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Show OVERWHELMING VICTORY FOR THE PANAMA TREATY All Republicans for It and democrats Evenly Divided; Divid-ed; Cullom's Masterly Management. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. The United States Senate yesterday ratified without amendment the treaty with Panama for a canal across the Isthmus of that name by a vote of M to 14. The result was a foregone conclusion, the Interest In the matter being only in the division of the j vote on the Democratic side, which was not known definitely until the roll was called, all the BepubDcans being for ratification. Fourteen Democrats voted j for ratification and fourteen against. Two Democrats, Clark of Montana and Stone of Missouri, were paired in favor of the treaty, and three Democrats, Overman, McLaurin and Martin, were paired against it. so in the total vote sixteen Democrats were for the treaty and seventeen against It. The Democrats Demo-crats who were present and voted for the treaty were: Bacon, Berry, Clark (Ark.), Clay. Cockrell, Foster (La.). Gibson, Gib-son, Latimer, McCreary, McEnery, Mai-lory, Mai-lory, Simmons and Taliaferro. The only - other vote was on the amendment offered by Senator Bacon, providing for an arrangement to compensate com-pensate Colombia for loss of the territory terri-tory of Panama. This was rejected by a vote of 24 to 49. It was a party vote on the affirmative side and also on the negative side, with the exception of Mr. Gibson and Mr. McEnery, Democrats, who voted with the Republicans. Four Democrats were absent 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 1 Foreign Relations, who has had charge of the measure during both the plain and storm sailing. The vote was taken much earlier than was anticipated at first, when its opponents were vigorously vigor-ously 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 a 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 expired, both for negotiating the Hay-Herran treaty and its ratification. Senator Culberson Cul-berson read from a letter addressed to Dr. Alder Shaw by the President, dated October 10, 190S, ia which the President said be saw no hope for any negotiation negotia-tion with Colombia, and that he would be delighted should a revolution occur on the Isthmus. - Senator Klttrldge of South Dakota, a member of the Inter-Oceanic Canal committee, after the ratification' of the canal treaty introduced a bill '- to provide for temporary government of the Panama canal territory and . the protection of the canal works and for other purposes connected with the con-Ujuctlon con-Ujuctlon of the. canal, w j . |