The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-12-20
WORK ON TREATY.
More Changes Are Recommended to
the Senate.

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held a special meeting and decided to
recommend further amendments to
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. The com
mittee adopted an amendment sug-
gested by Senator Foraker, which de-
clares that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
supersedes the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
and also strikes out the Hay-Paunce-
fote agreement article 3, which per-
mits the submission Of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty to other powers and
invites their acceptance OF it.
After Prolonged Conference.
The action of the committee on for
eign relations took place after a pro-
longed conference of senators espe-
cially interested in the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty. The conference was not
called together until 11:45 o'clock, 10
minutes before the time for the onven
ing of the senate. There was there
fore no time for the discussion OF the
amendment adopted or for others sug-
gested. The republican members an
nounced that they were prepared to
amend the treaty ON the lines of the
Foraker suggestion; that they consid-
cred this amendment comprehensive
enough to meet all demands and hat
they would do no more. The Foraker
amendment was accordingly agreed to
and the committee adjourned in time
to permit the members to be in the
senate chamber when the senate was
called TO order.
Two Changes Reported.
When the senate Friday went into
executive session Senator Lodge re-
ported the amendments agreed upon
in committee. There were two of
them. The first of these inserts the
words switch is hereby superseded"
after the words "Clayton-Bulwer
treaty" in the first paragraph of ar
ticle two of the treaty, making that
paragraph read as follows:
1.-The high contracting parties. desiring
to preserve and maintain the general prin-
ciple' of EQUALIZATION. established in arti-
Gle s of the Clayton-Bulwer convention,
which is hereby superseded, adopt as the
basis of such naturalization, the following
rules, substantially as embodied in the con-
vention between Great Britain and certain
other powers signed at C~onstantinople, Oc-
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Suez maritime canal"
The second of these amendments
strikes out article 3 of the treaty,
reading as follows: 1.-THE high con
tracing parties will Immediately
upon the exchange of the notifications
of this convention, bring it to the no.
tice of the other powers and invite
them to adhere to it."
1t was stated that the committee
had been unanimous in its action with
the exception of Senator Money, who
opposes any action except the ALSO
lutte and unconditional abrogation Of
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. That re-
suit is accomplished by the amend
ment reported Friday, but the Mis-
sissippi senator would have this done
through other means than the Hay
Pauncefote treaty.
After Their eport was made Senator
Culberson, of Texas, took the floor,
and he was followed by Senator
Spooner. Senator Spooner supported
the treaty.
Expect Britain to Reject Treaty.
Unless amended beyond any degree
proposed in the senate by the respon-
| sible leaders, and resolved into such
form as to make it an absolutely dis
courteous matter to be communicat-
ed, the pending Hay-Pauncefote
treaty will be submitted to the Brit
ish government by the president. The
communication will be purely pro
forma, for the administration has not
the slightest idea that the convention
will be accepted by the British gov
eminent. II this belief is well found
ed. then the document will go into the
limbo of treaties failed of ratification,
its position comparing in some degree
with the Olney-Pauncefote arbitra-
ton treaty.
May withhold Treaty.
The president might, if he regards
the amendments made by the senate
to the treaty as Objectionable, take
upon himself the responsibility of ad-
ministering the final stroke, by sim
ply Withholding it from the British
government. There is precedent for
such action in the disposal made of
certain treaties by President Cleve-
land. But in that case the objection
was all on our side, while in the pres
emit it Is assumed that Great Britain
may be the party to whom the amend
ments are most obnoxious, and so
might properly be accorded the priv
ilege of passing upon them finally.
That is the administration view of the
situation.
Hay Not to Resign.
Any expectation that the action of
the senate Thursday upon the Davis
amendment to the Hay-Pauncefots
treaty would result in the immediate
retirement Of Secretary Hay from the
cabinet is negatived by the fact that
the secretary has not resigned, and,
according to his own statement, viii
not leave the cabinet at present.
London Papers Criticisms.
London, Dec. 15.-There is a notice
able absence of comment in the after
noon papers Friday on the action
taken by the United States senate re:
garding the Nicaragua canal. The st.
James Gazette takes the occasion to
lecture the "jingo senate" which, IL
says, has again roughly reDuffed the
president and affronted the generos-
ity Of Great Britain"
The ST. James Gazette further de-
clares that the action of the senate
In ordaining that one party shall keep
its advantages, but that the other
shall not be safeguarded, is imprudent
and IL it persists in its ~ignorantly self