The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21
TREATY is RATIFIED
yNtrr.D STATES MAY NOW CON
srRUCT ISTHMIAN CANAL.
THE VOTE STOOD 55 TO ls.
ORNAMENTS LOOKING TO FORTI-
TICATION or CANAL DEFEATED.

10 Facilitate Construction ot snip
,nnnI-Provisions of the Treaty
No,s Made PubIic--Canni MAY Not
A, Fortified. Nor Used Tor Any Act
of War. Except That United states
Niny TAKE Measure Co secure It~
own Defense by It's own Forces.
washington. Dec. 2O-The Senate con-
,lmod an hour and ten minutes this az
t.rr5on in amending and ratifyiug as
amended the Hay-pauncefote treaty for
.r. Modification OF the Clayton-Bulwer
calls and several viva voce votes. All the
amendmeuts. except those offered by SEN
e.or Foraker and reported hy the Commit
,.a on Foreign Relations were voted down
br maiorlties averaging about 10 The
tfcation resolution was adopted by
.o,e OF 50 to IS
Tn. senate was In executive session for
n1out an hour before the time for voting
arrived. listening to speeches by Senators
Taurston. Gallinger. wolcott and Bard cN-
tluatory Of their attitude.
Tho TWO Foreign Relations Committee
amendments were read first and were ac-
rsp'cd without division
The 0rst roll call was upon Senator FL
la-' amendment. declaring that nothing
contained in this treaty shah be construed
10 prevent the United States from acquir-
i-. at any time sufficient territory and
sosorclcu,y over the same. upon which 10
tuld manage. operate. defend. forrfy.
protect und control said canal or Tor any
other purposes as the United States may
deem best In is own interests
% was ost by a vote of % 20 IS.
senator Foraker withdrew his amend
u.ats because they were the same as
frase reported by the Committee on For
Dsn Relations: Senator Peurose his. ne
cause it was practically Identical with
Senator Elklns. and Senator Beveridge
bis because 81 was covered by the second
q, he committee amendments.
Tho other amendments were voted down
D, decisive maiorl,les.
Tho vote on Senator Tillman's amend
mont authorizing the defense 81 the canal
ana tine maintenance OF public order by
tbe United states was 2 yeas to i3 nays.
Tho treaty was then read. The vote upon
tho treaty itself. as amended, resulted as
follows.
Yas-Aldrich. Allison. Bacon. Bow
,f'Jge Burrows. Carter Clay, Culiom.
u.boc. Dillingham;. Elkins. Fairbanks.
Foraker. Foster. Frye. Galllnger, Hale.
Hanna. Hausbroush. Harris. Hawley,
Hoar. Jones OF Nevada Kcan. Keuncy,
Lindsay. Lodge. Mcbride. McComas Nc
Comber. McEnery. McLaurin. Mcmillan.
Mallory Morgan. Nelson Penrose. Per
Rus Peuus. Platt OF New York. Pritch-
ara. Proctor. Quarlcs. Scott. shoup
sraoncr. stewart Sullivan. Talaferro.
Thurston. Turner. Warren. Wetmore
Wol-ou-,5.
Niys-aAen. Bard. Bate. Berry. Butler
rockt.u culberson. Daniel. Heitfeld.
Martin. Mason. Money. Pettigrew. Teller.
Tl,mau Turley. Vest. WelinEton-ls.
The pairs on the treaty vote were of
follows TWO senator's Tor the treaty being
palred with one against 50. in accordance
with custom. Dcpew and Seweh for
vah Rawiius against; Clark and simon
gar with Chiffon against; polliver and
Baker for with Towne against; Cafery
and Plat OF Connecticut for, with Jones
81 Arkansas. against. Kyle wnn absent
ana impaired.
The text of the treaty as amended
ates its object Ito facilitate the con-
structon OF ship cauai 10 connect the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans and 10 that
end TO remove any objection which NAV
arise out OF the convention OF April ~.
tN0 commonly called the Clayton-Buiwer
treaty. 10 the construction Of such canal
under tine auspices OF the government %
fle United Statee without impairing mo
'egneTal principle OF naturalization er-
u0ished Ia Article Of that convention
lts provisions follow
Article /. II IL agreed that the canal
may be constructed under the auspices
uf the government OF the United states,
either directly at its own cost. or by gitt
or loan OF money 20 individuals, or COT
poratious or through subscription TO. or
purchase Of stock or shares. and th1t,
subject to the provisions Of the present
convention. the said government snail
have and enjoy all the rights incident 10
such construction. as well as the exclusive
right Of providing Cor the regulation ami
management OF the canal.
Article II. The high contracting parties
desiring TO preserve and maintain the
Eeneral principle" OF neutraliza tion eStah-
tshcd In Article VIII OF the Clayton bul-
wer convention, which convention Is here
hN superseded. adopt as the bases Of snch
reutralizauon. the following rules sun
ttautinlly as embodied Ia the convention
H. tween Great Britain and certain other
Towers. signed % Constanttnople. oct.
' iSsS. for the free navigation or the
s1ez maritime canal. that Is to say:
First Tho canal shall b. free and open
300 time Of xlr a. In time Of peace, 70
iho vessels OF commerce and Of war OF
an nations. on serms OF entire equalty'
go that there shall be no discrimination
against any nation or its citizens OF sub
Jecis IN respect OF the conditions or
charges OF traiiic. or otherwise.
second. The canal shall never be block
aded nor shall any right OF war be eN-
'rclsed nor any act Of hostility De com
mittcd within Il.
Third. Vessels OF war Of a belligcreni
shall not revictual nor take any stores
ln the canal except 30 for aa may BE-
hirictly necessary; and the transit or sucn
vessels through the canal shall be eject
"a with the least possible delay. in ac-
cordance with the regulations IN force.
ane with only such intermssion as may
result from the necessities Of she service.
Prizes shall be IN all respects subject 70
The same rules as vessels OF war OF the
helligerents.
Fourth. No belliEercnt shall embark OF
disembark troops. munitions OF war or wot-
IKE materials Ia the canal except IN case
% accidental hindrance OF the transit.
und IN such case the transit shall be re-
slmed with all possible dispaicn.