The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-02-26
CANAL TREATY IS RATIFIED
Passed United States Senate
After Debates by a Vote
of 66 to ID.
Senator Blackburn Casts His
Vote Against Treaty and NC
Creary Votes For it.

Washington, Feb. % The United
States Senate to-day ratified, without
Amendment, the treaty with Panama
for a canal across the Isthmus OF Pan
anna by vote of &c toI4 The result
was foregone conclusion, the inter
est in the matter being only in the
division of the vote on the Democrat
ic side, which was not known de6n.
itely until the roll was called, all the
Republicans being for ratification.
Fourteen Democrats voted for rati
hcation and fourteen against. Two
Democrats, Clark of Montana, and
Stone, OF Missouri, and three Demo.
Gratis, Overman, McLaurin and Martin
were paired against 1t so In the totaI
vote sixteen Democrats were for the
. treaty.. and seventeen against it,
Senators generally commend the
management of the treaty by Senator
Cullom, Chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Relations, who has had
charge of the measure during both
the plain and stormy sailing. The
vote was taken much earlier than
was anticipated at first.
The debate In executive SEES sion was
generally on the merits of the treaty
with reference to secret papers which
were sent to the Senate by the Presi-
dent. Senator Morgan made set
speech, which occupied the greater
part of the time. Senator Culbertson
made comments on the Secret CORE
spondence, and asserted that it show
ed that the reasonable time" referr-
ed to in the Spooner act was known
to have expired, both for negotiating
the Hay -Herran treaty and it's ratifi-
cation.
Senator Culberson re al from a letter
adore ssed to DR.. Albert Shaw by the
President, dated October 10 1923, in
which the President said he saw no
hope for any negotiation with Column
bia, and that he would be delighted
shonld a revolution occur on the
Isthmus.
Everything is ready for the speedy
contamination of the treaty and both
the War and State Departments have
made preparation for the next step
the former by the dispatch OF troops
to the isthmus, and the letter by the
of arrangements for the
exchange of notifications OF the treaty
which must take place In Washington
There Is no reason why this ceremony
should not occur within the next
hours.
M. Bunau-Varilla, the minister
from Panama, was at the State De-
partment to-day In relation to this
matter, and very soon after he has
made the exchange OF treaties will lay
down his mission, according to notice
he has already given. His successor
as minister here will be Pablo Arose
mena, the present head of the Con-
convention and father OF
rhe secretary of the Panama Legation
here. M. Aresemena Is described as
a lawyer of ability and a mau of
means.
The Administration intends to
press the canal project by all proper
methods. AS Cabinet officer ex-
pressed 1t, the next step, after the
OF the commission, will
De ito scratch dirt" and already such
of the commission as are
assured of their places. like Admiral
Walker aud Major Gen. Davis. have
been giving some attention to the
provision Of the clerical force and the
of engineering talent to
conduct the actual work of canal dig
ring.