Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-03-02
TREATY IS RATIFIED
After a Long Struggle the Friends of
the Canal Are Victorious
1T WAS NOT A PARTISAN FIGHT
Democrats and Republicans Pretty
Evenly Divided on the Final Vote
Ballot I'm Detail.

Washington. Special.-The United
States Senate Tuesday. without amend
ment. ratified the treaty with Panama
for canal across the lsthmus OF Pan
was a foregone conclusion and the in
tere3t in the matter was in the divis-
ion of the vote on the Democratic side.
which was not definitely known until
the roll was called AS was expected,
ell the Republicans voted for the rat
iicat;on or were paired that way.
Three Republicans who were absent
and Senator Foster. OF Washington,
were those who did not vote. Fourteen
Democrats voted for ratification and
fourteen voted against 1t. Two Demo
crats-Clarke OF Montana, and Stone,
oi Missouri. were paired in favor OF
the treaty, and three Democrats-Over-
man, McLaurin and Martin-were pair
eG against it. so in the total vote Is
Democrats were for the treaty and IL
against it. The vote on the ratitica-
ton treaty was as follows:
Yes: Aldrich. Alger. Alice. Allison,
Ankeney, Bacon. Ball. Bard Berry,
Beveridge. Burnham, Burrows. CiGpp.
Clark, OF Wyoming; Clark, OF Arkln-
sas; Clay. Cockrell. Cullom. Dcpew,
Dietrich. Dillingham;. Dolliver, Dryden.
ElkinS. Fairbanks, Foraker. Foster OF
Louisiana; Frye Fulton. Gallinger,
Gamble. Gibson, Hale, Hansbrough,
Hepburn Hoar. Hookins. Kean, Kearns,
Kittredge. Latimer. Lodge, Long. Nc
Comas. McCreary. McCumber. Mem
cry. Mallory. Millard. Mitchell Money.
Nelson. Penrose. Perkins. Platt of Con
recticut; Plat. of New York: Proctor.
Quarles. Scott. Simmons. Smoot,
Spooner. Stewart. Taliferro. Warren,
Wetmore-66.
Nays Bailey. Bate. Blackburn. Car
mack. CulDeison. Daniel Dubois. Cor
man Morgan. Newlands. Patterson,
Pettus, Teller. Tillman-14.
The only other vote was on the
amendment offered by Senator Bacon,
OF Georgia. providing for an arrange
ment TO compensate Colombia for loss
OF the territory of Panama. This was
rejected by vote OF "a to 40. 1t was
a party vote on the affirmative side
and also on the negative side with the
exception of Mr.. Gibson and Mr. Me
Emery. Democrats. who voted with the
Republicans. -Four Democrats were alb
sent when this vote was taken and no
pairs were announced for 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 measure during both the plain
and stormy sailing. This vote WAS
taken much earlier than was at first
anticipated. when the opponents were
vigorously trying to secure enough
votes to prevent ratification.
The debate in executive session was
generally upon the merits OF the treat
with reference 20 the secret papers
which were sent to the Senate by the
President. Senator Morgan made set
speech. which occupied the greater part
OF the time. Senator Culberson made
comments on the secret correspondence
and asserted that it showed that the
reasonable time" referred to in the
Spooner act was known to have eX-
pired. both for negotiating the Hay
Herran treaty and its ratification. Sen
ator Culberson also read from n letter
addressed to DR.. Albert Shaw by the
President, dated Oct. 10. 1903. in which
the President said he saw no hope for
the negotiation with Colombia and that
he would be delighted should revolu-
tion accur on the isthmus.