Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
(By Telegraph to virginian-pilot)

(By Telegraph to Yirginian- Pilot)
Washington, Dec. 1S.-Again today
the Senate had under discussion the
Hay Pauncefotc treaty in executive
session No business OF consequence
was transacted in open session. air.
Tillman tSouth Carolina), read the fol-
lowing resolution.
Resolved. That the President be ana
Is hereby requested, ir not in his judS-
ment Incompatible with public interest,
to furnish the Senate all information
and copies of all correspondence he
tween this government and the govern
lnent of Columbia, showing what steps
haye been taken by this government TO
secure treaty between the two gov
ernments or Il modifica ton by Column
ola OF existing treaties or concessions
with the view securing to the United
states the right to construct II canal
over The territory of Colombia be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans"
At 12%O the Senate went into execu-
tive session.
FIVE TREATIES RATIFIED.
The senate then ratified five treaties
OF comparatively little consequence
These included IN agreement s,lDplc-
inentary TO the Hay Pauncefotc treaty
Itself ana extending the time within
winch IL may be ratified. Under The
terms OF the original treaty The time
foc ratification expired FIVE months AGO.
The agreement favorably passed upon
today extends the time until The lth
OF March.
The other trenties ratified were MS
follows: Extending for one wear the
time within which the commercial
treaty with the Argentine Republic
may be ratified and the same Q tension
for The treaty with Great Brltnin fo,
tradition treaties with Bolivia and
Brazil
MIR. TtLLMAN'S RESOLUTION.
The resolution offered earlier I'm the
day by Mr. Tiliman was then agreed 10
after being amended at the instance
OF senator Morgan, so as TO also call
for all the correspondence with the
l'anama Canal Company. including ali
offers on the part of the company ana
al negotiations with 1T concerning the
Panama canal
The friends OF the IIay-Pauncefotc
occupied most of the time in The con
sideration Of that treaty Senator,
Foraker ana Morgan being the spcak
crS.
RIGHT TO DISCRIMINATE.
Senator Bard, OF California. gave
notice of an amendment he will offer
TO the treaty providing that the United
states shall have the right to dis
American
Shipped through the canal if American
trade" ''-
Senator ToialScrs speech was q de-
lense OF the -Pauncefote treaty.
and he tool. occasion TO p,oise in MN
terms Secretary Hay
Senator~Al organ traVcrsed much .or
inc ground he had already covered. He
said that the ratification OF the nav
treaty is debt We owe To Nicaragua
anu Costa Itca. Those countries II
they should see fit, might rise up ana
refuse to allow us to do anvthin'r.
hence we could not afford TO do any.
lhlnS mat would Offend thc,n
At 3:l5 p m. the Senate adjourned.
CHAIRMAN MOPGAN'S REPORT
Q5y Telegraph to Virginian-PjIotl
Washington Dec. Ex-senator Nor
gan chairman III the Senate committee
on lhter-oceahlc canals, To which was
Te!er'eo 'he pEe4minary report OF the
lSthmlan cana! commission today sub
mtted q partial report thereon in CON
neG;ion with the protocols of acraa
ncnt with Costa Rca ana Nicaragpo
relating 10 the PROPOSED canal. which
were submitted recently 10 the SEN
ate Inc report says the statement of
the Walker commission and the pro
tocols referred TO have Il direct bna~- 4
ing upon what is known as the Hem
burn BILL now on the Stnate calendar
That bill is declaration of She policy
of the United States" the report
reads, Tor canal unde. control Of
this government. II is the law Of ne
cessity, rather than the eXlectation Of
profit or advantage TO tie United
States, that compels us to construct !
own and control n ship canal through
Costa Rica and Nicaragua, ma the
geographical relation of those Safes 10 !
our country, and the prestige of the !
United States among American gov
crnments point to us as the powe that |
must incur the expenditure and h. in, |
vested with the authority to co,troI /
the canal as a marine highway Cor
ships OF all nations.
AS the basis and condition pree-
dent of the accomplishment of tits |
great task of duty the United STATE.
must first acquire from Costa Ricai
and Nicaragua, by agreement, the
right to construct. own. control and
manage the canal. In doing this we
mus! iully recognize their sovereign In
dependence ami authority over those
cPurtries respectively ana deal with
them without any attempt at en-
croachment on their national rights"
The report proceeds:
a FATAL ACT.
"The acquisition of the sovereign
ownership of trac: OF country. in
Guiding the line o. the canal would
separate Nicaragua into two PARTS. be
tween which the sovereignty OF the
United Sta5cs would be intcrposed.
AN act Glorc fatal to her autononiv
cannot be conceived. ana I. her o,,r-