The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-12-26
IN CONGRESS-,

nearly all the time of the Senate on
Tuesday in executive session. Sena-
tors Foraker and Morgan were the
speakers.
When the Hay .Paunceiote treaty was
taken up attention was given TO the
resolution offered by Senator Tillman
calling for the correspondence between
this government and the government
of Columbia, relative to the right of the
United States to construct a canal
across Columbian territory. The reso-
luton was agreed 10.
Senator Bard of California gave no.
tice of an amendment he will offer TO
the treaty providing that the United
States shall have the right to discrim-
mate in favor of American goods
shipped through the canal in American
vessels engaged in the coastwise trade.
Senator Foraker's speech from drst
to last was defence of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, and he took occa-
sion to praise in high terms Secretary
Hay.
Previous to taking up the Hay
Pauncefote treaty the Senate ratified
five conventions. Among the docu-
ments disposed of was an agreement
supplementary to the Hay -Pauncefote
treaty itself and extending the time
within which it may be ratified until
March 4.h.
The other treaties which were rati-
fed were as follows: Extending for
one year the time within which the
commercial treaty with Argentina may
be ratified; extending for year the
time within which the treaty with
Great Britain for reciprocity with ia
maica may be ratified; the new extra
dition treaties with Bolivia and Chill.
Tuesday was District of Columbia
day in the House. Before the regular
order was entered upon bill was
passed to change the time Of holding
court in the southern district of the
southern judicial division of Iowa.
The Senate bill to amend ali act to
authorize the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi river at Du-
buque, Iowa, was passed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 Wednesdays
executive session of the Senate demon
strated that the discussion of the Hay
Pauncefota treaty by that body is prac.
tically exhausted.
M. Lodge asked the Senate to take
up the treaty with Spain providing for
the cession to the United States Of the
Philippine Islands Of Sibulu and Caga.
yam Sulu and their dependencies in
consideration of the payment to Spain
OF 100000. Objection to this request
was made but Senator Lodge, with the
hope of removing the objections, went
into Driet explanation of the terms of
the negotiations. He explained that
the islands are comprised in the Philip
pine group and said they were suppos-
ed 10 have been coded by Spain in the
Paris treaty and the United States had
taken possession of the islands under
this suppOsition. II was soon found,
however, that the de6lite line Of our
acquisition fixed by the tresty cut both
Of them out. Objection TO immediate
consideration again being made the
treaty was laid over for the time being
Aside from the transaction OF some
routine business, and the passage OF II
private pension bills, the Senate did
nothing of importance in open session
on Wednesday.
The House on Wednesday afternoon
at the end Of spirited contest extend
z over two days, passed bills to COM
pei the Pennsylvania and Baltimore &
Ohio railroad to abolish grade crossings
to alter their routes into the city, and
to change their terminal facilities. An
amendment was placed upon the Penn
sylvauia bill to require the road to
build new station to cost not less than
81 100000.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-After con-
sidering for the greater part of two
weeks the Hay-Pauncefote treaty for
the modification of the Clayton Bulwer
convention OF 1850, the Senate on
Thursday afternoon consumed only one
hour and ten minutes in amending 1t
and ratifying it as amended. During
this time there we're six roll calls and
several viva voce votes. The first five
of the roll calls were or amendments
offered by individual Senators and the
last one on the resolution to ratify the
treaty as amended. All the amend
ments except those offered by Senator
Foraker and reported by the committee
on foreign relations were voted down
by majorities averaging 49, The ratifi-
cation resolution was adopted by vote
of 55 10 IS.
All the amendments suggested hav-
ing been acted upon and those of the
committee adopted, Senator Allen ask
ed for the reading of the treaty as
amended. This request was complied
with and the vote was taken on the
treaty itself, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bacon, Bev-
eridge, Burrows, Carter, Chandler,
Clay, Cullom, Deboe, Dillingham;, Ell
kins, fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, Frye,
Gallinger, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough,
Harris, Hawley, Hoar, Jones (Nevada),
Kean, Kenney, Lindsay, Lodge, Nc
Bride, McComas, McCumber, Mem
cry, McLaurin, Mcmillan, Mallory,
Morgan, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins,
Pettus, Plat (New York;, Pritchard,
Proctor, Quarles, Scott, Shoup, Spoon