The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
TALKED ON TIE TREATY
IN EXECUTIVE SES-
SION
SENATOR TELLER HAD HIS SAY
introduced an Amendment PrOvid-
ing That the United States
Shall Protect, the Canal
as Seems Best.

of Importance was transacted by the
senate today in open session. Prac>
tically the entire legislative day was
consumed by an executive session.
The developments in the senate in ex-
ecuitve session in connection with the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty, were:
An agreement on the part of the senate
to vote on the amendment offered by the
committee on foreign affairs, providing
for the policing of the canal on next
Thursday at 5 o'clock
An amendment was offered by Senator
Teller, striking out the treaty prohibition
against the fertilization of the Nicaragua
canal when constructed.
The conclusion of Senator Morgan's
speech
A speech by Senator Teller in opposi>
ton to the treaty.
The agreement for vote on the com-
mittee amendment was secured imme~
diately after the executive session be-
gan. 1t was reached by unanimous con,
sent as the result of a request made by
Senator Lodge. Senator Lodge did not
ask to have a date fixed for a vote on
the treaty itself. believing that the fate
of the measure will be determined by
the vote on the amendment
Senator Morgan in his speech went
over the same grounds cover ed by him
yesterday, saying he desired simply to
clear up some misrepresentation concern
ing his position.
Senator Teller spoke for about two
hours, giving notice of his amendment
at the beginning of his address. The
amendment suggested an alteration to
section Z of article of the treaty. AS
that section now stands it reads as fol-
lows: mo Notifications shall be erected
commanding the canal or the waters Of
the lake. The United States, however,
shall he at liberty to place such force
along the canal as shall be necessary to
protect it from lawlessness and dis
order
TELLER'S AMENDMENT.
Senator TelIer's amendment provides
for the striking out Of the first sentence
Of this section and for verbal change IN
the remainder, making it read:
1.-The United States shall be at liberty
OF maintain such military force along
this canal as it deems it necessary to
protect it from lawlessness and disorder.
Mr. Teller said if the United States in
tended to build this canal it should start
about it with as little delay as possible.
He said that the opinion of Secretary
Hay that the BulWer-Clayton treaty was
necessarily in effect as after all the
opinion OF one man and he referred to
documents of former secretaries of state
to show That they believed the treaty
was not now in effect and showed that
there had been breaches Of the treaty,
and said that when the canal is opened
to commerce and the territory is occu.
pied by foreign elements there would
arise elements of discord. Secretary
Blaine maintained the same opinion.
In reply to Senator Morgan, Senator
Te:ier expressed the opinion that Great
Britain would never permit resentment
of independent action by the United
States to lead her to begin Eostilities be-
cause her material interests in maintain
peace with this country is too great, but
he argued that to ask EngIand's assent
to the construction of the canal was to
edmit that that country had a right to
express its dissent. Tht position, he said,
never would be accepted by the people
OF this country
At 12:35, on motion Of Mr.. Lodge, the
serate Went into executive session and
at $40 adjourned until Monday.
INDEMNITY FOR LYNCHING.
In relation to the lynching in LaSalle
county, Texas on Oct. s. 1895, of Floren-
tine Suaste, a Mexican citizen, the presi-
dent in a special message to the SEN
ate, recommends that the Mexican gov
eminent be paid $4,000 for the heirs of
the victims. The recommendation is
made from motives of humanity and
without reference to the question of
States.
ARMY NOMINATIONS.
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate: Col John
E. Weston, assistant commlssary general
! of subsistence, tC be commissary general
| of subsistence with rank of brigadier
| general; CAPT. Frank B. Mackenzie, For
ty-seventh Infantry, United States vOlun-
teers (first lieutenant, Fifteenth infan-
| try, United States army, to be inspector
! general of volunteers, with rank of ma
! jOr.
THE ARMY BILL.
Senator Hawley, chairman of the SEN
/ a tie committee on military affairs, said
/ today that his committee would have its
first sitting for the consideration of the
army bill next Monday morning at 1920
! o'clock. He added that it was not the
! purpose of the senate to grant a con-
! ference if the house should ak it on
the bill as it now stands and that he did
! not believe it to be the purpose of the
! hoifse to ask a conference. THE bill
/ passed by the house is a complete sub
! stitute,' he said, land there is no rea-
| son why the senate committee should
be deprived of all opportunity to con-
sidel the subject simply because the
house choose 20 use the enacting clause
of the senate bill The senator eX-
pressed the opinion that the senate COM
mittee would grant whatever hearings On
the bill that might seem necessary, and
that might not be inconsistent with the
expeditions consideration of the subject