Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-23
BY A LARGE MARGIN
Senate Ratifies the Panama
Canal Treaty
RESULT OF CANVASS
THE VOTE WAS sc YEAS TO IA
NAYS.
Republicans and Democrats Vote to
Sustain-Only Democrats
Oppose the Treaty.

ate voted on the Panama canal treaty, rat
flying it by large margin.
The vote was GO to A. nine not voting.
The Senate, after a couple of hours of
open session this morning. closed the doors
and the work of acting upon amendments
TO the treaty was begun. During the af-
tcrnoon there will be a running debate on
the amendments and the treaty, 1t having
been agreed before the Senate adjourned
the final vote would be taken. The hour
the final vote would be taken.
The Probable Vote.
This afternoon it appeared that seventy
two senators were for the canal and seven
teen against the treaty. with one vacancy
the seat recently occupied by Senator
Hanna.
OF the seventy-two senators in favor of
the canal. ffty-six are republicans and six
teen are democrats. Every republican sem
atOr present will vote for the treaty, and
Senators Hawley, Quay and Burton, who
are absent, are paired in favor of it.
Senators Clark of Montana and McLau-
rim. on the democratic side. are absent to-
day. Senator Clark being for the treaty and
Senator McLaurin against it.
Democrats counted for the treaty are
Senators Bacon. Berry. Gibson, Clarke
isiana, Latimer, McCreary, McEnery, NAL
Tory. Money. Simmons, Stone and Talia-
ferrO.
Democrats counted against the treaty
are senators Bailey, Bate. Blackburn,
Carmack Culberson, Daniel Dubois
German, Martin, Morgan, Newlands Over
man, Patterson. Pettus Teller and Tillman.
senator Morgan this afternoon will insist
upon having the amendments to the treaty
voted upon. These amendments relate to
the control of the harbors at the termini of
the canal and to sanitation al Panama and
Colon. The committee on foreign relations
t1H in, fax-a Of
treaty in order to further protect it, but it
became desirable to secure prompt action
In order to have the work begin as soon as
possible and it was considered entirely
feasible to accept the treaty al it is and to
depend upon further negotiations for modi-
fications deemed necessary. In that view
of the case the committee on foreign rela-
lions withdrew the amendments and they
will all be voted down this afternoon leav-
ing the treaty exactly as it was ratified by
Panama, so that it will go into effect at
once.
The treaty provides for the payment of
s4U.000C00 to the Panama Canal Company
and $10O00OO0 to the republic of Panama.
The treaty as made with Panama Is Tar
more acceptable to the Senate than the
original treaty made with Colombia, as the
Panama treaty contains many provisions
that were not in the treaty with Colombia
and that were shown after the thorough
debate that took place in the Senate to be
desirable The most important of these
provisions is that which gives the United
States absolute control over the strip of
land through which the canal will be built
Will Be Signed Tomorrow.
| 1t is expected that the treaty will be
signed by the President tomorrow, and
| then the utmost dispatch will be made in
order to begin actual work on the canal
The delay that has already occurred IN
ccncluding the treaty has given ample OPP
portunity to perfect plans of various kinds
bearing on the project, so that it is be-
lieved there will be very little time taken
in preliminary arrangements.
Mr.. Bacon Explains.
The closing days debate en- the Panama
canal treaty opened at lis today. Mr..
Bacon (Georgia) took the floor to explain
his vote on the treaty. He said there had
been a serious question raised as to
whether a senator should be guided by the
wishes of his constituents or by his own
Judgment in voting on all important mat
tiers of public interest After giving the
question due elaboration, he said, he be-
lieved a senator should listen to the wishes
of his state, and accordingly he would vote
for the treaty.
At the same time he said, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the interests of Georgia
called for the ratification of the treaty, the
people of the state did not approve of the
recent occurrences on the 'isthnus. After
stating MS DOSlIOn, Bacon SpOhc VI
amendment to the treaty looking to a
peaceful settlement of all difficulties be-
tween the United States and Colombia by
paying a sum of money to Colombia in full
compensation for the surrender and quit
claim of all right of sovereignty over the
territory embraced in the republic OF
Panama.
Mr. Berry (Arkansas) said that If he be-
leved the defeat of the treaty would re-
store Colombia's sovereignty over Panama
he would vote against the convention, but
he declared the defeat of the treaty would
be unavailing in that respect. Discussing
the attitude of the administration, he said
he believed our navy supported the reyo-
luton and that this government was re-
sponsible for the new republic, but 1t has
been proved that the President would not
build canal on the Nicaragua route.
The South for the Canal.
The people of the south wanted the canal.
he said, and therefore he thought it the
duty of the representatives of the south to
vote for the treaty. what the people of
ing
| Mr.. Teller Colorado) said that the pres
| ent condition of the finances of this govern
ment would not permit the taking of the
money from the treasury to build the canal,
I and 1t would be necessary to borrow the
money, and no one knows how great would
/ be the loan must negotiate. The ex
/ penditure by the French people of $3.50.
| peB,oDp, ne Sdiu, Dullt only ABOUT one
| quarter of the canal. OF the $4,000 600
which this government was nominally to
| pay for the property, he said, he believed
| Sz30pO00 was for the canal and the other
] s2D,0)3,O0 would go to the lobbyists who
/ have put the deal through.
Mr.. Simmons (North Cardinal said he
/ believed the people of Panama were ready
/ for revolution. and he did not believe the
I United States officials connived at it. He
/ refUted the charges that this government
could be held to account for what had
/ taken place on the isthmus.
| Il think the worst thing the United
/ States has done" Mr.. Simmons said "has
been to maintain Colombian tyranny on the
isthmus for the last fifty years The cues
| ton of whether the President did right or
wrong on the isthmus is not now before
| the Senate. The only question to consider
! Is whether the treaty is meritorious one
1 All of these other questions may and
hope will. receive further consideration
AT 12:33 the Senate went into executive
1 session
Amendments Voted Down.
The amendments to the Panama canal
| treaty when were Offered by the committee
! on foreign relations and afterward with
| drawn were again offered and voted down
The Bacon anne ndment providing for a