The times., 1900-12-21

canal the words "or by gift or loan of
money to individuals or corporations or
through subscriptions to or purchase of
stock or shares" was rejected by a viva
voce vote.
Mr.. TeIIer's Final Effort.
Before the final vote was taken Mr..
Teller made determined but futile e1ort
TO secure a modification of section /, so
es to declare that the canal should be
free and open in time of war to the YES
sells of commerce of all nations, eliminat-
ing the words ''in time of peace" and
striking out altogether any reference to
ships of war in time of peace" He also
moved to strike out entirely sections
and 4, which relate to the right of the
vessels of war of belligerents in the mat
ter of reyictualing and taking on stores
in tie canal, their progress in the canal
the regulations with respect to prizes,
and the Decentralization of troops and
munitions of war while in transit through
the canal.
With respect to the fifth section he also
sought to strike out the provision that
vessels of war of belligerent shall not
remain in such waters (adjacent to the
canal within the three-m mile limit longer
than twenty-four hours at any one time
except in case of distress, and in such
case shall depart as soon as possible; but
a vessel of war of one belligeTent shall
not depart within twenty-four hours from
the departure OF a vessel of war of the
other belligerent." Mr.. Teller also moved
the striking out of the naturalization
clause of the seventh section. All of
these amendments were rejected without
the formality OF a yea and nay vote, and
the Senate then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton Of the two amendments reported
by the committee. Both were adopted
without yea and nay vote. The vote on
the ratification Of the treaty was then
taken, and the Senate adjourned until to-
day.
The Treaty as Ratified.
The treaty, as ratified, follows:
''The United States of America and
Her Majesty the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
land. Empress of India. being desirous
to facilitate the construction of
ship canal to connect the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans and to that end to
remove any objection which may arise
out of the convention of April 10,
1850, commonly called the Clayton
Bulwer Treaty, to the construction of
such canal under the auspices of the
Government of the United States,
without impairing the general prin-
ciple' OF naturalization established
in Article VIII Of that convention.
have for that purpose appointed as
their Plenipotentiaries:
1.-The President of the United
States, John Hay. Secretary of State
of the United States of America.
And Her Majesty the Queen of
Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of
India, the Right Hon. Lord Paunce-
fote, G. c. B., G. C. NJ. G., Her Mai
esty's Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to the United States:
who, having communicated to each
other their full powers, which were
found to be in due and proper form.
have agreed upon the following arti-
cles:
ARTICLE Ill is agreed that the
canal may be constructed under the
auspices of the Government of the
United States. either directly at its 1
own cost. or by gift or loan of money
TO individuals or corporations or
through subscription to or purchase
Of stock or shares. and that. subject
to the provisions of the present con-
vention. the said Government shall