The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-27
TREATY TO GO THROUGH
There VIII Be No Amend ment
of the Document.

Washington, Jan. 27.-The senate
committee on foreign relations today
took action on the Panama canal treaty
Which in effect rescinds it's former
adoption of amendments Senator
Cullom, chairman of the committee,
was authorized to report a disagree
ment on the amendments already re-
ported, which action is equivalent to
representing the treaty in its original
form. This course is in accordance
with decision reached by the Repub-
ncan senators not to permit any
amendment, as the Panama republic
has assured the state department that
1t VIII permit the harbor improvements
and sanitary regulations desired.
1t IS believed the canal treaty will
be ratified by the senate without
IN THE SENATE
Washington. Jan. 27.-The senate to-
day adopted the resolution authorizing
the secretary of state to open negotia-
tons with Great Britain for a revision
OF the joint regula tons for the protec-
ton of the fur seals of Alaska, and also
the resolution authorizing the commit
tee on privileges and elections to enter
upon an investigation into the charges
against Senator Reed Smoot of Utah.
The Smoot resolution was amended SO
as not to authorize the committee to
sit during the congressional recess, and
the amendment was agreed to by the
senate.
lit CSOlQllOn OH the 1dIlaItld CdIld1
situation introduced by Mr.. Daniel hYas
laid before the senate and Mr.. SirQons,
OF North Carolina, spoke in support of
the canal treaty, being the first Dem
ocratfc senator to take open position
on that side of the controversy. He
announced his conviction that both I'M
der the Spooner act and under his
general treaty making powers, the
president had authority to enter into
a treaty with Panama after it became
an Independent state for the construc-
ton of canal via. the Panama route.
Mr.. Simons said he joined his col
leagues on his side of the chamber in
condemning whatever wrong the presi-
dent and the administration may have
done in bringing about the indepen-
denee of Panama, but declared his in
tention of voting for the treaty as well
as for the various resolutions of in
quiry. He closed with an expression
of a desire that Colombia might be
compensated for her loss.
Senator Morgan today introduced a
resolution directing the secretary of
state to send the senate a copy of a. dis
patch or letter dated January %, 1904.
relating to the withdrawal or abandon
ment of all amendments TO the Hay
Bunua-Varilla treaty, which was sent
by the minister of the United States at
Panama to John Hay, secretary of
state, in which the reasons for with
drawing the same are stated
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 27.-Mr. Overstreet
(Ind.), from the committee on postof-
fees and post roads. called up a privi-
legged resolution reported by the com
mittee calling on the postmaster general
for a statement giving the serial num-
Der of all postal cars for which the
postofice department is paying rental
in addition to the amount paid for car
rying the mails, the name of the rail-
road company owning the cars and the
time of service of each car from the
date Of the original construction and
first use together with information as
to the condition of cars on June 80, 1908
The resolution was adopted.