Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-26

The United States senate mas ratlned
,rithont amendment the treaty with
panama for canal across the isthmus
Of that name by a vote of Sc to ID.
The result was foregone conclusion,
the interest in the matter being only
in the division of the vote on the dem.
coratic side, which was not known de-
6nitely until the roll was called, all
the republicans being for ratification.
Fourreen democrats voted for ratitica.
+iop and fourteen against it. Two de-
mocrats. Clark of Montana and Stone
of Missouri, were paired in favor of
the treaty and three democrats, Over
man. McLaurin and Martin, were pair
ed against it, so in the total vote IS
democrats were for the treaty and II
against it.
The only other vote was on the
amendment offered by Senator Bacon
proyiding for an arrangement to COM
nensate Colombia for this loss of the ter
ritory of Panama. This was lost.
The vote was strict party vote, with
the exception of Senators GIBBS IN and
McEnerney Senators generally COM
mend the management of the treaty by
Senator Cullom, Chairman of the com.
mittee on foreign relations, who has
had charge of the measure during the
plain and stormy sailing. The vote
was taken much earlier than was an
ticipated Mt first, when its opponents
were vigorously trying to secure
enough votes to prevent ratification.
The debate in executive session was
generally on the merits of the treaty
with reference to 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 showded that the reasonable
time" referred to in the Spooner act
was known to have expired, both for
negotiating the Hay Herran treaty and
the ratification. Senator Culberson
read from letter addressed to DR.. AL
der Shaw by the president, dated Octo-
Der 10, 1908, in which the president
said he saw no hope for any negotiat.
ing with Colombia and that he would
be delighted should revolution occur
on the isthmus.
Everything is ready for the speedy
contamination of the Panama canal
treaty and both the war and state de.
partments have made prepare tons for
the next step, the former by the dis
patch of troops to the isthmus and the
latter by the completion of arrange
ments for the exchange of notifications
Of the treaty which must take place
in Washington. There is no reason
why the ceremony should not occur
within the next 48 hours.
M. Bunau-Varilla, the minister from
Panama, was at the state department
today in relation to the latter and very
soon after he has made the exchange of
treaties, he will lay down his mission,
according to notice he has already
given. His successor as minister here
will be Pablo Arosemena, the ,persent
head of the constitutional convention
and the father of the secretary of the
Panama legation here. Mr.. Aroseme-
ma is desrcibed as lawyer of ability
and man of means.
The administration intends to press
the canal project by all proper meth.
DDS. As a cabinet official expressed it,
the next tsep after the appointment OF
the commission will be ito scratch
dirt, "and already such members of the
commission as are. assured of the
places, like Admiral Walker ano Major
denreal Davis, have been giving some
attention to the clerical force and the
engag ement of engineers to com mence
the actual work of the canal digging.
Earthquake in San Francisco.
: One of the most severe earthquake
shocks San Francisco has experienced