Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-24
SENATE HAS CANAL TREATY
Cabinet Sends Protocol Up for Ratification
BY Upper House
AMERICAN PROPOSALS ARE ACCEPTED
Colombia Gives way on All Disputed
Points when Cash Payment II
Raised, 20 siO.OOO,OOO, with
S2SO,OOO Annual Rental.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The canal
treaty which was signed yesterday was
transmitted to the senate today and by
the senate referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
The protocol was read in executive ses-
sion, bat the Injunction OF secrecy was
not removed. 1t is known, however, that
the United States agreed to make cash
payment Of $40 900, 600 in gold to the Colon
bian government, and after the expiration
Of nine years to pay a rental Of S250,0O0 a
year. The lease OF the strip Of land to
be used for canal purposes is practically
made perpetual, the provision on this point
being that the first lease shall be for 100
years and renewable thereafter in terms
OF 100 years at the pleasure OF the United
States.
URited states to Police Borders.
The strip is to- be about six miles in
width and the United States is given police
and. sanitary Jurisdiction, although 1t is
explicitly specified that Colombia does not
surrender sovereignty over 1t. The United
states is also given the right to improve,
use and protect the harbors at both the At
lantic and Pacific ends Of the canal The
grant is made exclusively to the United
Secretary Hay presented a draft of the
treaty TO the cabinet meeting this after
noon and both the president and his asso-
ciates in the cabinet expressed satisfac-
ton with IT,
The treaty is identical with that drawn
by the government several months ago,
with the single exception of the amount OF
annuity to be paid.
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made to secure an agreement but. not until
yesterday were they successful. The Col
ombian government then, through senor
Herran, agreed to accept an annuity OF
$250,000. This was entirely satisfactory ia
the president and Secretary Hay and while
II is a larger amount than was offered al
first, 1t is believed by the administration
that the senate undoubtedly will accept
particularly after It is made clear that O
| lesser amount would deprive Colombia OF
income now actually received.
The matter of police and judicial control
! is settled by a scheme of Joint action, al
though It is especially assured that no citi-
zen of the United States will be tried by
! any other than his own courts. Control
of the waters of the ports of Colon and
Panama is vested in the United States, in
sotar as may be necessary for the complete
operation Of the canal and It is assured
that American extra territorial jurisdlc-
tion will be unquestioned as to waters and
streams pertaining to the canal.
All port dues are to go to the United
States by way Of offset for the annuity
payments. ,E
| It was not Secretary Hays intention tc
transmit the signed treaty to the senate
| today. but after the president and the
cabinet discussed 1t the conclusion wai
reached that 1t would be advisable to do sc
at the earliest possible moment. The
formal letter of transmissal, therefore, was
prepared at once ana late this afternoon
the treatyhowas sent up. ;-7,f
J COLON, Colombia, JAM. 2s,--The news
that the canal treaty had been signed
caused much jubilation throughout the
isthmus and hopes are entertained that the
United States will soon begin work on tn,
canal