Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-18
ONLY FIVE NEGATIVE VOTES
All the Amendments Offered Voted
Down and the Opposition Dwindles
TO Small Proportions-Now Believed
That Senate Will Be Able to Adjourn
Within Few Days. -
March 1s.-without

Colombia for the CONSTRUCTION OK az
isthmian canal. The vote for ratihca-
ton was Is in the affirmative and III
the negative. The senate was IN eN-
ecutiye session when the result was
announced. so that only the senator's
themselves and few confidential en-
ployes We're present. All the senator's
announced themselves as gratified 70
have the long struggle terminated, hut
none OF them manifested their apr
citation by cheers or hand clapping--S
when Mr.. Morgan concluded his
sneech Senator Money offered sub
stitute for the fourth article OF the
treaty. which disayows any INTENTION
en- the part OF the United States TO IN
crease its territory at the expense OF
south or Central America. The SUD-
etitute offered by Senator Money was
agreed on by the democratic caucus.
and without mentioning south or cen
tral America, it reiterates the American
doctrine of non-interference With the
affairs Of all the American repuolics,
with the view of reassuring Mexico on
that point, and pledges this country 10
attempt no acquisition of Colombian
territory.
Speeches were made In support of the
Money amendment by Senators Bacon.
Teller. Daniel. Morgan. Bailey ana
Others. They contended for an I'M
partial recognition OF all American re-
publics. urging that under the language
Of the fourth article of the treaty Mex
leo would be left as the only Amer
ican republic to which the avowal
OF non erlcroachment could be held as
non applicable. Senators Spooner ana
Hoar replied contending that there was
practically no difference between the
language Of the amendment anu lhae
of the article as it stands.
Senator Moneys amendment was de-
feated 81 to 81, a strict party vote.
Senator Daniel then offered an
amendment providing that the treaty
should not take effect until 1t had peeh
approyed by the congress. MI. Dahiei
spoke in advocacy OF this provision.
The fact soon developed that Senator
Daniel had offered his amendment Tor
the purpose of making a general speech
upon the treaty, and when the fifteen
minutes allowed to him for his speech
on his own amendment had expired ana
the amendment was voted down, Sen
ator Morgan presented four or five OF
his amendments. which were each IN
turn defeated, but upon all OF wnich
Senator Daniel continued to speak.
After Senator Daniel had closed sew
eral other senators on both sides OF the
chamber addressed the senate IN iil-
teen-minute speeches for and against
the treaty.
Among those who spoke against 1t
was Senator Morgan, who devoted him-
self especially TO the question OF the
necessity for adequate defense of the
canal, which, he said, could be assured
only by the United Stats.
Senator Plat, Of Connecticut, was
also among the speakers he was one
G. the very few senator's. if not the only
senator, to announce his entire salts
faction with the treaty. He referred to
the fact that number of republican.
senators had said IL they had had the.
making of the treaty thy would have
changed some the features of it, and
declared that he considered the treaty
the best that could have been made.
When at 4:45 p. m. 1t became appar-
ent that the fifteen minute speeches
had been concluded, Senator Morgan
surprised the senate by refraining from
presenting any more individual amend
ments and by presenting all or thF
fifty which he had prepared in one
block, submitting them with the por-
tons of the text of the treaty which he
had not changed as substitute for the
whole agreement. He did not demand
roll call and the substitute was voted
down, viva voca, almost unanimously.
1t was now q few minutes past )
o'clock and Senator Morgan took the
floor to make the last of his long series
&. speeches in opposition. to the treaty.
In accordance with the unanimous
agreement he spoke for an hour and in
order to cOntine himself to the time
and make the points he desired to make
he had prepared his speech in advance.
He read deliberately, but in a firm
voice often DEPRESSING in order to en-
phasize point. He stopped short at
the expiration of his allotted time,
whereupon Senator Culiom. chairman
OF the committee on foreign relations,
took the floor. He also read his speech
from manuscript, presenting carefully
prepared and business like summary
Of the reasons for ratifying the treaty
and for constructing the canal.
Senator Cullom occupied only about
three -fourths of the hour allotted TO
himself, and when he had concluded
the question as to whether the treaty
should be ratified was promptly put
before the senate. The hands of the
ancient clock in the rear of the senate
chamber indicated ten minutes of seven
when the roll call began. All the sen
ators in the city occupied their seats
and all were prompt in responding
when their names We're called. The
vote resulted in the ratification of the
treaty by 70 to 5. The result was no
surprise, for all had predicted that
when the offered amendments had been
disposed of the treaty would be APP
proved by an overwhelming majority.
Such proved to be the case. Indeed,
the roll call had proceeded for some
time before a single voice was heard
in the negative, the first opposition
vote being that OF Senator Daniel of
Virginia. After another long lapse
Senator Daniel was joined by his col
leagues. Senator Martin and after them
came the two Alabama senator's,
Messrs. Morgan and Pettus. Senator
Teller of Colorado, also voted in oppo-
sition and his was the last vote on that
side of the question. When Senator
Frye. who occupied the chair. an