Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-14
TO FURTHER AMEND TREATY
ACTION OF THE FOREIGN RELATIONS
COMMITTEE.
Suggestion by Senator Foraker
Adopted-Believed That This Will
Meet All Demands.

The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tions today held a special meeting and de-
cided to recommend further amendments of
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty The commit
tee adopted an amendment suggested by
Senator Foraker, which declares that the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty supersedes the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and also strikes out
of the Hay-Pauncefote agreement article
8, which permits the submission Of the
-Pauncefote treaty to other powers and
invites their acceptance of 1t.
The action Of the committee took place
after a prolonged conference of senators
especially interested in the treaty. The
conference was not called together until
II AS o'clock fifteen minutes before the time
for the convening of the Senate. There was
therefore no time for a discussion Of the
amendment adopted or for others suggest
ed. The republican members announced
that they were prepared to amend me
treaty on the line Of the Foraker sugges-
ton; that they considered this amendment
comprehensive enough to meet all demands
and that they would do no more. The For
aker amendment was accordingly agreed
to and the committee adjourned in time to
permit the members to be in the Senate
chamber when the Senate was called to
order
The meeting Of senatorial friends Of the
treaty was held in Senator Aldrichs COM
mttee room, many of those present being
members of the republican committee on
order of business. Their meeting today
really was the continuance of conference
which was begun yesterday Immediately y
after the adjournment of the Senate. The
importance Of the treaty relative to pend
ing legislation was considered and a de-
clsion was arrived at to press the agree
ment to a vote, If possible. 1t also was de-
cided that 1t would be difficult to get 1t
through without still further amendment.
and the Foraker amendment was suggesi ed
as meeting all the objections.
The President and Secretary Hay also
were consulted with reference to the advis-
ability of further amending the treaty by
Senators Lodge and Foraker. who called
upon them before going to the Capitol to-
day.
Course Of the Administrations.
Unless amended beyond any degree pro-
posed in the Senate by the responsible
leaders and resolved into such form as to
make it an absolutely discourteous matter
to be communicated, the pending Hay
Pauncefote treaty will be submitted to the
British government by the President. The
communication Will be purely pro f0rma,
for the administration has not the slightest
idea that the convention will be accepted
by the British government If this belief
is we'll founded, then the document will go
into the limbo Of treaties failed of ratifi-
cation its position comparing in some de
gree with the Olney-Pauncefote arbitration
treaty.
Any expectation that the . .tion of. the
Senate yesterday upon the Davis amend
ment to the HaY-Paupcefote t.eaty would
result in the immediate retirement of Sec
retary Hay from the cabinet IS negatived
by the fact that the Secretary has not re-
signed, and according to his own statement
Will not leave the cabinet at present.