Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-16
THE SENATE PREPARING
TO KILL OFF THE TREATY.
THE HAY PAUNCEFOTE DOCU-
MENT ALMOST SURE TO BE
AMENDED TO DEATH.
THE ORD"ABRoGATE" WANTED
INSTEAD OF "SUPERSEDE," BY SEN
ATOR TELLER, AS A MORE
CORRECT STATEMENT.


Senator Lodge, in charge of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, to-day made anoth-
er effort III the executive session of
the Senate to get day set Tor a mai
vote on the treaty and the amend
ments to it which have been suggested
by various Senators; and while he did
not succeed, he received considerable
announcement 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 amend
ments reported yesterday by the COM
mittee on foreign relations, the erect
being to declare the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty abrogated in express terms. He
then made an argument In support
of this suggestion, contendlng tnat
any nation has right to abrogate a
treaty entered into with another ma
ton. He said that if the committee in
tended the old treaty to be abrogated
that word should be used
When Mr.. Teller concluded, Mr..
Lodge renewed his efforts to get a
time fixed for vote. Senator Nor
gan 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 a vote be taken
on the Nicaraguan canal bill at the
same time. When, however, Mr..
Lodge. after an intermission, renewed
his suggestion for fixing a time, Sen
ator Morgan said nothing further about
a vote on the canal bill.
nhinatpd 1trio OH 10
the first proposition for a vote upon
the treaty at time to be named, and
when Senator Aldrich asked if a 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
mittee on foreign relations who wholly
opposed the treaty, he felt that he was
entitled to ample time to state his OBJ
jeotions, and added that he meant to
state them if it became necessary for
him to occupy the entire time between
to-day and the day fixed for the Christ
mas adjournment. He said that 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
quorum and the roll was called. A
quorum appearing, Senator Lindsay
moved to adjourn, but the motion fail
ed by vote of 20 to 30
After this little furry there was a
general consultation among individual
Senators, and when on the motion of
Senator Lodge che Senate adjourned a
few minutes later there was good deal
better feeling than had previously ex-
listed.
After the session Senator Lodge ex-
pressed himself as confident of secur-
ing an agreement to vote before the
holiday adjournment
In addition to the amendments to
the treaty suggested by the committee
on foreign relations, the following have
been offered by individual Senators:
Amendment proposed by both Sen
ators Penrose and Elkins-Insert at
the end of Section of article z, to
follow the amendment proposed by the
committees and adopted in committee
OF the whole the following:
But nothing contained in this treaty
shall be construed to prevent the
United States from acquiring at any
time sufficient territory and sover-
eighty over the same upon which to
build, manage, operate, defend, fortify,
protect and control said canal, or for
any other purpose as the United States
may deem best in it's own interests"
Amendment proposed by Mr.. Bev-
eridge-Amend by striking out Article
3of the proposed convention.
Amendment proposed by Mr.. Allen
TO amend Article l by striking out
the word under in line 10, page 2, and
inserting the word by" strike out the
word auspices" at the beginning of
line IA, and the words either direct
IT,, at the end of the same line, and
by striking out the following in lines
10, Is and II: 'or by gift or loan of
money to individuals or corporations,
or through subscriptions to or pur-
shase of stock or shares" 8, so that
when thus amended, the article will
read as follows:
Article l. 1t is agreed that the
canal may be constructed by the gov
eminent Of the United States, at it's
own cost, and that, subject to the pro-
visions of the present convention the
said government shall have and enjoy
all the rights incident to such con-
struction as well as the exclusive right
OIL providing for the regulation and
management of the canal"
Amendment proposed by Mr.. Till
man-To amend by striking out the
amendment reported by the commit
tee and adopted in committee of the
whole and inserting at the end of Ar
ticle 2, the following:
1T is agreed, however, that none of
the foregoing conditions and stipula-
lions OF this article shall apply to meas
ures which the United States may find
it necessary to take for securing, by
its own forces, the defense of the
United States and the maintenance of
public order"
Amendment proposed by Mr.. Butler
Amend by striking out Section Z of
Article 2, of the proposed convention.
Senator Mason gave notice of the fol-
lowing amendment which he said he
would offer Monday when he would adj
dress the Senate upon the subject:
If the government Of the United
States shall construct, at it's own ex.
pense, the said canal, then nothing
herein contained shall prevent the
United States from protecting said