The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-26
HOW THE CANAL
BILL PASSED
REPORT or THE PROCEEDINGS
IN THE SENATE WHEN THE M
POBTANT MEASURE PASSED.

POBTANT MEASURE PASSED.
| WASHINGTON, March 17-Without
dotuug an "i" cor crossing "a "t,' or
without changing "a single punctuation
mark the Senate today voted TO raufy
the treaty with the republic OF Colom-
bia for the construction of am isthmian
canal The vote for ratification was t5
/ i'm the hTmauye to o I'm the negative.
The Senate was iu executive session
/ when The result was announced, so
|uuly Tive senators themselves and "a
Few confidential employees We're present,
IAN the Senators announced themselves
as gratihed to have the long struggle
terminated, but none of them manifest
. ed his appreciation boy cheers or hand
Cidppiug ON the contrary an of them
seemed more concerned about getting
away from the chamber than anything
/ else, so that by the time the Senate had
adjourned, which Do did almost immo-
diatey after the result was announced
most of the Senators had left their
seats and some of them had douucd
|their hats and overcoats.
The day was given up almost entire
'ly lO general debate ON the treaty and,
/ iu addition TO- the speeches made under
the general agreement 10y Senators
Morgan and CulIom there were many
short addresses and "a rather long
speech uy Senator Daniel of Virginia.
9e ""lS party vote Oh lne uay was
',N'" "'. ll' 7"'9 ''N"t' lot aLu'Ie Iouls
. ""''h ""7 ',." Cd" 10y tHe democrat
p. ""'"7 ut'N mac Inlei'h'. 10 Jhe ace.
go.a' lion 'l yer II''Iy W central ana
,' - .t'''N' 10y -Ae Lh'Neu states
LH'I' were number oI speeches. on
this amendment. but it was voted down
~ '. .''i"-- 'M'- .,IIA1 majority, tht
U1.'ol l'o'''- up Oh ayes 10 20 noes.
/ w "0' ,l'g ol"'Ie "NJ'u't 1l dl
.'.'. " 90 Cd N.'N' "i DvhSl thdt
''' BUSINESS "i '"e session W"uiu pe
.'''i.4s-' D." ui'e ' permit Hhal au-
. Jo"' '.'''1'' y".'''l l"N'' sumo however
.pi"esa lhe oale l"thl\-Iout hours lat
e'.
me 9e"a.e lIlvl '1 IL CLOCK anu
~ nv SN-yu J'Nt session 81 I'I 1He
journal was read ana approved Inn
, ,ts g' 'gl 'Hg uooI were Closed
''i' oi'''u" canal ll'dIS was ldIu pe-
lo'e 1nt H5na1e' mere was AGAIN a
SOU '1'Cnu"iCe o' SENATORS III dHucl-
49," VI Wy ""'l NO'g On '"e treaty
"g ll ",u6S "PeHgu WIN SPeeCh
"y 9eH"1oI MOI s"u' ueNoIeu especially
10 1ne quesuon OF lhe defense OF the
|'aIld" re criticised Sharply the acIlon
OF lhe senate IN refusing Yesterday TO
so amend the treaty as to insure Am
eIlcdh control
[ W HNit W. Sun N'liNiuHSd oeudtol
Money offered substitute for the
fourth article of the treaty. which dis
aNows any intention on the part of the
United states ii increase its territory
at the expense of South or Central
America. The substitute offered by
senator Money was agreed upon by
the Democratic caucus and, without
mentioning south or Central America
1t relterates the American doctrine of
inon-interterence with the affairs Of all
the American republics, with the view
of reassuring Mexico on that point.
and pledges this country to attempt no
acquisition of Colombian territory
This is one of the amendments on
which the Democrats agreed to act as
unit, and consideration of it was be-
gun early in the day with the view OF
concentrating most of the debate upon
1t.
speeches We're made in support of the
Money amendment. by Senator Bacon,
Teller, Daniel Morgan, Bailey and
others. They contended for an impar-
tlal recognition Of all American repub-
the fourth article of the treaty Mexico
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