New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04
CAUCUS BONDS LOOSE.
DEMOCRATS My BOLT.
DOMINICAN Treaty Thought Safe,
Despite Minority Action.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau


Washington. Feb. 3-The historic proceed,res
of the famous TOOley Street tailors were emu
lated to-day by the Bailey faction Of Democratf.
Senators. in solemn caucus assembled with the
result that 1t seems probable that the Do
mingan treaty will be ratified by the solid vote
OF the majority and the votes Of Senator's Pat
terson. Taliaferro. McEnery and Clarke. OF the
minority
Like all Democratic gatherings. the caucus
which convened this forenoon was characterized
by prolonged flow OF oratory and a few bolts
Senator Patterson. after vigorous APPEAL
against the attempt 10 bind Senators 70 vote en-
treaty In opposition to their convictions. with
drew. senator Teller. who has a respect which
amounts almost to a veneration for the best
traditions OF the Senate. voted for a resoIu-
uon declaring the opposition OF the minority To
the DOMINICAN treaty. but when It was at
tempted. by two-thirds vote. to bind all Demo-
cratic Senators he also withdrew
Senators Taliaferro and McEnery avoided tha
necessity OF Withdrawing by remaining away
from ths caucus. although both were IN the Can
Noi during It's progress The attendance AT ths
caucus was twenty-six out OF a total minority
or thirty-three. but that was only at first After
Sex ators Patterson and Teller had withdrawn
there were left twenty-four Other absentsas
who were either out OF the city or III vera
Messrs- German. Carmack. Clark. OF Montana.
mn
had been made whereby those unable to attend
could record their views by proxy but asiaa
from Senator Geartn. who teIezranhaa IN.
Chairman to regard him as present" no ona
OK the nine aosentees took advantage or this
opportunity.
CAUCUS TAKES ACTION.
After prolonged discussion OF the Dornfnpa,
treaty and the propriety OF making Il the sub
Ject or a party caucus. a resolution was pre-
sented declaring It to be the sense OF the minor.
lty that the convention should not recesvs ths
approval of the Senate. This was carried hv a
vote of a to 1. Senator Clarke OF Arkansas cast
ing the single negative vote. Senator Patterson
had already withdrawn Then a second resolu-
ton. declaring that the foregoing having been
carried by vote OF two-thirds OF the caucus
should be binding on all the members OF ths
party was proposed and carried by a vote OF
20 to 4, Senator Teller having bolted before the
question was put Those voting against this
proposition were Senators Clarke, Mallory Dan
lei and Foster
Democrats of the Bailey faction say this even
ing that they elated over the result Of the
caucus. which, they say. insures the defeat OF
the treaty with Santo Domingo. This view
however. is not generally held at the Capitol
where IL Is more generally believed that the
attempt Will pass into innocuous desuetude as
have many other Democratic caucus efforts
in the past.
The Republicans not IN the least discon-
certed by the result OF the caucus. which they
expected and which they regard merely as fore
shadowing the total failure OF the minoritys
partisan opposition 70 the DOMINICAN convention.
TEXT OF THE RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions passed by the caucus follow:
Resolved. That the Senate ought not to advise
and consent TO the treaty between the United
States and the republic OF SantO Domingo now
pending before the Senate
Resolved. That IL two-thirds OF this caucus
shall in favor Of the foregoing resolution It
shall be the duty OF every Democratic Sen
ator to vote against the ratification OF the said
treaty.
Mr.. Patterson declined 10 make any expIana-
ton Of his leaving the caucus beyond the bare
statement that ne did not want to take part In
the vote that was then about 10 be taken. When
pressed TO say whether he had departed because
he did not want TO consider himself bound by
the result of the vote he refused to answer and
said that II he had to say he would de
clare himself on the floor OF the Senate