The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-14
70 FIGHT FOR BOTH TREATIES
prpUBLTCANs CONFIDENT THAT
THEY WILL BE RATIFIED.
The steering Committee Decides Net TO
Accept Any Amendments 70 the Canal
Treaty--Senator Morgan Closes His
Long speech with Thfee-H0urs Talk.

Long speech with . Three-Heurs Talk.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Nor
cans continuous performance speech in
onnosition to the ratification Of the Panama
Canal treaty, which began several weeks
ago was ended to-day. and will be given
20 waiting world after the vote on the
treaty is taken in the Senate next Tuesday.
Az present the injunction Of secrecy pro-
tacts the speech from the public. but the
order adopted for taking the Anal vote
involves the publication OF Mr.. Morgan's
rsmarss in full Such portions a. he de-
liyered prior to the session to-day he has
already distributed in print to his colleagues.
To-day's closing chapter was taken down
down by the Senate stenogrsphers, who
as a >,le are not admitted to executive
sessions.
The ending Of Mr.. Morgan's speech marks
the practical closing of the debate on
the treaty. although Senator Spooner. tho
author Of the law for the construction Of
the canal. will tomorrow reply to some
OF Mr.. Morgan most radical statements.
The programme after to-morrow's session
il TO vote on the amendments on Monday,
with debate under the 15-minute rule, and
final vote on tho ratification Of the treaty
on Tuesday after two hours Of general
debate.
At a meeting Of tho Republican Steering
Committee to-day II was unanimously
decided not TO accept any amendments
whatever, but TO ratify the Canal treaty
as it stands. Senator German, the Demo-
cratic leader, will endeavor to have tho
treaty amended. This the Republicans
can easily prevent, as only majority vote
will be needed in opposition, and 1t 10 under
stood to be Mr.. Gorman's purpose to then
attempt to have tho Democrats vote as .
party for the rejection Of the treaty.
Thirty-one votes would be required to
accomplish this, and the entire Democratic
membership Of the Senate IL IS. The Re-
publican Senators are confident that .
sunicient number Of Democrats VIII vote
with the 81 Republicans to make the ratihoa-
ton Of the treaty certain.
Mr.. German will undoubtedly be salts
fed II he succeeds in persuading the Demo-
Gratis to stand together In support Of the
amendments giving the United States
Jurisdiction over the canal zone, with
power TO fortify and protect it, and eliminate
ing Article %, which declares 1t to be the
policy of the United States not to extend
It's territorial possessions In South America.
He probably does not expects that these
amendments will be adopted, or that the
treaty will be rejected whether they are
or not. He believes that it is good politics
to put the Democrats on record In favor
OF IAN American canal under American
CONTROL
The Cuban treaty viii not be formally
taken up for consideration In executive
of, but 1t will be discussed more or lees In
to-morrow's executive session, and there-
after until final adjournment. It will b
ratified with the amendment providing
for it's sppr1 oval b , Cons,ess; ,...,.
operative before the marketing Of the Cuban
sugar crop. the President will call an extra
session OF Congfess to meet sometime In
the fall. He has not yet determined on
OF ths CUBAN treaty With Z he
proposed amendment Is that, tho eager.
ness Of Senators to got away from Wash
nE,Sn nay lead them to leave ; The Senate
Of possible danger the President authorized
Senator Lodge to say TO- the Republican
Steering Committees to-day that II the
the treaty. he would feel compelled to recall
them Immediately:
Under all the circumstances, therefore,
II appears to be reasonably certain that the
Republican programme OF rattfyinG the
Canal treaty without amendment and the
Cuban treaty with the amendment sub
hitting It to the House for approval will
be successfully carried out and final adj
journment taken In about one week.
Mr.. Morgan spoke for three hours and
half to-day. Then Mr.. Spooner took the
floor to reply, but the condition OF his
throat was such that he preferred to wait
until tomorrow.
In his speech to-day Mr.. Morgan talked
In voice hardly audible across the aisle.
He has frequently said he did not care
whether the Senators listened to him or
not, as he was speaking to the country.
His remarks were of an alarmist order,
but he had already made speeches contain
ing much more eItravagant statements:
He declared that the new Panama Canal
Company was . partnership, not . cor
Poraiion. and that its tockholders were
liable for its obligations. II the United
States assumed It's property u would be-
come lon effect q stockholder and would be-
come liable for the vast amount OF bonds
outstanding. which are held almost exclu-
sively by the French people, Mr.. Morgan
predicted O revolution In France when u
dawns upon the stock and bondholders of
the New Panama Canal Company that they
have b-en sold out. He predicted another
revolution In Colombia when the Liberals
there discover that tbs Church party has
received $4,000 ono from the United States
for all rights 10 the Panama Canal strip
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