Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-03-12
COLOMBIA
CANAL TREATY
FaYOrablY Reported 10 Senate by the
Foreign Relations Committee,
The CUBAN RECIPROCITY
And Other Treaties Not Yet Acted Upon
Morgan Opposes Consideration of Canal
Treaty and II Goes Over.

Washington, March 9.-The Senate
committee on foreign relations today
agreed to favorably report the Colombian
canal treaty to the Senate. No action was
taken on the Cuban or other reciprocity
treaties. The Colombian treaty was re-
ported as in the former session without
amendments.
When the Senate went into executive
session Senator Cullom reported the treaty
and it WAS read at length, as the rule of
the Senate required. Under the rules an
objection carried the treaty over for one
dav before it could be considered and
Senator Morgan objected to its consdera-
ton today.
After the reading Of the treaty Senator
Morgan stated that he desired to have the
Spanish copy Of the treaty so as t1 COM
pare it with the English text. The State
Department was notified Of this request
and it is expected that draft Of the treaty
in Spanish will be sent to the Senate to.
morrow
Members of the committee on foreign
relations expressed the opinion that there
will not be any great delay in the ratitica'
ton of the treaty, although no under
standing has been reached with Senator
Morgan Oh the subject. In tie committee
today Mr. Morgan made no opposition to
reporting the treaty. Senator Clark, OF
Montanat who succeeded Senator Bailey
as a member of the committee, was pres
ent at today's meeting.
During the session Of the committee
on foreign relations today Senator Morgan
offered to consent 10 a vote on the COlum-
bian canal treaty at O'Clock on Saiur-
day providing the Senate would consent
to allow him TO print such remarks as he
wanted in the record or public docu-
ment. From the first Senator Morgan has
expressed this desile, but so far as he has
not received any encouragement. Alter
the proposition today members OF the
committee discussed it with other Senators
and the concesus of opinion seemed to be
against the permission. Some of the re-
marks heretofore made by Senator Nor
can reflected rather severely upon the
Colombian government and especially the
President Of Colombia and Senators think
II would be inadyisable TO give oflicla
sanction to such ulterances by allowing
them to appear in the records OF the Sen
ale. 1t is also feared that the Colombian
government might take ohense and fail to
rafify the treaty, at least that is one con
tiDgency that is spoken Of in connection
with Senator Morgan's request u print.
Besides it is asserted that ratification Of
the treaty can be accomplished even if no
agreement Is reached.
Senator Allison, chairman ofthe Repub.
lican steering committee, has sent notires
to all Republican Senators requesting them
f., be present at the sessions Of the Senate
in order to maintain a quorum. NO den
mite line of policy has been agreed upon
IN the way of pressing the treaty, but the
intention is to keep it before the Senate
aud under consideration as long as possible
each day. While little opposition has
been shown, aside from Senator Morgan,
Democratic Senators have said that they
do not intend that the Alabama Senator
shall be subjected to undue physical strain
III presenting his views.