Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-11
MR.. MORGAN RESUMES
CONTINUES OPPOSITION TO THE
PANAMA CANAL TREATY.
Democratic Senators Seeking to Reach
Agreement Upon Amendments
Question Of Control.

At the opening Of the session Of the
Senate today Mr.. Frye, the president pro
tempore, called the attention Of senators to
the fact that under strict Interpretation
of the rules only such business as properly
belongs to the matters under consideration
In executive session should be presented at
this extra session OF the Senate. He said 1t
only confuses the record to have other ous1-
ness introduced now, as 1t would all have TO
be reintroduced at the regular session IN
December -.-rs --,-~ssz<- =. -.
Mr.. Allison Qowa) offered a resolution
which, he said, he thought was proper at
this time authorizing the committee on
rules to re-examine- the rules of the Senate
with the view to ascertainlng what changes.
II any, are necessary and especially TO make
inquiry whether 1t is expedient to limit de-
bate in any way in the Senate, and II, SO
to what extent The resolution further pro
vides that the committee is authorized. to
sit during the recess Of the Senate ana Is
directed to submit a report to the senate
of It's conclusions as soon as practcaDie'
after the beginning of the session next De-
cember. The resolution was referred TO the
committee to audit and control the contn-
gent expenses of the Senate.
Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) explained the need OF
manual Of parliamentary law, and said ne
would at a later day introduce resolution
directing the committee on rules also TO
consider thiapquestion-
The. manuscript copy Of the Cuban consti-
tutional convention. the several ORDERS ana
circulars Of the Department of Cuba, etc.,
were ordered returned to the War Depart
ment.
The Senate then, on motion of Mr.. Cullom
md, at 1910 o'clock, went into executive
session.
Senator Morgan continued his argument
in opposition to the Panama canal treaty In
the executive session Of the Senate. The
democratic senators are making an EFFORT
under the leadership Of Senator German to
reach an agreement upon amendments 70
the treaty to be supported by them, ana
each one has been asked to give his views
upon this point. So far substantial unantm-
ity has been expressed In favor OF mod1n-
cation of article %, so as to place the con-
troll Of the canal in American hands. There
Is general complaint among the democrats
that the provisions of that article precludes
the possibility Of protecting the canal by
American arms in case the necessity for do
ing so should arise. 1t Is said, however,
that no amendment will be offered by the
democrats as party unless the support OF
all the democratic senators can be assured
in advance.
While practically all Of them are sale now
to be favorable to an amendment that will
give the United States control OF the canal,
It Is understood that many of them, espe-
cially among the southern senator's. say
offered and rejected they will reserve the
right to vote for the treaty in the end.
Might Vote by Saturday.
Leading senators are more confident than
they have yet been of securing an early
agreement to vote upon the Panama canal
treaty, and the opinion Is freely expressed
among them that the final test will be
reached not later than next Saturday.
Senator Morgan was in conference during
the day with President Pro Tempore Frye
and other prominent senator's, and the fndi-
cations are that he will be allowed to print
his remarks.