Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-12
TO VOTE NEXT.TUESDAY
AGREEMENT VIRTUALLY REACH
ED AMONG SENATORS.
Mr.. Morgan Has Given His Assent to
Disposing Of the Colombian Canal
Treaty-Will Print Remarks.

Decided progress was made yesterday
afternoon toward reaching an agreement
for vote on the Colombian canal treaty,
and when the Senate adjourned, a few min
utes before O clock, there, was a general
understanding that today, In all probability,
some hour next Tuesday would be definitely
agreed upon as the time when vote should
be taken upon the treaty and all amend
ments. All statements to this effect were,
however, accompanied with the announce
ment that there were yet some details to
be arranged. There is, however, no doubt
in the minds of leading senators that the
vote will be taken Tuesday.
The arrangement was brought about
largely by Senator Frye, who by virtue of
long service with Senator Morgan on the
committee on foreign relations. has come to
be on terms Of great intimacy with the
Alabama senator. No other senator has so
far shown any disposition to delay the final
disposition Of the treaty, SO that all that
was necessary was to secure Mr.. Morgan
assent to the taking of the vote. The ne
gotiatfon was begun early in the day, ana
after Senators Frye and Morgan had been
closeted for some time the latter sought out
Senator German and talked over the situa-
ton with him. The result of these and
other conferences was the announcement at
the close of the days session of the strong
probability of a vote Tuesday.
Senator Morgan eXacted consent to the
printing in the Congressional Record OF the
remarks which he has prepared giving his
best recollection of the speeches he has
made in the executive sessions Of the Sen
ate on the treaty These speeches are con-
tanned in the pamphlets sent to the senators
Tuesday by Mr.. Morgan. They have been
read by a number of the republican sena-
tors who say they find In them nothing OBJ
they should not be printed. except that they
bear upon treaty, which is always con-
sidered strictly executive. They generally,
however, advise that permission be gtvenzto
print, in order to save time, which they
consider now more important than the con-
servation of senatorial etiquette.
Democratic senator's have practically
agreed unanimously to urge an amendment
to the 23d article of the treaty relieving 1t
of all question as to the right of the United
States to control the canal. and they eX-
press confidence in obtaining some republic
can 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 Amer
lean territory should be eliminated as en-
tirely out of place. The indications are,
however that the treaty will be ratified
without modification in any particular.
Senator Morgan continued his remarks in
the Senate yesterday in opposition to the
canal treaty, but most of the time was
given up to the reading of documents by
the clerk at Mr.. Morgan's request. The few
remarks made by him related to the in
sanitary conditions in the vicinity Of the
Panama route and to the division Of the
money to be paid to Colombia BY the United
States. n isf,.Jr
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 COM
mittee shall be reported for consideration
this session. and that the Cuban treaty will
be the last to receive the attention Of the
committee for the present th