Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-12-25
SENATE.

The Senate transacted no business of
public Importance on Wednesday owing
to Washington's centennial celebration.
Made Mr.. Hanna's speech on the ship
subsidy bin special order for Thursday
morning.
BY special order the Senate convened
at IL o'clock on Thursday. The announc-
ed purpose of the early convention was
to enable Mr. Hanna OF Ohio to address
the Senate on the ship subsidy bill before
taking up the special order of to-day
the further consideration in executive
session of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Indiana offered joint
resolution from the committee on pubic
buildings and grounds directing the APP
pointment by the President of the Senate
of three members of that committee and
by the Speaker of the House five mem
bers of the same committee of the House
to constitute a joint commission 10 ascer-
tain feasible location and the probable
cost Of hall of records, to be located in
the District of Columbia. The resolution
was adopted Senator Money introduced
resolution in the Senate providing au-
thority for the abrogation of the Clayton
DulNtI treaty ~ NlDlOL4eA4S hSSONAotA
At the conclusion of the routine business
Mr. Hanna was recognized to speak upon
the subsidy bill. He spoke for nearly
two hours and half and at the concur
sion the Senate, at 2:05 p. M, on motion
of Mr. Allison, went into executive ses-
sion. during which the Davis amendment
to the Nicaragua bill was adopted by a
vote of 05 to Ia.
Soon after the Senate convened on Fri
day Mr.. Allison, chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations, reported from.
that committee the House resolution pro-
yiding for a holiday recess of Congress
beginning Friday, Dec. q, and extending
to Thursday, Jan. 3, and it was passed.
The President pro tenn, Mr. Frye, an
nounced the appointment by authority of
the resolution adopted two days before
of Senators Hanna of Ohio, Spooner of
Wisconsin and Jones of Arkansas to
make the necessary arrangements for the
Inauguration of the President Of the
United States on the 4th OF March next.
Most of the day was spent in secret SEES
sion on the -Pauncefote treaty.
In the Senate on Saturday notice was
given by Nelson CRep., Mimi that he
would on Jan. II next submit resolutions
as to his deceased colleague, Mr.. Davis.
After some routine morning business the
Senate at 1925 o'clock went into eNecu-
tive session on the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty.
The Senate was in executive session
practically all day Monday over the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, and Senators Money
and Mason occupied the time in making
speeches upon tie treaty. Senator
Moneys speech was fat protest against
the entire proceeding in connection with
the treaty. He talked for two hours.
contending for the right of the United
States to act in this matter independently
of other nations. Senator Mason spoke
in support of his suggested amendment
authorizing the United States to defend
the canal as it may deepl proper in case
it constructs the canal. Just before adj
iourning an agreement was reached to
take vote upon the treaty on Thursday.
Five treaties were ratified by the SEN
ate Tuesday in secret session The most
important was a treaty with England
extending the time for the ratification of
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Although the
fact was not known outside of diplomatic
circles, the time for the ratification Of the
Hay Pauncefote treaty expired FIVE
months ago, and the treaty until this ac-
tion Of the Senate was in reality dead.
The convention ratified extends the time
of the acceptance Of the Hay Pauncefote
treaty by the United States until March
4. The other treaties ratified are extra
dition treaties with Chill and Bolivia and
treaties extending the time for the ac-
ceptance Of the reciprocity treaties with
Barbados and Argentina. The remainder
of the day was spent in consideration of
the -Pauncefote treaty in executive
session.