The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-20

FOR TREATY
s.fs 81 J,
Minority Senator'S Will Not Unite
Against New Canal Con-
ve,1tion With Panama.
EXTRA SESSION TO ADJOURN R. I
Thought That Cubal, Bill Will
Pass Senate Speedily and
Members Go Home.
Times Dispatch Bureau.

Times Dispatch Bureau.
! Colorado Bldg.El4th and g SITS, NJ, vs.
Washington. d. G.. Nov. TO-
There Is likelihood. OF tho Adjournment
of the extra session OF Congress- next
week. Now that the House has disposed
Of the Cuban reciprocity bill there Is
little that that body will DO. 1t Is said
that the opposition Of the Democrats
in the Senate will not be as lengthy as
was thought a week. ago. and there are
many nembers who think that the bill
VIII. be passed In time for many of tho
members to 20 home for THANKSGIVING
dinner on the goth: 1t Is understood
that several Of the Democratic Sena'
tors who are opposed to&Lhc bill Will
content themselves with mer.s stats.
mont of thor objections and then allow
It to be pnneed.sa ~. .''-a.
1t is definiteYtstated on authority that
the canal treaty with Panama Will not
be sent to the Senate until the regular
session. The negotiation OF the treaty
SO quickly after the csta blshment of
the Panama Republic lends color to the
contention OF those who hold that this
government fomontod the revolution in
Panama and the secretion OF the pro-
vince. IN
NO UNITED OPPOSITION.SsG&
It Is not believed that the Democrats
will ever unite In opposition to! the rati-
ncaton Of tho new treaty. Indeed. 1T is
pretty we'll known now that the Repub-
Leans will receive the help OF the minor
lty In securing tho assent Of the Sem
ats to the treaty which Secretary Hay
has just negotiated with NJ. Bunau-
varilla, the minister from Panama. It
Is known that many OF the minority
Senators from the Southern States think
that this government~helped Panama to
secede. and for tho purpose of securing
the canal concessions, and that therein
1t acted with the greatest improperly.
But they think also that II they do not
get canal through this new treaty
tk.oy may lose 1t entirely. Therefore,
they are willing to condone the, acts. Of
the administration In taking part In a
revolution against a. power with which
We were at pelce.a&
The position liz. not entirely dofensihb.
hut It is one which Is held by many
Democrats. 1t .ls said that the Senators
from North Carolina. Georgia. Florida.
Louisiana. Arkansas, Mississippi. ana
possibly Texas. will vote for the r7tif-
cation OF the !tre'tv The position Of the
South Carolina Senators Is not known,
end there Is some t.'rnubt about that of
SENATOR Bailey. OF Texas .lFS
The States narned Rarel those which are
chiefly Interested In the construction OF
the canal, ana :stheir position thus he-
comes o. snetle Importance. 9a 2 "A "A, f2l
NJ Senator'S padlo1 and Martin were Of the
\ five r,aubers Of the Senate who voted
aga'rI the rea tifica ton of%the treaty
with Colombia at the extra Ssession Of
Iithe Senate last spring. The Spooner
act provided that If the President could
not secure. satisfactory terms with Co.
lombia for the construction Of the canal.
he was to open negotiations. with Mica
ragua and Costa RIGA looking to the
construction OF waterway through
those countries. The position Is taken
by some that the Senate cannot adopt
the Panama route. until the Spooner act
Is repealed. This Is not the view OF
Senator Martin. t4a
1.-THE Spoon act will not affect the
power OF the Senate to ratify or reject
treaty" he said to-day. 1.-THE Senate
may make new treaty for canal
! across the Isthmus of Panama, and sub
stitute the government Of Panama for
| that of Colombia.
| The advocates Of canal across tho
1sthmus OF Panama. rather than no
canal are counting upon the support
! Of the two Virginia Senators when the
treaty comes up in the Senate. ~
| IT Is stoutly maintained by. tha advo-
Gates OF the isthmihuE canal that the
opponents OF ratifying the treaty with
Panama, providing for its construction
are at heart opponents Of any canal be-
Ing built. And there really looks like
there is much in the contention. VI