The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-22
THREE HOURS OF
DRY REPORTS
Senate Put in the Day in Exscu-
tive Session.
lUAY AIDS SENATOR MORGAN
VOTE UPON THE CANAL TREATY
NOT YET IN SIGHT.
Tr1AsHINGToN. Feb. 21.-The senate

WASHINGTON, Feb. Z1.-The senate
w spent nearly the entire day in
executive session It was the
legislative day of Thursday. as the SEN
ate had taken recesses instead of ad-
journing. The senate met at II O'Clock,
opened the doors at L, and for more
than an hour disposed Of routine bust
ness, consisting of the presentation OF
petitions and reports, the introduce
ton of bills and the passing OF unoD-
jected bills on the calendar. Upon re-
Stunning the executive session the Co
lombian canal treaty was taken up.
Senator Quay had a report read anu
Senator PettuS spoke at some length
Senator Plat of Connecticut also dis
cussed the treaty.
Quorum Was Present.
The senate resumed its sitting again
at IL o'clock. with the doors closed ana
with Thursdays session proceeding
The presiding officer had scarcely taken
his seat when the point of no quorum
was made. A sufficient number of SEN
satOrs soon responded and Mr.. Morgan
was about to proceed with MS caIldI
speech when there was a general re
quest on the part of senators to be al
lowed TO transact some morning busl-
ness. Senator Cullom yielded TO TINS
demand and it soon became apparent
that a very large volume of this Dusl-
ness had accumulated Mr.. Cullom
then moved an open session OF an houi
for the transaction of legislative busl-
ness.
There was no objection and accord
ingIy twenty minutes after the begin
ming of the sessions the doors were
opened. The hour was given up largely
to the introduction of bills and the
making of committee reports.
Quay's Usual Request.
The business had not proceeded lar
when Mr.. Quay rose and said; i mere
ly rise to make my usual request Wllh'
l presume, the usual result, that on
Thursday, the 10Th of February, a vote
be taken on the omnibus statehood
bill and all amendments without tuf-
Their debate Messrs. Depew and Mel
son objected simultaneously and. MI
Quay took his seat with wave or ms
hand TO Mr.. Alger, who had not yielded
the floor TO him.
ing the laws concerning the holding OF
real estate by aliens in the territories,
authorizing the secretary or the lhIerloI
to restore to entry public lands segregated
Mr.. Mason gave notice that on Monday
he would ask the senate to take ND the
postOffice appropriation bill after the
disposition of the routine morning Dusl-
ness.
senate
lon. resumed consideration of the Pan
| ANA Ezna} treaty N executive session
Monotonous Reading.
When the senate went into executive
session for the second time MIR quay
again took the floor and said ne deSlfed
to present 10 the senate certain reports,
but that he was indispOSed and therefore
would like TO have them read by the
clerk There was no objection and the
reading clerk accordingly began the read
ing of a long report on the question OF
isthmian canals Wnich Mr.. quay SEM W w
The reading of the report sent up DE
Mr. Quay consumed about three hours OF
the time and after this was cOnclu0eQ
Mr.. PettuS made BRIEF speech directed
principally at what he termed the repeal
of the SpoOner act by the treaty. lie con-
tended that as legal proposition the ap-
preparation made by the SpOoner law Tor
the purpose of securing perpetual con-
troll of the canal would not be avallable
under the treaty providing merely Iof
lease of the canal strip he also SAlu tIttl
the American people would not be Satls-
fled with anything less than Thoroughly
American canal, one which could be De
Tended by US at all times, which the Pan
anna canal could not be under the terms
of the treaty.
Could Be Revised.
Senator PIatt OF Connecticut took issue
with Senator Pettus as TO the effect OF the
treaty. saying that ne believed there We're
no legal obstacles ready to the ACQUISITION
by the president of the canal zone hut
he cOntended If there were anN Sucn Oh
stacIeS they would be revised by another
act of congress, reapproprlatlnS the
During the day Senator Morgan secured
consent to the revival OF the injunction
of secrecy of the amendments 10 the
treaty which have been offered by him.
Most of the important amendments nave
already been given publicity but ne Of
fered two new ones today one OF these
provides for an agreement between the
contracting parties that nothing contained
in the treaty shall be construed to alter
the terms of the Spooner act Inc oJher
amendment is as follows;
Religious Amendment.
cit is agreed that in respect for the
citizens of the United States under their
legislation. and for the present humane
state OF Christian religion, IN Which the
ordinances and prescriptions of the Span
ish inquisitiOn have no place or tolerance,
that the provisions OF the concordat OF
ISSS between his holiness. Pope Leo Kill
and the government of Colombia and the
laws enacted by Colombia. or that shall
be hereafter enacted IN furtherance or
execution of said cOncOrdat, shall not
apply to any citizen of the United States
or Colombia or any person who shall be
in the service Of the United States or 10
any officer. agent or servant of the
United States who is in any way engag ed
in the construction or operation of a
canal or the Panama railroad under the
provisions OF this treaty
The executive session closed and the
senate adjourned at , O'Clock Senator
Clllorn giving notice that he would move
again on Monday to continue the execu-
tive sessions for the consideration Of the
treaty.