New-York tribune., 1903-03-18
DEBATE And VOTES.
Ratification Opposed by Morgan,
Pettus, Daniel, Martin and Teller.
nv The Associated Press,

6By The Associated Pres=D
Washington March 17--ImmedIately after the
Senate doors were closed to-day the Panana
Canal treaty was taken up There was again
a good attendance of Senators in expectation OF
the final vote The proceedings began with a
speech by Senator Morgan, devoted especially
to the defence of tine canal He criticised sharp
" the action of the Senate in refusing yester-
day so to amend the treaty as to insure Amerl-
can control
When Mr.. Morgan concluded Senator Money
offered a substitute for Article " OF the treaty,
urhfoh disavows any intention the part Of the
United states to increase its territory az the
expense of South or Central America The sub
stitute was agreed on by the Democratic eau
Gus and without mentioning South or central
America II raiterates the American doctrine of
non-fnterfererce with the affairs Of all the
American republics with the view Of reassuring
Mexico on that point and pledges this country
to attempt no acquisition Of Colombian territory
This is one Of the two amendments on which
the Democrats agreed to act as a unit. and con-
sideratfon Of 1t was begun early in the day
with the view Of concentrating most Of the de-
bate upon it.
VOTING DOWN AMENDMENTS.
speeches were made in support Of the Money
amendment by Senators Racon, Teller, Daniel.
Morgan, Bailey and others They CoTtended for
an inrartfaI recognition 90 all American Tepub-
lies urging that under the language Of the
fourth article of the treaty leycO would he left
as the only American republic to Whlch the
avoval. of non-enCrOaChment could he held not
ennIIca bIa. Senators Spooner and Hoar replied.
contendfng that there was practically no differ
ence between the language of the amendment
and that Of the article as it stands
Senator Moneys amendment was defeated. 81
10 -, by a strict party vote Senator Ddnlel
tben offered an amendment providing that the
treaty should not take effect until it had been
approved by the Congress. and spoke IN adFo-
cacv Of this provision. The fact soon deVeiHPed
that Senator Daniel had offered his amendment
for the purpose of making a general speech on
tho treaty and when the fifteen minutes al
lowed to him on his own amendment hdu eA-
nirad and the amendment was voted down. Sem
go ,,orqan presented four or five of his amend
,,ar+s which in turn, defeated but on all
., which Senator Daniel continued to speak AL
told he smoke about an hour. His speech was
an arraignnnent OF the Republican poIlcy III
pressing the treaty with what he asserted "dS
undue haste He referred to the enormous eA-
nendIture that would be required 10 construct
the canal. and charged recklessness in rushing
into such an enterprise. as he declared was
being done.
GORMAN SPEAKS IN OPPOSITION
After Senator Daniel had closed seEeTai other
Senators on both sides OF the chdlIlOeI iIIE'1-0
ef.een- -rofnute speeches for and against the
,reatv. Among those who spoke against II vas
Senator German. who devoted himself especially
70 the necessity for adequate defence OF Ihe
canal which he said could be assured only Oy
Tho United States He asserted that Senators
r,ara not thinking for themselves. but were lOI-
lowing bIindlv in the lead OF the Secretary OF
S,ate Indeed ne declared that Senators were
n-acttcauv s11rrendering their own OFFICES IN
.o-5ar tn maintain reputation for party aHegi-
ance.
Senator PIatt. of Connecticut was also among
the s-,ea Eers. He one or the lev W az
no,,nce entire satisfaction with the treaty Tie
ro,arred 70 the fact that a number Of Repuoicah
uo,,,orz had said that il they had had the maA-
,ro, ~ the treaty they would have changed some
,.o.ures Of IT, and he declared that he consul
raa the treaty the best that could have been
r,ade and said that so far as he was concerned
he would not have changed 1t IN any respect
He criticised the Democratic Senators Tor using
undue n,inuteuess in their efforts to md defects
tn tho agreement and said that they reminded
hin, ~ a man he had heard of in Boston. Who
rrax renorted to have invented a microscope that
Uould magnify seven thousand times he
thought that the Senators on the other side OF
the chamber had procured these glasses He
Was sure they were splitting hairs
When At I A. p m. IT became apparent that
the ArtAen-ninute speeches had .nded, Senator
bIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY.