The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-05

stipulation. and is left open as to the area
to be included in the agreement for furth-
er treaty arrangement.
These points are proposed to be settled
by the Hay-PGuncefote negotiation. in a
manner that is nearly conformable to the
treaty of Constantinople of 1883, relating
to the Suez Canal. II the House bill is
enacted as law. it would not hinder or
embarrass us in the least, as to conclud-
ing that negotiation. If it did. however.
it would only be done through the inter-
position Of the paramount assertion of the
sovereign political power Of the United
States to control the inferior powers Of
the President and the Senate, and this
we cannot refuse to assert.
AS to the wisdom and expediency OF the
Hay-PauncefOte negotiations, which has
been disaffirmed by the report of the Conf
mittee on Foreign Relations, and is still un-
der consideration by the Senate, this COM
mittee does not express any opinion. It
deals only with the Clayton Bulwer Treaty
as supposed impediment to the proper
freedom of action on the part OF Congress.
and recommends that the Senate, acting in
its legislative capacity, will declare that
it is abrogated
a Treaty of Alliance.
THE committee reach this conclusion
through Several different propositions Of
law. based upon the undisputed facts that
have been under discussion by our diplo-
matte representatives for nearly fifty years.
1T is asserted by some of the committee
that the CLAYTON Rulwer Treatv as tn the
80. a.. .....,
r. ai,;sn . ,'.,th,. eA.'J n 80. .'eas a..
ro.;an ~ a.. "A.nGu. 1 an' u,it d. " .ne
nnan 70 ~ 10 tsu,s,i..n.a. "nu 10
;ts o,t;on Tg,a. =, =; eiiin. 20 ~ ~
r,,ection ~ t.r-;tor,. th.t ~ -, ~ ~
hotb tba .on,-act;,o M tic "a ;n,,n,,,a.
,ha ,,sa ~ r,ii;..r,. ..a p - a". ~ NV.
t1o,;a. ss ,' ". , pu"o. "usn auIh p'u
,,ot nnar..;.,o % W ~. sae 10
tbo Iinited So Dnus " rea,,iu Gpo 1pon
gress 70 rra,.;aa ~ -. III ,,.i;a. 1T
e. A. .xe...,.;s - iII -
i;anoa s'''"A "a Inc "iiee0u Ae"'' 9"
"Sncb alliances, !, ,b.v ,,.-o x,r.- ,,,d-
ing cannot he nernstnaI rn,,or th. nniic,
of the Tinted STATES announced from th.,
beginning of the (;overnment They ar
at least of doubtfnl corstjtu,ionai;ty
"Other members Of fine cnmmIttec agree
with Secretarv Frei;ngi,uysen that the
CLAYTON T3u,wer Treaty aa IN rho featurea
thar relate tn tho cana, b.s I,nsed
through VA
applicable tn nrotects of canal CONSTRUCTION
that were not in e.Istence at the date RI
the treaty Others assert that Great britain
has abandoned all right OF contention that
the treaty is in force, as to the United
states because she Vioiateh It's engage
uora ,.rooa - 10 ahonaopos ana ~, raN
curing Others In and along the coasts of
Caribbean Sea that she agreed should not
be occupied as BRUSH terrtory-
nsse s.a.enen,s 10 nos lneiuae an .ne
q e,t,. .ahom w .ne ".s ,... Va .ue
euppv. y. snI -.
ea NY .oAsu., ~, anu =. 10 ny. 10. ~.
,y..,'A upyn ms G y. 80. in
e -. III, i''9, ,',., Nyne T ps;..1a
IN Nsx i-se n.hs, m.r NV 80 nv tho .r;.is ~
onr ,s.r TO- ;rdana,darca nd The snnrera
Corr, sus,,inad ,his iaw
..s,ar ,,rnn,, ,,aars NJ ,,;.,co WITH o,-
wet ,a,ono,,s ,.,aas =, hn.a,,,a ,ha a,,tr
~ C,nnrass IN disannoint Eronca bv tho
raraai 81 ,hot ,rna.,, r. ,vas a d,tv ,ha,
La nc % ~. 49, - go 49, ,,,,h
-. :. SI, w" -,
80 ns e..ins, .intairi, ~ a,ii.nna ,,,;th
Go, sri,a;r -. - ~ ,,,,,,,'ai @ aan,,, ~
~ r;nht - aoa,,,ro o,,,nor.ti,, 80 nnnt-o,
- -, ~. . - ~.
Io.aI corarr,.,. y, Nr,on..,,a and r,s,o
d. nns -. ~ ~. " h,;..a.;o. ,a no,oo,
.,,oa anu 90 " any ai,,' " pio.ro'
So. ~ .a,'ao,a.,,, " IL S.., -. r.
=, % 'Ae Al ""'S"
- "A"'' oe
The Duty Of Congress.
"If that treaty is in force, and il Great
britain so ;ps;sts ~ &c thu c,ea- au,v NJ
,o, =. 49,. ., =. .,
GOO " .ii"e ~ 40 "o'
In the opinion OF the committee. most
submitted. 1t is proper and
necessary that the Senate shou,d in its
character mass unop the
question whether the Clayton- RuIwer
Treaty is abrosated n II is terminated
the way ia cleared for nronoejng IN
Nicarapua and Cos,o Rica s,,cb ,arn,s ss
NAV he annro.ri,te for ,cor,-,ro IN ,hosa
At her,v 70 ,s eans.d anu poMefs 'aes