The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
Under Arrangements With Nor
gan Canal Treaty Will be
Voted on Tuesday
CUBAN RECIPROCITY is
PRACTICALLY AGREED ON
Amendment Providing For Concur
renee of House Is Attached and
With This Concession Demo-
Gratis Withdraw objection.

Washington. March 12.7-There were ims
portant developments today regarding the
treaties pending in the senate. 1t was
decided to vote on the Panama canal
treaty on Tuesday next and the Cuban
reciprocity treaty was reported to the
| senate by the committee on foreign rela-
tons. The end of the work for which the
extra session was called, therefore, is In
sight.
The agreement to vote on the canal
| treaty was arrived at soon after the sem
ate assembled at noon, and without dis
eusslon of moment. The terms had been
made satisfactory to Senator Morgan be-
fore the request to fix day for the vote,
as was preferred by Senator Frye. 50 the
former made no objection.
The Cuban treaty with the various
amendments agreed on by the commit
tee on foreign relations then was reported
by Mr. Cuom and at his request it was
read for the information of the senate.
The reading was followed by a formal
request by Mr.. Cullom to take up the
| Cuban treaty for discussion. but while
| this was denied still the greater part
of the session was devoted to 1t. The
| amendments made include In addition to
those of last session provision request
| ing the approval of the house of repre-
sentatives to make the treaty effective.
Opposition Will Cease.
With the adoption of this amendment,
the democrats, as a body, probably will
cease opposition to the Cuban treaty, but
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whose states are anectea py the treaty.
will continue to oppose 1t. The republi-
can side Of the senate will vote practi-
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Swami, now generally peHeVeu that Il viii
dollar size"dJ after action on the Panama
| treaty. thtSs,,,s
1nd,,,,dra, A., Y, on eranators will Of
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treaty and tbev viii untte N lressir.,~
! soma ~ tbom b,,+ n tbev sbouJd he vofed
down as seems likely q humber Of the
do,,oorots Mill ,ote for the ratification
| ~ tho treat,
rba nrooresa made TODAY leads many
senators 70 nredict an adjournment by
tbo close of next week The action OF
~ ,o,,rot+toa on commerce In nostnon-
tna a vote on mr. cru,n,s nomination
a,h,ch alec tools ,,lace today. Is generally
accentod az disnosing of that matter for
this session
Cost OF Prlntin9'
Before going into executive session the
senate agreed to a resolution offered by
Mr. Hoar directing the committee on
printing to ascertain and report the cost
| for each session of the last four con-
crosses of all documents, other than
executive or Legislative documents, print
| cd by order of the senate or by the re-
quest of Individual senator's.
Mr. Teller introduced the following
resolution which was allowed to lie on
tho table;
''Resolved That the judiciary commit
ice he directed to report to the senate
whether the President by and with the
advice Of the senate can negotiate treat
les with foreign governments by which
the duties levied by congress on impor-
tations can be changed or aprosated.
The Executive Session.
The executive session of the senate to-
dav was taken up largely with the de-
tails of the agreement to vote upon the
Panama canal treatyand after the agree
ment WIS reached Senator Morgan did not
manifest any disposition to proceed with
the discussion OF that treaty. Senator
cullom thereupon asked the senate to
take IN the Cuban treaty, which he had
inst reported from the committee on for
eign relations, but Senator Foster OF
Louisiana objected saying that his col
league Senator McInerny, who desired to
speak on the treaty, was absent. This
objection had the effect of preventing
formal consideration or the treaty as
such, but there was more or less discuss
sion of the effect of the amendment to
require the approval of the treaty by the
house. Senator Foster asked when under
the amendment the treaty would take ef-
feet and several republican senator's
made reply. The general opinion WAS that
1t could not become effective until after
legislation by bill or joint resolution.
In which both houses Of congress should
concur.
Among the senators who expressed the
opinion that the treaty would not become