Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16
ALABAMA SENATOR GRADUALLY
GETTING INTO LINE.
TO PERMIT TAKING Or VOTE
Date for Test On Panama Canal
Treaty Probably Next Tuesday
Speeches OF Sturdy Suthron 70 De
Put in Congressional Record
The Days Doings.

washington March l2.-Decidcd
progress was made yesterday aud
when the senate adjourned the gener-
al understanding was that in all prob
ability some hour next Tuesday VIII
be definitely agreed ON for "A vote on
the canal treaty. All the statements
10 this effect. however. were accom-
panied by tine announcement there
were yet some details TO be arranged,
leaving 90 impossible absolutely ~
conclude an agreement before today
There SIS. however mo- doubt IA the
minds Uf leading senators that Jn"
vote will be taken Tuesday. The ar
raugemeut was brought about largely
by Senator FRYE who by virtue Oh IOus
service with Senator Morgan ON the
committee OF foreign relations mas
come To be ON terms of great init
macy with the Alabama senator. No
other senator thus far has shown auT
disposition Co delay the fnal DISPOSE
ton OF the treaty SO that all that was
necessary was Co secure Senator Aos-
cams assent TO the taking OI the
vote. De- was begun early IN the day
aud after Senators Frye and Morgan
had been CIUsgted some time the lat
ter sought Senator German and take
over the situation with him with the
result indicated. Senator Morgan eN-
acted consent TO the printing IN the
Congressional Record OF the remarks
he has prepared giving his best reco.-
lection OF speeches me has made In the
executive session OF the senate d.
the treaty. These speeches are con-
tanned iu pamphlets sent to the sen
aturs yesterday by Senator Morgan.
They have been read by a number O.
republican senators who said tney
find iu them nothing Objectionable ami
that there is no reason why they
should not be printed except that the
bear ON a treaty. which matter always
Is considered strictly executive. Iues
generally. however. advise that per
mission be given tO print i'm order tu
save time which they consider now
more important than a conservation oil
senatorial etiquette.
The democratic senators have prac-
ticaIly agreed unanimously 90 urse
an amendment to the 23rd article oil
the treaty. relieving it OF all question
as 10 the right OF the United States
90 control the canal and they express
confidence in obtaining some repubil-
can votes for g. The indications are.
however. that the treaty Will bc rati.
fled without modification i'm any par
tiCuIar.
The agreement made yesterday has
mo- reference Co the Cuban treaty, bu.
0uens the way for its early considera-
tfur i'm the senate. The committee
am foreign relations will meet today
ian take uu the Cuban treaty with
view 90 reporting e. The democrats
viii eudeavor 10 amend the Cuban
treaty with q view 90 reporting g.
The democrats will eudeayOr O.
amend the Cuban treaty SO as TO re
uuire action boy the house. They also
threaten t1 autagUuiZe DO with the
French reciprocity treaty, which
treaty is quite Objectionable Co many
rruubIieau senators. but the indica-
tf1us are the Cuban agreement soon
viii be reported by the committee
That "a viii have such smooth sallinS
ir the senate is not certain -Four O
five democratic senators are favorable
tr 81 but while there is only one re-
ruhrfr4u senator who has announced
his intention to vote against IL, there