The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-20
EXTRA SESSION FOR
SENATE PROBABLE
Announcement Is Expected AZ
ter Senator stone Sees
Wilson To-day.
TO PASS on TREATIES
The Belief Is That, the Scna-
tors Will Convene Some
Time in October.
TO PASS on TREATIES

WAsiITGTo~. Sept. 1s--rresident
session next month for the consideration
OF pending treaties
senator Stone Of Missouri. chairman
OF the Committee on Foreign Relations.
arrived IN Washington to-day and will
nave conference with the President to-
morrow or Tuesday on the subject OF an
extra session OF the senate for this pur-
pose. 1t is believed probable that some
announcement will be made after the
senator's visit to the White House
The treaties pending are those with
Colombia and Nicaragua. They were
both vigorously opposed during the las;
Congress, II Is expected that IL a special
session is called for consideration of
these treaties the Administration will
also place before the Senate the treaty
with Hayti, signed last week. providing
for United States protectorate over
the island republic.
Impression Among senators.
1t became known here tonight that
many senators have been under the
definite impression that the President
would convene the Senate six weeks or
two months earlier than the date for the
Regular session of Congress. the first
Monday in December
senator Fletcher OF Florida. who was
IN Washington last week, told friends
lp al Ia hat
the Senate would be convened in adj
vance of the regular session. senator
Kern, majority leader IN the senate, his
iur some time been urging that the sem
ate hc assemble early for the purpose
OF passing "A cloture rule.
OF ths treaties now pending that with
Colombia has attracted the most atteu-
tiou ana aroused the most vigorous oppo-
sition. This treaty. negotiated i'm Bogota
last year, provides for the payment OF
the sum OF s20.Oc0.U00 to Colombia IN
compensation for tn. losses suffered 10y
tn" South American republic through the
separation of Panama. In Article ! II
makes this important concession to the
feelings OF the Colombians:
The Government Of the United
States Of America wishing TO put At
rest all controversies ana d fferenC"s
with the Republic Of Colombia arising
out Of the events from which the
present situation on the lStfmuS OF
Panama resulted. expresses ul It's
own part and In the name of the
people ~ the United states sincere re-
l-ret that anything should have oc-
CURED to inter rupt or mar the rela-
tons Of cordial friendship thai have
SO long existed between the two
nations.
|, was thi. expression OF regret
which resulted in such a hitter storm Of
disapproval from Col. Roosevelt and his
friends They declared that the pay
meut of S@O.O0O.OO0 under the circum-
stances would hc in the nature of black
mail The opposition to the treaty in
the Senate was 50 strong that the Adj
ministiatjou did not insist upon the
treaty's ratification during last winter :
session.
So much opposition to the treaty was
encountered within the Pre- sident's own
party that doubt still exists IN the minds
of some uf hiS adNis rs as to the prac-
IcihlitN of pressing IL for ratification
at the forthcoming session OF the senate.
The Colombian Senat, has, OF course,
already ratified the treaty, and is anS-
iously awaiting its ratification 10y the
, United states Senate.
The Near guam treaty has been he
/ fore thc Senate in one form or another
/ for more than two years. In its present
form it provides for the payment Of
1000 600 to the GuVernmout Of Mica
ragua 10y the United states,
I This sum is TO be paid in exchange
for Nicaragua's tights to tn so-called
NiCartguau intcrOceanic canal route, thr
naval base rights ON the Gulf of Fou-
4 SEGA and f0r two Islands on the east
coast Of Nicaragua.