The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-10
CANAL IS WANTED
SAYS SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOR
EI6N RELATIONS
WILL REPORT FAVORABLY.
REMAINS TO DE SEEN HOW NOR
GAN WILL ACT.

Alabama senator Opposes the Trea-
~ With Colombia, hut Did Not
Express His Opposition in the
Committee - Morgan willing for
the Treaty to Come to "a Vote.
Provided His Views nre Made of
Record - Senators Oppose This,
Thinking 1t InjudicIOus.
Washington, March 9.-The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations to-
day agreed to favorably report the
No action was taken on the Cuban
or other reciprocity treaties. The CO.
lombian treaty was reported as In the
former session without amendment.
When the Senate went into execu-
tive session Senator Cullom reported
the treaty and 1t was read at length,
as the rule of the Senate required. I'm
der the rules an objection carried the
treaty over for one day before it could
be considered. and Senator Morgan OBJ
jected to its consideration to-day
After the reading OF the treaty Sena-
tor Morgan stated that he desired to
have the Spanish copy of the treaty
so as to compare it with the English
text. The Senate Department was no.
tilted of this request and it is ex-
pected that draft of the treaty in
Spanish will be sent to the Senate to-
morrow.
Ratification Is Looked For.
Members of the Committee on For
eign Relations express the opinion that
there will not be any great delay in
the ratification of the treaty, although
no understanding has been reached
with Senator Morgan on the subject. In
the committee to-day Senator Morgan
made no opposition to reporting the
treaty. Senator Clark of Montana. who
succeeded Senator Bailey as a mem
Der of the Committee, was present at
to-day's meeting.
During the session of the Committee
on Foreign Relations to-day Senator
Morgan offered to consent to vote on
the Colombian canal treaty at 2 o'clock
on Saturday. provided the Senate
would consent to allow him to print
such remarks as he wanted in the
Record or as public document. From
the first Senator Morgan has express
ed this desire, but so far he has not
received any encouragement. After
the proposition to-day members of the
committee discussed 1t with other SEN
ators and the consensus of opinion
Reelected on Colombia.
seemed to be against the permission.
Some of the remarks heretofore made
by Senator Morgan reflected rather Sc
verely upon the Colombian govern
ment apd especially the President of
Colombia. and senators think it would
he 1nadVisable to give official sanction
TO such utterances by allowing them
70 appear in the records of the Senate.
| 1t is also feared that the Colombian
government might3tak offense and
fail to ratify the treaty, at least that
is one contingency that is. spoken of
| in connection with Senator Morgan's
request to print Besides, it is assert
ed, ratification of, the treaty can be
accomplished even if no agreement is
reached.
Senator Allison, chairman of the
Republican Steering Committee, has
sent notices to all Republican sena-
tors requesting them to be present at
the sessions of the Senate in order to
| maintain n quorum. No definite line
of policy has been agreed upon in the
way of pressing the treaty. but the
intention is to keen it before the SEN
ate and under consideration as long as
possible each day.
While little opposition has been
shown, aside from Senator Morgan,
Democratic senators have said that
they do not intend that Senator Nor
gan shall be subjected to undue phys
ical strain in presenting his views.