The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16
SECRET SESSION PROCEEDINGS.
Senator Money in the Way of Vote
Batch of Amendments.

senator Money In the Way Oh sOtc-
Batch of Amendments.
/ Associated Press Dispatch
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Lodge,
| in charge of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
| to-day made another effort in the executive
| session of the Senate, to get day set for
| final vote on the treaty and the amend
ments to it which have been suggested by
various senators and while he did not sue
ceed, he received considerable encourage
ment in that direction.
The proceedings to-day consisted of a
| brief speech by Senator Teller, in which he
suggested the substitution Of the word
| "abrogate" for the word "supersede'' in
| the first of the amendments reported
yesterday by the committee on foreign
| relations, the effect being to declare the
| Clayton-Bulwer treaty abrogated in express
! terms. He then made an argument in sup
port of this suggestion, contending that any
nation has a right to abrogate a treaty
| entered into with another nation He said
| that If the committee intended the old
| treaty to be abrogated that word should
| be used.
| When Mr.. Teller concluded Mr.. Lodge
renewed his efforts to get time fixed for
| a vote. Senator Morgan stated that If the
| time should be named for a vote on the
| treaty he would also insist that there
| should be an understanding that vote be
| taken on the Nicaraguan canal bill at the
| same time. When, however, Mr. Lodge,
after an intermission, renewed his sugges-
| ton for fixing time, Senator Morgan said
nothing further about vote on the canal
| bill.
Senator Allen objected outright to the
| first proposition for a vote on the treaty at
| a time to be named, and when Senator AL
| drich asked If vote could not be had to-
day on some amendments to the treaty.
| Senator Money objected. He said that,
being the only member Of the Senate COM
rrittee on foreign relations who wholly op-
posed the treaty, he felt that he was en-
titled to ample time to state his objections.
| and added that he meant to state them
ii it became necessary for him to occupy
| the entire time between to-day and the
| date fixed for the Christmas adjournment.
He said if there was an effort to drive him
| he would undertake to occupy all this time.
| Senator 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 a quorum, and the roll was
| called. A quorum appearing Senator Lind
| say moved to adjourn. but the motion failed
| by a vote of twenty to thirty.
| After this little furry there was a gem
eral consultation among individual sena-
| tors, and when, on motion of Senator
Lodge, the Senate adjourned few minutes
| later there was a good deal better feeling
than had previously existed After the
session Senator Lodge expressed himself
IS confident of securing an agreement to
vote before the holiday adjournment
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
| In addition TO the amendments to the
| treaty suggested by the committee on for
eign relations the following have been
| offered by individual senator's:
| Amendment proposed by both Senator's
| Elkins and Penrose: Insert at the end Of
Section OF Article. III. TO follow the
amendment proposed by the committee
| and adopted In committee OF the whole
| the following: But nothing contained in
| this treaty shall be construed 10 prevent
the United States from acquiring at any
| time sufficient territory and sovereignty
| over the same upon which to build man.
| age, operate. defend, fcrtify, protect and
| control said canal, or for any other DUR
| poses as the United States may deem hest
| in its own interests. %
Amendment proposed by Senator Beve-
ridge: Amend by striking out Article III
II OF the proposed convention"
Amendment proposed by Senator Alien:
'To amend Article by striking out thu