The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-18
ratified THE TREATY
,rE ADOPTED 1T WITHOUT A
SINGLE CHANGE.
NE VOTE STOOD 10 TO 5.
UNCOMPROMISINGLY
OPPOSED AMENDMENTS.

the only Senutor VINO as
sa.i,Aed with the Treaty As 1t
s.,od. but Nearly All Voted for 1t
r,nsIIv, when Amendments Were
,o..-Cuban treaty To-day.
| Washington, March 17.-Without
|.o+,ing an 81" or crossing a st." even
L, -+hout changing a single punctu-
"a, mark. the Senate to-day voted to
+ifv the treaty with the Republic of
E-o,or7bia. for the construction of an
sthmian canal.
The vote for ratification was seven
three in the affirmative, to five in
The negative.
The Senate was In executive session
.,ben the result was announced, so
that only the senators themselves and
few confidential employees were pres
.nt All the senators announced them
,alvee as gratified to have the long
struggle terminated, but none of them
Manifested their appreciation by
cheers or handclapping. On the con-
rarv. all of them seemed more con-
cerned about getting away from the
chsmber than about anything else, so
that nv the time the Senate could adj
Xourn, which it did almost immediate
In after the result was announced,
most of the senators had left their
&~ats and some of them had donned
X,her hats and overcoats.
II, al
#tirely TO general debate on the treaty,
Ind in addition to the set speeches
made under the general agreement, by
Senators Morgan and Cullom, there
Were many short speeches and a rather
hong speech by Senator Daniel of Vir-
kgnia. The only party vote of the day
WAS taken on the substitute for
Earticle four, which. was agreed upon by
The Democratic caucus and had refer
ence to the acquisition of territory IN
central and South America by the
limited States. There were a number
hi speeches ON this amendment but 1t
WAS voted down by an almost two
birds majority, the ballot footing up
kfty-one ayes to twenty-seven noes.
Money offered the Amendment.
Senator Money offered the substi-
tute for the fourth article of the treaty,
Ebich disavows any intention on the
hart of the United States to increase
B territory at the expense of Central
america.
Speeches were made in support of the
Money amendment by Senators Ba-
hon. Teller. Daniel, Morgan and 9th
srs They contended for an impartial
recognition of all American republics,
Iwging that under the language OF the
Fourth article of the treaty Mexico
would be left as the only American re-
bubble to which the avowal OF non
Incroachment could be held as ron-ap-
. plicable.
Senator's Spooner and Hoar replied,
.contending that there was practically
no difference between the language
/ Of the amendment and that of the ar
ticle as it stands.
After the vote was taken, Senator
fDaniel then offered an amendment,
/ providing that the treaty should not
|take effect until it had been approved
| by the Congress. Mr.. Daniel spoke IN
advocacy of this provision.
Daniel Talked Long.
/ The fact soon developed that Senator
Daniel had offered his amendment for
the purpose of making general speech
Eupon the treaty, and when the fifteen
minutes allowed for his speech on his
cVn amendment had expired and the
amendment was voted down, Senator
Morgan presented four or five of his
amendments, which were each in turn
defeated, but upon all of which Senator
Daniel continued to speak. All told,
be spoke for about an hour. His
speech was an arraignment of the Re-
publican policy in pressing the treaty
with what he asserted was undue
haste. He referred to the enormous
Expenditure that would be required to
construct the canal, and charged reck-
essness in rushing into an enterprise
Euch as this, as he declared was being
Done.
After Senator Daniel had closed, sew
eral other senator's on both sides OF
he chamber addressed the Senate in
fteen minute speeches for and against
ne treaty. Among those who spoke
against it was Senator German, who
levoted himself especially to the ques-
ION of the necessity for adequate de-
Eense of the canal, which he said could
Pc assured only by the United States.
Ehinking for themselves, but were fol-
owing blindly in the lead of the Sec
Eetary of State. Indeed, he declared
nat senators were practically surren-
ering their own offices in order to
naintain a reputation for party allie
kgiance.
Senator Plat (Connecticut) was one
the few senators, if not the only
ehator, to announce his entire salts
acton with the treaty. He criticised
ne Democratic senators for using I'M
ue mlnuteness in their efforts to find
elects in the agreement. He was sure
ney were splitting hairs.
u0rsan Bunched His Amendments.
When, at 4:45 p. M, 1t became APP
parent that the fifteen-minute
Peeches had been concluded, Senator
morgan surprised the Senate by re-
alning from presenting any more in
lNdual amendments and by present.
IL all of the fifty which he had pre-
#ared in one block, submitting them
ilh the portions of the text of the
ra'y which he had not changed as a
Dstltute for the whole agreement. lie
4 20 not demand a roll call. and the
osltute was voted down, viva Voce,
4 most unanimously.
~ was now a few minutes past B
100 <, and Senator Morgan took the
oor 10 make the last of his series of
peee hes In opposition 10 the treaty
aeeordance with the unanimous
sIrement, he spoke for an hour, and
order 70 confine himself 10 the time
M 70 make the points he desired 20
ske' he had prepared his speech IN
ance. He read deliberately, hut
hrm voice. often depressing in order
emphasize a point.
'-e stopped short Al the expiration