The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-12
Agreement with Greece Considered,
and the Canal and Cuban Trea-
ties to BE Rushed To-day.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
REPORT on DEPARTMENT or COM
MERGE BILL AGREED TO.
Mr.. Cannon's Proposition for Two
New Government Buildings Ac-
cepted by the House.

WASHINGTON. Feb. lin an executive
session which lasted only an hour and a
half to-day the Senate. in addition TO con-
firming large number of nominations, rat
ified the Alaskan boundary treaty and came
near taking similar action on the CONNER
cial treaty with Greece. which was re-
ported by Senator Cullom to-day from
the committee on foreign relations.
Very little opposition was manifested to
the Alaskan treaty. Senator Teller said
he considered the Alaskan boundary so
well determined as to make it not a matter
of dispute. Therefore, while he would not
delay it. he would not vote for IT, SEN
ator Mason made a few similar remarks.
adding that he considered the procedure
proposed by the treaty non-American. The
yeas and nays were not called, but there
were several voices heard i'm the negative
when informal expression called
for. The yeas were so much more numer-
Gus. however, that the decision OF the
chair to the effect that the ratification
had prevailed and was not challenged.
All the provisions of ths Alaskan boun-
dary treaty except one paragraph from the
French portion of the treaty have been
published heretofore by the public press.
An official translation of this paragraph,
which was an extract from the Russian
Anglo treaty OF 1926 Incorporated into the
new Alaskan treaty. has been made and is
as follows: 1T is moreover agreed that
no establishment shall be formed by either
of the two parties within the limits which
the two preceding articles assign to the
possessions o. the other. Consequently
British subjects shall not form any estab-
lishment either upon the coast or upon
the mainland strip, comprised within the
limits of the, Russian possessions, as they
are designated in the two preceding articles;
and, in like wise, no establishment shall
be formed by the Russian subjects beyond
the said limits
Senator Cullom asked the Senate to give
up the day tomorrow after the conclusion
of routine morning business to executive
work, and no objection was made. Senator
Quay, who has charge of the statehood
bill, gave his assent with others. Ii is
Senator Cullom's intention first 10 take up
the Panama canal treaty and to follow
that with the Cuban reciprocity treaty.
The understanding still is that Senator
Morgan will discuss the canal treaty at
In the Senate to-day Mr. Hanna called
up the conference report on the depart
ment of commerce bill. and it was agreed
to without debate. : The bill now goes &c
the President.
Mr.. Morgan almost Immediately after
the opening of the session resumed his
remarks on the statehood bill, but branched
off on the subject OF the proposed treaty
with Colombia. He referred to the con-
cordat of Pope Plus TX, which constituted
a part of the organic law OF Colombia.
and said that the United States intended
to put the heel of ignominious contempt
upon it. He predicted a return of the hos
tilities between the old church party i'm
Colombia and the liberal party.
Mr.. Depew spoke in opposition to the
statehood bill. He did not conclude his
speech before the Senate went into execu-.
tive session.