The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-25

washington, January 24.-The senate late this afternoon held brief executive session and voted to make public the Panama canal treaty. The letters or transmittal of the President and Secre- tary Hay were brief and formal and con tained no recommendations.
 Article 1 of the treaty Is as follows:
 "The government of Colombia author izes the new Panama canal company 10 sell and transfer to the United States It's rights. privileges, properties and conces- sions, as we'll as the Panama railroad and all the shares or part of the shares of that company; but the public lands situated outside of the zone, hereinafter specified, now crossing to the concession to both said enterprises. shall revert to the republic of Colombia, except any property now owned by or in the posses sion of the said company. within Panama or Colon, or the ports and terminals thereof.
 But it is understood that the Colom- bia reserves all its rights to, the special shares in the capital of New Panama canal company"
 Article II. relates to the confession for constructing the canal and the rights of this government to the property for 1oc years with the privilege of having the lease perpetually renewed.
 Territory Granted.
 Article III grants to the United States a zone of territory ten kilometers (abou' six miles wide), including therein the necessary auxiliary canals, not exceed ing in any case 150 miles from the main canal and other works, together with ten fathoms of water in the bay of Limon in extension of the canal, and at least three marine miles from mean low-water mark for each terminus of the canal into the Caribbean sea and the Pacific ocean respectively. So far as necessary for the construction. maintenance and operation of the canal. the United States shall have the use and occupation of the group of small islands in the bay of Panama, named Perico, Naos, Culebra and Fla menco, but the same shall not be con strued as being within the zone herein defined nor governed by the special pro- vision applicable to the same.
 This grant shall not include the cities of Panama and Colon, except so far as lands and other property therein ars now owned or are in possession of the said canal company or the said railroad company.
 CoIombia's Sovereignty Maintained. Article Iv.-The rights and privileges granted to the United States by the terms of this convention shall not effect the sovereignty of the republic of Colombia over the territory within whose boun- daries such rights and privileges arc to be exercised.
 "The United States freely acknowledges and recognizes this sovereignty and dis avows any intention to Impair 1t in any way whatever or to increase It's territory at the expense of Colombia or of any of the sister republics in Central or South l America, but on the contrary it desires tc strengthen the power of the republics or this continent, and to promote, develop and maintain their property and inde- pendence.
 Article v.-The republic of Colombia authorizes the United States to construct and maintain at each entrance and ter l minus of the proposed canal a port foI vessels using the same" f
 Will Not Lease Islands. Article vI-The republic of Colombia yrees that 1t will not cede nor lease tt any foreign government any of its islands or harbors within or adjacent to tn, say of Panama, nor on the Atlantic coas 1 of Colombia, between the Atrato rive nd the western boundary of the depart nlent of Panama. for the purpose of es i lblishing Notifications. naval of coalini cations or military posts.
 Article vII.-The republic of Colombi;