The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-02
TREATY SURE OF PASSAGE
Even Morgan is Preparing to
 Vote for 1t.
Foraker's Bill in the Senate in Re- gard to the Trusts is Looked at as for Campaign Pur-
 poses Only.
Advertiser Bureau. Colorado Building,

Washington. Feb. 1. Senator Shelby NJ. CulIom of Illinois, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. told the Georgia senators this morning that the trade between Colom- bia and the United States by which this government will buy q quit claim deed to Colombia's interests in the canal zone would be concluded within the next ten days or two weeks.
 Colombia will be satisfied when the negotiations are concluded" said Senator Cullom, who is one of the Republican leaders, and she will be ready to ratify the terms of the trade as soon as she realizes that the trade is the best she can make"
 It became known this morning also that Senator Morgan of Alabama. the strongest opponent of the Panama treaty, has had heretofore, has agreed to vote for the treaty if the Senate will adopt a resolution urging the President to offer our offices to settle the differences be- tween Colombia and Panama, and to press negotiations that will restore the former cordial relations existing between Colombia and the United States.
 Not only Senator Morgan. but every Democratic senator except Tillman. Car mack, Daniel and Bailey agreed to vote for the treaty on the same conditions. Even Senator Morgan has wheeled in to line on this proposition and is now ac- lively at work to have the Democratic caucus tomorrow adopt such q resolution which shall express the Democratic at titude in, relation to the canal.
 There is no dpubt now that the caucus will adopt a rekoiution on the line mem toned, the only difficulty now before Cor man being the wording of the measure.
 After the Democratic caucus adopts the resolution it will be offered in the Senate and it is believed number of Republi- cans will vote for h along with the Dem ocratss sIf this is done, the treaty will be ratified also and work on the canal will begin shortly afterwards.
 A rankef sop to Ccrberus has not been seen in presidential politics than the bill of Senator Foraker. the eager champion of Mr. Roosevelt, to amend the antitrust act so as to restore the common law principal of ''rcasonablencss.
 Even those who greet the idea with pleasure agree that 1t stands no show of passage at this session. It is q bold at tempt to trap Democrats into some possi- ble radical outbreak against the trusts and at tho same time give assurance to such interests that they need fear noth- ing further from the Roosevelt admins tration. Some of the cautious are say ing much depeEds upon in what form ap- pears the United States Supreme Court decision in the pending railway merger case
 It was Mir. Dooley who said that while the constitution did not always follow the flag, he noticed the Supreme Court al- ways follows the elections. What the court is going to dc on the eve of pres identicl election is worrying the admin istration as well as the railroad people.
 Comment is still heard over the coin cidence of the introduction of the Fora ker bill and the presence in Washington about the same time of several Wall street continental railway magnates.