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| Practically Abrogating the Ciayton'
Buiwer Treaty ty-Disapprovai In London.
| WASHINGTON. Dec. is.--The Sens te In exec
utive session this afternoon adopted by a vots
| of as to II the so-called Davis amendment to
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Senators
After conferring for an hour and nall
! nm informal agreement was reached that
| IL would be necessary -'ill further 10 amend
the treaty In order to make it acccptabie to
! two-thirds Of the Senat t5s,, and this new
programme VIII De 'hansurat'u to-,'"i-
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The detailed vote on the Davis amendment
was not made public. but the following is as
nearly accurate as could be learned RE-
publiCans in Roman, Democrats in italics
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Ian. MALLORY. Mauin, Nelson Penrose PerklnA
PET-rIGREw. Pelus. Plat (N. ". Prtchsrd. Proc
tor QuArles Scott Sewell Shoup. Spoonsr. SuHirGa.
Taidfrro TELLER. Thufsion Torm. Ttriy.
TURNER. Vsa Warren and Wetmore-oo
NAfs-Bard. Beverdse, Frye Galinger. Hans
otoush' Lnd'ag' Mehf,ae' Met tumpei, Mason, Mo'ey
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Tonight Senators Aldrch and Lodge
called on President Mckinley and acquainted
him with the situation as it was developed
in the executive session and at the cor.fer-
ence afterward. and explained the reasons
why the treaty must be further anne aded
or fail Of ratification. One Senator, who
has acted in a way as the spokesman Of the
Administration on the floor Of the Senate
during the consideration OF the treaty. said
tonight
We'll, we have enough votes 10 ratify ths
treaty. but we think 1t best, all things con-
sidered. TO accent one or two OF the various
proposed amendments in order to meet the
objections Of those Senators who think some
rights have been surrendered to Great Britain
In the treaty as II stands Whether the amend
ment adopted to-day and those to be adopted
hereafter will be acceptable TO Great Britain.
I don't know and | don't know that one
ought to care Neither do ] know whether
II will be acceptable to the Administration
The Davis amendment adopted to-day 10
as follows:
Insert at the end Of section Ave Of article
two OF the treaty tho following: 1T IL agreed
however thn none OF the Immediately fore
going conditions and stipulations In Scc-
tions 1. and S OF this article shall apply
to measures which the United states may
find IL necessary to take for securing, by its
own forces, the defence Of the United states.
and the maintenance Of public order
One OF the proposed amendments which
the friends Of the treaty will accept In order
10 gain votes for ratification is TO strike out
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