The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-03-19
VOTE ON TREATY. TUESDAY
The Senate, by Unanimous Consent,
Fixes Date for Final Action
on Canal Agreement.
AMENDMENTS TO Be ACTED ON MONDAY
Understanding Reached with sena-
tor Morgan Making This Pro-
gramme Possible-FavOrable Re-
port Ordered on Cuban Treaty
Action on Crum use >Postponed.

washington Marcn 1S.-lne senate
has agreed to vote on the Colombian
canal treaty Tuesday. The amend
ments to the treaty are to be consid-
cred Monday.
The request for unanimous agree
ment was made by Senator Frye asfol-
lows:
Il ask unanimous consent that the
treaty with Colombia be open to gen
eral debate until Monday morning, be-
ginning with the session of Monday
next the senate will proceed to con-
slider amendments that may be Of
fered, and hat upon each amendment
speech shall be limited to Is minutes
to each senator, but that the chair
man of the committee on foreign re-
lations and the chairman of the COM
mittee on inter-oceanic canals shall be
allowed 30 minutes on each amend
ment. That, after all amendments
shall have been disposed of, one hour
shall be allowed for general debate to
the side supporting the treaty and
that one hour shall be allowed to the
opponents of the treaty. That, not
later t<an Tuesday next, the vote upon
the resolution for ratification shall
be taken without further debate. That
the injunction Of secrecy shall then
be removed from the speeches of Sen
ator Morgan already printed and sub
mitted to senators, including That to
be made by him on the response to the
senate resolution calling for informa-
ton as to the agreement between the
Panama Canal company and our gov
eminent, and they shall be printed in
the record, and that the speech or
speeches made for and against the
ratification of the treaty, during the
hour of general debate allowed each
side shall be printed in record in like
manne as the speeches of Senator
Morgan"
On motion of Senator German the
injunction of secrecy was removed
from the agreement.
Favorable Report ON Cuban Treaty.
Washington, March 13.-The senate
committee on foreign relations Thurs
day authorized a favorable report on
the Cuban reciprocity treaty with an
amendment similar to that recom-
mended in connection with other reci-
procity treaties providing that the
treaty shall not take effect until ap-
proved by the house Of representatives,
as well as the senate.
The amendments made to the treaty
by the committee at the last session of
congress were renewed at Thursdays
meeting and were accepted without
discussion. One of these provides for a
reduction of 40 per cent. in the tariff
on American cattle shipped into Cuba,
and the other is a provision prohibit
ing in explicit terms a further reduc-
ton than 20 per cent. in the duty on
Cuban sugar shipped into the United
States. and also prohibiting ,reduc-
tions in. the rates of sugar coming into
the United States from other coun-
tries.
Postpone Action in Crum Case.
Washington, March 13.-The senate
committee on commerce Thursday de-
'cided to postpone action on the NOM
ination of DR.. William D. Crum to be
SollCCCol u liz pun dO Sud11coCOu, y.
c., until next Thursday. The sug-
gestion forpostponement was made by
Senator Clay. There are a number of
vacancies on the committee, and he
urged that the committee should not
act until these were filled. It is now
believed by the opponents of Mr.. Crum
that another meeting of the commit
tee will not be held during the pres
ent session.
To Push I~ndiano1n Case.
Washington, March 10. - Senator
Money, of Mississippi, has introduced
a resolution requesting the president
to inform the senate whether postal
facilities are now being afforded the
people of %Indianola, Miss. 1t is Sen
ator Moneys intention to address the
senate upon the Indianola case at some
future time.
Ice Men in Session.
Kansas City, Mo-, March 13.-The an
nual convention of the Western Ice
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