The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-15
STILL TINKER
HAYS TREATY
Senators Discuss Amend
meDtS Proposed.
CHANGES SHOW
MORE INDEPENDENCE
Tend Toward AbrOgating Clay
tOn-BulWer Pact.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate
committee on foreign relations today
decided to recommend further amend
.nents of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
The committee adopted an amendment
suggested by Senator Foraker, which
declares that the -Pauncefote
treaty supersedes the Ctayton-Bulwer
treaty, and also strikes out the Hay
Pauncefote agreement, article 3, which
permits the submission of the Hay
PauncefOte treaty to other powers and
invites their acceptance, OF it.
The president and Secretary Hay
were consulted with reference TO the
adVlS2bil1ry OF further amending the
treaty by Senators Lodge and Foraker,
who called IN them before coming TO
the CAPITOL today
Unless amended beyond any degree
proposed in the senate by the RESPONSE
as 10 make it an absolutely dtScOurte-
Gus matter to be communicated, the
Hay-PaunCefOte treaty will be sub
mitted to The British government by
the president. The communication viii
be entirely pro fOrma. for the admins
tratiOn has not the slightest idea that
the convention viii be accepted by the
British government. If this belief is
web founded. then the document viii
go into the limbo of treaties failed of
ratification, its position comparing in
some degree with the Olney-PauncefOte
arbitration treaty.
1t was stated that the committee had
been unanimous IN its action with the
exception Of Senator Money, who op-
poses any action except the absolute
and unconditional abrOgatiOn of the
CIaytOn-BulWer treaty. That result is
Tf-l-. 4
ported today but the Mississippi SEN
atOr would have this done through 9TH
er means than the Hay-PaunCefote
treaty.
Try to Get Vote.
Senator Lodge made an effort to have
a day set for the taking OF a vote on
the treaty.
He suggested next Thursday as the
generally acceptable time. but Senator
Mason first made objection, and when
he withdrew it. Senator Money sug-
gested that Senator Morgan had given
notice that he would ask that the vote
upon the treaty should be postponed
late until a vote could be had, and he
Nicaragua canal bill Senator Nor
gan, however, stated that he was not
supposed to make these contentious any
longer, because he did not wish to do
anything which would lead Great Bril-
tain to conclude that this country de
sires 10 take a threatening position.
Senator Butler then entered objection
TO fixing a time for a vote. Senator
Lodge said that in view of the position
taken, he should press the treaty upon
the attention of the senate early and
late unil a vote could be had, ana ne
afterwards declined to move an adj
jOurnment from today until Monday,
because Of the refusal to allow day
10 be named for d vote.
Aside from these incidents and the
reporting OF the new amendments sug-
geSted BY the committee on foreign re
latiOns. the proceedings of today con-
sisted wholly of experimenting, the
speakers being Senators CulbeTsOn,
Spooner, Lindsay, McCumber and FL
kins.
CuIberson For Arbitration.
Senator CuIberson spoke for the
adoption Of tactics similar to those out
lined by the Money resolution, which
provides for the abrOgatiOn of the
ClaytOn-BuIwer treaty by diplomatic
methods.
Senator SpOOner COmbatted the
arguments of Mr.. CulbeTsOn. He said
that he favored the canal and believed
the United States should have the right
TO fOrtify and defend it, but he did not
ACCEPT the view that we should proceed
in that great work in total disregard OF
the existence of the agreement of 1850.
Senator Lindsay spoke for the ratih-
cation of the treaty without further
amendment. Mr.. Lindsay also an
nounced his willingness to treat with
Great Britain for the total abrOg6tlon
of the Clayton Bulwer treaty
Senator McCumber also supported
ratification of the treaty without
amendment. Senator Elkins repeated
the views expressed by him yesterday
for absolutely Independent action in
the construction of the canal and in the
operations Of the United States in
Central America.
Clark Case Comes Up.
No business of Importance was trans
acted in the brief open session, except
the adoption of the house resolution
providing for holiday recess to eX-
tend from Friday. Dec. q. to Thursday,
Jan. 9 Pending a motion by Mr..
Lodge that the senate proceed to the
consideration Of executive business,
brief contention was precipitated over
a phase OF the Montana senatorial
case. Mr. Jones (Arkansas), annOUnc-
ed that he had been directed by. the
committee on contingent expenses to
ask that the resolution for inveStiga-
ton of the claims Of William A. Clark
and Martin McGinnis to seat IN the
senate under appointment of the gov
ernOr of Montana be referred 10 the
committee on privileges and elections,
as it had not come before standing
committee.
bIr Chandler, the chairman of that
committee, Immediately reported the
resolution back TO the senate and
asked for its adoption This was OBJ
iected to on technical grounds. but the
resolution finally was referred to the
committee on contingent
The president pro TEN, Mr. Frye, an
n5unced the appointment ny authority,
Of the resolution adopted two days ego
of Senators Hanna, SpOoner, and Jones
(Arkansas). to make the necessary ar
rangements for the inauguration Of the
,,rasidant Of the I-nited States on the