Eureka Reporter | 1903-02-20 | Page 2 | The Panama Canal Treaty

THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY republicans will have senate con sider document the republican senators held a cau cus tuesday and decided to have the senate continue consideration of the panama canal treaty in future until the treaty shall be disposed of this result was reached after an hour and a half halts s discussion ot of the legislative situation in the senate the slon sion reached was unanimous the un der ferstanding standing is that the statehood b 11 does not lose its advantageous post tion in the order of business when the senate Is not in executive session the republican supporters of the state hood bill agree not to antagonize A motion for an executive session to consider the canal treaty nor to make any objection to the prolongation of such sessions to any extent necessary to secure