Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-21
THE TREATY RATIFIED
AFTER BEING AMENDED.
TOOK ONLY AN HOUR AND TEN
MINUTES TO ADOPT THE
AMENDMENTS
OF THE FOREIGN COMMITTEE,
INDIVIDUAL SENATORS
AND RATIFY.s


ter the greater part of the past fort
night in considering the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty for the modification of the
Clayton-Bulwer convention of 1850,
the Senate to-day, consumed only one
hour and ten minutes in amending it,
and ratifying it as amended. During
the time there were six roll calls and
several viva voce votes. The first five
of the roll calls were on amendments
offered by individual Senators and
the last one on the resolution to ratify
the treaty was amended. All the
amendments, except those offered by
Senator Foraker and reported by the
committee on foreign relations were
voted down by majorities averaging
about 49, The ratification resolution
was adopted by vote of IS to IS.
The Senate was in executive session
for about an hour before the time for
voting arrived, listening to the speeches
by Senators Thurston, Gallinger, VOL
colt and Bard, explanatory of their at
titude
Senator Lodge, who as a member of
the committee on foreign relations, has
piloted the treaty through the Senate,
since the death of Chairman Davis, lost
no time in demanding that the voting
begin when three o'clock arrived. The
foreign relations committee amend
ments We're read first.
The first roll call was upon Senator
Elkins' amendment declaring that
nothing contained in this treaty shall
be construed to prevent the United
States from acquiring at any time suffi-
Gent territory and sovereignty over the
same. upon which to build, manage,
operate, defend, fortify, protect and con-
troll said canal, or for any other pur-
poses as the United States may deem
best IN its own interests"
It was lost by a vote of 25 to As.
The other amendment rolls calls
were as follows: ...s
On Mr.. Buffers motion to strike out
section Z of article 2, prohibiting forti-
fcations-26 yeas to A nays.
On Mr. Masons amendment author
izing the protection of the canal as
the United States may deem proper
25 yeas to "A nays.
On Senator Bard's amendment re-
serving the right of the United States
to discriminate in the canal traffic in
favor of American vessels-27 yeas to
43 nays.
On Senator Tillmans amendment
authorizing the defense of the canal
and the maintenance of public order
by the United States-27 yeas to AZ
nays.
Senator Foraker withdrew his
amendments because they were the
same as those reported by the commit
tee on foreign relations; Senator Pen
rose his, because it was practically
identical with Senator Elkins', and
Senator Beverage his, because it was
covered by the second OF the commit
tee amendments.
All the amendments suggested hav-
ing been acted upon, and those of the
committee adopted, Senator Allen
asked for the reading Of the treaty as
amended. This request was complied
with, and the vote was taken upon
the treaty itself, resulting as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bacon, Bev-
eridge, Burrows. Carter, Chandler,
Clay, Cullom. Deboe, Dillingham;, Ell
kins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, Frye,
GaIlinger, Hale, Hanna Hansbrough,
Harris, Hawley, Hoar, Jones, (Nev),
Kean, Kenney, Lindsay, Lodge, Nc
Bride, McComas, McCumber, Mem
cry, McLaurin, Mcmillan, Mallory,
Morgan, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Pet
tus, Platt, IN. W, Pritchard, Proctor,
Quarles, Scott, Shoup, Spooner. Stew
art, Sullivan, Taliaferro, Thurston,
Turner. Warren, Wetmore, Wolcott-
So.
Nays-Allen, Bard, Bate, Berry, But
Ter. Cockrell, Culberson, Daniel, Heit-
fold Martin. Mason, Money. Petit
grew, Teller, Tillman, Turley, Vest,
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