The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-12-21
WE MUST D[fENDIT
Senate Wants the United States
to Rule Canal.
IT VOTES TO AhfnD THE TREATY
Large Majority in Favor ofProsed Change
Offer Other Northumberland
Clothe the Nation with Greater
Power Other News.

A Washington, Dec. 10, dispatch
says: In accordance with a previous
agreement the senate in executive
session took a vote at 8 o'clock today
on the amendment to the Hay-Paunce-
tote treaty authorizing the United
States to defend its interests in the
canal. The senate did not close its
doors until 2 o'clock, and there was
then left only one hours time for dis
cussion OF the provisions of the amend
ment, The vote vas taken by yeas
n nays, sixty-ive votes being cast in
FAVOR OF the amendment and sixteen
against it. The negative votes were
as folsows:
Baird, Beveridge, Frye, Foster,
Hansbraugh. Dindsay, Mason, McCum-
Der, McRnery, Mcbride, Morgan, Mon
ey, Stewart, Tillman, Wellington,
Wolcott and Gallinger.
After the amendment offered by the
committee was passed upon various
other amendments received the atten-
ton OF the senate for a brief time, but
none OF them was acted upon.
The committee amendment which
was adopted is a provision to be in
serted after section S of article two of
Inc treaty and is as follows:
Insert at end of section v of article
five the following:
1t is agreed, however, that none of
the Immediately foregoing conditions
and stipulations in sections numbered
l, Z, 8, 4 and $ of this article shall APP
ply to measures which the United
states may find it necessary to take for
securing BY it's own forces the defense
OF the United States and the mainte-
nance of public order"
The committee amendment no sooner
mad been adopted than various sena-
tors tool the floor to suggest further
amendments. The amendment which
PROBABLY attracted most attention was
oHered by Senator Elkins, and is as
follows:
Nothing in this treaty shall be con-
strued to prevent the United States
from acquiring sufficient security and
sovereignty or to prevent it from
building operating, maintaining, con-
trolling and defending the said canal
lreterrlng to the proposed Nicaragua
canal.) or for any other purpose that
the United States may deem for it's
best interests.
other amendments were suggested
by Senator'S Tillman, Allen, Money
II Thurston. Senator Thurston sug-
gested that the United States NAV de-
lend the canal and Senator Tillman's
makes the committee amendment
adopted by today's vote apply to all
the provisions of article two. This
would have the effect, it is believed. of
nullifying the provisions of section 2
OF the article providing against the
fortitication of the canal.
Other amendments were offered
striking out sections 5 and Z of article
two. Senator Teller said that if SEN
ator Elllins' amendment should be
adopted he would not press his amend
ment for the modification of section 2
SO as to omit the provision against the
fortification of the canal.
Senator Lodge, in charge of the bill,
was not slow to recognize the f~utility
OF trying to secure further considera-
ton for the treaty, as amenned, during
today's session, and as soon as the
amendments were all submitted he
moved an adjournment until tomorrow.
which motion preyai1ad