The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-19
THE SENATE'S
 ADJOURNMENT Special Session of Body Comes to a Close. NOMINATIONS UNcONFIRMED Five Fail, Including Judge
 WickerSham's. Dominican Treaty Allowed to Remain on Calendar and Will He Pending
 Lcgisiation When Upper
 House Next Meets.
NOMINATIONS UNcONFIRMED

Washington, March is.--The special session of the Senate was at 3:39 to- day adjourned without date.
 All of the nominations sent in were confirmed with the exception of five, the most important of which was that of Judge James wickersham to suc- ceed himself as Judge of the District Court in Alaska. Several unimportant treaties were ratified, but beyond these matters no legislative business was transacted. Most of the session was devoted to the Santo Domingo ques- ton and the consideration of treaty under which it was proposed that the United States should take over the control of the financial affairs of the Dominican government, in order to pay its indebtedness. Democratic op- position prevented the ratification of the treaty. There was practically no discussion of the Dominican question in executive session today. Before the doors were closed an effort was made to secure the adoption of a resolution offered by Senator Teller, requesting the President to send to the Commit tee correspondence leading up to the negotiation of the Dominican treaty.
 Consideration of the resolution was interrupted by a motion made by Sem ator Cullom that the Senate go into ex- ecutive session. The doors were closed at i:o9 p. m. and the Senate took up certain nominations and proceeded to confirm them.
 Practically all the business of this character was concluded before p. m. and a Committee consisting of Sena- tors McCullom and McCreary was ap- pointed to wait on the President and inform him that the Senate was ready to adjourn. No motion had been made to recommit the treaty and 1t was al- lowed to remain, on the calendar. It will be the pending business In execu- tive session when the Senate next meets whether 1t be in special or regu- lar session.
 The Senate was continued in special session three days because of an in- veetigatiou made by order of the Pres fdent in relation to certain judgeships in Illinois and controversy over the nomination for internal revenue coI- Iector in West Virginia. These mat ters were disposed of soon after the doors were closed.
 While the Committee to wait on the President was performing it's duties Senator Spooner called at the White House and took up with the President the appointment of District Attorney in Wisconsin. The President agreed to make the appointment and there was another delay of nearly an hour while the commission was being filled out and hurried to the Senate. The matter disposed of, the Senate adjourned sine die and the Senators passed pleasant half hour or more in saying their fare wells.
 Absurd, Says Teller.
 The resolution by MT. Teller request ing the President to send to the Sem ate certain information relating to San Domingo affairs, was laid before the Senate when it convened today. MT. Teller said the resolution as amended should be satisfactory to everyone. and if adopted the next session would have all the data required to consider the Dominican treaty. Tt Is an absurdity to say that the President may have in his possession,'' said MT. Teller, '1nfor- nation necessary for him to negotiate a treaty, and we are to be deprived of such information when We come to con- slider the treaty.
 q have heard on the street one idea advanced why we should ratify this treaty. That is a foreign government -Germany--is likely to invade Santo Domingo. I believe such, however is a myth and that Germany Is satisfied with the course we have pursued in regard to Santo Domingo.
 MT. Teller concluded with a state ment that he. knew the resolution would go to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and be buried. He declared. however, that if this was done. he would put the dominant party on record next session as suppressing in- formation that the Senate was entitled to receive.
 Mir. Cullom replied that the Commit tee on Foreign Relations was not in the habit of burying things that ought not to be buried and promised that If referred, the resolution would be con- sidered "at the proper time"
 Mir. Daniel argued that If the reso- lution were referred to the committee no reply could be had at the present courteous request should be adopted. Continuing, he said: T believe the President is a manly man; bold man; A man who does not fear to do any thing he feels that 1t Is right to do. The adoption of so respectful a request would not put the President in the false position some Senators appear to fear"
 MT. Daniel insisted that the informa- tion asked for was needed
 Might Make Charges.
 Replying, Mir. Lodge said he never
 
 respondence in relation to the negotia- ton of a treaty had been requested of the President and in that case the information was sent after the ratifica- tion of the treaty. "If the resolution were adopted" said MT. Lodge, and the President should refuse as believe he would be compelled to do in the proper observance of comity existing between nations some hostile persons would not be slow to charge that he was withholding information"
 Mir. Teller said that President Wash ington, without any precedent before him, had been brave enough to refuse information asked for by the House. q think we have never had a President who was not courageous, enough to re- fuse improper information nor Sen ate mean enough to criticize the Presl- dent if he should take such q course
 It was argued by Mir. Cullum that the information would not be available at this session unless the session was continued a week or two.
 MT. Morgan spoke in favor of the adoption of the resolution.
 It was contended by Mir. Morgan thai in not adOptfnn fhe resolution the