The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-18
TREATY VOTE = TO s
The Senate Is Almost Unanimous
in Passing. the Canal
Measure.
The Negative Votes Cast by the vir-
ginia and Alabama Senators
and Teller.

Washington, March 1s.-Without dot
ting an ,i'' or crossing 't' or even with
out changing a single punctuation mark,
the senate yesterday voted to ratify the
treaty with the republic of Colombia Tor
The construction of an isthmian canal.
The vote for ratification was 70 to 5.
The negative vote was cast by Morgan OF
Alabama, Daniels and Martin of Virginia
and Teller of Colorado.
The only party vote Of the day was
taken on the substitute for article four.
which was agreed upon by the democratic
caucus and had reference to the acqutsl-
ton of territory in Central and South
America by the nUited States. There
were a number of speeches on this amend
ment. but it was voted down by an almost
two thirds majority, the ballot footing ur
81 ayes to u nays.
AS soon as the ratiacations are ex
changed s1O,oo0.0oo will be paid to the
government of Colombia for the conces-
sions granted by the treaty, including Its
stock in the Panama railroad and the an
nual payments of S25000O from the rail-
road concession. Beginning nine years
after the ratification, the United States Is
to pay Colombia yearly s250,000 during the
lifetime of the treaty. Colombia grants
the United States for one hundred years
renewable for similar periods, a canal zone
six and one-fifth miles wide from the Car"
ibbean sea to the Pacific ocean. and the
USE of the group Of islands In the bay OF
Panama. Judicial and sanitary and po'
lice jurisdiction over the canal zone IS &c
be administered by joint Colombia.
United States committee, Water ant
sewer systems for Panama and Colon are
to be constructed and maintained by the
United States. Authority is given the
United States ''to protect and make Sc
cure the canal" The treaty binds the
Horr he ooctr, ut on n
the canal within two years and complete
it in twelve years thereafter. r. ,srs
The Colombian congress elected las
month is to assemble at Bogota the latte
part of this month. and advices received
at the state, department are that the ca
nal treaty promptly will be ratified DR.
Heron the Colombian, charge d ana1re
In Washington, is confident that there viii
be little delay. .-...
President Roosevelt cannot close tn
deal with the Panama Canal company an
pay over the s4O.00O,0o0 for the propert
and rights of that company until the trea
ty has been ratified by the Colombia
congress. It is anticipated that the Who'll
question will be settled by the time tn
president returns from his western tri
the first of June. He will then take owe
the property and appoint the canal com
mission.
Most of the senators In the city left tn
capitol at Z o'clock last night In the FIR
conviction that 1t would be possible t
conclude the called session to-day and tha
when the senate should next adjourn tn
adjournment would be sine die. TIL
conclusion involved quite general under
standing that the Cuban reciprocity treat
could be much more speedily disposed {
than has been considered possible. hereto
fore.
It IS the general opinion that the treat
will be ratified by a safe majority.