Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-03-24

Domingo treaty will be ratified d.
lines were drawn sharply in tha disn
sion of the treaty by the Senate in ~
utiVe session, and the support of sever
Democratic members, on which Il
friends or ratification We're depepdins
apparently is not to be had. The Dan
ocrats will return to the fold and !
both sides it is admitted there is rttl1
prospect the convention will be ratifo
The Republicans have counted as a.
tain the votes of Senators McEnerv al
Foster OF Louisiana and Clark of Arko
sas. Senator German, the minority lad
er, gave notice that these Senators
now pledged against the treaty. 1t is M
expected that Mr.. McEnery or M
Clark will return to Washington "a vota
The discussion took on a decided mart;
| san basis. Senators Teller, Morgan am
other Democrats criticised the adminis
tration severely. Senator Teller sssors
ed that the administration coud not \
blameless i'll permitting Commander Nil
lingham to exercise so much authortv
Senator Spooner defended the course u
the Department of State. Senator Fors
ker and Cullom followed along the sam
lines. Senator Bacon started to address
the Senate, but was seized with gastrit,xs
and was unable to go on. The SepatS
then adjourned.
In the course of the Senate daha "A
Wednesday on the Dominican treats
Senator Hepburn of Idaho made an er
tended argument in favor of the anneya.
| ton OF San Domingo. He declared tha
destiny OF this, as we'll as other ;slandsx
was to be under the control of the United
States. Senator Teller introduced res.
olution OF inquiry, asking the State De-
partment for information concerning 70.
lations with the Dominican government
between July l, 1904 and March
1905. Senator Cullom objected to ths
reading of the resolution, declaring tha
matter pertafned to executive session
1.-The Senator cannot take ME off thu
floor" said Senator Teller warmly. I'D
insisted that his resolution be read. Thu
resolution directed the State Departl
ment to send to the Senate copies of in.
structions given to Commander Dillingy
ham and Minister Dawson regarding
Dominican affairs and all communities.
tons relating to the treaty. The Senate
then went into executive session until sd.
journment
Senator Morgan made a sensational
speech in the executive session of tho
Senate Thursday, in which he charged
that William Nelson Cr0Well of New
York was prime mover in a scheme I'd
influence the United States in the fnan.
cial affairs of San Domingo Crowell,
he alleged, was acting in the interest ofN
syndicate which holds mass of claims
against Latin-American republics, ns
Guiding a large part of the debts of San
Domingo, and also was trying to defeat
plan of Mr.. and Mrs Reader of Ala
bama to obtain certain concessions from
the Dominican government The Senate
did not devote its entire time in eXecl-
tive session to the San Domingo treaty.
The Nicara guam eXtraditi0n treaty was
ratified and the Russian corporation
treaty discussed at length. The New
lands resolution calling on the President,
if not Incompatible with public interests,
to send to the Senate certain information
regarding Dominican affairs, was adopt
ed.
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In the executive session of the Senate
Friday Senator Morgan continued his
speech, in which he disclosed the details
of certain concessions sought in San Do
mingo by Mr.. and Mrs. Reeder, 0per
ating as the Reeder syndicate. Before
the doors were closed he offered a resO-
luton calling for an investigation Of Do
minican affairs and Of the facts in con #
nection with the negotiation of the pro
tocols by the Senate committee on for
eign relations. Later in the secret session
he challenged the Senate to adopt the
resolution. He said that if this were
done the charges he made Thursday CON
Meeting William Nelson Cromwell Of New
York with a movement to bring about the
offering of the offices of the United
States to adjust the financial affairs oil
the Dominican government would De
proved. Senator Morgan spoke until 4:4o
p. M, when Senator Foraker took the
floor in defense of Mr. Cromwell. de
read telegram from Mr.. Cromwell, de-
nying he had had any dealings with
President Morales in connection with
concessions.
The Senate adjourned sine die Satuf
day afternoon after formally reaching
decision that the San Domingo treaty
could not be ratified. The Teller reSo
luton, requesting the President to SEND
to the Senate certain information relat
ing to San Domingo affairs, was referrea
to the committee on foreign relations al
ter an extended debate. Mr.. CulIom tnen
moved that the Senate 90 into executive
session. Mr.. Morgan endeavored 10 eau
up his resolution asking for an lnVeSrr
cation of San Domingo affairs by ."'
committee on foreign relations. Mr.. Cu
lom, however, insisted upon his moIloH
and at / 100 the doors were closed
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