Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-17
Alabama Senator May Be Given
Chance to Talk Himself Out
on Treaty
ONLY WAY TO REACH A VOTE
Morgan Will Attempt to Prevent a
Vote Being Taken and Heretofore
Has Occupied the Floor With That
End in view-A Continuous Session
is Proposed to Wear Morgan Out.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Han
ma is so anxious about thu ratification
of the canal treaty before the expira-
ton of the option of the Panama Cana
company on March A. that the senate
steering committee mas been consider
ing plan to bring that treaty to d
vote at once.
The Panama Canal company offered
TO dispose of it's property and rights
to the United States for the sum o!
s40,0Oo,0o0, the option to expire or
March 4, 1903. The company demanded
II much larger sum, and agreed to ac-
cept this amount wien it was made
clear that the government would no;
pay more. The successful negotiations
with Colombia and the practical GER
tainty that the treaty will be ratified
by the senate in the near future makes
it advisable that the ratification should
be before the expiration of the option,
to save other complications and em-
barrassments.
The Panama Canal company is not SO
patriotic in it's relations to the United
States that 1t would not increase its
price if it should get the government
in the position of being committed to
the Panama route by the notifications
Of treaty with Colombia after the
present option has expired.
Senator Hanna is 100 much of a bust
ness man to take chances on such q
situation. He wants the deal closed in
order so that the Panama company
cannot back out or demand higher
price. He seems to fear that the
French company would be just as
ready to hold up this government as
was Colombia, If the advantages sug-
gest it.
At any rate, the Ohio senator who
was SO influential | nhaving congress
adopt the Spooner bin and agree to
purchase the Panama canal. is ex-
lremelv anxious to have the treaty
SO that the president can COM
pie the deal before the OPTION. expires.
The steering Committee hcs beer int-
pressed with Senator Hanna's anxiety.
and there have been several confer
ences in the effort 10 bring the treaty
to vote.
The one man standing in the way Of
the vote is Senator Morgan of Alaba
ma. He delayed the treaty in the COM
mittee on foreign relations for several
weeks, with his discussion of the many
he proposed. He then car
ried his amendments into the senate.
and he has consumed one long execu-
tive session, and threatens to consume
many more in his endless talk against
the treaty in its present form, and the
thirty IL more amendments he propos-
es.
Senator Morgan has no one to aid
him in holding up the canal treaty. The
democrats are in favor of ratifying ii,
as are the republicans. They are all
for the opportunity to vote.
They have decided to ratify the treaty
as 1t stands. and debate is unnecessary.
Debate will not change a vote. 1t viii
simply consume valuable time
Some plan must be adopted to bring
the treaty to vote. The other senators
10 not want to appear discourteous to
Senator Morgan. They have been very
but the session is so near
It's close that they can not afford to al
low Morgan to talk until March 4.
it has been practically decided that
Senator Cullom shall today or Wednes-
day move to go into executive session
10 consider the canal treaty, and when
the treaty is taken up not drop it I'M
Ill brought to vote. Senator Morgan
offered to continue all night last Thurs
lay when the treaty was up and he had
he floor, but consideration for his age
Induced Senator Cullom to move an adj
ournment.
The necessities of the situation now
suggest the adoption of this plan to
Senator Morgan to conclude
what he has to say in one continuous
session unless he will agree to time
'or vote.
The managers of the statehood bill
Ire willing to allow an executive SEES
sion for the consideration of the canal
reaty, IL it will accomplish anything,
,ut Senator Quay is not willing to allow
ime of the senate from now until the
lose of the session. He wants the
anal treaty brought to vote. as do the
,ther senators, and it is probable that
oday or Wednesday this struggle with
Senator Morgan and his amendments
will begin and not submit to interrupt
ion until the vote Is taken.
NOTICE..
To Whom 1t May Concerns: Notice
S hereby given that The special assess