The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-21
AMENDED TREATY ADOPTED
SENATE PASSES JT BY OYER
WHELMING VOTE OF 50 TO IS.

CIayton-Bulwer Convention super
seeded and Article 3 of the Hay-Paunce-
fote Measure Stricken Out-An Amend
memts Except Those of the Foreign
Relations Committee Voted Down
United States to Have Full Control of
Canai-Teat of Treaty ms Amended.
Washington, Dec. 20.-After spending
the greater part of the past fortnight
in considering the Hay-Pauncefote trea-
ty 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 this time there
We're six roll calls and several viva voce
votes. The ratification resolution was
adopted by a vote of 55 to IS. Mr.. Bard
contended for the adoption of his
amendment giving preference to Ameri-
can ships passing through the proposed
Nicaraguan canal.
Senator Gallinger spoke in defense of
the treaty as it originally came from the
executive Senator Wolcott said that
the original treaty would have been sat
isfactory to him, but added that he con-
sidered the agreement as it had been
and was about to be amended prefera-
BILE to no treaty at all. Senator Thurs
ton advocated the treaty, saying that as
Great Britain owns and governs very
large portion of the territory of North
America it was perfectly right and
proper that the country should be con-
suited in the matter.
When Senator Mason asked if it was
not also proper that Great Britain
should pay part of the cost of construc-
tion Senator Thurston replied that the
securing of the canal itself was the one
great desideratum, and that, compared
ITO the benefit the waterway would be to
the worlds commerce, the cost of con-
struction was of little moment.
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 o'clock arrived.
The first roll call was upon Senator
Ell1ins' amendment declaring that
nothing contained in this treaty shall
be construed to prevent the United
States from acquiring at any time suff1-
cient territory and sovereignty over the
same upon which to build, manage, OPP
crate, defend, fortify, protect and con-
~.atl q~x nth
poses as the United States may deem
best in it's interests.
1t was lost by vote of 25 to 45, the
ballot in detail being as follows:
Ayes-Bacon, Bard, Bate, Berry Bev-
eridge Butler, Clay, Cockrell, Culber
Money, Penrose, Pettigrew, Sui
livan, Taliaffero, Teller, Tillman, Tur-
ley Towne, Vest-25.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Burrows, Car
ter, Chandler, Cullom, Deboe, Dilling
ham, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, Frye,
Hanna, Hale, Hansbrough,
Hawley, Hoar, Jones of Nevada, Lind
say, Keane, Lodge, Mcbride, McComas,
McEnery, McLaurin, Nc
Morgan, Nelson, Perkins, Pet
tus, Platt of New York, Pritchard,
Proctor, Quarles, Scott, Shoup, Spooner,
Stewart, Thurston Warren, wellington,
Wetmore, Wolcott-45.
The other amendment roll calls were
as follows:
On Mr. Buffers amendment to strike
out section of article g prohibiting
ations-26 yeas to A nays. >
On Mr. Mason's amendment authoriz-
ng the protection of the canal as the
United States may deem proper-25 yeas
% Al nays.
On Senator Bards amendment re-
serving the right of the United States
10 discriminate in the canal traffic in
'avor of American vessels 27 ayes, 43
nays.
On Senator Tillman's amendment
the defense of the canal
Ind the maintenance of public order by
he United States, 27 yeas to 43 nays.
Senator Aliens amendment, amend
ng article was voted down vivaivoce
Is was also an amendment suggested
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