Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-03-18
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION.
Senate Convened to Finish Up Much
Needed Legislation.

Washington. March l0.-The legis,a-
tive session of the senate Monday last
ed six minutes. The oath of office was
administered to Gallinger On. d.,
Clark tArk) and Stone (MoO. At
lS;Ve the senate went into executive
session To consider the Panama canal
treaty.
washington. March 1.-Senator
Morgan Tuesday secured the first ma
terial concession that has been made
10 MIN by the senate in connection
with the Panama canal treaty with
colombia. This consisted OF an agree
ment TO attach the Spooncr canal act
ooully To the treaty. This change was
made in compliance with n request
presented by Senator Lodge during
the days executive session OF the sen.
ate tuesday for the necessity OF IL had
oeen discussed by MIR. Morgan and
othcr members of the senate commit.
Tee. Mr Daniel expressed the opinion
that as the preamble 10 the treaty
calls for the attachment OF a COPY ot
the act that attachment was necessary
Ia preserve the terms of the domumen,
intact
Washington. March ic.-Decided
progress was made Wednesday toward
reaching an agreement for n vote OF
the Colombian caEal treaty. and when
the senate adjourned there was n gen
eral understanding that Thursday. In
all probability some hour next Tues
day would be definitely agreed on as
the time when vote should be takcr
on the treaty and amendments Al
statements To this effect. however
were accompanied by the announce
To be arranged leaving IL impossible
absolutely to conclude the agreement
before Thursday. There is. however
no doubt in the minds of leading sen
ators that the vote will be taken or
luesday The Guatcmalan and McNI
can eNtradition treaties were ratified
ne understanding among the mem
oers OF the committee on foreign rcIn
tons is that none of the reciprocity
treaties before the committee shall he
reported for consideration this scs.
sion and that the Cuban treaty will be
the last to receive the attention of
the committee for the present.
washington. March 13.-Therc were
important developments Thursday re.
Sarding the treaties pending in tho
senate. II was decided to vote on the
Panama canal treaty on Tuesday next
ana me Cuban reciprocity treaty was
reported to the senate by the commit,
Tee on foreign relations The end III
the work for which the extra session
was called therefore is I'm sight. The
agreement to vote on the canal treaty
was arrived at soon after the senate
assembled at noon and without discus.
sion OF moment. The Cuban treaty
win the various amendments agreed
on by the committee on foreign rela
lions then was reported by Mr. chi.
lom and at his request IL was read for
the information of the senate The
progress made Thursday leads many
senators to predict an adjournment Nv
the close OF next week.
Washington. March 14-Thc repub-
mean steering committee Of the sen.
ate Friday considered the general
condition Of business I'm the senate
Inc opinion was expressed that n
would he possible TO fix the day for the
maj close of the session not later
imam next Friday or Saturday No
resolutions to that effect. however
VIII be introduced until an effort shall
nave been made TO name day for
voting on the Cuban recfprocitv
treaty. II has been arranged that
Senator Spooner snail make the last
speech i'm the Panama canal debate
which under the general agreement
liking the time for n vote is To he
made pdDlic. The democratic soma.
tors viii caucus to decide on n courso
10 he pursued in the senate with ref
erence 90 amendments to the pendinc
treaties.