The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-19
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Time for RatifyIaG Hay-Pauncefat~
Treaty Extended

Washington Dec 1S-Aeam today che
Senate had under discussion the Hay
Plunrefote treaty m executive session
so business ~ consequence was trans
acted in open session
Mr Tlimlu Of south Carolina hnI rad
the following resolution. Resolved That
che President be. sni .s hereby requested
% NOT a. rs judgment Incompatible with
public Interest to furnish the senate an
Information and cop. Of correspond nice
between this goverrms n' and tine govern
mert OF Colombia. showing what .'eps. if
any have been taken by this government
% secure treaty between the two gov
erumenl= or Modification by Colombia
or existing treaties or concessions with
The view ~ securing Co the United States
the reh, 90 construct a canal over Tho
territory Of colombia. between the At
antie and PAcde oceans
Al i-r O'Clock tHe Senate went into
executive sc- sion.
The Senate then ratified hvc treaties 90
comparatively little consequence These
Included an Agreements supplement Hrv To-
fn. Huy-phuugefotr treaty itself aud exc
fprdin- fna time within which lt may Doe
ratified Under thr terms Of the original
treaty the time for rtun-nfi0n expired
i've months ago. Tho agreement favor
ably paestd upon to-day extends che tim"
uu.ll March
The other treaties ratified were a. fol-
lows:
Extending Tor one year ihe time WIKI
Boo which The commercial treaty with tho
Argentine Republic may De- utihed and
tho same * eusion for the treaty With
Great Britain for reciprocity wth Jnmai-
ea. the new cxtradiIions with Bolivia ard
Chill
The resolution offered cart CO iu the Gay
IS UT Tilman was then agreed To after
being amended "a the instance % senator
Morgan 20 ss nlso Ca call for 80 the cor
rsspoudcuce with me Panama Canal Com
pany including 1li oners or the raft 81
ina, company and al negotiation with
if eoucernlng the Panama Canal
The friends o. the Hsy-Pauncsfotc
treaty occupied most Of the tine Zoe enc
consideration 81 that treaty. Senators
Foraker ana Morgan being tho speakers
Senator Bard ~ California gave motto"
OF an amendment b. viii offer 90 ihr
treaty providing 'hat the United Stai,f
Nsau have the right 90 discriminate ~
favor Of American goods shipped through
tho canal in American vessels engisrb
in the coast wise trade.
senator Foraker's speech was defense
az tho Hay p1uncsfotp treaty ana ~ TOOK
occasion 10 praise In high terms sttre-
tsst Hay. sho. he said in tallins tnio
fbs policy OF neutrality had only follow ga
historic prccedents. Every administration
since 1850 had given some rccoEmli0n 70
,bo CLAYTON Bulwcr treaty. To further
.bov, the attitude o. this nation Mr. For
go ouotsH the fifteenth article " ,hs
...,,. made between the United state
,,d ~traragua in regarl 20 the canal ~
ts.7 - a positive and definite declaration
eor neUtralitv w dealing with the eanal.
ur Foraker conteuded that there u pa
,r,plia4 reservation ~ the 'reiiiY a.
e,rne 10 tho senate 10 protect 'Ae ''i.'l
from enemies The treaty guarantee ~.
,,,,tralitv la time OF peace. he said. bui
-. r...,rve the right 90 do with u as 49,
- ia In time Of war. except that We
eaupot fortfy IT, but BE- went on. there
n no prohihiilou against our closing D.
I, var time. He found great rlEniheance
IN the difference between the language
,tsed la the Coustautinopie treaty relating
a. the suez canal. and the Language EN-
ploved ~ relation 90 the Nhafasuan ca
nsi and dweh upon the fact thht thr
suez treaty contains provision that iu
uma Of hoatilues that canal shall De-
omen 90 the ships OF teiiigerentH. al
though the Ottoman Empire throug o
q hose s0rmiu. ION the canal mas 20 oe con-
siulcted. should be- one 81 the belligereuts
That provision had been omitted from
tha Hay.Pauucefote treaty. Nh Foraker
said. and hc argued that the omission
could be- Interpreted IN no way except a.
. concession Of difference In intent
lie also commended for the safety or
the canal. even though u should not he
fortified. for it was absurd b. said 90
suppose thar any enemy would attemp,
20 saI its ships through canal Us anil ss
long aud owned. controlled Rnd policed by
this country when actual hostllitles wcre
in progress
Senator Morgan traversed much Of the
ground he had already covered. DE sali
that the ratification 81 the Hay treaty is
"a debt We owe 10 Nicaragua and Costa
Rlca. Those countries. " they should
seen ~ might rise up and refuse TO allow
us 20 do anything. hence We could not
AFFORD 10 DO anything that would offend
them.
Al s.i5 i. M. the Senate adjourned.