Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-22
RATIFIED THE TREATY
Hay-PaunceiOte Agreement is Passed
by the Senate.
VOTE WAS So TO IS.
There We're Several Attempts 10 Pul
in a Fertilization Clausr, hut
All We're Futile, Leaving the
Canal Wholly Neutral.


iug the greater part Of the last fortnight
10 considering the Hay. Pauncefots
treaty for the modification Of the Clay.
ton. Bulwer convention Of 1850. the sen.
ate yesterday consumed only one hour
and ten minutes IN amending IL and
Tatlfying It ~ amended During the
time there were SIX roll calls aud several
viva yoCu votes The first five Of the
roll calls were on amendments offered
by individual senators and the last one
on the resolutions 10 ratify the treaty rs
amended All the amendments except
those reported by the committee ON for.
| eign relations were voted down by ma.
I jorltles averaging about no. The ratii.
cation was adopted by a vote Of S. TO 49,
Senator Lodge. who. rs "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 voting
begin when O'Clock arrived.
The first roll call was upon Senator
Elkins amendment declaring that moth.
ing contained In this treaty shall be con.
strued 20 prevent the United States
from acquiring at any time sufficient
territory and sovereignty o,er the same,
upon which 20 build, manage, operate.
defend. fortify, protect and control said
canal or Tor any other purposes the
United State, may deem best IN is own
interests" Il was lost by vote of %
70 O..
The other amendment roll calls were
a. follows:
Mr. Buffers amendment IN strike out
section Of article .. prohibiting fortih.
cations % yeas 10 % nays
senator Lindsay who voted against the
Elkins amendment voted Tor the Butler
provision
On Mr Mason's amendment authoriz.
ing the protection Of tho canal rs the
United States may deem proper-21
yeas to - nays.
ON Senator Bard's amendment seserv.
ing the right Of the United States 70
discriminate In the canal traffic for
American vessels-27 yeas to % nays
On Senator Tlllman's amendment an.
thoriziug the defense Of the canal aud
the maintenance II public order by the
United States-21 yeas TO o. nays
Senator Aliens amendment amend.
ing Article was voted down viva voce.
as was also an amendment suggested by
Senator Teller, practically striking out
all Of article .
All the amendments suggested having
been acted upon and those of the com.
mittee adopted. the treaty as amended
was read and the vote taken upon the
treaty resulting In yeas, IS; nays. 49,
The following voted nay. Allen.
Bard. Bate. Berry. Butler, Cockrell.
Culberson. Daniel. Holtield, Martin,
Mason. Money, pcttigrcw, Teller TIL.
man. Turley. Vest and Wellington.
The pairs on the treaty vote were as
follows. two senator's for the treaty be.
ing paired with one against IL. IN no.
cordauce with the custom:
Depew and Sewell for, with Eawlins
against.
Clark aud Simon for. Chiffon against.
Deliver and Baker for. Towne against.
Gallery and Plat Of Connecticut for.
Jones Of Arkansas against.
Kyle absent aud impaired. TIe was
for tho treaty. but no pair could DO SO.
cured for him
The text Of tho treaty as amended is
As follows:
The United States Of America and her
majesty the queen Of the united king
dom Of Great Britain and Ireland. en-
press Of India. being DESTROYS to faolli'
tate the construction Of ship canal 10
connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
and to that end TO remove any objection
which may arise out Of the convention
Of April 10, 1850, commonly called the
Clayton.Bulwer treaty, to the construo'
ton Of such canal under the auspices of
b the government of the United States
without impairing the general princi
2 Pile Of naturalization established in ar.
ucle Of that convention, have for that
, purpose appointed ~ their plonipoten'
. tlnries:
. The president Of ne United States
John Hay, secretary of the stare pt th,
b United States Of America aud her maj
esty. the queen Of Great Britain ant
ireland, empress u India, the RI Hon
, Lord Paunceiote, G.. O. b., G. O. NC.
s her maJesty's ambassador extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary 10 the
United States, who. having communi
. Gated 10 each other their full powers
which were found to be In due form
have agreed up the following articles
p Article /. II is agreed that the cana
I may be constructed under the auspice
Of the government Of the United State
4 either directly at It's own cost or by gif
. or loan Of money to individuals or cor
3 porations or through subscription 10 o
purchases Of stock or shares, aud that