The sun., 1900-12-11
TREATY DEBATE CLOSED
vOrE TO NIX TAKEN ON DAVIS AMEND.
MEST ON THCRsDAp.


| WAsHiNGToS. Dec Io-Senator Chandler,
| VINO has been for some time In New Hamp.
| shife returned to-day. and in his own peculiar
| way ehliv"hed the proceedings Of the exe-
| cutive session. at which the Hay-Pauncefots
canal treaty was under discu ussion.by twitting
| MS colleagues about the accurate and COM
! prehensive newspaper reports Of the secret
| oebae. Senator Frye added interest to the
| occasion by making the formal announcement
| on the highest possible authority" that the
| secretary OF state has no intention Of re-
| signing no matter what action the senate
| may take on the treaty
To-day tho debate was practically closed,
| as tomorrow 5 session nf the Sena,e will bo
| devoted almost exclusively TO tho delivery
| ol speeches on tl" ship subsidy hill senator
clay, Will. 1t Is understood. speak FOR about
| three hours. and viii hc followed by Senators
| Hanna and Vest Wednesday will he de-
| voted TO the ceremonies Of the Capital Con-
| tenary. and on Thursday at ? O'Clock tho
vote Will he taken on the pending Davis amend
| ment To the Canal treaty. senator Lodge
| In charge OF the treaty on the floor says that
| the amendment will be adopted hv fair
majority. and that shortly atterward al
| though not on the same day and cert iinlv
| not until next week. tho vote will be taken
| on the question 81 raiifying the treaty Ia
| friends say that II will receive the required
|
that may be offered. either before or after
| the Davis amendment IS acted upon, will he
| defeated.
In the discussion to-day reference was
made TO the oft-repea,ed abatement that
| Secretary Hay would resign IL the treaty
was not ratified as negotiated and as IL was
sent to the Senate. MIR. FRYE thereupop tool,
the moor and announced that he was author
| lied TO say on behalf OF Mr., Hay that the ac-
ton Of the Senate on the treatv would baye
no effect upon him one wav or the other,
that Mr.. Hay was not 30 welded to the treaty
that his political life and his future associa.
ton with the present Administration de-
pended upon its success or fsiure ,Jr.
FRYE said that MIR. Uay naturally believed
that the treaty ought To be ratified as ne
Qotiated but that II was absurd to saw that
he would resip, ~ no could NOT boye bis wav
The action Of the Senate. MIR. Frve said. II
1t amended the treaty. would not cause Mr..
HAY 10 resign. nor did that official have anv
intention of resieninv
This statement VAS the che for Mr. Cband-
Ter lie wanted to know II thot s,atement.
coming NJ, IL did from the state Depar,ment
oelcielly and imnarte ed Ia the scnats hv e..
o...oT,y s,a, "r, 'i.p'n'en 70 .'e eoi,a.s ny '
, p.esu'"f o''rtr. 'oulu not DC gwen |" uhe
nshnr,y D"SS Mr. r. rys ,se"d REP tina. he 'n , no
and that he had made It in executive session
a touch of sarcasm that tie vhoIs world
wa. awaiting this announcement. and that
when the people Of this country know that
their Secretary OF state did not intend to
that was becoming almost intolerahle
oush. to 60 out to the country. and Mr.. chand-
lie, .h.n assured t the ne senat. s solemnly that
Nhe'ne' 'o.e"s'u vi, 'h'un.e'o" " 'eoIeoy
., mot tho :.a MoIs get int" tn. ,,p papers ,
newspaper report. Of the executive session
tn. pleasure Of hearing the speech ' Of Ser Senator
T.,sr h. had rend an excellent renort of H.
in The Sun. and he wa. naturally curiou.
to know how such information. supposed
body else laughed at the New Hampshire
Senators !oks,
Mr. Teller denied that he had given any
information. Officially; for he made .' IT rule
never +" uiSou., Hna. "ens on III ee.o~,o
nsSeG had any hessncy IN dscasslna % pubiS
ents and they knew his views very TeI. A.,
proper spirit and again asserted that ths
fact that the news did leak out ought 70 Justify
tho Senate In unsealinR the Lips OF senator's
on the Important statement M; FRYE had
made. The Senate smiled audloly ana this
incident closed
Mr.. stewart OF Nevada SPOKE Drlehy on
the treaty and urged its ratification without
amendment
MIR; Morgan again addressed the senate.
and In the courseof bis speech referred TO
tho text OF the protocol OF capa treaty De-
tween the United States and Nicaragua.
which was recently arranged by secretary
Hay ana Minister Caiyo. Inc text 9i tnat
prLtoCol was sent TO the committee Tor the
use of the members, and inasmuch as the
Senate has already removed the lnlunoton
Of secrecy from the pending treaty and the
amendment, Mr.. Morgan saw no harm In
releasing the protocol. u wss agreed that
this might be done. and to-morrow' eooord-
ing to the present programme. Mr. Morgan
Will report the protocol 10 the Senate' posi-
bly, with report.
The protocol rrovfdes for the transfer to
the United states OF tertto al and police
rights over the canal route ana st1p OF land
on each side OF the waterway, Certain re-
muneration is given NICARAGUA Tor these
concessions, and u ls reported that part pay
ment Ia to he m ade throuGh flying NICARAGUA
an interest In the earnings ~ the canal. Gov:
ernment officials declare that the protocol
cannot be binding on either country In tho