sena-
tor Wellington Of Maryland, man with
cut a party, who has left the republicans
and cannot secure admission to the demo-
cratic ranks because they wont have him.
has declared his intention of opposing the
treaty. just as he opposes everything the
president wants. Senator Bard of Cali
fornia is the last ditcher''T of the beet
sugar trust, and threatens to vote with
Wellington. Mason of Illinois is counted
doubtful, although he would probably sup
port the treaty if anybody would take the
trouble to ask him to do so. Mason is an
outcast-an Ishmaelite. Nobody respects
him, nobody cares for him and even the
doorkeepers and pages have ceased to
laugh at his jokes. He ends his senatorial
career without d regret on the part Of any
body but himself and family. He is
counted against the treaty, not because he
has refused to vote for it. but or the
grounds Of general cussedness.
All the democrats but five, or perhaps
six will oppose ratification. The five ex-
ceptions are Morgan, Pettus, Coclkrell,
Jones Of Arkansas and Simmons. of North
Carolina There is a. ru1nor that one or
both of these Florida senators may also
vote for ratification, and it is upon these
doubtful men that the result depends.
There are eighty eight senators, hence
thirty votes in the negative will beat the
treaty. .,-.> .s. sas. ~ g. - S...