Eastern Utah Advocate | 1903-03-19 | Page 1 | Treaty Passes House

TREATY PASSES HOUSE only five votes were cast against the measure tho the senate on tuesday voted to ratify the treaty with tho the republic of colombia for the tion of an lath ralan n canal tho voto vote for ratification was 71 in the and 6 in the negative the negative vote votes were cast by daniels Dan lela martin morgan pet and teller the panama canal treaty between the united states and colombia which was wan ratified tuesday was signed at t washington janavry 22 1903 it wan waa negotiated by secretary flar on the part of tho united states and Thor thorina rapi II erran charge daf faires on the pan part of colombia who tho docu on january 23 it was sent to the prest nt and by him sent to the senate 0 tho the same date dato it wait referred to the committee on foreign relations on the same day and re rv ported potted back on february 3 the treaty was discussed at some length during the last congress on march 5 the th day the pedal special session of the convened the treaty was again re T berred to tho committee on foreign ro re lations lat lation lon s and on march 9 was kaan eatn re to ported potted to the senate attics which time it baa has been under discussion