The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-14
FEN VOTES AGAINST i.
DAVIS AMENDMENT TO HAY-PAUN-
CEFOFE> TREATY Is $500
ADOPTED
Ind THAT DOES NOT SATISFY
LEARNED SENATORS WANT TO
MAKE MANY RADICAL
CHANGES
HANNA ON SHIP SUBSIDIES
Consumed the Time of the United
States Senate During the
Open Session Yes
terday.

Open Session Yes
terday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-In accord
ance with previous programme, the sen
ate. in executive session, took vote at
o'clock today on the amendment to
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, author Zing
the United States to defend it's interests
in the canal. The senate did not close
its doors until o'clock, and there was
then left only one hours time for dis
cussiOn of the provisions of the amend
mcnt. The vote was taken by yeas and
nays, Go votes being cast in favor of the
amendment and Il against it. The mega
tive votes were as follows: Baird, Bev-
eridGC, Frye, Foster, Hansbrough, Lind
say, Mason, McCumber, McEnery, Nc
Bride, Morgan, Money, Stewart, Tillman,
Wellington, WOlcott and Gallinger
After the amendment offered by the
committee was passed upon various other
amendments received the attention of the
senate for a brief time, but none of them
was acted upon.
The committee amendment which is
adopted is a provision to be inserted after
section OF article of the treaty, and is
as follows:
THE AMENDMENT.
ut is agreed. however, that none of the
Immediately foregoing conditions and
supulations in sections numbered !, 2, 3,
and of this article shall apply to
measures which the United States may
lind necessary to take for securing by its
CWn forces the defense of the United
States and the maintenance of nuhlic or
der"
The committee amendment no sooner
had been adopted when various senator's
took the floor to suggest further amend
ments. The amendment which probably
attracted most notice was offered by
Senator ElkinS, and is as follows:
Nothing in this treaty shall be con-
stfued to prevent the Unitsd States from
acquiring sufficient security and scver-
eighty or prevent 1t from building, GT-
Grating, maintaining, controlling and de-
fendlnS the said canal (referTing to the
proposed Nicaraguan canal, or for any
other purpose that the United States NAV
deem for its best interests.
Other amendments were suggested by
Senators Tillman, Allen, Money and
Thurston. Senator Thurston's suggestion
provides that the United States may de-
ferd the canal, and Senator Tillman's
makes the committee amendment adopted
by today's vote apply to all the provi-
sions of article 2. This would have the
effect, it is believed, of multiplying the
provision Of section of the article. pro-
Viding against the fertilization of the
canal Other amendments were offered
u z
Senator Teller said that if Senator Ell
kins' amendment should be adopted he
would not press his amendment for the
modification of section so as to omit
provision against the fertilization of the
canal.
Senator Lodge, in charge of the bill.
was not Slow to recognize the futility of
trying to secure further consideration for
the treaty as amended during today's
session, and as soon as the amendments
We're all submitted he moved an adjourn
ment until tomorrow, which motion pre-
vailed.
MORE CHANGES WANTED.
PREVIOUS to taking the vote on the
committee amendments, Senator Elkfns
occupied the greater portion of the sen
ates time with a speech advocating
a radical alteration of the treaty. He
announced himself as favorable to the
committee amendment, but said. to his
mind, that amendment did not go far
enough to meet the wishes of the Amer
lean people. He believed, he said. II AZ
If the canal was to be constructed NV
the government of the United States the
people would demand complete and abso-
Lutte control over the canal itself. and
also the right TO exercise their own
Judgment as nation, not only in ac-
curing property in connection with the
canal but, If need be, in securing SOW
n
pursue this course involved no violation
OF international rights, and in defense of
LhlS position said the United States had
made an offensive and defensive treatv
WIN france in 1888 and soon afterwards
had Iepudiated that obligation. He also
c.ted oller precedents and authorities,
some OIL them being from English
sources, in support of this position H.
argued, in short, that changed conditions
warrant a change in conduct and in no.
Sltlon. The speech was listened to with
much interest. and at it's conclusion a
InotioI was made to have it made public.
obJecuon, however, was raised, and the
order was not made
AFTER the senate adjourned for thu day
the republican committee on order ~
business held d session to decide Door
the future line of action with reference
to the treaty as amended. After this
committee mad concluded its conference
Senator Lodge, who was with the
committee stated that the senate would
proceed with the treaty and that he
would continue his efforts to have if ra+i
fed.
HANNA ON SHIPS.
For nearly three hours TODAY Mr. Han
ma, Of Ohio, addressed the senate lnor
the pending ship subsidy bill While hn
had spoken heretofore on the floor of
The senate, his effort today really was
ms hrst formal speech to the BODY
since he became a member of it. Since
coming to the senate Mr.. Hanna has
devoted much time and labor to thn
preparation of the ship subsidy bill and
as he is regarded by his colleagues as
one of the best informed public men on
the question, his speech was given nm.
usually close attention Senators on
both sides of the chamber remained in
their seats throughout the delivery of
the address. He spoke without manu-
script and his delivery at times was
foTcible and intense. At the conclusion
of the speech he received the cordial
congratulations Of many of his col
leagues.
BY special order the senate convened
today at Il o'clock The announced pur-
pose of the early convention was to en-
able Mr.. Hanna, of Ohio, to address the
senate on the ship subsidy bill before
taking up the special order of today-the
further consideration in executive session
Of the Hay-PaunCefote treaty
Taking up the bill, Mr.. Hanna said the
pending measure was believed to be the
most practical legislation that could be
enacted upon the subject. He then
sketched rapidly the rise of the shipping
industry of the Great Lakes. He had.
he said. been connected with that indus
try for nearly forty years. and had
seen it grow from comparatively in