New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-19
CANAL TREATY In SENATE
FATORABLY REPORTED.
Democratic Fight against Ratifca.
ton Immediately Started.
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iFROA THE TRIBUNE BCREAU.l
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Cullorn, for the
Committee Foreign Relations. reported the
Panama Treaty to the Senate this afternoon
with three amendments. one offered by Senator
Spooner. giving the United States further con-
troll over the harbors Of Panama and Colon; one
offered by Senator Lodge. strengthening that
provision which confers on this government su-
pervision the sanitation OF the cities named.
and offered by Senator Morgan. providing
that the limits Of the cities named shall be de-
fined in the treaty.
Senator Morgan bitterly opposed reporting the
treaty. the ground that sufficient time for
consideration had not been given. but. as he mad
recited all his objections IN detail and had be-
gun = reiteration Of the same reasons FOR oppos-
ing the convention. the majority felt that IL
would not be warranted in discussing the SUD-
ject further especially as all the arguments
against the convention are certain to be repeated
in the Senate
MORGAN WANTS IT SENT BACK.
The treaty had no sooner been reported favor
ably to the Senats In executive session than 1t
became the subject Of heated controversy. SEN
ator Morgan at once entered formal protest
against the acceptance Of the report, on the
ground that when the committee decided TO re-
port the treaty amendment was still under
consideration. and that he had not had time to
present an amendment locking TO striking out
Article XXI. in which Panama renounces her
right TO share in tie earnings of the canal when
built Senator Morgan supported his written
statement with a speech. and was Immediately
followed by Senator Daniel with a resolution
declaring against the policy OF reporting any
treaty or bill until each member had offered any
amendment he might desire TO present Mr..
Daniel declared that the course Of the committee
had been precpitate and unfair. and urged that
the treaty be recommitted for further consider
alton.
Replies were made by Senators CulIom. Spoon
and Allison. Speaking as chairman Of the
Committee on Foreign Relations Mr.. Cullom
said that the treaty had been in committee for
almost month before it was taken up. He
conceded that for the greater portion Of this time
Congress was not in session but said he had
called the committee to meet on the first regu-
lar day after the Senate reconvened. and that at
his instance it had been holding daily sessions
most Of the time since. He declared that care
full consideration had been given TO all the de-
tails connected with the treaty. and said that
instead OF precptancy being manifested the
committee had given the utmost consideration
TO all suggestions for amendments. and had
adopted some of them, He felt that the ma
jority had listened with great patience to all
the representations made and therefore had felt
justified in putting the motion made by Sena-
tor Lodge in committee to report the treaty
without delay
Senator Spooner spoke along the same lines
and went into details TO show the consideration
given by the committee to the suggestions of
Democratic members
Senator Allison suggested that Democratic
Senators could offer amendments at any stage
of the proceedings in the Senate, and assured
them that all such amendments would have fair
and deliberate consideration
No action was taken on Senator Daniels reso-
luton or Senator Morgan's protest, but before
the Senate adjourned Senator Cullom gave no
tice that he would ask the Senate to take UP
the treaty Tomorrow or Wednesday and con-
slider il from day to day until disposed OF to the
exclusion OF other business.