The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-08
Committee llgR eport 10 Day
NJ NJ and Entire Question YillS Be-
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Amendments ~ to This Time
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sterming any que st IpnS ~ policy tin regard
5to theS san q Dom II 90 treat & The Senate
sdecld to- day tha Z tlss treat should
sbe repo Al aSo.l 9ssi bia rom
Commit tee on Eorei 81 q Ella Hons and the
senttre qies ton fought out 'inf executive
session ~ s.SE M
This wa ass the ointment ! OF the Foreign
sRela tions h Committee ias well as Of the
Senate and In two sessions OF the COM
%1nl lttee the proceedings were Wit u view
to reporting Sa the treaty to morrow 4
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Tie amendmentsS offered in the COM
Srnittee were confined to O. reductton Of
an alleged surplusag ges Of words. They
We're OF cred verbally and ia ken: down by
saB stem nographey. They are to be printed
and 81 consid deled when the q; committee
meets 5t to-morrow. BY q. taclt under
standing the policy involved In the treaty
vas not taken up by the committee and
t.wassunderstooda that the action in sub,
Smitting amendments In this manner did
not mmlt any senator to tile support
Eof3tho treaty.5The programmes was mere
$lys to facilitate action and remove all
chance of Its being mad O. a party q ues- 4
stion In; the commi ittec. 355 5s 81
Early D Decision Expected.
TheS prompt action OF the Foreign Re-
3lntions COMMITTEES undoub dly will res
suit III q much earlier decision In the
Senate. Nearly every senator who dis
cussed tho treaty to-day expressed 81 a
desire that the measure be kept r. from
becoming q party questl tlon.s 70 prevent
this Senator Bacon offered to withdraw
his resolution concerning the protocol
~ In tOTL LhetWeeN
the Uni ted States in January, s 1900, N
reference 8, the santo Domingo Improve
Smert Company's claim and modif It..
When he again offers IT, the resolution
will "a bic general in chara ter q and ask
that tho Foreign Relations Committee
inquire and report ether he executive g
has the authority to make m q agreement
by which the United sta tes 55 taxes
charge OF the Gust toms OF mother coun-
try N It will not mention any pa rttcular,
case, hut 1T Will ask that the Senate com y
tmlttee inquire II there Is iS any form 9 t.
II treaty, protocol or agreement
BY which the President might proceed
to the collection Of claims Of a citlzenf q
the United Safes against q forelg grl pow
Ier, IIot took the position tha. thek eXecu.
tive could look after the interests q
citizens Of tho United States through,
diplomatic channels but that to take
charge OF customs houses might pc
charged las an net OF war. II declared
that tho procedure was unusual unless
It was submitted first to the Senate
The prtnposit Ion was suggested by soma
tor Morgan n I that tho United States should
make ian investigation OF the debts of
isanto Domingo before entering upon my
iplnn Tor thelrlpayment He said It would
be dangerous for this country 70 engage
In the business Of debt paying ,untll t!le.
.obligat ions OF santo Domingo had been
Investigated and sifted, 81 Fl s