Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-15
TO VOTE FEBRUARY q
Senate Agreement as to the
Canal Treaty.
IT WILL BE RATIFIED
FIFTEEN DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
WILL SUPPORT 1T.
Dramatic Scene in the Executive Ses-
sion Today-Conference Report on
Deficiency Bill Adopted.
IT WILL BE RATIFIED

The Senate in executive session today
unanimously agreed to vote on the ratifica
ton Of the Panama canal treaty on Feb
ruary 2S.
The agreement of the Senate to vote OF
the treaty on the 2Sd Of this month was at.
tended by most impressive circumstances.
The executive session was called for i'm
mediately after the Senate met by Senator
Cullom.
After the doors had been closed Senate,
Cullom arose to move that the vote on the
treaty be taken on the 2Sd instant. This
was in accordance with an understanding
that has existed for week. and was mere
ly to make the agreement a formal one.
Perhaps the Senate has never met in ex.
ecutive session under circumstances 50 try
ing to the members of that body. Just be-
fore the meeting of the Senate news ha6
been received to the effect that Senator
Hanna's death might be announced at any
moment. When the doors of the Senate
chamber were closed there was deathlike
stiffness. and when Senator Cullom arose te
move that the treaty be voted upon on the
23d instant his voice was tremulous
Every one seemed to realize that the
agreement to vote being about to be made
at the time when the life of Senator Hanna
was ebbing away gave the occasion dra-
matte effect seldom equaled. The motion
Was adopted in silence. Senator Frye pre-
siding.
Equivalent to Ratification.
The agreement to vote on the treaty Is,
of course, equivalent to its ratification, as
1t Is well known and has been for many
days that fifteen democratic senators and
every republican senator will cast his vote
for 1t. The adoption Of the Panama route,
which will be effected by the ratification of
this treaty. marks in the estimation of
senator's the most pronounced achievement
in q legislative way accomplished by Sena-
tor Hanna while he was a member of that
body. He had done many other things that
had shown his great influence, but in the
case of the canal his forceful presentation
Of the claims OF Panama and his mastery
conduct of the proceedings relating to that
matter were such as to make the outcome
almost a personal victory for the Ohio
senator.
In Open Session.
The doors were reopened at II and leg
islative business proceeded.
Mr.. Proctor. from the committee on agri
culture, reported the agricultural appro-
priation bill. and gave notice that he would
ask to take 1t up tomorrow.
The conference report on the urgent de-
iciency appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to.
The House bill authorizing the director Of
the census to cooperate with the state Of
Michigan In taking the census of manu-
factures of that state was passed. The bill
also provides fo' a like cooperation in
other states
The Senate bill making the same provi-
sion, which passed few days ago, was re-
called from the House.
The general business calendar then was
taken ups and the following bills passed.
Permitting the construction of a dam
across the Mississippi river in Wright and
Sherman counties. Minnesota
Providing for the payment Of 5000 to
Jean Louis Legafre on account of his serv-
Ices IN returning Sitting Bull and his fol-
lowers from Canada to the United States
after the Custer battle in Montana.