Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-21
RATIFIED, SIS TO Is.
Hay-Pauncef6te Treaty Goes
Through the Senate.
Provides for Modification Of Clayton
Bu|wer Treaty Of 1890
And Is Intended tel Prepare The Way Tor Mica.
Il ian Canal.

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the greater part of the past fortnight
in considering the ay-Pauncefote
treaty for the modification of the Clay
ton-Bulwer convention of 1890. the Sen
| ate, today, consumed only l hour and
10 minutes in amending it. and ratify-
ing it as amended. During this time
there were six roll calls and several
viva voce votes. The ratification reso-
luton was adopted by a vote of So to
lis.
Mr.. Bard contended for the adoption
of his amendment giving preference to
American ships passing through the
proposed Nicaragua canal.
Senator Gallinger spoke in defence Of
| the treaty as it originally came from
| the executive.
Senator Wolcott said that the origi-
| nal treaty would have been satisfac-
| tory to him but added that he consid-
cred the agreement as ii had been and
was about to be amended, preferable
| to no treaty at all.
| Senator Thurston advocated the
| treaty. saying that as Great Britain
owns and governs a very large portion
of the territory of North America il
| was perfectly right and proper that
that country should be consulted in ne
matter.
When Senator Mason asked If il was
not also proper that Great Britain should
pay part of the cost of construction, he
replied that the securing of the canal it
self was the one great desidcratum and
that compared to the benefit the water
way would be to the worlds commerce
| the cost of construction was Of little mo-
ment.
Sena tor Lodge, who as a member Of the
committee on foreign relations. has pilot
ed 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 FL
kins amendment. declaring that moth
ing contained in this treaty shall be con
strued to prevent the United States from
acquiring at any time sufficient territory
and sovereignty over the same upon
which to build, manage. operate. defend.
tortify, protect and control said canal or
for any other purposes as the United
States may deem best in its interests"
1t was lost by vote of p to 10, the
ballot in detail being as follows:
Ayes Bacon, Bard. Bate Berry. Bever-
idge. Butler, Clay, Cockrell. Culberson
Daniel Elkns. Mallory. Martin, Mason
Money. Penrose. Pettigrew. Sullivan
Taliaferro. Teller, rillman. Towne, Tur-
ley. Turner. Vests.
Navs-Aldrich Allison. Burrows. Car
ter. Chandler. Cullom. Deboe. Dillingham;
Fairbanks, Foraker. Foster. Frye Calm
ger Hanna, Hale. iiansbrough, Hawley,
Lodge. Mcbride. McComas. McCumber
McEnery, McLaurin. Mcmillan. Morgan
Nelson. Perkins. pettus. Plat of New
York. Pritchard. Proctor, Quarles. Scott.
Shoup. Spooner. Stewart. Thnrston. War
rem. Wellington, Wetmure, Wolcott-i5.
The other amendment roll calls We're as
follows:
ON Buffers amendment to strike out
Section of article ,. prohibiting forti-
fications. IL yeas to a nays.
on Mason's amendment authorizing the
protection of the canal as the United
States may deem proper, % yeas to Al
nays.
on Senator Bard's amendment reserv-
ing the right of the United States to dis
crimnate in the canal traffic i'll favor of
American vessels, - yeas to i3 nays.
on Senator Tilman,s amendment
authorizing the defense of the canal
and the maintenance of public order
by the United States, q yeas to 43
nays.
Senator Aliens amendment amend
ing Article was voted down viva voce
as was also an amendment suggested
by Senator Teller practically striking
out all of Article 3
Senator Foraker withdrew his
amendments because they were the.
same as those reported by the com
mittee on foreign relations Senator
Penrose withdrew his because it was
practically Identical with Senator Ell
kins and Senator Beveridge withdrew
his because it was covered by the sec
ond of the committee amendments.
All of the amendments suggested |
having 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 on the |
treaty itself. resulting as follows:
YeasaAldrich. Allison, Bacon. Bever-
CulIom, Deboe. Dillingham;. Eikins. Fair
banks, Foraker, Foster. Frye, Gallinger,
Hale; Hanna. Hansbrough, Harris. Haw-
ley, Hoar, Jones of Nevada. Kean. Ken |
ney, Lindsay. Lodge, Mcbride. McComas, i
McCumber. McEnery, McLaurin, McMil-
lin. Mallory. Morgan. Nelson, Penrose,
Perkins. Pettus. Plat of New York,
Pritchard Proctor, Quarles Scott Shoup,
Spooner Stewart, Sullivan, Tailaferro,
Thurston. Turner, Warren, Wetmorc,
Woicott-J5.
Nays-Allen. Bard. Bate. Berry. Butler,
Gockrell, Culberson. Daniel Heitfeld.
Martin, Mason, Money. Pettigrew, Teller,
'Tillman. Turley, Vest, Wellington-1S
The pairs on the treaty were as fol-
lows: Two senators for the treaty be-
ing paired with one against it, in ac-
cordance with the custom; Depew and
Sewell for with Rollins against: Clark
and Simon for, with Chiffon against; =
Dollver and Baker for. with Towne
against: Caffery and Platt of Connect
icut with Jones of Arkansas against
Kyle, absent and impaired. He was ,
for the treaty. but no pair could be 4
secured for him.
The text of the treaty as amended is as
i:
The United States of America and Her
Majesty. the Queen Of the United King
dom of Great Britain ,nd IRELAND En-