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Washington, March. ~. - Decided
progress was made yesterday toward
reaching an agreement for vote on
the canal treaty, and when the senate
adjourned there was general under
standing that to-day in all probability
some hour next Tuesday would be
definitely agreed on as the time when
2 vote should be taken on the treaty
and amendments. All statements to
this effect. however. were accompa-
MED by the announcement that there
were yet some details to be arranged,
leaving it impossible absolutely to
conclude the agreement before to-
day. There is. however. no doubt in
The minds of leading senators that the
vote will be taken on Tuesday The
arrangement was brought about large
ly by Senator Frye, who, by virture
of long service with Senator Morgan
on the committee on foreign relations,
has come to be on terms of great in
timacy with the Alabama senator. No
other senator thus far has shown any
Disposition to Delay
the final disposition of the treaty, so
that all that was necessary was to Sc
cure Mr.. Morgan's assent to the talk
ing of vote. The negotiations were
begun early in the day, and after Sen
ators Frye and Morgan had been clos.
eted for some time the latter sought
Senator German and talked over the
situation with him with the result
indicated.
Senator Morgan eXacted consent to
the printing in the Congressional
Record of the remarks he has pre-
pared giving his best recollection of
the speeches he has made in the ex-
ecutive sessions of the senate on the
treaty. The indications are that the
treaty will be ratified without modifi-
cation in any particular.
The agreement made yesterday has
no reference to the Cuban treaty, but
opens the way for it's early considera-
ton in the senate.
There is considerable opposition to
this treaty, and it is doubtful if it will
be ratified.
Washington, March 1S-There were
important developments yesterday re-
garding the treaties pending in the
senate. 1t was decided to vote on the
Panama canal treaty on Tuesday
next and the Cuban reciprocity treaty
was reported to the senate by the
committee on foreign relations. The
end of the work for which the extra
session was called is, therefore, in
sight. The agreement to vote on the
canal treaty was arrived at soon after
the senate assembled at noon and
without discussion of moment The
terms had been made satisfactory to
Senator Morgan before the request to
fix a day for the vote as was preferred
by Senator Frye, so the former made
no objection.
The Cuban treaty with the various
amendments agreed on by the foreign
relations committee was then
Reported by Mr.. cuIIom,
and at his request it was read for the
information of the senate. The read
ing was followed by a formal request
by Mr. Cullom to take up the Cuban
treaty for discussion, but while this
was denied, still the greater part of
the session was devoted to it. The
amendments made include in addition
to those of last session, a provision
requiring the approval of the house of
representatives to make the treaty eff
fective. With the adoption OF this
amendment the Democrats as body
probably will cease opposition to the
Cuban treaty, but some Of them, the
sugar interests of whose states are
affected by the treaty will
Continue to Oppose 1t.
The Republican side wifi vote prac-
tically, if not absolutely, solidly for
the treaty, and it is now generally be-
1ieved that it will be ratified after &C.
ton on the Panama treaty. Individ-
ual Democratic senators will offer a
number of amendments to the canal
treaty, and they will unite in pressing
some of them. but if they should be
voted down, as they doubtless will,
the Democrats will vote for ratifica-
ton of the treaty.
The progress made yesterday leads
many senators to predict an adjourn
ment by the close of next week. The
action of the committee OH commerce
in postponing vote on DR.. Crum's
nomination is generally taken as the
postponement of that matter for this
session.
FREEDOM OF RELIGION.