The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-21
Elkins Amendment De-
feated 45 to 25.
The Votes on the Other Amend
ments Proposed.

Washington, December 20. - After
spending the greater part OF the past
fortnight In considering the Hay -Paunce-
fote treaty for the modification Of the
Clayton -Buiwer convention OF 1890, the
Senate today consumed only one hour
and ten minutes In amending IL, and rat
flying 1t as amended. During this time,
there were six roll calls and ssven viva
voce votes. The ratification resolution
was adopted by a vote of IS to Is.
Mir. Bard contended for the adoption OF
his amendment given preference to Amer.
lean ships passing through the proposed
Nicaragua canal.
Senator Gallinger spoke In defe nss OF
the treaty rs il originally came from the
executive. Senator Wolcott said that the
original treaty would have been satis-
factory to him, but added that he consid
cred the agreement as 1t had been and
was abnut to be amended, preferable TO
no treaty at all. Senator Thurston ad-
voOated the treaty, saying that as Great
Britain owns and governs a very large
portion of the territory Of Norlh Ameri-
ca, 1t was perfectly right and proper that
that country should be consulted in the
matter. When Senator Mason asked II 1t
was not also proper that Great Britain
should pay part of the cost OF construc-
tion. he replied that the securing Of the
canal itself was the one great desidera-
tum and that compared 90 the benefit the
waterway would be TO the worlds COM
mercs, the cost of construction was OF
little moment.
Senator Lodge, who, as a member of
the committee on foreign relations, has
piloted the treaty through the Senate
since the death of Chairman Davis,
lost no time In demanding that the vot-
ing begin when o clock arrived.
The first roll call was upon senator
Elkinss amendment, declaring that
"notning contained in this treaty shall
be construed TO prevent the United States
from acquiring at any time sufficient ter
ritory ana sovereignty over the same
upon which to build. manage, operate,
defend, fortify, protect and control said
canal, or for any other purposes as the
United States may deem beat In It's inter-
ests.''
1t was lost by vote of rs to As, the
lb4aAlO1 IA 0ctNAA buAhE a. AoAOOaA
Ayes-Messrs. Bacon, Bard, Bate, Ber-
~, BeveridRe. Butler, Clay. Cockreil,
Culberson, Daniel, Eikius, Mallory, Mar
tin, Mason, Money, Penr0se, Pettigrew,
Sullivan, Taiiatferro, Teller, Tillman,
Towne, Turiey, Turner, Vsst.--25.
Nays-Messrs. Aidrich, Allison, Bur.
rows, Cartsr, Chandler, Cuilum, Dsboie,
Dillingham;, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster.
Foster, Frye, 6ailinger, Hanna, Hale,
Hansbrough, Hawley, Hear, Jones OF
Nevada, Lindsay, kean, Lodge, McBride,
McComae, MoCumber, MoEnery, Nc
Laurin, MCMILLAN, Morgan, Nelson, Per-
kips, Pettus, Piatt Of New York, Pritch-
ard. Proctor, Quarlss, Scott, shoup
Spooner, Stewart. Ihursson, Warren,
The other amendment roll calls
were as follows:
On Mr.. Buffers amendment TO strike
out section OF artiole 2, prohibiting
fortitloations-l6 yeas 60 At nays.
On Mr.. Mason S amendment au uthoriz'
ing the protection of the canal as the
United States may deem proper, 20 yeas
to A nays
On Senator Bard's amendment resery-
ing the right OF the United States to dis.
criminals in the canal traffic In favor OF
American vessels, 27 yeas to 43 nays
On senator TfiimAn's amendment
authorizing the defense of the canal ana
the maintenance OF public order by the
United States, "a yeas to 43 nays.
Senator Allen amendmept amending
article ., was voted down viva voce as
was also an amendment suggested by
Senator Teller, practically striking out
all Of article Q
Senator Foraker withdrew his amend
ments because they were the same as
those reported by the committees on for