The National tribune., 1900-12-27
THURSDAY, DEC. 90.

In the Senate on Thursday the Hay.
| Pauncefote Nicaraguan Canal Treaty
| amended as outlined in our last weeks is
| sue was ratified by vote of % to IS. all
amendments excepting those that mad the
sanction OF the Committee on Foreign Re
lations being defeated. The action was, OF
| course. taken in executive session. Be
fore the voting. which had been agreed
upon for Thursday, several speeches were
made. Senator Bard contended for the
adoption of his amendment giving prefer
ence to American ships passing through
| the proposed canal; Senator Gallinger
| spoke in defense of the treaty as it came
from the Executive; Senator WolcOtt pre-
! ferred the original treaty, but considered
the agreement as it had been and was
! about to be amended as better than no
treaty at all: Senator Thurston strongly
| advocated the treaty, saying that mas
much as Great Britain owned and gov
erned a large portion of North America
that country should be consulted as to an
| isthmian canal.
| The committee amendments were then
read. The amendments abrogating the
| ClaytOn-Bulwer treaty and striking out
| the third article, inviting the adherence
OF the other Powers, were agreed TO with
out division.
Senator Elkins's amendment declaring
that nothing contained in this treaty
| Sldii be CONSTRUED 10 prevent the tUlIeu
States from acquiring at any time Suffl-
| Gent territory and sovereignty over the
same, upor which to build, manage, up
crate, defend, fOTtify, protect and control
said canal, or for any other purposes as
| the United States may deem best in its
own interests, was defeated, % to 10.
Senator Buffers amendment, to strike out
the section prohibiting Notifications, was
defeated, 20 to A. Several other amend
ments were also voted down, and when
the presentation of amendments had
ceased Senator Aliens request that the
treaty be read as amended was complied
with and the vote taken ON the treaty
itself, as follows, the Democrats being in
dictated b. asterisks
idGc, Burrows, Carter, Chandler, Clay"
Cullom, Deboe, Dillingham;. Elldns, Fair
| banks, Foraker. Foster, Fry, Galingcr,
Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Harris, Haw-
ley Hoar, Jones Nevada, Kaan, Ken
neg Lindsay" Lodge, Mcbride, Nc
COmas, McCumber, McEnery," McLau-
RIM Mcmillan, Mallory" Morgan" Mel
son, Penrose Perkins, Pettus,* Plat
(New York;, Pritchard. Proctor, Quarles,
Scott, ShOup, SpoOner, Stewart, Sullivan"
Taliaferro," Thurston, Turner, Warren,
Wetmore, and Walcott-J5.
Nays-Allen, Bard, Bate" Butler,
CockrelI." CulbersOn," Daniels Heitfeld
MarIIn-" AlaSOl, Money fettlSreW, lei
Ter, Tilman,+ Turkey" Vest" and We'll
IingtOn"-1S.
Pairs-Depew and Sewell, Clark and
Simon, Dolliver and Baker Calfery* and
I Platt tConnecticut, for the treaty, with
Rawlins," Chiffon Towne," and Jones"
ARKANSAS against the treaty.
Absent and unpaired-Kyle. He was
for the treaty, but no pair could be Sc
cured for him.
In the form as ratified by the Senate
the treaty will be submitted to Great Brit
ain.
In the House the Indian appropriation
bill and the Military Academy appropria-
ton bill, the former carrying S9,03G.. j26
| and the latter S700,151, We're passed. This
completed all the important legislation be-
fore the holiday recess. and put the work
of the session well under way.
FRIDAY, DEC. 81.
In the Senate, on Friday, the receipt of
news of the sudden death of Mrs. FRYE
wife of the Senator from Maine, caused
| the adjournment of the Senate, out of re-
spect TO Senator Frye, who is President
pro tempore. The adjournment will last
until Jan. 3, 1901.
In the House routine business occupied
the members until 12:2J, when the House
adjourned, also, for the holiday recess.