The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-07
WARMING AGAINST WAR
Spirited Debate on the Hay-Paunee-
fOte Treaty.
Vote on the Pending Amendments TO
Be Taken Next Thursday-sen-
ator BACON Declares That Ratiaca-
tion of ehe Pending Compact VIII
Lead to Trouble with England.

Following the warning given on We'd
nesday, that he would devote each day
TO the discussion OF executive business
until the Hay -Pauncefcte Treaty was rat
ifed. Mr.. Lodge again today forced the
Senate into secret session at the close
Of morning business. It is probable that
the executive meeting viii last all the
afternoon, as it did yesterday. II is now
said by those in favor of the treaty
that the convention has clear path, and
viii surely be ratified in its original form
before the close OF next week.
A strong fight was made by the mi
nority at the session this afternoon TO
have the Davis amendment, giving the
United States the right to fortify the
Nicaragua Canal. and the Morgan reso-
luton. abrogating the Clayton-Bulwer
Treaty, adopted with the ratification Of
the Hay -Pauncefote compact.
Mr. Morgan was the first speaker and
argued in favor OF the abrogation of the
Clayton Bulwer Treaty. but stated that
he would vote against the Davis amend
ment if by so doing he could secure the
passage Of the canal bill.
Mr. Bacon held out for the adoption of
both amendments if the treaty were to be
ratified in any form. He argued that Great
Britain had long ago been relieved of any
jurisdiction over Nicaragua and that the
canal line was freed from British inter-
fe"Nnee. The treaty with Nicaragua. he
said, left that Government free to deal
with the United States in respect to her
Own territory.
He argued further that the abrogation Of
the Old treaty VIC I'D without dispute can
eel the right OF Great Britain TO treat with
Nicaragua for the exclusive control of an
inter oceanic canal through the territory
of the latter Government
Mr. Lodge argued that were the treaty
ratified with the Davis amendment, Great
Britain would be right In rejecting X as it
certainly would be offensive 10 her.
slr- Tillnlan retorted sharply that he had
good reason to believe that Great Britain
would be offended and he cared little
whether she was or not. He was looking
cut, he said. for the United States. net
England. There were too many Senators
looking out for Great Britain. he added
Mr. Bacon said that there were features
in the original treaty which were full of
peril 20 the Republic and 1t was insane 10
adopt it without the Davis amendment.
Once ratified, he said. the peril could only
be shaken of by war. by donating a half
interest in the canal or by further costly
agreement II would be a fatal mistake
he continued and would soon involve the
two countries in war. He closed by ad-
vising the opponents of the original treaty
ami the friends Of the amendment to yield
nothing as there was nothing TO yield
Nj Mcmillan reported favorably from
the Committee on the District Joint res
olution authorizing the appointment of an
assistant to the Attorney for the District
at salary Of s1.G60 per annuU. The reso-
luton was passed without discussion
The Frye amendments TO the Ship Sub
sidy bill were read and ordered printed.
The most important of the changes begins
the payment OF the subsidy on January I,
1901, instead of 1900.
Mir. Gallinger presented the report of a
committee of physicians on the filtration
Of the Potomac water. lie stated that
the increase OF typhoid in the District
had made the filtration of the water used
from the Potomac by the people of Wash
ington an imperative necessity The wells
had been closed, he stated. without any
decrease in the epidemic and the citizens
of Washington demanded that something
be done. The committee of physicians. he
stated, favored the method of filtration by
sand as cheaper and better than meehanI-
ca: filtration. The report was ordered to
b. printed.
To Vote on Thursdag.
The Senate late this afternoon agreed to
take a Yo3e next Thursday on the pending
amendments TO the Hay-Pauncefote Trea-
ty.
It was further agreed to take up i'm
mediately thereafter the Nicarasua Canal
bill and proceed to vote thereon