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I«l~ CALX. HEADQUARTERS. SACRAMENTO, Feb. s.— The programme for * the ballot to-morrow was mapped out this evening. In the Senate Dr. Cheater Rowell cf Fresno will -place Thomas R/ Bard In nomination for, -United States Sen ator. The regular speech seconding the nomination wlll.be made by Senator : Davis of Amador. It Is presumed that Judge Davis will not miss the opportunity of tossing a few bouquets to Irving M. Scott while extolling the .Ventura states man. In the Assembly L. H. Valentine of Los Angeles 'will place; Mr. ; Bard in nomination. The seconding speeches will be made by W. H. Cobb of San Francisco and C. ' M. , Belshaw of Contra Costa. Mr. : Bard will. secure a constitutional ma jority, in each house. His election will; be ratified In Joint- convention ion "Wednesday. .'He- will ; visit San , Francisco before \ ho returns to his home in Ventura County. He has acceptedan^lnvltation to visit, Los' Angeles at an, early day. . Formal Ratifi cation To-Day in the Senate and House of the Magnifi cent • Victory o f Friday Last. California Legislators Ready to Invest With the Senatorial Toga the Venturan Who Has Been Summoned to Serve the' State. CALL HEADQUAR TERS, SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5. — Thomas R. Bard will be elected United States Senator to-morrow by the Assembly and Senate voting separately. The splendid victory which was won last Friday night will receive the stamp of formal ity at noon, and if Bard does not receive the vote of every Repub lican in the Legislature it will be because one or two still feel that they must give a complimentary vote to a friend. The great fight is at last pyerjand .in sion every well-meaning elector of California can share with Re publicans the congratulations which are being made from one end of the State to the other over a superb triumph of good gov ernment, decency and integrity in public life and the vindication o f the Republican party from the severest test that could be made to men. The men who stood pledged to D. M. Burns were authorita tively released from their obliga tions to-day, and with that re lease they hastened to pledge themselves to vote for Bard to morrow. They knew that ob struction to the will of the ma jority could result only in creat ing a short delay, at the same time working their own undoing. The obstructionists recognized therefore the wisdom of pre serving their party fences, and with this recognition closes one of the most remarkable if not the most extraordinary political bat tles .ever fought in California. In many respects the election of Bard is without parallel in the political history of the State. At the regular session he was an as pirant, but not such a one as to create any interest. He played no part in the stern struggle of last winter, and at the opening of the extra session his name did not prompt a second thought in his mind, or in the mind of any body else. He had given up any hope of attaining the ambition for the realization of which he yearned a year ago. When the summons came for him to go to Sacramento he was in his Ven tura orchard, garbed in the rough garments of a farmer — in over* alls and jumper — performing tho duties of the field. Then came the call, and Bard answered it. He hastened to Sacramento to meet forces that had been in battle array for over a year. These forces were sup plemented by the corrupt power of the Southern Pacific Company and of the Governor of the State. But Bard came to meet them. He had no organization and no friends to do for him the mission ary work which seems always to be so vital an element in a con- LEGISLATORS WHO WILL NOMINATE BARD. TO-DAY. February 15, but after that has been acted upon Senator Morgan intends to call up the canal bill and push it to a speedy vote. There will be some opposition from Senators who think it would be wise to wait for the re port of the Walker Commission, but few members will oppose the bill in its present form. TREATY SIGNED BY HAY AND PAUNCEFOTE It Is Said No Concessions Were Made to England in Return for Her Action. WASHINGTON, Feb. s.— The Hay- Pauncefote treaty, amendatory of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty relative to the con struction of the Nicaragua canal, was signed at the State Department to-day by Secretary Hay for the United States and Lord Pauncefote for Great Britain. Though the consummation of the treaty occupied some time, owing to the neces sity of comparing the two drafts, there was little formality about the ceremony and the convention that is expected to be, for the United States at least, of the most far-reaching Importance and value, came into being without any theatrical surroundings. There were present be- Eides Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote only Mr. Bromley, honorary attache of the British embassy and prospective son in-law of Lord Pauncefote: Sidney Smith, chief of the Diplomatic Bureau, and Wil liam Gwynn. the faithful and discreet messenger to the Department of State, who placed the seals upon this convention as he has on nearly every treaty of im portance to which the United States has been a party for the past thirty years. The first thing in order was to compare the two drafts of the treaty carefully, to insure their Identity, which work was performed by Smith and Bromley. Then the signing took place. Secretary Hay at taching his signature first to the copy of the treaty which is to be retained by the United States Government. As the final ratifications the seals were attached and then there were congratulations and the ceremony was over. Smith and Bromley retired and Secre tary Hay and Lord Pauncefote had a long private chat. Smith carried the freshly signed treaty to the White House, where the letter of transmittal was signed by the President so that the treaty could be dispatched at once to the United States Senate for rati ficaion. The letter of transmittal was purely formal, simply commending the treaty to the Senate without entering upon any argument to demonstrate Its great value. Secretary Hay declined to make public the text of the treaty or even to make any statement as to Its details, holding that courtesy to the Senate obliged him to remain silent until the Senate Itself removed the seal of confidence from the treaty. All that Is now known of thi3 convention is that It amends the Clayton- Bulwer treaty of ISSO in such manner that Great Britain yields to the United States the right to construct the Nicaragua canal or a canal at any other point on the Isthmus without British participation.' Most of the other features In the Cla>-tan- BARD RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS AT HIS HEADQUARTERS. fact that the first news of the success of the^ attempt to reach an agreement on this important subject came from London was the ground for the belief In some quarters that the negotiations were all conducted there. As soon as the treaty is ratified and 'the ratifications have been exchanged the United States will be at liberty to proceed at once with the con struction of the Isthmian canal unfettered by any obligations toward Great Britain save that of allowing to British citizens and to the citizens of other nations the •use of the canal on the same terms with American citizens. . . ¦ Possibly this might have been done with6ut to-day's treaty, for the question as to whether or not the Clayton-Bulwer treaty "were still alive has 'been a subject of controversy for. many years and many able minds have taken opposite sides. But the present, administration is convinced that the Clayton-Bulwer' treaty is still in force, and it felt itself bound by the most sacred obligations to live up to the treaty as long as It stood unchanged; and desir ing to amend it resorted to the only honorable means in Its judgment to realize Its desires. .Hence the treaty signed to day. There is absolutely no quid pro quo of fered to-Great Britain in this treaty in return for the valuable concession to the United States. . Whatever return the United States may choose to make for this concession is a thing of the future. » CLAYTON-BULWER PACT CONSIDERED OBSOLETE British Cabinet Begarded the Agree ment as Out of Date and Im practicable. LONDON, Feb. s.— While the publica tion of the dispatch from Washington re garding the annulling of the Clayton- Bulwer Nlcaraguan treaty and the sub stitution for it of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty caused considerable surprise, it was fully confirmed at the Foreign. Of fice. The apparent celerity In reaching an agreement is explained by the fact that the whole matter was practically settled between Secretary Hay and Lord Paunce fote in IS9S. About a fortnight ago. in consequence of the attitude of the Senate. Mr. Choate here received Instructions to press the conclusions of the negotiations. The British Cabinet considered the ques tion and received the Dominion of Can ada's sanction to grant the United States' request. The attitude of the Cabinet consisted In the belief that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was made when the conditions governing the nations was so utterly different that it was now out of date and impracticable. Believing the present a most inopportune time for bargaining and haggling, the British Ministers decided to give the United States a free hand. The Westminster Gazette this afternoon alone comments on the Nicaragua agree ment. It welcomes the announcement, but says it is surprised that Great Britain does not get compensation for "relin quishing her undoubted rights." The pa per realizes that Lord Salisbury may have good reasons for assenting- to this, but hopes Great Britain's friendly action will count In the settlement of the Alaskan dispute. It can be definitely said, however, that this decision is based in no little degree on -the principle of "I'll do you a good turn, but. remember it when .you have the chance to do me one." though this scarcely merits being called even a ver- Construction of the Trans-Isthmian Waterway May Soon Be Commenced. Sensible Conclusion Reached in Cau cus, and the Election Will There fore Be Unanimous. AMERICAN CONTROL OF CANAL ASSURED SUPPORTERS OF BURNS WILL VOTE FOR BARD Amendment to Clayton-Bul wer Treaty Removes a Diploma tic Obstacle That Might Have Led toTrouble Simple Ceremonies at the Signing of a Convention That Means Much to This Coast — Congress Will Soon Act on Needed Legislation. Z^NALL HEADQUAR- I j TERS, WELLINGTON HOTEL, WASHING TON, Feb. 5. — A trans-isthmian canal under American control is now assured. The amendment of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty re moves what might have been a diplomatic obstacle to Govern ment construction of the water way. Both the Senate and House committees have voted without a dissenting voice to re port practically identical bills. Senator Morgan of Alabama, chairman of the Senate Commit tee, said ro-day he expected the bill to pass the Senate this month. Representative Hep burn, chairman of the House Committee, said he expected it to pass the House during this month. A poll of both houses recentl}' published in The Call shows that when it comes to a vote the bill will pass both houses by overwhelming majorities. Both bills, while differing in language Bomewhat, authorize the President to secure from Nicaragua and Costa Rica con trol of such territory as may be r.ecessarv to construct and de- fend the proposed canal and make an indefinite appropriation to be used in securing' such con trol. Citizens of Nicaragua and Costa Rica are to have the same advantage in the use of the ca nal as citizens of the United States. An appropriation of Sio, 000,000 is made for the com mencement of the work, and the Secretary of War is authorized to enter into contracts for its com pletion to the amount of $140, 000,000, the money to be pro vided in regular annual appro priation bills as it shall be needed. There is no reason to expect any serious efforts to delay the bill in either house of Congress. Its opponents are so few as to make such efforts hopeless, and the prospects are that votes will be reached in both houses after short debates. When Mr. Reed was Speaker he was able to pre vent consideration of the bill in the House, but Speaker Header son is heartily in favor of it and will aid in expediting action. Chairman Hepburn's present plan is to try to secure the con sideration of the bill by unani mous consent. Speaker Hender son has intimated to him that this can probably be secured. If there is objection to considera tion by any of the opponents of the measure, Mr. Hepburn will then apply to the Committee on Rules for a special order, and he has no doubt of its being granted, as all the members of that com mittee are in favor of the bill. In the Senate the financial bill will have the right of way until Bulwer treaty are retained. This -is notably true of article V, which guaran tees the absolute neutrality of any. canal and the security of the capital invested. It is understood that the United States continues upon itself the obligation to maintain the neutralization of the canal, which shall be open and free. It is also believed that the treaty looks to an inter national undertaking on this point. Be cause the requirements of international courtesy would not otherwise be observed it is believed that the Senate will not make the convention public , before X to morrow at the earliest, and on this. point there has been some understanding -be tween Secretary Hay and the British Goy« eminent. ¦'. The treaty was arranged between Sec retary Hay and Lord Pauncefote, who are the principals and who manifest ; that' fact by signing the treaty. Possibly the PRICE FIVE CENTS. SAX FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1900. VOLUME LXXXVH-NO. 68. The San Francisco Call Continued on Second Pa&a.