The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17
SANTO DOMINGO TREATY
 IS NOW IN A BAD WAY
BY WAITER SON sTEALEY.

Washington, December 18.-(Special)- The Santo Domingo treaty is in bad way and the indications today are that 1t will fail of ratification
 Counting the new senator from oregon, MT. Gearin, who succeeds the late Senator Mitchell, the democrats have thrty-three votes, over one-third of the membership of the Senate, which now consists of eighty-eight members, Senator Burton counted as vacancy.
 In addition to this the republicans of the Senate are by no means a unit on the subject and many believe that if it came to question of their votes deciding 1t, several of them would vote against ratification. As matters stand 1t will not be necessary for any republican to vote against the treaty, hence responsibility, 1t is claimed from a republican stand point, would rest entirely upon the dem ocrats.
 In the last Congress when the treaty was up the main objection to 1t was that 1t formed dangerous precedent which would authorize the United States govern ment to supervise the affairs of any of the Spanish-A American countries which
 
 debts. This objection has been added to by the course of the President during re- cess. He has proceeded to take charge of Dominican affairs to degree little moved from what he was insisting upon in the original treaty This has caused very bad feeling in the Senate, and the present treaty seems doomed.
 Representative Overstreet of Indiana has been talking over with members of n1it of chairman, the probabilities of reachingan agreement on a complete revision of the postal regulations. He does not care to take the matter up unless all the demo- crats and republicans of the committee are in accord.
 three classes-letters first; printed mat ter, second; and merchandise, third. In the second class an extra stamp will be required for fast mail The total post for carrying newspapers, 1t Is declared, Will be no greater than at present. In addi- ton MT. OVerstreet has in mind a pro- vision making unlawful the loaning of n frank to political organizations. The enor- nous amount of matter sent by the na- tional committees through the malls every four years free of cost he seeks to pre- vent.
 President Roosevelt today made three personal appointments. "Bli' Sewell' who has recently acted as guide for the Presidents son in the Maine Woods, drew the collectorship of customs of the Maine district.
 James B. Washington, brother of Booker T. Washington, was made post master at Tuskegee Institute, Ala, and w. B. Martin was appointed postmaster at Indianola, Miss Martin was originally appointed to succeed Minnie Cox. the nos gress, who resigned from the office, which for several months was closed up by eX- ecutive orders, He served out the re mainder of Minnie Cox's term and is now named for full four years
 Colonel William Youngblood of Alabama recently appeared in Washington with a long statement showing how unjusty the south was being treated in the matter of consular places. The colonel believed 1t would he a powerful argument to the President and land him in a good berth abroad. Colonel Youngblood was around talking with members of Congress about the matter, when Representative Brown low of Tennessee got wind of 1t. Now It is announced at the White House that R. w, Austin of Knoxville had been decided upon. for the Glasgow, Scotland, consult ate.
 Before the present session closes some lively times between the Senate and House are liable to result on account of the way the former modties bills passed