The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-17
HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY
Senator Lodge Fails to Get Day Set for
the Final Vote.

Washington, December I5.-Senator
Lodge In charge OF the Hay -Pauncefote
treaty, today made another effort in the
executive session OF the Senate to get a
date set for final vote on the treaty
ana the amendments to 1t which have
been suggested bv various senator's; and
while he did not succeed he received CON-
siderable encouragement in that direc-
ton.
The proceedings today consisted OF a
brief speech by Senator Teller In which
he suggested the substitution OF the
word ''abrogate" for the word super
sede," In the first OF the amendments re-
ported yesterday BY the committee on for
eign relations, the effect being to de-
Glare the Clayton Bulwer treaty abro.
gated in express terms.
Senator Allen objected outcight to the
proposition for q vote upon the treaty at
q time to be named and when Senator
today on some amendments to the treaty,
senator Money objected, He said that
he was entitled to ample time TO state his
objections and added that he meant to
state them If 1t became necessary for
him to occupy the entire time between
today and the date fixed FOR tine Christ
mas adjournment. When, on motion OF
Senator Lodge, the Senate adjourned a
few minutes later, there was good deal
better feeling than had prevailed previ-
ously After the session Senator Lodge
expressed himself as confident OF ssour-
ing an agreement TO vote before the holi-
day Adjournment.
In addition to the amendments to the
treaty suggested by the committee on
foreign relations. the following has been
offered by Individual senator's;
Amendment proposed by both Senators
EIkins and Penrose,
Insert at the end Of section 8 OF arti.
Gle 2, to follow the amendment pro.
posed by the committee and adopted In
the committee of the whole, the follow
ing:
But nothing contained In this treaty
shall be construed 60 nrevent the United
States from acquiring at any time
sufficient territory aud Sovereignty over
the same upon which 20 build, manage,
operate, defend, fortify, protect and con-
troll said canal or for any other purposes
as the United States may deem best in
its own interssts.''
Amendment PROPOSED by Mr. Bsveridgs,
making article l read as follows;
ARTICLE lit is agreed that ths canal
may be constructed by the government
OF the United States at its own cost, and
that subject to the provisions OF the pres
emit convention the said government
shall have and enjoy all the rights in
cident TO such construction as well as
the exclusive right OF providing for the
regulation and management of the
CANAL
Amendment proposed by Mr.. TilIman,
inserting at the end OF article 2, the fol-
lowing:
sit Is agreed. however, that none of
the foregoing conditions and stipuIations
of this article shall apply to measures
which the United States may find 1t nec-
asssry to take for securing, by It's own
forces. the defense OF the United States
and the maintainance of public or der''
Amendment proposed by Mr.. Butler
Amend by striking out section of
article OF the proposed convention.
senator Mason gave notice OF the fol-
lowing amendment which he said he
would offer Monday next. when he would
address the Senate uuon the subject:
''If the government of the United
States shall co instruct, at its own ex-
pense the said canal. then nothing here
in contained shall prevent the Unissd
States from protecting said canal In any
way It may deem best for the interests
OF the United States