New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-16
VOTE on TREATY FEB. %
PANAMA. FIGHT ENDED.
Ratification Assured, 5cith Votes to
.SDare-Hanna's Work for Canal.
rrRov -ur TrrnrNy BUREAU.

washington, Feb I5.-The long fight IN the
Senate for the Panama Canal closed to-day.
and tonight the treaty is as good as ratified.
The vote viii be taken on February %. In &C
cordance with the agreement reached last week
to tx a day for the vote not later than that
date. It was the intention to take the final vote
next Thursday. but the later day was chosen be-
cause OF Senator Hannas serious condition and
the resulting depression which practically pre-
Guided for the present the continuation OF the
debate. Senator SpOoner was prepared TO take
the floor IT. open session to-day TO denounce the
opposition TO the treaty, but when the time
came he had 10 heart 70 undertake IT. Without
any formal agreement. but as the result OF a
unanimous sentiment. the Senate avoided
throughout the day every subject which might
have called for debate and devoted Itself TO pass
ing unopposed bills on the calendar. adjourniny
early.
The ratification Of the treaty WIN be accom-
pllshed by a vote OF approximately 20 TO Is.
and possibly the minority will be considerably
smaller. Secretary Hays latest diplomatic vic
tory in the Orient has had great influence In
reconciling the Democrats 20 the ratification OF
the Panama treaty, as Il has strengthened their
faith In the diplomacy OF the Secretary Of state.
and many OF them concede that his advice re-
garding the handling OF the delicate tsthmian
situation was undoubtedly worthy OF the conn
dence placed IN It by the President Probably
the only seriously disconnected Democrats are
Senators German and Morgan. the former be
cause his wisdom as leader has been proved
10 be seriously at fault and the latter because
his gaze has been fixed on the Nicaragua route
so long that he cannot conceive the possiolllty
Of attaining success by any other.
II is regarded as peculiarly fitting that the
construction OF the Panama Canal should nave
been assured even In the last moments OF
Senator Hanna's ufe for 1t Is recalled that IL
was largely due TO his espousal OF the Panama
route that the Nicaragua PLAN which had oeeh
adopted by the House with TWO dissenting NOisS
was abandoned His able and torcetul cnafE-
Dlonship Of the Panama route. the suohS. ouSi-
nesslfke arguments which he presented IN us
favor, and the energy with which ne devoted
himself 70 the cause contributed ID no Slla'
measure to the success Of the canal proposition
and In the opinion u leading congressman MS
name Will always be connected with the accom-
plishment Of the preliminaTies o. the great III
teroceanic undertaking.
In the open session o. the Senate TO-DAY the
proceedings were marked by unusual tlstlesS-
ness and depression There were no speecneS on
any subject whatever. and more attention was
giver TO the frequent bulletins announcing tne
condition OF Senator Hanna than TO matters OF
eE.slatlOn. The entire time was devoted 10
routine business. the most important matter
taken Ut being the bill providing Tor q paw
Irent Of $4,000 To ex Queen Liliuokalani OF
Hawaii which was lost on a tie vote. several
bills Of minor Importance were passed