Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-21
Majority of National Law
makers Leave for Homes
for Christmas.
SHORT SESSION HELD TODAY
Deaths of Mrs. Frye and Rep
resentative Wise An
nounced.

Was 0iuRL DeC. Civ 0eH Tue
hOuse.met today there were less than
100 mem bers on the floor. The ma ior-
ity OF memb bers have already departed
for their homes to spend the holida Y
recess. After approval of the journal
some routine matters were transacted
by unanimous consent. At 1908 the
senate adjourned until Jan. 3.
No business was transacted by the
senate. The news of the death of the
wife of President Pro lem Frye was
conveyed officially to the senate, and
out of respect to her memory imme-
diate ad iOurnment was taken.
Jones, Virginia, announced the
death of Repres entative Wise, and the
customary resolutions were adopted.
and committee appointed. At 1920
the house ad djourned until Jan. 3.
Washington. Dec. 21.-After spend
ing the greater part of the past fort
night in considering the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty for the modification of the
Clayton Bulwcr convention of 1850
the senate yesterday consumed only
one hour and ten minutes in amending
ii and ratifyinG it as amended. Dur
ing tile time there were six roll calls
and several viva VOce votes. The first
five of the roll calls were Oh amend
ments offered by individual senators.
and the last one on the resolution 10
ratlfy the treaty as amended. All
the amendments except that offered by
Foraker and that reported by the COM
mittec on foreign relations were voted
down by majorities averaging about
~. The ratification resolution was
adopted by vote of - TO Is. Lodge.
who as a member of the committee on
foreign relations has piIOted the treaty
through the senate since the death of
Chairman Davis, lost no time in de
manding that the voting begin when 3
O'Clock arrived.
Vote on Elkins' Amendment.
The foreign relations committee
amendments were read first. Lodge
himself suggested verbal amendment
10 the first Of these. adding the word
convention" after the word which"
so aS TO make the amendment read
(which convention is hereby super
Seded"
He explained that the suggestion
had been made that without the ad-
ditiOn of that word the amendment
might be construed as applying only
to articles VIII of the Clayton-Bul-
intended TO apply to the entire treaty.
The amendment was accepted. and the
two committee amendmaats then We're
both accepted without division.
The first roll call was upon ElkinS'
amendment. declaring that nothing
contained in this treaty shall be con
Strued To prevent the United States
from acquiring at any time sufficient
territory and sovereignty over the
.sh N
crate. defend. furtify. protect and con
trul said canal. or for any other pur-
poses aS the United States may deem
best in its own interests" IL was lost
by vote Of - TO ~. the yeas being:
Bacon. Bard. Bate. Barry. Beveridge.
Butler. Clay. COckrell. CulberSou. Dan
iel. Elkins Mallory. Mason. Money.
PcuruSe. Pettigrew. Sullivan, Talifer-
TO. Teller. Iillmau, Tovnc. Turley
Turner and Vest.
Votes un the other Roll Calls.
The other amendment roll calls were
as follows: On Buffers amendment To
strike ont Section : of Article -. pro-
hibiting fortitiCationS -2 26 yeas. II
nays: MaSon'S amendment authoriZ-
ing the protection of the canal as the
United States may deem pruDcr-2J
yeas. ~ nays: Bard'S amendment re
serving the right of the United States
10 discriminate in the canal traffic in
favor of American VeSSelS-2T yeas. 4S
nays; Tillman'S amendment authoriZ-
ing the defense of the canal and the
maintenance of public order by the
United StateS-2T yeas. ~ nays For
aker withdrew his amendments be
cause they were the same as those re-
ported by the committee on foreign re-
lationS. The nay vote on final ratifi-
cation was as follows: Allen. Bard.
Bate. Berry. Butler. CockreH. Culber-
son. Daniel. Heitfild. Martin. Mason
Money. Pettigrew Teller. TiIlman.
Turley. Vest and WellinSton-IS.