Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-07
VOTE 70 REPORT TREATY.
Senate Committee Acts Favorablv
On the Colombian Isthmian
Canal Agreement.
GOT ONLY TWO DISSENTING VOTES.
s~nRtDr Morgan Agrees to Transfer
tIe Itiarusni1H of fhs Objertibu-
rhic Points Il, ti""r of Senate, ana
Several Long scsaioHs over ting
Tre"ty hfe t.iiseiS.

Washington, Feb. f. The Acnatc
committee On foreign r'lnlirhs J nc*~
day agreed to r'p'rI fnTrrnbly tie
treaty with tni"lnI,.a for bujIning an
lsthmian canal.
The agreement TO report the treaty
Was reached after three or four sit
tinys devoted in thc main to hearing
Senator Morgan! obi rtinns TO the
document i'll its present shape. He
had not concluded when The vote to
report was taken Tuesday, but he an
nounced that he would be willing 10
transfer the discuss ION to the floor
Of the senate. This was in accordance
with a suggestion made by SellA; II
CuilOm. chairman of the committee,
who told the dissenting senator that
he had satisfied himself that the com
mlttee was prepared to report the
treaty to the senate without amend
mcnt and that. owing to the pressure
of other business, the members were
anxious that the committees discuss
sion of the sub ject should come to an
end. lie added the suppoSition that
Mr. Morgan would desire to pres nt h S
amendments to the senate, and sug-
gcste that, there was no necessity for
a discussion Of the same points both
in the committee room and the senate
chamber. Senator Morgan assentcd
to this proposition and saidshe would
not feel offended in the least if the
treaty should be report ed
Only Two Votes Against,
A vote upon the resolution o report
then was taken and was carried bv a
large ma iority. Only two senat ors,
Morgan and Bacon, voted against it .
Senator Bacon announced that his op-
position was to the time of reporting
and not to the treaty itself. He said
he was favorable to the treaty as it
stands and would vote for it .$but that
he believed that it should not be re-
ported until consideration in commit
tee should be thoroughly exhausted
Morgan ID ct ermin ed II His ODposition
The committee will recommend the
rat itcation of the treaty without
amendment. Senator Cullom says he
has formed no plans for calling it up
in the senate. The general opinion Of
members of the committee is that SEN
ator Morgan will continue his opposi-
ton on the floor of the senate and
that several long sessions will be neces-
Sary to secure VOTE
Elkins BiIl Passed.
Washington. Feb. 4.-The senate
has passed the Elkins bill to amend
the interstate commerce law without
debate or OBJ lection.
House Works on Claim Bills.
Na>hngto on. Feb. 4.--Jndcr the or
der made last Saturday the 13 claim
bills favorahly acted upon in commit
tee Of the whole on Friday. but not dis
posed Of by the house. were taken up
in the house Tuesday.
Mr.. Payne. the republican leader.
who opposed the bills in committee
Of the Whole. attacked the first one,
which provided for the payment of
two years pay and allowances (about
$4,000 TO the widow Of Charles b.
Goldsborough. an assistant surgeon
in the marine hospital service. who
died of blood poisoning contracted in
the service
The bill was defeated. 40 to 67.
Mr.. Payne characterized the next
bill, which was to pay Joseph w. Par
ish the balance alleged to be due on
contract for the delivery of 10000
tons of ice to the army in 1863 (some
$300,0O0) as the ''most barefaced case
which would be presented to the house
Tuesday. and he hoped for some time
to come"
Mr.. Graft Oll.), in charge of the BILL
replying to Mr.. Payne, charged him
with raising the cry last Friday that
the treasury was being looted. and yet
being unable after investigation to
find a valid reason for opposing SO
of the 40 bills acted upon that day.
The bill was passed, 100 to 9S.
Diplomatic Changes.