Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-11

PauncefOte treaty as soon as routine
business had been concluded.
When the Senate convened today,
Chandler, ~ H., ana Bate and Turley,
Tenn, who heretofore during the present
| session had not been in attendance, were
| in their seats
the late Senator G. X. Davis OF Mime
sofa, also was in attendance.
Nelson, Mimi. at once presented the
| credentials of Mr.. Towne and they were
read.
Chandler. as chairman OF the commit
tee on privileges and elections, directed
attention 70 the last clause Of the creden-
tails, which was that Towne should hold
his seat until his successor was elected
and qualified. He said the constitution
| provided simply that the app0intee should
mold Office until the Legislature had met.
In the credentials presented. said
Chandler, the governor has undertaken
| to prescribe the length OF the new sena-
tor : term The added clauses of the Gre
dentials of course are suPerfuOus. | de-
sire simply to call attention TO this fact
and have no intention to object TO the
| swearing in Of Mr. Towne
The new senator was conducted TO the
desk by Nelson and the GA tn Of office was
| administered by Frye, the President pro
TEN.
Towne was warmly congratulated BY
many of his colleagues as he took his
seat on the Democratic side Of the cham
Der.
| a bill 10 provide for the appointment OF
| an additional district judge in the north
| ern judicial district OF ohio was passed.
Hanna offered a resolution that a com
mtttee Of three senators be appointed 10
! make the necessary arrangements for the
| inauguration Of the President Of the
United States on the 4th Of March next.
Under the rules tho resolution went over.
| The Senate after the transaction OF
some routine business, at 20. on motion
| Of Lodge. went into executive session.
| Without resuming business in open SEES
| sicn, the Senate at 30 L. N. adjourned
| Washington. Dec 10-The Senate spent
| almost FIVE hours. today. in executive SEES
I sion, considering the iIay-Pauncefote
| treaty. There were five OF six speakers
among them Senator Morgan. who took
| issue with Senator Teller as to the pur-
| port ~ the first clause. claiming that IL
| applied only 10 Great Britain right q
lfOrtity the Nicaragua canal Itself. Scna-
to- Teller replied, asserting that the pro-
| vision WAS of more general import. as. hC
| said, anyone could ascertain for himself
| by reading President B1chanaE's views
| upon the subject when he was minister
| To England. which showed plainly. h.
| said, that England had attempted to ex-
| tend her rights beyond the immediate VII
| cinity Of the canal Mr. Teller repeated
his declaration that the United States
! should construct the canal. II at all, re-
| eardless Of the English position ana with
| OIt raufyins the pending treaty.
| During the day speeches were made By
| Senators Money, Stewart. Frye and 9TH
ers. Senator Stewart announced that b.
was for the treaty without amendment
| and Senator Money that he was against
| tine treaty in any form. lie wanted the
| canal built as much as any senator, NJ
said. but he considered the pending
| treaty little less than An insult TO the in
! telligence Of the Am. rican people. lie did
| not. indeed. believe the people u this
| country would be satisfied 50 long as any
veStige Of that instrument remained
among eXisting international obiiga lions.
He wanted no partnerships with aHy
| country in ownership or management OF
! the canal when built.
| The possibility of Secretary Hays re-
| signing in case the foreign relations com
mittee amendment to me treaty should
prevail having been alluded TO. Senator
| Frye said he was in position TO make
official denial of that report. Mr.. Frye
announced himself as faEOrab bic to the
| Hay-PaUncefote treaty.
| Senator Chandler asked Senator FRYE
| to make public Secretary Hays position
with reference to resigninE. but the
Maine senator declined. saying he was
| only authorized To make the announce
ment to the Senate. Senator Chandler
said that to do 50 was equivalent TO Civ
| Ing il Ia the public. and the Senate then
| lapsei into q discussion ~ the ways ia
which it's executive secrets get into the
newspapers.