The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-06
LESSON TO STATE
IN TREATY j CRISIS R j ! )
Continued From First Page.

against the popularity Of either Cover
nor Chamberlain or Governor johnson,
it will be pointed out that their being
in office may easily become menace to
the success Of the great policies for
which Roosevelt is struggling with all
his might against tremendous odds:
So popular is Governor Chamberlain
that it is said he would have made
good run this year, with perhaps a sue.
cessful outcome, but now 1t is claimed
that he cannot, possibly be reelected.
The same thing Is said regarding Gov
ernor Johnson Is no
The address Of senat OF P tterson in
| The senate tomorrow will SERVE to:&em-
phasize the ;, situation in the states
Fnained, where otherwise this year, the
democrats might have hoped to make
close fight, but where it is believed that
4 republican governors will be elected.
| .qs g. Chances of the Treaty. - 49,
| Senator Patterson will vote for the
| treaty, regardless Of the caucus rule,
and so will Senator McEnery. It is
possible that Senator Clark Of Arkansas
will join them. making total Of three:
But that is one short of enough, and
nobody can figure at present where the
, fourth man is to come from: :.
Should the treaty seem likely to fail
for want of the two-thirds majority, 1t
is quite likely that the plan of having
the Santo DOMINICAN matter adjusted by
: Joint resolution Of the two houses
which would require only a majority
vote in each, will be carried out, altht
! nothing definite has as yet been de
) termined on this point.
It was necessary to secure the an
e nexation Of Texas by joint resolution
q and Hawaii was annexed In the same
way. in 1897, President Mckinley be
ing unable to muster the necessary two
thirds majority in the senate in supper
> of treaty Of annexation.
:: BY Joint Resolution. $685.:
The Joint resolution program Is 9
S, doubtful constitutionaity, in the mind
e of careful lawyers, but inasmuch as
:. has already been employed twice, Their
: will be ample precedent for employin
: s again. The net effect Of the actio
! will be to rid the senate Of some OF it
t prestige as the treaty-making, or treaty
confirming, power: If enough .>pree;e
> dents of this kind can be set up, tn
= joint resolution program will in the en-
g come to be one that successive pres
;, dents will follow.
# Resolution Goes Over.
= Washington, Feb. e-When til
routine OI Guc Al1O1 OuoAA!Soo vs.
te completed in the senate today Mr.. Pa
- terson s resolution relative to the : 7 ].
1e cent democratic caucus was lard befo1
ne! the senate and Mr.. Patterson said thu
s. when yesterday he gave, notice ]
IS. would speak on the resolution tods
ks he did not know that Mr.. Bacon he
ba Given a previous notice for today. I
Id therefore announced that he would a
az dress the senate tomorrow at the clio
Ms Of the morning hour.
80 Mr.. Bacon then proceeded with b
80 argument on his Moroccan rcsoiutlo
a He announced that he meant to pc e, e
Il tirely impersonal and said that the
~ was no justification in the charge tn
. this discussion was an assault on t
~ present occupant of the execute
~ chair. He thought such. Construct
" " an evidence Of the weakness OF t
-, ~ opposing side.
No The speech was in the main pl
na for the right of the senate to adv
and consent in the matter of maxi
ne Of treaties and was largely a reply
N, Mr.. Spooner's recent speech on II
~ question. }