The age-herald., 1900-12-16
He Wants Ample lime to State
 His Objection
WILL NOT BE DRIVEN TO VOTE
There Is Still Hope That Final Vote Can Be Had Before the Approach ing Adjournment for the Christ
 mas Holidays.

Washington, December 15-Senator Lodge in charge of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, today made another effort in the executive session to get day set for the final vote on the treaty and the amendments which have been substituted by various Senators; and while he did not succeed he received considerable encouragement in that direc- tion. The proceedings today consisted of brief speech by Senator Teller in which he suggested the substitution of the word 'ab- rogate" for the word "supercede" in the first of the amendments reported yester- day by the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions, the effect being to declare the Clay ton-Bulwer treaty abrogated in express terms. He then made an argument in sup port of this suggestion, contending that any nation has right to abrogate treaty en- tered into with another nation. He said that if the committee intended that the old treaty be abrogated, that word should be used.
 When MT. Teller concluded MT. Lodge re- newed his efforts to get time fixed for vote. Senator Morgan stated that If the time should be named for vote on the treaty he would also insist that there should be an understanding that a vote be taken on the Nicaraguan canal bili at the same time.
 Senator Allen objected outright to the first proposition for a vote upon 10 treaty at time to be named and when Senator Aldrich asked if vote could not be had today on some amendments to, the treaty Senator Money objected He said that be- ing the only member of the Senate Commit tee on Foreign Relations who wholly op- posed the treaty, he felt that he was enti- tied to ample time to state his objections, and added that he meant to state them If 1t became necessary for him to occupy the entire time between today and the date fixed for the Christmas vacation.
 Wouldn't Be Driven.
 He said if there was an effort to drive him he would undertake to occupy all this time. Speaker Aldrich responded that he had no desire to drive Senator Money or any other Senator, but that his only desire was to get the treaty out of the way of other matters. At this point Senator Allen suggested the absence of quorum and the roll was called. quorum appearing, Sena- tor Lindsay moved to adjourn, but the mo- tion failed by a vote of 20 to 30. After this
  tion among individual Senators, and when, on the motion of Senator Lodge, the Sen ate adjourned a few minutes later there was great deal better feeling than had previously existed.
 After the session Senator Lodge expressed himself as confident of securing an agree ment to vote before the holiday adjourn ment
 In addition to the amendments to the treaty suggested by the committee on for e:gn relations the following have been or fered by individual Senators:
 Amendment proposed by both Senators Elkins and Penrose-Insert at the end or section of article 2, to follow the amend ment proposed by the committee and adopt ed in committee of the whole, the follow ing:
 But nothing contained in this treaty
 all be construed to prevent the United
 ates from acquiring at any time sufi- -,,,ent territory and sovereignty over the same upon which to build, manage, ope- rate, defend, fortify, protect and control said canal, or any other purposes as the United States may deem best in its own interests
 Amendment proposed by Senator Beve- ridge-Amend by striking out articie or the proposed convention.
 The Allen Amendment.
 Amendment proposed by Senator Allen TO amend article l by stricking out the word under in line IS, page 2, and insert ing the word by strike out the words ..auspicies of the'' at the beginning of line IA and the words either directly" at the end of the same line; and by striking out the following lines, 15, Is and II: "or by gift or loan of money to individuals or corpora tions. or through subscriptions to or pur- chase of stock or shares;' so that when thus amended the article will read as fol- lows:
 Article l. It Is agreed that the canal may be constructed by the government of the United States, at its own cost and that subject to the provisions of the present convention, the said government shall have and enjoy all the rights incident to such constructions as well as the exclusive right of providing for the regulation and man aeement of the canal"
 Amendment proposed by Senator Tfilman reported by the committee and adopted in TO amend by striking out the amendment committee of the whole and inserting at the end of article 3 the following:
 Tt is agreed, however, that none Of the foregoing conditions and stipulations or this article shall apply to any measure which the United States may find 1t neces- eary to take for securing, by its own forces the defense of the United States and the maintenance of public orders"
 Amedment proposed by Senator Butler Amend by striking out section seven of article of the proposed convention.