Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-11
TREATY-C CONSIDERED
Senate Spends Several Hours
 In Executive Session.
HOUSE PASSES SUPPLY BILL QUICKLY
It Required the Clerk Three Hours to Read What Was Adopted In Few Minutes-Minority Ways
 and Means Report.

WASHINGTON,D Dec. .11.-Hon. Charles A. Towne, the recently appointed sue cesSor of the late Senator Davis of Min nesota, attended yesterdays session Of the senate and took the oath of office. No business of importance was transacted in the open session, the senate going into secret session on the Hay-Pauncefotc treaty as soon as routine business had been concluded.
 The senate spent almost five hours in executive session considering the Hay Pauncefote treaty. There were five or six speeches made, some of them by senators who had not spoken hitherto upon the treaty and others by senators who had previously expressed themselves. Among the latter was Senator Morgan, who re- turned to his former speech, claboratlng somewhat his position to the effect of the Clayton BulwcT treaty. He took is sue with Senator Teller to the pur- port of the first clause of that treaty. claiming that it applied only to Great Britain's right to fortify the Nicaragua canal itself. Senator Teller replied at some length, asserting that the provision was of more general import. as. he said. any one could ascertain for himself by reading President Buchanun'S views up on the subject when he was minister to England. The declaration then made showed plainly, be said. that England had attempted to extend her rights be yond the immediate vicinity of the canal.
 During the day speeches were made by Senators Money. Stewart. Frye and oth- CTS. Senator Stewart announced that he was for the treaty without amendment and Senator Money that he was against the treaty in any form. He wanted the canal built as much as any senator could. he said but he considered the pending treaty little less than all insult to the in tellgencc of the American people. He had no doubt that if proper diplomatic efforts should be made it would be possi- ble la secure he complete abroGation of the Claytun-Bulwe treaty, and that was what he wanted.
 nhC first of the great supply bills. the legislative, executive and judicial appro- priation bill, was passed by the house in record time. The bill carries S24, 496.- 40S and has 131 pages, but there vas less than ten minutes debate upon it. Mir. Bingham of Pennsylvania. who was ill charge of the measure. rendered his thanks to the house for the confidence shown in the appIopria tions committee, It required about three hours for tho clerk to read the bill. No other business was transacted.
 The views of the minority members of the ways and means committee on the bill reducing war taxes about S4O.0OO,- GOO was completed and made public late ill the afternoon. It is signed by the en- tire Democratic membership of the com mittee, MeSsrs. Richardson of Tennes- see, Swanson of Virginia, Mcclellan of New York, Newlands of Nevada. Coop CT of Texas and Underwood of Alabama. The report says that the minority is of the opinion that the proposed reduction of revenues iS too small and that the bill does not go far enough in relieving the people of the burdens imposed upon them for war purposes. The remaining taxes, says the report. are unnecessary and should be removed.
 The minority takes issue with Secre- tary Cages estimate of S26,000000 sur plus in 1902 and says that if congress observes proper economy in expenditures the surplus ought to be $109, 100000.