The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15
CANAL TREATY VOTE TUESDAY
ENOUGH VOTES PLEDGED FOR
ITS RATIFICATION.
VOTING on the Amendments VIII besih
Nionday-senatorS pooner Makes rive
Hour speech In Defence Of the Treaty
senator Depcw Also speaks Tor H.


ak hours spent in executive session to-day
the decks were cleared in the Senate ioi
nm. ratification OF the Panama Canal Treaty
on Tuesday. Voting will begin on Monday
On the Democratic amendments 10 De
offered by Senator Morgan and others.
Under the rule each Senator will be allowed
TO speak but fifteen minutes. and on tues
day there will he two hours OF general
debate preceding the final vote on rau-
ocatIon, The amendments VIII all DE
voted down and the treaty ratified by a
non-partisan vote.
The Democratic Senators will hold
caucus on Monday previous TO the meeting
of the Senate and will probably decide
to vote for the proposed amendments as
party. IL an attempt is made to commit
them to vote against the treaty after being
amended il will fail. as 1t is positively known
that a sufficient number Of Democratic
Senators are already pledged TO vote Tor
the treaty TO make its ratification certain
The Cuban reciprocity treaty VIII be
taken up on Wednesday and ratified after
a brief debate. Final adjournment OF the
Senate will be reached some time next week.
Mr.. Spooner spoke for five hours in eN-
ecutive session to-day ard was followed
by Mr.. Depew who spoke for three quarters
of an hour. Mr.. Spooner was interrupted
occasionally. his principal interlocutor
being Mr. Morgan, who asked at least fifty
Questions on various points chiefly In reia-
ton 70 the New Panama Canal Conpanys
titles. Others who asked questions OF
Mr.. Spooner were Messrs. Teller, Patterson
and Bacon
Mr. Bacon offered an amendment to Sec
ton % providing substantially for the
sovereignty Of the United States over the
Canal strip. His amendment was similar
in purport 20 that already offered by MIR.
Morgan, which evadcs the prohibition OF
the constitution of Colombia against the
alienation of territory by using this phrase;
"The rights and privileges granted by
the terms of this convention shall not Affect
the paramount sovereignty of the Republic
of Colombia over the territory within whose
boundaries such rights and privileges are
10 he exercised so a. to displace the same,
bet said zone shall not be subject TO the
laws of war or belligercncy, by the act OF
dc cree Of Colombia or the United States.
The questions asked by the Democrats
Of Mr. Spooner and the amendment onered
ty Mr. Bacon indicated plainly TO the
Republican Senators that the Democrats
would vote almost solidy for certain amend
ments. and certainly for that one broaden,
ing the scope of the control over the Canal
zone. But the Democrats did not give
any indication that they would oppose the
treaty if the amendments were defeated
Mr. Spooner's speech was mastery
effort. which engaged the attention OF
the entire Senate. He went deeply INTO
the subject directing his remarks to the
same subjects upon which Mr.. Morgan
has been speaking for many days, 80 iar
as speech of Ave hours could cover
the points raised by Mr.. Morgan in speech
many times a. long, Mr.. Spooner CO.. ered
them. He combatted Mr.. Morgan : con-
.tention that the now Panama Canal Com
pany is Il partnership arrangement, IN
which the United States, by succeeding
to its rights, will become liable for the
bonds now outstanding IN France M.
Spooner went over Attorney-General hnoN
report on the question of title. and declared
that the title In his opinion as lawyer
was perfectly valid. and that the New
Panama Canal Company was competent
to convey II.
The conditions a, Panama and Colon in
a political way were also discussed by MT
Spooner. He did not believe that the sue
cessioa by the United States TO the New
Panama Canal Company's property ana
the concession granted by SoiomDia unue.
the treaty would -imbrue the hands OF the
United States in the blood OF the lloerai
party of Colombia" a. asserted by Mr'
Morgan Nor, il Mr., Spooner's opinion
was there any basis for the bugaooo that
t0e L uittu States are III ldtN
with the Church Of Rome instead OF with
q free and Independent people in ColomDls.
He was no, alarmed by the cry that INC
people in Tho Canal zone would be unoer
the curse OF the cJncorGat ana the aDonit
naole law passed Nv Colombia TO carry IL
into elect" TIE treaty. he pointed Out
provided for the enactment OF proper
laws Tor ~ government Of the CCnaI zone;
In the enactment Of these laws the lnited
States has an equal voice, he would guar
4 Mi -
throw away any Of le iIvcrtIe- ~ the peopIe'
Mr.. SpDOneT did not go - far a. 10 declare
the treaty perfect. Indeed. he poln,eI
out faws here and there, which he sara
could be remediod, Ii time and occasion
served But under the circumstances ne
believed II was the part of wisdom TO MAKE
no Amendments whatever 20 the trealv.
10 should 30 70 che Govern nont OF Colombia
a. signed by III" representative on that
Government. and prompt RAJ inca. ION "1nlh
IL reasonably eKpec,-d 10 follow. HE
possession by the United States 81 The
Canal zone. the good fam ana energy
ehown 10y the country IA ia" prosecution
OF the work and the undeniabl. -cii- inter
esi Of Colombia would all COnsplrc, ~ hiH
judgment. To bring about r'm"dles Tor
am d.f,ci thai Iigh. d'vClop IN the 'h-
oerstaHiing l''wes u the two tp\crninenls'
Both Wcre inspired ".ih ~" y 'n ann
tion. and both would rap lrneii' Wv WORK
Ing t1g-tlr, H. -l.i BE- had uo i'drs
thai 'Ir r'a.,nahl" requirements 81 W"
situation vpuld mo- h.. net Nv Colombia,
And expressed Ih. y'liri lhu any ln"dlt'a-
tiOn - ths trraIv could b. riir'Frd a.
chang, sep' found 80 ~ n.c"'-tfy
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