Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-19

lom. Spocner and Allison. Speaking
as chairman Of the committee on for
eign relations, Mr.. Cullom declared
that very careful consideration had
been given to all the details connected
With the treaty, and sail THAI instead
of precipitancy being manifested, the
committee mad given :he utmost con-
sideration to all suggestions for amend
ments and had adopted some of them.
Senators Spooner and Allison spoke
along the same lines.
before the Senate adjourned Senator
Cuilom gave notice that he would ask
The Senate to take up the treaty, to-
morrow or Wednesday,, and until dis
posed of to consider il from day to day
to the exclusion of other business.
Washington. Jan. 1s-'rhe Senate com
mittoe ON foreign relations, today direct
ed Senator Cullen to report the Panama
treaty with three amendments. The Re
publican me mberS voted for the treat
but only two Democrats. Morgan and
q e..inst the treaty and Money stated that
he had rot YET mad time to consider IT,
uittee he had been able to attend.
Thc three amendments related 10 sam .
tation, limitation OF cities and control OF
narbors. The United States by the amend,
ment relating to sanitation Is granted
more direct power in all sanitary reSuia-
lions The amendment concerning the
Limitation OF the cities more specifically
defines what are the limits OF Panama
and Colon in relation to the canal zone
The harbor amendment gives the nited
States control of the harbOrS for the pir-
nose of Improvements.
| On Saturday, at the meeting of the for
| eien relations committee, Senator Lodge
t..
| providing that at the meeting OF the COM
| mittee, today. the pending amendments
should be disposed of and the question OF
| reporting the treaty to the Senate should
| be taken up. Members OF the minority
| saw that none of their members; We're
present when the motion OF Senator Lodge
| was adopted. Today. when the commit
tee met, the absentees were Senators
Foraker Bacon. Clark (Mont). Clark
| tNEyo) and McCreary.
| All the amendments were subject to final
| action though one or two had been tenta-
lively agreed to-. After they had been
| tor Morgan moved to strike out Article
- of the treaty. which provides for the
| completion of negotiations with the new
| Panama Canal Co. for their rights and
| concessions on the isthmus. Senator
| Lodge insisted that this was not Il pend
| ing amendment under the resolution
| adopted, Saturday, and it was ruled out
| of order
| An agreement had been prepared by
| Senators Bacon and Foraker relating 10
| appeals to United States courts in certain
| cases arising in the canal zone. This was
| voted down.
| Senator Morgan protested against this
| action. saving that the amendment should
| not be acted upon in the absence OF the
| senators who had offered it. Protest was
also made by the minority against the
| cutting off OF opportunity to vote on the
| amendment striking out Article -.
| Majority members of the committee say
| that for two weeks the treaty has been
| under consideration and they felt that
ample time hal been given to its consid-
| Grafton. II had been arranged that Sen
| ator Foraker should make the motion to
| cut off further amendments and report
| the treaty. but in his absence the motion
was made by Senator Lodge. Members
! of the majority say that the amendments
adopted are considered judicious yet are
| not of vital importance and could be sac
| rificed ii it was necessary to expedite the
| treaty.