The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-12-28
HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY
Ratified by the Senate After Adopt
ing Several Amendments.
70 MINUTES TIME CONSUMED
The Committee Amendments Were All
Approved and the Treaty was Fin
ally Adopted by Vote of 55 to
Is in Short Order.

1S in Short Order.
After spending the greater part of
the past fortnight in considering the
Hay Pauncefote treaty for the modifi-
cation of the Clayton Bulwer conven-
ton of 1850, the senate on the Goth
consumed only 20 minutes in amend
ing it and ratifying it as amended.
During the time there were six roll
calls and several viva voce votes. The
first of the roll calls were on amend
ments offered by individual senator's,
and the last one on the resolution to
ratify the treaty as 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 TO- The ratification resolution
was adopted by vote of SIS to Is. Fol-
lowing is the exact text of the treaty
as adopted:
Article I. 1t Is agreed that the canal may be
constructed under the auspices of the govern
ment of the United States, either directly at its
own cost, or by gift or loan of money to individ-
uals or corporations or through subscription
w Ut purcnaSc Vi SIoch OF SnareS, ana tnau, SUD-
ject to the provisions OF the present convention,
the said government shall have and enjoy all
the rights incident to such construction, well
as the exclusive right of providing for the regu-
ulaton ana management or the canal.
FREE IN PEACE AND WAR.
Article 2. The high contracting par
ties, desiring to preserve In the main the
general principle" OF naturalization es-
t,hIisbed i, .rti.,e a or tbo C,,yton-R,I
"er o""'o"' oh' WHO" co"'e"'ion - "ere-
by superseded, adopt as the basis or such
naturalization the following rules sub
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oee"ee" "reat bro'ih ana CURTAIN other
powers, signed at Constantinople, Oct. 30,
IS85. for the free navipatio, of the suez
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i. me cahal shall DC free ana open, IN tiine Oh
mere and of war IF MI nations on terms of en-
tire equality, so that there shall be no discrimn-
alton against any nation or its citizens or sub
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.. the canal shall never he bocl,aded nor
shall any right of war be exercised nor any act
OF hostility be committed within 1t.
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strictly necessary.
the transit of such vessels through the canal
shall be affected with The least possible DELAY
in accordance with the regulations in force and
with only such internission as may result from
the necessities of thu service.
-urizes shall be mall respects subject to the
same rules as vessels of war of the beIllgerents.
A No bclliocrent shall embar, mr. disemharl,
troons m,nitions of war or v,nrIil,e materials
in tho canal exrcnt in case az accidental hind
rnrce of tho transit and i'm such ease the tram
sit shall be resumed with all possible dispatch.
l. The provisions of this article shall nnplv
"a waters adjacent to tho canal within three
marine miles of either end Vessels of war of n
hellioerent shall NOT rpmnin in such waters
lonoor than "a hours Mt anv one time excent i'm
case of distress and i'm suc, case sbor denart ne
soon as possiblc- hut - vessel of ,y.r of one he'll
ligeront shall NOT dcDar, within 81 hours from
the lcnarture of :, vessel of war NJ the other
beIlicerort
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III 's agreed however thht none or the
Immediately foregoing conditions and stip-
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"'"''onS IN se'''"hS h"n'"e'eu L. ~ o.
"h" OF thiS art'cIe shaii Apply co meas
ures which the q. 4. find IL necessary to
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