The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-26

SAAtNSO
States Senate today ratified without
amendment the treaty with Panama
for a canal across the Isthmus of PAN
anna by a vote Of sc to IA. The result
was a ~foregone conclusion. and the
interest in the natter was in the d.
vision of the vote on the Democratic
side. which was not definitely known
until the roll was called. Al was ex-
pected, all the Republicans voted 70,
the ratification. or were paired that
way. Three Republicans, VINO were
absent. and senator Foster, of Wash
ington, were those who did not vote.
Fourteen Democrats voted for rati-
fcation and fourteen against. Two
Democrats, Clark of Montana. and
Stone of Missouri. were paired in ia
vor of the treaty, and three Demo-
Gratis, Overman. McLaur1n and Mar
tin. were paired against it, so in the
total vote sixteen Democrats were fol
the treaty and seventeen against it.
The vote on the ratification Of the
treaty follows:
feas-Aldrich, Alger, Alice. Allison,
Ankeny, Bacon, Ball, Bare Berry,
Beveridge, Burnham, Burrows, Clapp,
Clark of Wyoming, Clarke of Arkan-
sas, Clay Cockrell Cullum, Depew,
Dietrich, Dillingham;, Dolliver, Dry
den, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Fos-
ter of Louisiana Frye, Fulton, CALM
ger, Gamble, Gibson, Hale. Hans
brough, Hepburn, Hoar, Hopkins,
Kean, Kearns, Kittredge, Latimer,
Lodge, Long, McComas, McCreary,
H@C,~~- AIr
lard, Mitchell, Money. Nelson, Pen
rose, Perkins. Plat of Connecticut,
Plat Of New York, Proctor, Quarles,
Scott, Simmons, Smoot, Spooner,
Stewart, Taliaferro, Warren, Wetmore
&C..
Nays-Bailey, Bate, Blackburn,
Carmack. Culberson, Daniel, Dubois,
German, Morgan, Newlands, Patter-
son, Pettus, Teller, Tilman-14.
The only other vote was on the
amendment offered by Senator Bacon
providing for an arrangement to com
penSate Colombia for loss of the ter
ritory of Panama. This was rejected
by vote of "a to IA. 1t was a party
vote On the affirmative side, and also
on the negative side, with the excep-
ton of Mr.. Gibson and Mr.. McEnery,
Democrats, who voted with the Re-
p~ublicans. Four Democrats were alb
sent when this vote was taken and no
pairs were announced Tor them. Some
Republicans also were absent on this
vote.
Senators generally commend the
management of the treaty by Senator
Cullom, chairman of the committee
on foreign relations, who has had
charge of the bearing both
h plain and stormy sailing. The
vote was taken much earlier than was
at first anticipated, when the oppo-
nents were vigorously trying to Sc
cure enough votes to prevent ratifica-
ton.
The debate in executive session was
generally upon the merits Of the
treaty with reference to the secret pa
pers which were sent to the senate
by the President. Senator Morgan
made a set speech which occupied
the greater part of the time. Senator
Culberson made comments on the Sc
cret correspondence and asserted that
it showed that the reasonable time"
referred to in the Spooner Act was
known to LAY expired, both for ne
gotiating the Hay-Herran treaty and
its ratification. Senator Culberson
also read from a letter addressed to
DIR. Albert Shaw by the President,
dated October 10, 1908, in which the
President said he say no hope for the
negotiations with Colombia and that
he would be delighted should a W
luton occur on the isthmus.
Washington, Feb. z5.-Everything
is ready for the speedy contamination
of the Panama canal treaty and both
the war and state departments have
made preparations for the next step,
the first by the dispatch of troops
to the isthmus and the second by the
completion of ARRANGEMENTS for the
exchange of notifications Of n treaty
which must take place in Washing
ton. NJ. Bunau-Varilla, the minister
from Panama. was az the state de-
partment today in relation to this
matter. Very soon after he has made
the exchange of treaties. the minister
will lay down his mission. 1t Is
stated that his successor as minister
will be Pablo Arsoemena- the pres
ent head of the constitutional conven-
ton. 1t is the intention of the adj
ministration TO press h canal project
bv all proper methods. AS n cabinet
officer expressed it. the next step af-
ter the appointment of the commits
sion will be "to scratch dirt" n
already such members OF the COM
mission as are assured of their places,
as Admiral walker and Major Gen.
eral Davis, have been giving some
attention to the provision OF the cleri-
cal force and the engagement Of en-
cheering talent to conduct the ac-
tuaI work OF canal dipeinr.