The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-03-22
UNITED STATES SENATE
SPECIAL SESSION.


President Roosevelt on Wednesday
sent a second message to the Senate, in
which he showed how the San Domingo
treaty would prove beneficial to both
nations. The Senate committee on for
eign relations has loaded the treaty with
so many amendments. by which the orig
ina meaning of the instrument is consid-
erably changed, that 1t may possibly be
rejected by the President.
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Thursday the committee on foreign re-
lations by a strict party vote reported
the amended treaty to the Senate. All
the members of the committee were pres
ent and the vote was accorded as fol-
lows: For the treaty, Senators Cullom.
Frye, Lodge, Clark of Wyoming, Fora
ker. Spooner and Kean; against the
treaty, Senators Morgan, Bacon, Money,
Clark of Montana and McCreary. All
the amendments which were agreed upon
previously and an additional amendment
altering the language of the second ar
ticle of the treaty were formally adopt
ed without division. The protest of Sem
ator Morgan and his Democratic col
leagues against further consideration of
the treaty was laid upon the table after
a very sharp colloquy in which all of the
members of the committee took part.
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Only one amendment to the San Do
mingo treaty was offered Monday. That
was presented by Senator Bacon and
provided that such expenses of the army
and navy as may 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 a statement which de-
clared that the original investment of
the San Domingo Improvement Com
pany was only 81 1900 and that it has
grown to S4,5O0,O00, drawing 4 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 divis-
ion. He then moved that a stenfGrapher
be present to record the debate, but that
also was defeated.
Developments Tuesday make it 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 in exec
utive session, and the support of several
Democratic members, on which the
friends of ratification were depending,
apparently is not to be had. The Dem
ocratS will return to the fold, and on
both sides il is admitted there Is little
prospect the convention will be ratified.
The Republicans have counted as GER
tain the votes of Senators McEnery and
Foster of Louisiana and Clark of Arkan-
sas. Senator German, the minority lead
er, gave notice that these Senators are
now pledged against the treaty. 1t is not
expected that Mr.. McEnery or Mr..
Clark will return to Washington to vote.
The discussion took on a decided parti-
san basis. Senators Teller, Morgan and
other Democrats criticised the admins
tratiOn severely. Senator Teller assert
ed that the administration could not be
blameless in permitting Commander Din.
lingham to exercise so much authority.
Senator SpOOner 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 w2s unable to go on. The Senate
then adjourned.