Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-06
Unless Hay Pauncefote Pact is Ac.
cepted the Canal Bill Will
Fail.
Believed That the Administration
Will Attempt to Force the
Ratification.
Lodge Says Waterway Can Not Be
Considered Until Treaty
is Fact.


upper branch of con g1es yesterday, and I
administration people are today claiin-
ing that the Hay Pauncefote treaty s /
assured of enough votes to ratiiy it'll
without amendment.
The senate spent an hour and q halt (
considering the treaty, q n molten e Mr.. I
Lodge. and while practically no progress
was made the purpose for which the ex-
sidered To have been achieved. This Mas
to serve a notice that the adnainisfit7
stion expects every republican satoi i s'sE
stand by the treaty, and that the realty
issto be used as a club over the Mica
ragua canal BILL aud also oyer ottel
Important matters N Which many sem
atorsi are Interested.
Mr.. Lodge gave " arnins that if ttlere
should be any disposition 10 relay cteil
on the treaty he would rnuve al ex ecu
tive session every day until ii shall llays-ll
been disposed OF the rules Of h.
senate permit this motion 10 be ~ d a
any tirle and as tn administrations
hasa majority al vs. srssa q y 10 carry 4.
the notice allpnllts 70 a thrsaf that rltej
majority proposes to block other bust
ness until mo thilds Of tn senate are
willing TO let this treaty go thru,
Mr. Lodge ia SO anxious to be the ieAv.
chairman 81 Tffs- gn Relations com
mite that he quite ready 70 do what
ever9tfle aGsllinis.yaiic II rs ks him To 90.
for hs. rea yyzss bat President Mckinney
doubtless has ii in his power 10 put a
Y,
Lodge AMBITION. Should The president,
Wish Is al s. he could probably PREVAIL
upon Senator Frye 10 take tlle eiistH
r3ansilip Of the committee, and ~ NJ
Frye IS senior thar gould leave Mn
Lodg e 0utin the coIe
Last session Mr.. Lodge was opposed.l
TO he treat " as Il easlls from HI state
department. He alis III E Fa.s senator
Davis prepared ti7a anleneia1a eiii, @aica
is now pending and Which WIS les g.les
to secure the rght = fortifs the can 81
Now Nj Lodge is arguing III favor u
ratification without amendrr elt
The administration influence is sh9s'rl
in other directicns Senators e'ullolis:
Mason. Foraker ana theirs wllo yer
either against he treaty last Winter .
for h Davis amendment ai's Now
counted, upon for ratification without
change.
Nearly every republican senas torn no
has or S soon 70 have a contest { or itz
election upon Ms hands and Who here
fore fears the OPPOSITION OF n ! i.llisl
istrat!or, is showing a dispcs Il ion to q
s in line for this measure wlljch he pres Z
iEsnt is so eager 10 push thru III. set-
ate.
ealizlng that they must have
least six democratic votes in orde
secure the necessary two II birds. tfsS
administration SENATORS are making MS
use of uhe great esire Which EXISTS SIS
the south for early construction Of ms
Nicaragua canal. liz plain lansuaee
the threat is that even If the Nicara qua
bill should be passed the president ".
veto it unlesss the treaty shall ilass,s FIRST
been ratified and that Therefore ne
only way TO get the canal IS 10 agree 10
the naturalization principles. This IS
having its effect among a certain class
OF democratic senators, and Mr.. Nor
gan. of Al banla is working With al
his power among his democrats col
leagues TO seiape up the needed half
dozen Of the votes:
notwithstanding the confidence of the
administration senators that the treaty
will win. they are "a s. yet unable to couns
w. SCI. 60. 49,,
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1t is Well understood here that President
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secure ratification, and for this reason
there is a general belief that he is likely
to succeed. Notwithstanding the appar
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permitting Great Bri'ain to ACQUIRE
Senator Lodge replied in the negative.
saying it was well known that the Hay
Pauncefote treatyssg@hile abrogating the
Clayton Bulwer treaty go far as it ap-