The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-03-27
GORMAN TAKES HAND.
In Putting an End to Morean's Fill.
buster Blockade.

Washington, (Special)-The situa.
ton in the senate cleared up in a
surprising way Wednesday and the
end of the special session is in sight.
There is almost a unanimous agree
mem among republican and democrat
ic senators that the senate will ad-
journ by the end of next week, if not
sooner, and that the record of the
special session will be as follows.
l. The Panama treaty will be rati-
fed.
2 The Cuban treaty will be de.
feated.
3. The nomination of DR.. Crum will
not be confirmed.
1t has BEEN tentatively agreed
among the leaders of the senate that
the vote on the Panama treaty will
be taken next Tuesday. There is no
longer the slightest doubt that this
treaty will be ratified. Senator Cor
man, the democratic leader, was busy
Wednesday trying to effect a com
promise whereby the republican lead
ers will consent to two amendments
to the Panama treaty in consideration
of which the democratic side will fur
nish the votes to make its ratification
certain. He saw the leaders on the
republican side and conferred with
nearly all of the democratic senator's.
Must Police the Canal.
After the senate adjourned a con.
ference of democratic senators was
held in Mr.. Germans room and the
proposed amendments were read and
discussed al length. One of the
amendment which the democratic
senate leader proposes would give the
United States undisputed right to po-
lice the canal after 1t is constructed
and to send armies. If necessary, to
Colombia to protect American inter-
ests and keep the water way open.
Mr.. German has discovered that one
section of the treaty forbids the Unit
ed States from hereafter at any time
acquiring territory in any of the South
American states. With his custom
airy a~stuteness the democratic leader
has raised the point that it certainly
is not germane to a treaty between
the United States and Colombia to
specify that United States shall never
acquire territory anywhere in South
America, and he objects to placing
the sanction of the senate on any
such senseless proposition which
might embarrass this country greatly
in the future. One of his amendments
is intended to cure this defeat of the
treaty.
German Harmonizes Factions.
Mr.. German made great Roadway
Wednesday in bringing the opposing
forces in the senate together. Some
Of the most influential republican
leaders admitted that the treaty was
been very loosely drawn and agreed
to support Mr.. Germans amendments.
The democratic leader found the sen.
ators on his own side of the chamber
disposed to agree with him almost
with unanimity and as a result of the
advanced steps taken It is not unlike.
ly that a formal agreemnt will be
reached today. looking to the taking
OF a vote next Tuesday.
One thing which Mr.. German did
yesterday and which shows his pow.
er as a leader was to induce Senator
Morgan practically to lay down his
arms. When the executive session
me Mr.. Morgan was in a belligerent
mood and sent n Of his speeches
to the desk to be read. Mr.. German
in a short time called him out OF the
senate and the two had a conference
in Mr.. Morgan's private room lasting
over an hour. MI. German then
walked back to the senate and said
that inasmuch as Mr.. Morgan was Gin.
disposed he would ask that further
consideration of the treaty be post.
poned until today. Mr.. Morgan ap.
peared In very good health when the
session opened and Mr.. Germans
statement that he was %indisposed is
generally construed as a sly way of
saying that he was not disposed to
press the fight.