New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-08
TREATIES THIS WEEK.
DOMINICAN and Isle Of Pines CUES
tons in Senate.

vr-orbinp+or. Jan. THE Senate viii begin
+pa week with the consideration or the oues-
.,or ~ relations between this country ana
c.r+o Domingo The subject will be brought
-, ~ senator .TiIlnan's resolution calling upon
che President for information relative to the
sta+us Of affairs since the fight Of Morales II
the senate does not take up that resolution Mr.
psyner win address the Senate on the general
DOMINICAN question
Il Il Senator Tillman's Intention to press his
resolution. and unless it is accepted by the Sen
ete he will probably talk on it With the sub
4Ac+ once opened up. considerable debate is ex-
nActed. for the Republican Senator's are prepared
% defend the attitude of the President It is not
eYpected that the treaty with Morales will be
presented for some time. but Republican SEN
ators saw they have no intention Of letting it go
hv default The President It is pointed cut is
anxious for action and prefers rejection TO fall
ure to act His friends in the Senate cite the
present revolution, when the financial affairs Of
the country have been less disturbed than in
previous uprisings. as sustaining the Presidents
attitude toward the republic. On the other
hand. the revolution has had a tendency to
.o1idifv the Democratic Senator'S against the
agreement and if they hold together they will
be able to defeat ratification
Marine Commission. has given notice Of his in
tention to call up the commissions shipping bill
tomorrow. and If he does so that measure will
supplant the DOMINICAN question If through
courtesy he should give way TO Senators who
desire 10 discuss other questions, he will bring
up the shipping bill later. When the commits
eior's bill is taken UP Mr.. Galinger will open
the debate On that measure. He will be followed
later BY Senator Lodge in support Of and by
Senator Mallory in opposition to the bill The
measure viii probably be before the Senate for
some time but Senator GaIlinger viii urge a
vote as soon as possible.
1t is expected that The Isle Of Pines treaty
will be discussed this week, and certainly will
be in the near future This treaty is in the
hands Of Senator Foraker, and lie will make an
effort to obtain action at the first practical
moment The treaty will not be ratified with
out opposition. Several Senators have expressed
themselves as Of the opinion that the Americans
on the Isle of Pines acquired some rights as
such under promises made them by representa-
lives Of their government Many Pennsylvania
people are on the island and Senator Penrose
has announced his intention of aiding them.
There is no expectation of being able to take
MP the railroad rate question for several weeks,
but the Senate leaders say the consideration of
are already discussing the possibilities of the
final adjournment of the session. and a confer
ence on that subject with Speaker Cannon has
been held. The Speaker assured the Senators
that II would be possible 10 get all the
appropriation bills through the House by June I.
In that case adjournment by the 10th of that
month will be possible for the Senate managers
express confidence that the railroad, Statehood
and Philippine questions Will have been disposed
OF by that time and il is not their intention
TO permit other subjects to hold them in session
late in the summer.
The emergency appropriation bill. which the
Senate expects TO receive from the House toward
the end of this week, viii carry a much larger
amount than usual Ordinarily only the press
others being left for a general deficiency bill
the last important measure 10 be considered
before adjournment. IT has been found, how
ever, that this plan often leads to delay. and
the present plan is to get the important items
on The early bill, leaving only and small
oenciencies 10 be taken care Of on the later one
After contemplating plan TO diSplaCe th'
philippine tariff bill with the Statehood measure
in the House his week. the leaders arrived a
The conclusion Just before adjournment Sat
uroay that the present order Of business should
not De disturbed, and the list Of speeches which
are 70 occupy at least the first half of the weel
MI Payne. IN charge Of the bill. estimates tina
Ihe discussion on this subject next week will oc
Cupy the first three or four days After the Phil
lppine bill has been disposed Of the Statehoo
OIL. which the Committee on Territories ha
SUI IN preparation. viii he brought forward i'm
lHediately and that question discussed and acte'
on without interruption.
No appropriation measures viii be taken III
until the Statehood bill has been disposed OF
b4t the supply measures are expected to com
n with regularity thereafter.