The sun., 1900-12-22
SPIRIT or CANAL TREATY.
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A. Mech vnaisss. tn,srss, 80 OAR 10 '.
..p, N.w Propositions In frs"di' spf.
4, which rhsy Are Onsred and Th"' w"
aas.n.n,at nNrk en- OntNoIn IfteV

t,..,g,. IIeg "a The following
t,,,,vl.v vth Senator Lodge, tho member
81 "a. committs. on forcirn Relations Who
had charge ~ the Hay -Pauncefote Wehy
during its consideration IN tho senate NJ 'he
pr.s.nt session. was obtained to-day
a.,a,ov I.odss saId:
.Tb. senate sn.ndrn enss .srs vsry irnpor-
tant. but thsy are also vcry simple, although
,b.,s s.srns 70 BE- some misunderstanding
In regard 70 hsrn. owing 70 the TACT thas a.,
the debates upon the treaty took place behlhd
CLOSED doors Now that the amendments
and vote. have been made public by ofder
Of the Senate. II may not De aniss 70 ehp''''
them briefly.
-l$e me say. nm, shas she emenutne"N
we're not dictated oy hostility toward Eng
land. and stiIi less we're they IN any oes.'0
Q reflection upon the Secretary OF o'a'e'
whose patriotism purity OF purpose kno"'-
edge. accomplishments ana n'sn .'
meht IN ooa'hk WI" - ..,d,ouv
especially In China arc iuiy Sha VoIuA,
recognized by mon of all parties anu AL en"uo'
OF opinion In the Sshate' Inc s.heuu"1, y.
were made by the sehaS' soie',
It. opinion. they were necessary 'oi '"o nv
est OF the United Stac's LOT t"o
OF any question n 10 INC oo"'o' VI 80 -,
and. consequently lor 'ho s"no "a a..
and harmonious relations with tho rest OF tne
world on that 7uoJec' !" ,"e 49,
votes by whi'h they were au'p'e' '"O" ~, w,
The second. or Davis. amendment was passed
by a vote Of 6j to Il, and the other two were
adopted without DIVISION
The hrsI amendment Is e''nP'o w
ton that the Clsvton-Bulwer treaty ceases
10 exist andis superseded by me nay au"'e
fots treaty. The object Of the hitter was
10 remove the former M an obstaclo TO the
cons,ruo,ion Of the isthmian canal Some
good ,udgos thought that the Hay Paunce-
Got. trostv did this completely as II stood.
o,har. believed that certain portions OF the
r,,,r,o,.erIysr treaty still remained In
80, r. o,,ov this douht TO continue would
,ror. ,ris,oke The American
-, Iaa,roa 70 he rid ~ the CLAYTON Bull
-, c,,uy and hovond question
W., so,or,. ord nronsr wish and
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oaha ine 'na' VI mo- -
question ana Is Vi io 'Io. 49, ,a.
10 or ho' u "as '''''', -, I,a,
mit hos'he nee' W "so 'o -
promise we e''4ci ''''on".u ...s
we maze IT, h"o",ns ,"a. .,
OF war we snou'o o'eaN :. - w ...t,
Keep " theh u was " o','''o ~ -
u make II we hne" 'h'' VIC ~ Nv,
~ IN t'ine OF wal ''oli ~ "a' ''''
falr to reheve ourse,Ees VI VIC "o"ea
the treaty HseI ih's wa, ''' Pu,
the second OF pa''- oiienu'''on''
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become pa,"e' W ". w,
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ana Nlcaiasua us W o'une w
WIN England owing 7" 'ne 10y
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