The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-14

Washington, ID. c., Dec, 1.-THE SEN
ate. by an overwhelming and unexpected
majority-65 yeas to II nays-adopted
yesterday afternoon, the amendment OF
the late Senator Davis of Minnesota 10
the Hay-Psuncefote treaty. providing for
the insertion at the end OF section 5 of
article "A clause by which IL is agreed
that none OF the Immediately foregoing
conditions and stipulations in sections
numbered ]. g 3. 4 and OF article .
shall apply to measures which the United
States may find IL necessary TO take for
securing. by It's own forces. the defence
OF the United States and the maintenance
of public order.
Those who voted I'm the negative were
Messgs Baird. Beveridge, Frye, Foster,
HaDsbrough, Lindsay. Mason. McCum-
ber. McEnery. Mcbride Morgan. Money.
Stewart. Tillman, Wellington, Wolcott
and Gallinger.
Previous 10 the vote on the Davis
amendment. Senator Elkins occupied
considerable time with n speech advocat-
ing radical alteration of the treaty.
tie announced himself as favorable 60
the committee amendment, but said that
10 his mind II did not go far enough TO
meet the wishes OF the American people.
He, therefore, offered one providing
that nothing in the treaty shall be con-
strued 10 prevent the United States from
acquiring sufficient security and sover-
weignty or To prevent IL from building.
operating. maintaining, controlling and
defending the Nicaragua canal. or for
any other purpose that the United States
may deem for Its best interests.
Other amendments have already been
considered by the managers of the
treaty. and may be formally adopted by
the senate. which will extend the scope of
this provision. so as TO make IL give the
United States even more exclusive con-
troll.
Senator Foraker has an amendment
abrogating the Clayton-Buiwer treaty
outright and striking out the article i'm
citing the cooperation of the other pow
ers. which he believes WIN be adopted.
TREATY is IN DANGER.
The treaty is believed by its friends 20
be in a precariols condition. They fear
that Great Britain will not accept the
Davis amendment. even II no other Is
added, but that others will be added, and.
indeed. that II may be~ so loaded down
that II cannot be ratified in the senate.
Several even claim that the desire of
some or the senators who have been ad-
vocating amendments is to kill the
treaty. in one way or another, and that
they are secretly hopeful OF success in
doing so.
In the opinion OF these senator's. the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty Is TO be destroyed,
the Clayton Bulwer treaty Is TO be abro-
gated by an act or Congress, and then
the Nicaragua canal bill is to be passed.
They think that they see a marked re-
turn of the old Anglophobia so common
before the recent war with Spain. and
that this Is partly responsible for what
they regard as the probable action OF
the senate.
They say that the British government
is fully aware OF the situs tion, and that
having given us the treaty Just as we
asked for IL. Great Britain will not con-
sent to further concession.
On the other hand. Senator Lodge, who
Is managing the treaty on the floor of
the senate, and In credited with the vic
tory of today in the adoption OF the Da-
Wis amendment which he has strenuous
ly advocated. says that the treaty will be
ratified as amended. and that IL will. pre-
sumably. be accepted by Great Britain.
III nothing more than the Davis amend
mcnt is adopted by the senate. Il seems
likely that IL may be ratified. and evan
ta.en by Great Britain, but 10 must be
admitted that this is at least doubtful.
SECRETARY HAY DIsAt. OMITTED.
Notwithstanding the reports circuln ted
here today, as result of the action OF
the senate on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
that Secretary Hay would esign, IL can
be stated autnoritativcly that stay In
President Mckiney's caoinet is not af-
fected by the senate's vote.
Naturally. the secretary is disappointed
that the treaty was not Iatih,d I'm its
original form. which he was confident
would be regarded by the country as