Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-12
58TH CONGRESS-.
Senate Will Vote on Panama
Canal Treaty, Tuesday.
Thought That 1t Will Be Adopted
Without Particular Change.
Argentina Makes First Formal Recoq
milton of Monroe Doctrine.

Washington, March 11-Decided pro-
sress was made, Wednesday, toward
reaching an agreement for a vote on
the Colombian canal treaty, and when
the Senate adjourned there was a gen
eral understanding that, tomorrow, in
all probability, some hour next Tues
day, would be definitely agreed on as
the time when vote should be taken
on the treaty and all amendments. All
statements to this effect. however
were accompanied by the announce
ment that there We're yet some details
to be arranged, leaving it impossible
absolutely to conclude the agreement
before tomorrow. There is, however,
| no doubt in the minds of leading sena
tors that the vote will be tallel. on
Tuesday.
The arrangement was brought about
largely by Senator Frye, who by vir-
tue of long service with Senator Nor
gan on the committee on foreign rela-
tons has come to be on terms of great
intimacy with the Alabama senator.
No other senator this far has shown
any disposition to delay the final dis
position of the treaty, so that all that
was necessary was to secure Mr.. Nor
cams assent to the taking of the vote,
The negotiation was begun early in the
day and after Senators Frye and Nor
gan had been closeted fer some time
the latter sought Senator Morgan and
talked over the situation with him
with the result indicated.
Senator Morgan exacted consent to
the printing in the Congressional
Record of the remarks he has prepared
giving his best recollection of the
speeches he has made in the executive
sessions of the Senate on the treaty.
These speeches are contained in the
pamphlets sent to the senators, YES
terday, by Mr.. Morgan. They have
been read by number of the Republi-
can senators, who say 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 always is consid-
cred strictly executive. They general
~. however, advise that permission be
given to print in order to save time.
which they considered now is of inn
portance than the conservation of
senatorial etiquette.
Democratic senators have practical
ly agreed unanimously to urge an
amendment to the 23d article of the
treaty relieving it of all question as to
the right of the United States to con-
troll the canal and they express con-
hdence in obtaining some Republican
votes for it. Many senators also ex-
press the conviction that the change in
the treaty committing the United
States to a policy of non-acquisition
Of Central American territory should
be eliminated as entirely out of place.
The indications are, however, that
the treaty will be ratified without
modification in any particular.
The agreement made, today, has NO
reference to the Cuban treaty. but
opens the way for its early considera-
ucn in the Senate. The committee on
foreign relations Will meet, tomorrow.
in order to take up the Cuban treaty
with the view of reporting it to the
Senate.
Senator Morgan, today, continued his
remarks in the Senate in opposition to
the canal treaty, but most of the time
was given up to the reading of docu-
ments by the clerk at Mr.. Morgans re-
quest. The few remarks made by him
related TO the unsanitary conditions in
the vicinity Of the Panama route and
the division of the money to be paid
to Colombia by the United States. The
Guatemalan and Mexican extradition
treaties were ratified.
The understanding among members
of the committee on foreign relations
is that none of the reciprocity treaties
before the committee shall be reported
for consideration at this session and |
that the Cuban treaty will be the last
to receive the attention of the commit |
tee for the present