Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-15
No Prospect of Ratification.


President today that there is no chance
for the Santo Domingo treaty to be rati-
fed and that it will be defeated if sub
mitted to a vote. Therefore the senators
Favored adjournment until the next Con-
Sress without d vote being taken on the
treaty.
Senatorial leaders were confident that
the Senate would adjourn by the end of
this week and that the SantO Domingo
matter would be postponed for from six
to nine months. when it is hoped there
VIII be sufficient votes to bring about
ratification.
The visiting senators included Frye and
Hale of Maine Platt of Connecticut, Crane
of Massachusetts Burrows and AIger of
Michigan, Allison of Iowa. Gallinger of
New Hampshire Clapp of Minnesota For
aker of Ohio. Cullom of Illinois. Spooner
of Wisconsin. Beveridge of Indiana, Full
ton of Oregon, Carter of Montana.
Absent republican senators freely
charged with being responsible for the
failure to ratify the treaty at the present
extra session. One prominent republican
senator expressed himself somewhat tartly
the subject of the abSentees: eff / had
the control of these fellows I would turn
every one of them out of the Senate. They
fight hard enough to get their election
and then go about their business and let
the public affairs run themselves. Yes, l
suppose We could get some of them back
here in week or by following them
up, but we want TO get through and ad-
journ, and it is doubtful if the outcome
would be different unless all of them could
be here to cast their votes for the treaty.
Absent Senators.
Absent republican sena tors are Aldrich of
Rhode Island who is in Europe; T. c.. Platt
of New York in Aiken; p. C. Knox of
Pennsylvania in Florida; La Toilette of
Wisconsin. who has not come on to qualify
and will not do so until next winter; Burton
of Kansas, who has not been in his seat in
a long time because of charges; Mitchell
of Oregon, who is also under charges; Kilt
redge of South Dakota who went west on
business, and several others who are away
for "a day or two, but can be reached when
wanted. In addition to these is the fact
that Delaware which is entitled to two
republican senators, is short one seat by
reason of the regular fight between the Ad-
dicks and anti-AddickS members of the
legislature over the senatorship, and Mis-
souri, is short one seat by reason of the
deadlock there.
The chief trouble in the Senate is to
maintain a quorum, which could be done
most of the time # the absentees were
here. Nearly all of them are paired, how
ever, there being large number of demo-
cratic senators absent-Tilman of South
Carolina Clarke of Arkansas, McLaurin of
Mississippi, McEnery of Louisiana, and
others.
There was a general expression of belief
among the republican senators that there
is no hope for Ie treaty now, and that ad-
jcurnment is practically certain by the end
of the week. So far as known, President
Roosevelt has other important business
to submit to that body. Nominations have
been confirmed promptly, and there are not
a great many more nominations to go to
the Senate.
The Current Sentiment.
The conferences with the President were
thorough and brought out that large ma
jority of those sounded favored postponing
a vote until the next session. There were
suggestions of putting the senators on rec
ord by vote at this session; then adopting
a motion to reconsider and leave it stand
ing that way until next December, but this
suggestion was not favorably received
as a straight adjournment without a vote,
leaving the President to do the best he can
for Santo Domingo during the interval.
The opposition of the democratic SEN
ators to the proposed convention Il
stands Is practically solid. One democratic
senator, Mr.. McEnery of Louisiana, who
is absent, requested to be paired in favor of
the treaty in the event of vote on it being
reached, but SO far as can be aScertaned
he is the only democrat who accords the
treaty his unqualified support. Senators OH
both sides of the chamber manifest a de-
sire for more explicit information regard
ing some phases of the Santo Domingo
question before passing upon the treaty.
The idea which meets greatest approval
now is tnat arrangements Will be made by
the Senate to acquire during the recess of
Congress all desirable information concern
ing Santo Domingo affairs, in order that the
Senate may pass upon the treaty in a way
satisfactory to itself. When the Senate
convenes next autumn the treaty will be
taken up and considered in the light of
the developments at that time.
Conference With Secretaries Hay and
Taft.
After learning from senators about the
hopeessness of the prospects of ratifying
the Santo Domingo treaty the President sent
for Secretaries Hay and Taft, the former
leaving his home where he has been confined
for few days from an attack of bronchial
troubles. The conference lasted g. long time
but no decision was announced. The Presi-
dent laid before his cabinet advisers the
situation in the Senate, and the impossible
ity of ratification at this session. The ques-
tion of aiding Santo Domingo between now
and the time when it is believed to be
possible to ratify the treaty was taken
up and discussed. 1t is thought to be GER
tain that the President will make some
temporary arrangement with Santo Domin-
SO, although this cannot be stated positive
".
May Adjourn Tomorrow.
Several OF the administration senator's