Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1904 — CANAL TREATY WINS. [ARTICLE]

CANAL TREATY WINS.

BENATE RATIFIES THE PACT WITH PANAMA Vote T« Taken After Long Debate and Great Isthmian Channel la Made Possible—All Amendments Are BeJected in Executive Session. Lata Tuesday afternoon the Senate of the United States ratified the treaty with the Republic of Panama for ths construction of a ship canal across the isthmus. The vote was taken before the Senate opened its doors after the executive session. The Senate met at 11 o’clock—an hour earlier than usual. Teller, of Colorado, and Simmons, of North Carolina, voiced the last protests of the opponents of the convention with Panama. Simmons, however, declared hia intention of voting for ratification. In the executive session Senator Morgan spoke at length in denunciation of the treaty, and wps answered by Senators Cullom and Lodge. Tho opponents admitted defeat and desertion of their comrades to the treaty's banner. When the Senate went into executive session to bring the treaty to a vote the amendments offered by Cta'Trnuijiltl'eß rl bfP foreign relations and nfterward withdrawn were offered again and voted down. The Bacon amendment, providing for a treaty with Colombia, with a view to satisfying any future demands of that country on account of the secession of Panama, also was rejected. Just three months and twenty days had elapsed between the declaration of Independence of the Republic of Panama and ratification of the treaty with that republic by the Senate. It was Nov. 8, 1903, that the people of tho isthmus threw off their allegiance to Colombia. Three days later the government of the United States recognized the independence of Panama. Twelve days later the terms of a treaty between the United States and Panama were E’gncd in Washington by representatives of both governments.