The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-14
Many Other Amend.
ments offered.
Farther Action on the Treaty
Was Deferred.

Washington, December 13.-I1 accord
ance with previous agreement the Senate
in executive session took vote at 8
o'clock today on the amendment to the
Hay Pauncefote treaty authorizing the
United States to defend its interests in
the canal. The Senate did not close Its
doors until o O'Clock ami there was then
Isft only one hours time for the discuss
ion of the provisions Of the amendment.
The vots was taken by yeas AMI nays,
65 votes being cast IN favor of the amend
ment and II against 1t. The negative
votes wers as Follows:
Baird, Beveridge, FRYE, Foster, Hans.
brough, Lindsay, Mason, McUumber,
MoEnery, Mcbride, Nor gan. Money,
Stewart, TiIIman, Wellington, Wolcott
and Gallinger.
After ths amendment oifersd by the
committee was passed upon, various 9TH
er amendments received the attention or
the Senate for brief time, but none Of
them was acted upon.
The committee amendment which was
adopted is provision to be inserted after
section 8 of article Of the treaty, and is
as follows:
1T Is agreed, however, that none of the
Immediately foregoing conditions and
stipulations In sections mum Der ed /, 2. 8,
4 and Of this ar5icle SHALL apply to
measures which the United States, find
it necessary to take for securing by its
own force the defense of the United States
and the maintenance Of public order. "
The committee amendment had no
sooner been adopted than various sena-
tors took the floor to suggest further
amendments. The amendment which
probably attracted most attention was
offered by Senator Elkins and is as fol-
lows:
Nothing In this treaty shall be con-
strued to prevent the United States from
acquiring sufficient security and SOW
ereignty or to prevent it from building,
operating, maintaining, controlling and
defending the said canal (Referred TO
the proposed Nicaraguan canal). or for
any other purposes that the United States
may deem for its best interests"
Other amendments were suggested by
Senators Tiilman, Allen, Money and
ton provides that the United States may
defend the canal and Senator Tillman's
makes the committee amendment a1opt-
ed by today's vote apply to all the pro-
visions OF article .. This would have the
effe1t it is believed of nullifying the
provision of section OF the article provid-
ing against the fortification of the canal
nfFa trlk
ing out sections and of article . SEN
ator Teller said that II Senator Elkins's
amendment should be adopted he would
not press his amendment for the foIt-
fication OF the canal.
Senator Lodge, in charge Of the bill
was not slow to recognize the tutility of
trying to secure further oonsii ieration
for the treaty as amended during to1ay's
session and as soon as the amendments
were all submitted, he moved an adjourn
ment until tomorrow, which motion pre-
vailed.
Previous to taking the vote on the
committee amendments, Senator Elkins,
occupied the greater portion Of the SEN
ate's time with a speeoh advocating
radical alteration of the treaty. He an
nounced himself as favorable to the COM
mittee amendment, but said that to his
mind that amendment did not 60 far
enough to meet the wishes Of the Amer
lean people.
After the Senate adjourned for the
day the Republican committee ON order
OF business held session TO decide upon
the future OF action with reference to the
treaty as amended. After this committee
had concluded It's conferences Senator
Lodge who was with the committee.
stated that the Senate would proceed