The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-21
AMENDED TREATY ADOPTED
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those offered by the committee on for
eign affairs.
Senator Penrose withdrew his because
it was similar to Senator Ekins, and
Senator Beveridge withdrew his be-
cause it was covered by the second of
the amendments. All the amendments
suggested having been acted upon and
those of the committee adopted Sena"
| tor Allen asked for the reading of the
treaty as amended. This request was
| compiled with and the vote was taken
on the treaty itself, resulting as fol-
| lows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bacon, Bever-
| idge, Burrows, Carter. Chandler, Clay,
| Cullom, Deboe, Dillingham;, Elkins,
Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, Frye, Gal
linger, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough,
Harris, Hawley, Hoar, Jones of Ne
vada, Kean. Kenney, Lindsay, Lodge,
Mcbride, McComas, McCumber, McEn-
cry, McLauren, McMillin, Mallory,
Morgan, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Pet
tus, Platt of New York, Pritchard,
Proctor, Quarles, Scott, Shoup, Spoon
er, Stewart, Sullivan, Taliaferro,
rhurston, Turner, Warren, Wetmore,
Wolcott-55.
Nays-Allen, Bard, Bate, Berry,
Butler Cockrell, Culberson, Daniel,
Heitfeld, Martin, Mason, Money, Petit
grew. Teller, Tillman Turley, Vest,
Weilington--1S.
The amendments of the foreign rela-
lions committee which were adopted
and the amended articles as they no"
read are as follows:
The first amendment adds the words
(Which is hereby superseded artef
the words Clayton ulwer convention
in the preamble to article 2, making 1t
read as follows:
1.-THE high contracting parties, desir-
ing to preserve and maintain the gem
eral principle of neutralizlng establish
ed in article VIII of the Clayton-BulWer
convention which is hereby superseded
adopt as the basis of such neutraliza-
ton the following rules, substantially
as embodied in the convention between
Great Britain and certain other pow
ers, signed at Constantinople, OCTOBER
30, 1888 for the free navigation OF the
Suez maritime cana"
The second amendment reported by
the committee strikes out article of the
treaty which is as follows:
THE high contracting parties will,
Immediately upon the exchange OF the
ratifications of this convention, bring
it to the notice of the other powers and
invite them to adhere to it.
In addition to the above amendments
is also the one adopted by the Senate
a week ago 1t was drafted by the late
Senator Davis, the chairman of the for
eign relations committee, and was COM
monty known as the fortification
amendment. 1t is as follows:
ut is agreed, however, that none of
the Immediately foregoing conditions
and stipulations in sections numbered
one, two, three, four, and five of this
article shall apply to measures which
the United States may find it necessary
to take for securing by its own forces
the defense of the United States and
the maintenance of public order"
Text of Treaty as Amended.
The text of the treaty as amended, the
amendments being capitalized is as fol-
lows:
The United States of America and
her majesty, the queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
Empress of India, being DESTROYS to IA
cilitate the construction of a ship
canal to connect the Atlantic and Pa
cific oceans and to that end to remove
any objection which may arise out of
the convention of April 10, 1850. COM
monty called the ayton-Bulwer treaty,
to the construction of such canal un-
der the auspices of the government of
the United States without impairing the
general principle" of naturalization es-
tablished in article VIII of that con-
vention have for that purpose appoint
ed as their plenipotentiaries;
The president of the United States,
John Hay, secretary of state of the
United States of America And her
majesty, the queen of Great Brit
ain and Ireland, empress of India,
Her Hon. Lord Pauncefote, her ma
jesty's ambassador extraordinary and
plenipotentiary to the United States:
Who having communicated to each
other their full powers, which We're
found to be in due and proper form,
have agreed upon the following articles:
Article lit is agreed that the canal
may be constructed under the auspices
of the government of the United States,
either directing at its 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 convention the said govern
ment shall have and enjoy the rights
incident to such construction as well as
the exclusive right of providing for the
regulation and management of the
canal
Article 1.-THE high contracting par
ties, desiring to preserve and maintain
the great principle of naturalization
established in article VIII of the Clay
ton-BulWer convention WHICH CON-
IS HEREBY SUPERCED-
ED and adopted as the basis of such
naturalization the following rules sub
as embodied in the conven-
ton between Great Britain and certain
other powers. signed at Constantinople,
October %, 1888, for the free navigation
Of the Suez Maritime canal, that is to
say:
1.-The canal shall be free and open,
in time of war as in time of peace, to
the vessels of commerce and of war of
all nations, on terms of entire equality.
so that there shall be no discrimination
against any nation or its citizens or
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