The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-13
NJ PANAMA TREATY UP
s,u,te, 10 Executive Session,
v ,.,.,,d uoon lis Consideration.
.,,rop MORGAN CALLED ATTENTION
,,....,ous Defects and Threatened
p W." w.. II Unless Amended--Treaty
. Should Be Made Over

r..slprton, February 12.-consideratiou
panama canal treaty occupied nearly |
time of the executive session Of |
,ts today. Immediately after the |
"a been closed a motion by Senator |
!, Alabama to reconsider the vote by !
no Alaskan boundary treaty was |
y, yesterday by the senate, was laid |
able and then, after the confirmation
,rmber Of nominations, the Panama
,-.stv between the United States and
.srs was brought before the senate
,...,or Morgan Immediately took the |
rrre that the treaty be amended ~
Y, respects and to oppose 1t unless |
.-.sted He had hardly begun his speech
Il ~ the point Of no quorum was made, but |
n ,all showed the necessary number
-. and the senator then resumed He
r.,ssa that the convention is loosely |
svr and said that in order to properly
,,,,uard the interests Of the Unitei S.lses
n avid be practically made over.
,,o,tor Morgan directed especial attention
:, ,As fact that there had been IA ire TO
"A .sosv the act Of congress providing :or
"A 4. obstruction Of the canal in the treaty.
vas set forth In the preamble, ana dw' 4
II l,ngth on what lie termed the mrciiabil
n nd revolutionary character OF the soy
.,-ont n Colombia. lie asserted that tie
n. n 100000 IN cash, which the
4 s.,sl states had agreed to pay T. Colon.
ID d, was exorbitsnt and was more thau
n ssarv in view of the former agreement
,stn 81 100000 He also criticised the
,o,isop for a perpetual annual p1ym ut
"a \ sonO00 and declared that In all prob.
"a lilTr much Of these payments would go
s,o Tho pockets Of private individuals. nj
M connection he declared thHt recent
XXX executive of the Colombian govern.
vsrt bsd sold out aud abdicated for a bil-
I'd Nj dollars lie repeated his de ''arltiol
"A XII the existing government has no power
III y siter into treaties, and asser,el thGt u
"A ,,s,ty With that government wou1 not hc
III ipdne He declared that IL would be
"A sgly 10 make the payment of S4I .OuhOON
n ras proposed by the treaty, depc I'd ON SO
# lgsalle sud unsuhstautial an instit tio1 as
IN M Colombian congress, and especially iu
"a view Of the chronic insurrectiondry condi-
FL ,fa Of tue people
"a senator Culloni. chairman Of the foreign
# yi,tlons committee, made a brief speech I'm
Il be middle of Senator Morgan's alJ.rss, II
"A vis devoted to an explanation of the terms
~ Il the treaty. Mr. Culom gave special at.
n Triton to criticisms Mr.. Morgan had made
IA a article %, placing the control Of the
~ anal In charge Of the government Of Co
III kntia In case of trouble, and said tlat rs
"A he canal penetrates Colombian ter tory the
I'll arrangement was equitable. More ,VCr, he
thought 1t would be impossible to secure
8 Cpiombigs sanction of the treaty under any
~ Hbef arrangement. He also defende the
ID Ioyison for a mixed tribunal for the al
Fl Eiment Of legal difficulties in the canal
Al. IL.
III He declared that under the terms Of tie
treaty the United States had ample power
II b protect the canal.
"A Speaking Of the contention that the
a United States should own the canal right
"a q way, he said the Colombian constitu-
TN places nsuperable obstacles in the way
n Il ownership by prohibiting sale for such
purposes He coutended. however, that a
Ease 10 perpetuity would be equally as
socd as q transfer by purchase outright.
"A Nhen adjournment was suggested, at $50
II ! n, Senator Morgan said he would he
prepared to so on all night If required to
Do 50. but Senator Cullom replied that he
aad no intention OF making any such eN-
tcloD On the contrary, he added, he was
"a ready 10 close today's session at that time,
III pgl ne was anxious to continue tomorrow.
ii senator Morgan was willing for this ar
T algement, but Senator Quay objected say
III M That, In the Interest of the Statehood
III sil he could not at this time yield an
81 senator Morgan gave notice of thirty pro-
N pSed amendments to the treaty. The first
"a q taese amendments of general Importance
il y NE BODY OF the treaty was to article ..
!. P ,hs Ils Tor the ownership OF the canal
n Y Tue United States, instead OF q lease for
hundred years, to he renewed each CEN
ii w afterwards, as provided by the treaty
III = sent TO the senate. The amendment pro
luss LOT the alteration of the text, so as
make 1t read as follows;
n Inc United Stntog shall have the
gusNe right, without further compensa-
w, OF indemnity. to eNcavate, construct,
,Iviate control, own aud protect the mari
'lne canal etc.
Article is 10 be so amended as TO have
W. canal zone include the cities Of Panama
~, sgi soion, which are excluded in the ott-
~ ,, gStau OF the treaty. The provision for
Sat commission IT the United States
I . 5ntotce police and sanitary regulations
srSvoiisned, and this work is placed in the
Niansie control Of the United states.
,aMsu9e IS SO altered as To remove the
b, On the part Of the United States
Il I" -, - increase It's territory at the expense
4 49, th central American republics The
II fse WIN reference TO Colombia stands,
81 l,s. morgan proposes To so amend the
Nsosas OF article as to have the United
IA lsnJi guarantee the independence Of Co
J. !, .IIle IN the government of the islands
n X, 'le eastern and western extremities OF
,ss,,,Ina l nut tho guaranty of the in
Ri sisic.oosi mat government in the Islands
"a tNAilhfu out.
II nv sIucle there is inserted a provision
IA rss,l 10 trial for damage on account Of the
III ptgress We aIp"eu To lupeue l''
n "a 4" ~ = proposed 10 amend article II so as
ia rsssns ihe United States control of per
n TN immigration 10 the canal zone.
IA IS N tyInt tribunals provided by article
"a Unltsd " W treaty are eliminated and the
II oppr IA states IL given complete control
IA elti,sT1nn eontroversies except those between
IA Coionb,,ei Colombia which are left in
n Hes vi -, which In the official text pro
n loless 4. tne calling In of the United States
N isctlor - Nolombia's instance for the pro-
N puyisioro " tne canal, is left with a plain
IA lanNa ~ recurring the government Of Co
IA siiop -, assume the duty. TO that propo-
ii emA ~ following Is added;
N q an ,tnlled States shall have the right
N p0tee sns 9ts In the discretion to use It's
n hfse pnr p lts aud and naval forces toI
ii lnlsNe,4 Is 90 altered as 10 remove all
~ sAsl ~ OF time MS to when the canal
Al & sreg completed and the United States
H .N he tull authority To change the plans
N sga00o sahal The annual payments OF
n I'd IA provided for to Colombia are lin
II - s-AIy,twO years