The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-12
Senate viii Decide Fate Of
Canal Treaty
FEW DETAILS TO ARRANGE
Alabama Senator Exacted Consent
to the Printing of His Speeches
In Executive Session in the
t5 Congressional Record.

Washington, March 11.-Decided pro-
gress was made today toward reaching
an agreement for vote on the Colombian
canal treaty, and when the senate ad-
journed at 3:45 p. m. there was general
understanding that tomorrow, In all
probability, some hour next Tuesday will
be definitely agreed on as the time when
a vote should be taken on the treaty and
amendments. There are yet some details
to be arranged, leaving it impossible alb
solutely to conclude the agreement before
tomorrow. There is, however, no doubt
in the minds of the leading senators that
the vote will be taken on Tuesday.
The arrangement was brought about
largely by Senator Frye, who by virtue
of long service with Senator Morgan on
the committee on foreign relations has
come to be on terms of great intimacy
with the senator. No other senator thus
far has shown any disposition to delay
the final disposition of the treaty. so that
all that was necessary was to secure Mr..
Morgans assent to the taking of the
vote. The negotiation was begun early
in the day and after Senators Frye and
Morgan had been closeted for some time,
the latter sought Senator German and
talked over the situation with the result
indicated.
Must Print His Speeches.
Senator Morgan exacted consent to the
printing in the Congressional Record of
the remarks he has preferred, giving his
best recollection of the speeches he has
made in the executive sessions of the
To fxy
contained in the pamphlets sent to the
senators yesterday by Mr.. Morgan. They
have been read by a number of the re-
publican senators, who said they find In
them nothing Objectionable and that
there is no reason why they should not
be printed, except that they bear on a
treaty, which matter is always consid-.
cred strictly executive.
They generally, however, advise that
permission be given to print In order to
save time, which they consider now more
important than the conservation OF sena-
torial etiquette. Democratic senators
have practically agreed to unanimously
urge an amendment to the twenty-third
article of the treaty, relieving 1t of all
question as to the right of the United
States to control the canal, and they ex-
press confidence In obtaining some repub-
lican votes for 1t.
Many senators also express the convic-
tion that the change In the treaty COM
mitting the United States to a policy Of
non-acquisition of Central American ter
ritory should be eliminated as entirely
out of place.
VIII Not BE Amended.
The indications are, however, that the
treaty will be ratified without modiflca-
tion in any particular
The agreement made today has no re-
ference to the canal treaty, but opens the
, way for its early consideration In the SEN
ate. The committee on foreign relations
will meet tomorrow in order to take up
the Cuban treaty with the United States,
with view of reporting to the senate
The democrats will endeavor to amend
the Cuban treaty, both In committee and
In the senate, as to require action by the
house. They also threaten to antagonize
1t with the French reciprocity treaty,
which treaty is quite Objectionable to
many republican senators, but the indi-
cations are that an agreement will soon
be reached by the committee. That 1t will
have such smooth sailing in the senate,
is not quite so certain. Four or five DEM
ocratic senators are favorable to 1t, but
while there is only one republican sena-
lor WHO mas announced MS intention to
vote against 1t, there are number who
hold different views. AS 1t appears now,
it would be difficult to hold a quorum of
the senate in Washington while the treaty
is under consideration. If a quorum can
not be held 1t will be impossible to se-
cure its ratification for there is sufficient
opposition to require this conformity with
the rules of the senate.
Morgan Continues Speech.
Senator Morgan today continued his re-
marks In the senate in opposition to the
canal treaty, but most of the time was
given up to the reading of documents by
the clerk at Mr.. Morgan's request. The
few remarks made by him related to the
unsanitary conditions in the vicinity of
the Panama route and to the division Of
the money to be paid to Coloufnhia py the
United States.
The Guatemalan and Mexican extradi-
ton treaties were ratified.
The understanding among the members
of the committee on foreign relations ia
that none of the reciprocity treaties he
fore the committee shall be rerortsd from
consideration this session, and that the
Cuban treaty will be the last to receive
the attention of the committee for the
present.
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