Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-12
THE SENATE PROGRAM
Will Vote on Canal Treaty
Next Tuesday.
UNANIMOUSLY AGREE
CUBAN RECIPROCITY TREATY
REPORTED.
Not to Be Effective Until Approved by
Both Houses of Congress
Next Winters Fight.
UNANIMOUSLY AGREE

The Panama treaty will be voted on in the
Senate next Tuesday. The Cuban treaty
will come up Immediately thereafter and
may be voted On by the following Saturday
and the special session of the Senate
brought to end.
In the executive session of the Senate
this afternoon an agreement was reached
by unanimous consent to vote on the Pan
anna treaty next Tuesday.
The request for unanimous agreement was
made by Senator Frye as follows:
II ask unanimous consent that the treaty
with Colombia be open to general debate
until Monday morning; beginning with the
session of Monday next. the Senate will
proceed to consider amendments that may
be offered, and that upon each amendment
speech shall be limited to fifteen minutes to
each senator. but that the chairman of the
committee on foreign relations and the
chairman of the committee interoceanic
canals shall be allowed thirty minutes on
each amendment. That, after all amend
ments 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 than Tuesday next, the
vote upon the resolution for ratification
shall be taken without further debate That
the injunction of secrecy shall then be re-
moved from the speeches of Senator Nor
gan already printed and submitted to sem
atorsr including that to be made by him on
the response to the Senate resolution call
ing for information as to the agreement
between the Panama Canal Company and
our government, and they shall be printed
in the Record, and that the speech or
speeches made for and against the ratifica-
ton of the treaty during the hour of gen.
eral debate allowed each side shall be print
ed in the Record in like manner as the
speeches of Senator Morgan"
On motion of Senator German the injunc-
ton OF secrecy was removed from the
agreement.
To Consider Amendments.
The democrats are determined to offer
several amendments to the treaty, which
have been noted in The Star. Votes will be
taken on these amendments. One of the
amendments to be urged by the democratic
senators will be to strike out article " of
the treaty. That article to which the demo-
Gratis object, Is as follows:
The rights and privileges granted to the
United States by the terms of this conyen-
ton shall not affect the sovereignty of the
republic of Colombia over the territory
within whose boundaries such rights and
privileges are to be exercised
The United States freely acknowledges
and recognizes this sovereignty and dis
avows any intention to impair it in any
way whatever or to increase it's territory
al the expense of Colombia or of any of the
sister republics in Central or South Ameri-
ca, but on the contrary, 1t desires to
strengthen the power of the republics on
this continent and to promote, develop and
maintain their prosperity and independ-
ence."
Another amendment which will be offered
by the democrats will be to strike out that
part Of article XIII. which provides as
follows:
III 1t should become necessary at any time
to employ armed forces for the safety or
protection of the canal or of the ships that
make use of the same or the railways and
other works the republic Of. Colombia
agrees to provide the forces necessary for
such purpose, according to the crcum-
stances Of the case, but If the government
Of Colombia cannot effectively comply with
this obligation then with the consent of or
at the request of Colombia or of her minis
ter at Washington or of the local authOri-
ties. civil military the United States
shall employ such force as may be neces-
sary for that sole purpose; and as soon as
the necessity shah have ceased will with
draw the force so employed
Cuban Treaty Reported.
The Cuban reciprocity treaty was reported
from the committee on foreign relations
this morning after an amendment had been
adopted providing that the treaty shall not
be effective until it shall have been APPROX
ed by Congress. That amendment was pro-
posed in committee by republicans and was
acceptable to both sides. 1t is the amend
ment which the democrats, under the lead
ership of Senator German, had determined
to insist upon.
The amendments made to the treaty by
the committee at the recent session of Con-
gress were renewed at today's meeting of
the committee and were accepted without
discussion. One Of these provides for a re-
duction of 40 per cent in the tariff on Amer
lean cattle shipped into Cuba, and the other
Is a provision prohibiting In explicit terms
a further reduction than 20 per cent in the
duty on Cuban sugar shipped into the
United States and also prohibiting reduc
lions In the rates of sugar coming into the
United States from other countries.
Senator Bacon's Proposition.
The amendment providing for the submits
sion Of the Cuban treaty to the House was
offered by Senator Bacon. At the last ses-
sion Of Congress the committee refused to
attach it to the treaty, but when 1t was
presented today. 1t was accepted after very
little discussion.
The principal reason for it's acceptance
was that members of the House have urged
in strong terms the constitutional right
or that body to pass upon all reciprocity
treaties because of their effect upon the
revenues. Senator Bacon strongly support
ed this view. but other members Of the
committee generally took the position that
the action of the House was not necessary
to render the treaty OF binding effect
They. however generally concurred In the
opinion that the Incorporation Of the
amendment in the treaty could do no injury
and that on the other hand. ii would aid
in maintaining amicabe relatios with the
House They therefore consented to its
adoption without prolonged discussion. No
formal vote was taken upon the amend
ment, it being accepted by unanimous con-
sent
Senator Racon rama rLad that the auan5
ment would very materially facilitate the
ratification Of the treaty.
The committee recommends that the
amendment be added at the end of the
treaty. Its exact language Is as follows:
This treaty shall not take effect until
the same shall have been approved by the
Congress"
The opinion of the leaders of both parties
In the Senate today Is that the Cuban
treaty as amended will speedily be ratified.
The amendment Is acceptable to a number
Of factions In the Senate. The main con-
sderation Is that 1t obviates democratic
opposition and prevents long and tedious
debate. with possibility of quorum of the
Senate disappearing and the special ses-
sion dying without action upon the treaty
The amendment is agreeable to the repub-
lican senator's who are not very strenuous
In their advocacy Of this treaty, because it
postpones lowering the rate on sugar until
after Congress has approved the treaty