Rejected Treaty of Paris (1898)?

The US Senate approved the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish American War by 1 vote (57-28 needs 2/3). Any idea how things go if it is rejected?
 
The Treaty was ratified by the Senate in the closing days of the 55th Congress (February 1899). The 56th Congress would be much more Republican.
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm

Given the change from 44 Republicans in the 55th Congress to 53 (not counting Silver Republicans) in the 56th, it seems very likely that the
Treaty would pass the 56th Congress even if narrowly rejected in the 55th.

It is true that even in the new Congress a unified front by all Democrats and Populists could defeat the treaty. But such unity was extremely unlikely--even if Bryan had come out against the Treaty. (Eight of the ten Democrats who in OTL voted for the Treaty announced they would do so before Bryan came out for ratification.)
 
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what would the end result be if after the treaty was rejected the war went on?

Well isn't it more likely that negotiations would just continue in Paris for a better treaty? And really WHAT more could the Americans want?!?! They got all of Spain's colonial territories, well except for the parts in Africa. If the Senate rejected the treaty I can't imagine it would go over well, in either public opinion or in Europe.
 
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