Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-18
Work Of the National Legislature
Boiled Down for the Perusa|
Of E agIe Readers.
important Legislation that Is Planned and
Other Work Of the Solons at
Washington.

Thursday the committee on foreign re-
lations by strict party vote reported
the amended treaty 10 the Senate. All
the members Of the committee were pres.
cnt and the vote was accorded rs FOL
lows: For the treaty. Senators Culioni.
Frye. Lodge, Clark of Wyoming. Fora
kcr. Spooncr and kean. against the
treaty, Senators Morgan. Bacon Money,
Clark of Montana and McCrcary. All
the amendments which were agreed upon
previously and an additional Amendments
altering the language Of the second ar
ticle of the treaty were formally adopt
ed without division. The protest of Sen.
ator Morgan and his Democratic col.
leagues against further consideration Of
the treaty was laid upon the table after
very sharp colloquy in which all of the
members of the committee took part.
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Only one amendment 70 the San Do.
minCo treaty was offered Monday. That
was presented by Senator Bacon and
provided that such expenses of the army
and navy as NAV be incurred in carry.
ing out the provisions of the treaty shall
be paid from the revenues of San DO.
mingo. This amendment was pending at
the time the Senate adjourned. Senator
burrows read n statement which de.
clared that the original investment of
the San Domingo Improvement Com.
pany was only $500 and that II has
grown to SI.5OO.OOO, drawing 1 per cent.
Senator Teller made an earnest plea for
consideration of the treaty with open
doris so that the position Of the Senators
might be perfectly understood. but his
motion was voted down without divs-
Ion. He then moved that a stcnograp her
be present To record the debate. but that
also was defeated.
Developments Tuesday make II plain
that there Is little chance that the San
Domingo treaty will be ratified. Party
lines were drawn sharply in the discus.
sion OF the treaty by the Senate ia exec
utive session, and the support Of several
Democratic members. on which tn.
friends OF ratification were depending,
apparently Is not TO he had. The Dem
ocrats will return to the fold and on
both sides IL Is admitted there IL little
prospect the convention will he ratified.
The Republicans have counted as GER
thin the votes of Senators McFnery and
Foster Of Louisiana and Clark of Arkan-
sas. Senator German. the minority lead
now pledged against the treaty. II is not
expected that Mr.. McEncry or Mr..
Clark will return TO Washington to vote.
The discussion took on n decided parti.
san basis. Senators Teller. Morgan and
other Democrats criticised the admins
tration severely. Senator Teller assert.
ed that the administration could not he
hlnm"iess In permitting Comma nder Din.
lingham 10 exercise so much authority.
Senator Spoon"r defended the course OF
the Department Of State. Senator Fora.
ker and Cullom followed along the same
lines. Senator Bacon started to address
the Senate. but was seized with gastritis
and was unable TO go on. The Senate
then adjourned.
In the course of the Senate dcba to
"Wednesday on the Dominican trcnty
Senator Hepburn of Idaho made nm eA.
tended argnmon, in favor of the anneXn.
ton Of San Domingo. lie declared tn,
destiny OF this, as well rs other islands
was To be under tho control of the United
States. Senator Teller introduced res.
olution of inquiry, asking the State De-
partment for information concerning re-
latuns with the dominican government
between July !, 1904. and March I
1905. senator CulIom objected 10 the
reading of the resolution, declaring tn,
matter pcrtained TO executive session
''The Senator cannot take me off the
floor said Senator Teller warmly. lie
Insisted that his resolution he read The
resolution directed the State Depart.
ment 10 send 10 the Senate copies Of in,
structions given 10 Commander billing
ham and Minister Dawson regarding
Dominican affairs, and all communica
tlons relating 10 the treaty. The Senate
then went into executive session until ad'
iOurnment