The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-15
.SANTO DOMINGO
TREATY Is DEAD
Republicans Cannot Muster Neees.
ssry Two-Thirds Vote.
PARTY LINES ARE DRAWr
DEMOCRATS MAKING A VIGoR-
Gus FIGHT.
tAI AsHINGroN. March 1.-THE dis


in executive session of the senate
today resulted in the drawing of party
lines The Democrats who have been
reported as likely to support the treaty
viii return to the fold, il is said and
on both sides of the chamber il is ad-
mitted there is little prospect that the
convention will be ratified The Re
publicans have been depending on some
Democratic support and have counted
as certain the votes of Senators Nc
Emery and Foster of Louisiana and
Clarke of Arkansas. Senator German.
the minority leader, gave notice today
that these senators are now pledged
against the treaty, and it was stated
that Senator McEnery tomorrow will
recall his telegram authorizing Senator
Cullom to pair him for the convention.
It is not expected that either he or
Senator Clarke Will return to Wash
ington to vote. Senator Foster viii
remain in Washington and vote with
his party. The Republicans had
planned TO recall their abSentees. but
il was reported tonight that even with
the full Republican strength here the
necessary two-thirds vote for ratifi-
cation could not be mustered if there is
no detection of Democratic votes
Lack Several Votes.
The depletion of the Republican ranks
by reason OF the vacancies in Missouri
and Delaware. the absence of Senator
Lafollette, who has not taken the oath
of office. and of senators Aldrich and
Knox, is felt greatly by the RepUbli-
cans, who are striving for favorable
action on the treaty. A canvas of the
senate has not developed the twO-thirdS
votes necessary, even counting all Re
publicanS as present or paired. If the
statement Of the Democrats that there
will be no division in their party proves
correct, or if the two Louisiana SEN
ators and Clarke of Arkansas should
vote against it, there is no chance for
ratification of the treaty.
Postponement Proposed.
Because of the doubt of the ratifi-
cation, which was talked of seriously
today for the first time, the suggestion
was made that action should be post
pOned until after an investigation has
been made of all the conditions in San
| to Domingo, including the character of
the claims and the stability Of the
Dominican government and the force
| that would be required to keep it in
! tact This proposition came from the
Democrats and credit for originating
/ it has been given to Senator Morgan
! 1t has not met with favor because of
the Indifference to the fate Of the treaty
! which was expressed by a number of
| Republican senators. So far as the
| propriety of the senate making an in
! vestigation is concerned. it was said
/ the step would be unprecedented, and
| that an inquiry, if one is to be had,
! should be made through the president
| 1t is understood that the subject of
! appointing commission to make the
! inquiry has not yet been presented to
| the president and it seems assured that
I there will be no postponement of the
| vote unless such action meets the ap-
| prevail of the president, which is not
/ deemed likely.
! Party Lines Drawn.
The affirmative and negative on the
! treaty took on a decided partisan bias
/ today. Senators Morgan, Teller and
/ other Democratic senators criticised
! the administration severely The first
! speech was made by Senator Teller,
/ who asserted that the administration
could not be blameless in permitting
! Commander Dillingham; to exercise 50
much authority. Fault was found par
ticular with Commander Dillingham;
! for his action in taking control of the
port of Monte Cristi. Into this dis
1 cussion there was injected many point
/ ed questions in which practically all Of
/ the Democrats participated. So
[ harsh was the criticism OF the
administration that Senator Spoon
= er devoted nearly half an hour to a
4 general defense of the course of the de
/ partment of state He dlsclalmed Tor
/ the department responsibility for a
J great part Of the procedure Of the naval
} officer Senator Foraker and Senator
/ Cullom followed along the same lines.
( Senator Bacon started to address the
! senate at o'clock, but had proceeded
only a few minutes when he was seized
/ with a severe attack Of gaStritis and
! was unable to go on.
the senate then adjourned. The SEN
ate has changed it's hour of meeting to
| - o'clock.