The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-18
al TREATY
PASSED SENATE
Only Five Votes We're Cast in
the Negative.
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CUBAN TREATY THE NEXT SUB
JECT ON THE PROGRAMME.
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III AsHNGTON. March 1.-THE sem
ate met al u o'clock to-day and
went into executive session after
The journal was fead and approved
Immediately after the doors were
closed the Panama canal treaty was
laid before me senate. There was
again "a good attendance OF senators in
anticipation of the hnaI vote on the
Treaty. The proceedings opened with
a speech by Senator Morgan, devoted
especially to The question of the defense
OF the canal He criticised sharply the
action of the senate I'm refusing yes-
terday 90 So amend the treaty as TO in
sure American control
Caucus Amendment.
When AIR. Morgan concluded Senator
Money offered a substitute for the
fourth article of the treaty which dis
aEOWs any Intention on The part OF
the United States 90 Increase It's ter
1ltory at the expense of South or Cen
tfal America. The substitute offered by
senator Money was agreed upon by the
Democratic caucus and. without mem
LOning South or Central America. it
tei,erates the American doctrine OF
non-interierence with the affairs of all
the American republics. with the view
OF reassurlng Mexico on that point,
and pledges this country 90 attempt no
acquisition of Colombia territory
This is one of The amendments on
which the Democrats agreed TO act as
a unit and consideration of &c was be-
gun early in the day. with the view of
concentrating most of the debate upon
Against Imperialism.
Speeches were made in support of the
Money amendment by Senators Bacon,
Teller Daniel, Morgan, Bailey ana
others They C0ntended for am Impair
ual recognition of an American repub-
lies. urging that under the language of
the fourth article of the treaty Mex
leo would boz left as the only American
republic Co which the ayOWal of nom
encroachment could be held as nOu-ap-
pncahle.
Senators Spoouer and Hoar replied.
cCatending that there was practically
no difference between the language OF
the amendment and that of the article
as I'd stands
Senator Moneys amendment was de-
feated-5l 20 ga strictly party vote.
Senator Daniel then offered an
amendment providing that the treaty
Should not take effect until &c had been
approved by congress. Mr.. Daniel
spoke in advocacy OF this provision.
Daniels Speech.
The fact soon developed that Seu8- /
tor Daniel had offered his amendment |
for the purpose of making a general /
speech upon the treaty and when the /
fifteen minutes allowed 90 him for his /
speech on his own amendment had eX- /
pired and the amendment was voted I
down. Senator Morgan presented four /
or five OF his amendments, which were /
each in turn defeated, but upon AN of /
which Senator Daniel continued to |
speak His speech was an arraigu- /
ment of the Republican policy I'M press /
ing The treaty With which De insisted l
was undue haste, He referred TO The I
- e.se''s'i' Nv1-sa .t-lre that would DE /
Wy ht y. .oustruct the canal and /
charged reczlessness iuNEushng into /
such am enterprise, as d. declared Was F.
being done.
after Senator Daniel had closed sew /
aral other senators on both sides of /
the chamber addressed the senate in .
fifteen minute speeches for and /
against the treaty Among those who F..
spoke against il was Senator Morgan.
who devoted himself especially to the /
question of the necessity for adequate 1
defense of the canal which. De said. /
could Doe assured only by the United /
States He asserted that senators were
not thinking for themselves but were !
following blndly in the lead OF che /
secretary OF state. Indeed. hv declared I
senators We're practically surrenderins
their own offices in order 20 maintain 4
q deputatiou for party allegiance.
Platt Just Suited.
Senator Plate of Connecticut was
also among the speakers. He was F.
one of the very few senators 20 am
u0uncr his entire satisfaction with the .
treaty He referred 90 the fact that /
a number of Republican senator's had /
said that b. they had had the making .
OF the treaty they would have changed /
some of the features of &c, and de-
cIared that De considered the treaty
the best that could have been made.
and said that SD FAR as DE was con-
cerned he would not have changed IL
iu any respect. He criticised the DEM
O ratio senators Toy using undue
minutenrss il rha.r EFFORTS 10 dnd de-
fegts iu me alTeemenL
when. at i.45 Do. ma. it became ap- ]