Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-19
EXTRA SESSION OF SENATE.
Extradition Treaty with Mexico Ratified
by the Senate.
Bird DAY.

BIRD DAY.
Senator Morgan offered to consent to vote
on the Colombian canal treaty provided the
senate would allow him to print such remarks
as he wanted in the Congressional Record, or
heretofore made by Senator Morgan reflected
rather severely on the Colombian government
and especially on the governor of Colombia,
and senator's think it would be inadvisable to
give official sanction to such utterances by al
lowing them to appear in the records of the
agreed upon in theEvay of pressing the treaty
but the intention is to keep it before the senate
and under consideration as long as possible
each day.
As to the Cuban reciprocity treaty there is a
probability of some discussion of the constitu-
fectlng the revenues of the government with
out the concurrence of the house Of represent
atives.
4THDAY.
Senator Cullom reported the Cuban treaty
and it was read at length the rules of the
senate required Senator Morgan stated that
he desired to have the Spanish copy of the
treaty as TO compare it with the English
texts. Members of the committee foreign
relations express the opinion that there will
not be any great delay in the ratification of the
treaty.
The canal treaty has added to it on motion
of senator Morgan the Spooner canal act, as
required by the preamble to the treaty, but
not as an amendment. Senator Morgan occu-
pied the rest of the session in reading from his
speech.
Senator Allison introduced resolution au
thoriZing the committee on rules to examine
the rules of the senate to ascertain what
CURRY whether it is in any way expedient to
limit debate in the senate, and if SO, to what
extent The committee on foreign relations
authorized favorable reports on the extradi-
ton treaties negotiated between the United
States and Mexico and Guatemala.
9TH DAY.
The senate has authorized the committee on
rules to sit during the recess to prepare needed
changes in the rules. Senator Platt Conn
gave notice of a modification of the rules which
he proposed by which the senate at any time
by three-ifthS vote in the senate could make
an order fixing time at which vote should be
taken upon any pending question and fixing
the limit of time any senator could occupy in
debate pending such final vote.
The Cuban reciprocity treaty was favorably
reported with a proviso that the treaty shall
shall not take effect until approved by the
house of representatives as well as by the SEN
ate.
the amendments to the Colombian treaty on
March H. Debate IS to be limited.
7TH DAY.
The senate had to submit to hearing read
chapters of Senator Morgan's speech delv-
cred at the regular session.
The senate made public the reply of the pres
ident to the senate resolution introduced by
Senator Morgan asking information to the
present state of negotiations between the new
Panama Canal company and the government
of the United States, together with a copy of
any agreement touching the sale of the prop
erty since December /, 19J2.
In caucus of Republican senator's the opinion
was expressed that the session may end on or
before March 81. 1t was arranged that Sena-
tor Spooner shall make the last speech in the
Panama canal debate.
The senate ratified a treaty with Mexico
making bribery an extraditable offense. 1t
was acted upon by the senate in a lull in the
discussion of the canal treaty without creating
a debate or a dissenting vote.