The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-15
Democratic Medicine Not
to Be Had.
THE PATIENT CUSSED
Administration So Harshly AssaiIed
That SpOOner Comes vaIiAntIy
to It's Defence. But Many Repub-
IiCans Seem Indifferent to
Fate Of the Treaty.
Fate Of the Treaty.
(By the Associated Press.l }


Washington, March 14.-The dis
cussion of the Dominican Treaty, in
executive session of the Senate today
resulted in the drawing of party lines.
The Democrats who have been re-
ported as likely to support the treaty
will return to the fold, it is said, and
on both sides of the chamber it is
admitted that there is little pros
pect that the convention will be rati-
fed. The Republicans have been
depending on some Democratic sdp-
port and have counted as certain the
votes of Senators McEnery and Fos-
ter, of Louisiana, and Clarke, of Ar
kansas. Senator German, the MINORS
ty leader, gave notice today that these
Senators are now pledged against the
treaty, and it was stated that Sena-
tor McEnery tomorrow will recall
his telegram authorizing Senator Cul-
lom to pair him for the convention.
1t is not expected that either he or
Senator Clarke viii return to Wash
ington to vote. Senator Foster will
remain in Washington and vote with
his party.
The Republicans had planned to
recall their absentees. bl1t it was re-
ported tonight that even with the full
Republican strength here the neces-
sary two-thirds for ratification could
not be mustered if there is no dehec-
ton Of Democratic votes. The deple-
ton of the Republican ranks by rea-
son of the vacancies in Missouri and
DkSaNyaEel the absence OF Senator
La Toilette, who has not taken the
oath of office and of Senator Aldrich
and Knox is felt greatly by the Re-
publicans who are striving for favor
able action on the treaty.
A canvass of the Senate has not
developed the necessary two-thirds
affirmative votes, even counting all Of
the Republicans as present or paired.
If the statement of the Democrats
that there will be no division in their
party proves correct, or If the two
Louisiana Senators and Clarke OF
Arkansas should vote against it, there
is no chance for ratification of the
treaty.
Because of the doubt of ratification
which was talked seriously today for
the first time, the suggestion was
made that a connection should be
postponed until after an investigation
had been made of all the conditions
in Santo Domingo, including the
character of the claims and the sta
and the force that would be required
to keep 1t intact This proposition
came from the Democrats and credit
for originating it is given to Senator
German. That it has not met with
favor is largely because Of the in
difference as to the fate of the treaty
which was expressed by a number of
Republican Senator's So far as the
propriety of the Senate making an
investigation is concerned, it was said
that steps would be unprecedented
and that an inquiry, If one is to be
had, should be made through the
President It is understood that the
subject of appointing a commission
to make the inquiry has not been
presented to the President and 1t
seems assured that there will be no
postponement of the vote unless such
a connection meets the approval o.
the President, which is not deemed
likely