The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-03-31
WAS HlNGTON LETTER.

has adjourned after ratitying the
Panama Canal and the Cuban irea-
ties, the former with)at amendment
and the latter with only the cnmrnit.
J tee amendments, one providing that
It's provisions shall not go into effect
until approved 10y both houses OF
=, Congress, the other that no other
change shall be be made in the sugar
schedule of the DiDgley tariff for q
period Of FIVE years. The vote on the
Panama canal treaty was 70 to 5,
only senators Daniel, Martin, Morgan
Pe,tus and Teller voting against its
approval.
! Two days were spent debating the
Cuban treaty after the ratification OF
the Panama Canal treaty was accom-.
: plished. Senator Nelson offered an
amendment providing that Americs II
-four should he inserted in the class
of goods entitled to a reduction of 4U
per cent from the Cuban tariff rates,
aud Senator Newands offered the
same amendment he offered to the
Cuban reciprocity bill wher it passed
the House, providing for an invita-
ton to Cuba To become annexed tn
the United States. Many of the
democratic senators who had intended
to debate the treaty at length refrasa-
ed from 80 doing on the ground that
they preferred TO save their fire until
the bill putting the provisions OF the
treaty into effect should come before
the Senate next session.
The president is seriously disap
pointed at the treaty hsving been 80
amended b. the committee as TO pre-.
vent its going into effect at once and
when he first learned the facts he
threatened to call Congress in special
session Immediately to pass the neces-
sary legislation. On second thought,
however, he decided not to call au
extra session before the middle of
November if at all.
The President has no, yet determin-
ed upon the personnel of the Canal
Commission and has announced that
| ha Ill ~ n..nct1a. H. :,
he returns from his western trip next
June. There are many applicants
for the position including Ex-senator
Savers, 0t Texas, and others. Accor-
ding to the terms of the bill fou,
members of The Commission will have
to he civil engineers and three civil
isns.
Senators Hanna, Aldrich, Hale,
Hodge, Depew and other prominent
senators, have expressed To your
correspondent the utmost confidence
that Colombia will ratify the treaty
which has undergone no change since
IL was signed by DR.. Herran, the
Colombian charge Il affairs. While
there is kn)wu to bs opposition To the
agreement and the former minister
to this country, Sencr Concha, is
leading a party against it. 1t is not
believed that Colombia will refuse
The price of $4,000 900 to be paid
Immediately and in cash and which
is to be followed, beginning seven
years hence, by M annual rental 4
$3.50, 900. 1t is, therefore, believe
that the actual construction of an
isihmian canal is now in sight.
The President has perfected the
Itinerary for his western trip. Leav.
ing Washington ON April /, he will
go directly To Chicago where he will
spend day. From there he goes Ia
milwaukee, Saint Paul and Minnea.
polls and, making several stops at
oHdilCA blblCNB VIII JtdCU IslNlnRlOn !,
Montana, April s. Two weeks will
be spent in the Yellowstone National
Park, with Secretary Root and MIR.
John Burroughs, the naturalist and
writer, and then the party Gill return
via Omaha and Iowa points to Saint
Louis. There the president will
participate ia the dedicatOry exercises
of the st. Lruis Exposition and will
then go west via Kansas and ColoIa-
do. California will be traversed
from Los Angeles to the Northern
limit aud VISIT will be paid to the
Puget Sound cities On Decoration
Day the President will make an
address at Cheyenne. Salt Lake
City will be visited md the return
trip will 20 around Chicago stopping
at n number Vi Illinois points aud al
indianapolis, from which city the
run will be made to Washington
without sop. The party will return
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