The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-12
Senator Morgan Practical
 ly AccedeS. WILL PRINT HIS REMARKS MT. Frye of Maine Notifies
 the Alabamian. Cuban Convention Will Follow Panama, But It is Believed That It Will Be Difficult to
 Hold a Quorum.

Washington, March n.-Decidel prog ress was made today toward reaching an agreement for vote on the Colombian Canal treaty, and when the Senate ad- 1ourned at 3:45 p. m., there was a gem eral understanding that, tomorrow, In all probability, some hour next Tuesday will be definitely agreed on as the time Tor vote on the subject and amend ments.
 Statements were made today that there were yet some details to be arranged, leaving 1t impossible absolutely to con clude the agreement before tomorrow. There is, however, no doubt in the minds of the leading Senators that the vote will be taken Tuesday.
 The arrangement was brought about largely by Senator Frye, who by virtue of long service with Senator Morgan and the Committee on Foreign Relations has come to be on terms of great intimacy with the Senator. No other Senator thus Tar has shown any disposition to delay the final disposition of the treaty, so that Ill that was necessary was to secure MT Morgans assent to the taking of the vote. The negotiation was begun early in the day. and after Messrs. Frye and Morgan had been closeted for some time, the lat ter sought Senator German and talked of the situation with the result indicated
 Will Print His Speeches.
 Senator Morgan exacted consent to the printing in the Congressional Records of the remarks he has offered. giving his best recollection of the speeches he has made in the executive sessions of the Senate on the treaty. They have been read by a number of the Republican Senators who said they find in them nothing objectional and that there is no reason why they should not be printed, except that they bear on a treaty, which is considered strictly executive. They generally, however. advise that pertnis- sion be given to print In order to save time, which they consider now more im- portant than the conservation of Sena- torial etiquette.
 Many Senators also express the con viction that the clause in the treaty com hitting the United States to a policy of non acquisition of Central American ter ritory should be eliminated as entirely out of place. The indications are. however that the treaty will be ratified without modificstio in any particular.
 The agreement made today has no ref erence to the Cuban treaty. but opens the way for its early consideration in the Senate.
 The Cuban Treaty.
 The Committee on Foreign Relations will meet tomorrow in order to take up the Cuban treaty with the United States with a view to reporting 1t to the Sen ate The Democrats will endeavor to amend the Cuban treaty, both In com mittee and in the Senate. so as to require action by the House. They also threaten to antagonize It with the French reciproc- ity treaty, which treaty is quite objec- tionable to many Republican Senators,
 
 ment will soon be reached by the com mittee.
 That 1t will have such smooth sailing in the Senate is not quite so certain. Four or five Democratic Senators are favor able to it. but while there is only one Republican Senator who has announced his intention to vote against 1t, there are a number who are indifferent to It. AS it appears now. it would be difficult to hold a quorum of the Senate in Wasn- ineton while the treaty is under consid- era ation If A quorum cannot be held, f. will be impossible to secure its ratih- cation. for there Is sufficient opposition +o veou,re this conformity with the rules of the Senate
 Morgan Continues Remarks.
 Senator Morgan today continued his re- marks in the Senate in opposition to the Canal. but most of the time was gwen nm to the reading of documents by the clerk at Mir Morgan's request The few remarks made by him related to the con dItions in the vicinity of the Panama route, and to the division of the money to be paid to Colombia by the Cniteo States. - ... !,
 The Guatemalan End MeXlcdh eN'' ton treaties were ratified.
 The understanding among the menuers oF the Committee on Foreign Relauohs fla that none of the reciprocity treaties before the committee shall be reported for consideration this session and that the Cuban treaty will be the last to receWe the attention of the committee TOT the present