Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-03-21
CANAL TREATY is RATIFIED
THE SENATE HAS VOTED TO
RATlFY THE TREATY.
Senate Was in Executive Session at
Time 1t Passed-Was Approved as
When Presented Without Amend
ments-A Few Short Speeches
Cuban Treaty Easily Disposed of.

Washington, March 1S.-Without
dotting an 81 or crossing "t' or
without changing a single punctuation
mark, the senate voted Tuesday to
1atify the treaty with the republic OF
Colombia for the construction of an
lsrnmlan canal. The vote for ratitica-
Ulon was IS III the aInrmatIye TO nye
III the negative.
Inc senate was in executive session
when the result was announced, SO
that only the senator's themselves and
a lew confidential employees were pres
ent. All the senators announced them
selves as grained to have the long
struggle terminated, put none of them
manifested his appreciation by cheers
or handclapping. On the contrary.
all OF them were more concerned
about getting away from the cham
Der tnan anything else, so by the time
the senate could adjourn, which it did
almost Immediately after the result
was announced, most of the senator's
had lett their seats ana some of them
had donned their hats and oVercoats.
The day was given up almost entire
ly to general debates on the treaty,
and in addition to the set speeches
made under the agreement by Sena-
tors Morgan and Cunom, there were
many snort addresses and a rather
long speech by senator Daniel OF Viz
GINA. Inc only party vote OF the day
was taken on the substitute Tor article
Iour, wnlcn Was agreed upon ny the
democratic caucus ana hau reference
~ the acquisition or terruOry III Cen
Irai ana south America by the United
otdtes. There were number OF
speeches. ON this amendment, but Il
was voted down ny an almost two
Cnirds majority, the ballot footing up
ii ayes and 20 noes. Wnen the senate
adjourned at Z o'clock there was Il
general belief that the business OF
Cne session would be completed N
lime TO permit final adjournment to-
morrow. Some, however, placed the
date "a hours later.
The Panama canal treaty between
the United States and Colombia,
which was ratified today, was signed
at Washington January %, 1903. 1t
was negotiated by Secretary Hay, on
the part Of the United States, ana
Thomas Herran, charge d'affaires, on
the part of Colombia, who signed the
document On January 90 it was sent
to the president and by him sent to
the senate on the same date 1t was
referred to the committee on foreign
relations on the same day and report
ed back on February 3. The treaty
was discussed at some length during
the last congress. On March 5, the
day the special session of the senate
convened, the treaty was again re-
ferred to the committee on foreign re-
latiOns, and on March was again re-
ported to the senate, since which time
it has been under discussion Neither
in committee or by the senate was the
treaty amended, and it was ratified as
first negotiated.
Most of the senators in the city
have left the capitol in the firm con-
victiOn that it would be possible to
conclude the called session Wednes-
day, and that when the senate next
adjourned the adjournment would be
sine die. This conclusion involved
quite a general understanding that
Cuban reciprocity could be much more
/ speedily disposed of than has been
considered possible heretofore.