The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-06
NICARAGUA CANAL TREATY
CONSIDERATION BEG UN BY 1HE
 SENATE. r
A Majority of the Committee Now Against the Davis Amendment PrO- vidtng for Fortiflca tions.

vidtng for Fortiflca tons.
 Washington, Dec. 5.--At 12:15 to-day
 the Senate went into executive session
 for the consideration of the Hay-Paur-
 oefote treaty.
 The Senate discussed the treaty for
 nearly two hours, when the executive
 session was interrupted by the shipping
 bill. No action was taken on the
 treaty, and no effort was made to fix a
 time for taking vote on either .he
 treaty itself or the amendment. The
 principal speech was made by Senator
 Lodge. rep, of Massachusetts. in charge
 of the treaty, who urged It's spsedy rat-
 ification.
 Pauncefote treaty at the meeting of the committee on foreign relations this morning, it became apparent that . majority of the committee Is now in favor Of the convention as negotiated, and against the amendment reported last session with but two votes against it, providing for the fertilization of the canal by the United States. The scn- ators formerly in favor of the amend- ment who have changed front are Messrs. Cullon, rep. of Illinois, Forak- CT rep, of Ohio, and Wolcott, rep, of Colorado. The committee took no formal action this morning. The amendment reported by the late Senator Davis will probably not be withdrawn, but the members of the committee will throw their influence against it.
 One of the influential members of the committee who supported the amend ment formerly, said to-day: We who previously favored the amendment did so because it was apparent at the last session that the treaty could not be ratified without the amendment and we were anxious to have the treaty rati- fled. As g matter of fact the amend ment Is not so material any how. We believe the treaty can now be ratified and that it is best to ratify 1t as nego- tiated, so that delay will be avoided and consideration of the canal bill can be begun at the earliest practicable mos ment"
 Senators Frye, rep. of Maine and Mor- gan, dem. of Alabama, originally voted against the amendment. Senators Lodge of Massachusetts and Clarke, rep, of Wyoming, still insist that the amend ment must prevail. They are support- ed by Senators Bacon. dem. of Georgia, Daniel, dem of Virginia, and Money, dem., os Mississippi.
 Washington, Dec. 5.--Senator Frye at to-day's session of the senate conclud- ed his speech upon the Ship Subsidy bill. He devoted his attention princi- pally to technical explanation of the various provisions of the measure, ex- blaming with especial care that pro- vision which would admit to American regitry foreign built ships. From eev- sral sources his attention was directed to this provision and it is evidently one upon which much of the forthcoming debate will rest.
 Aside from the speech of MT. Frye no business of importance was trans- acted in legislative session.
 Washington, Dec 5.-The house de- voted the day to the army reorganiza@ ion bill which was brought up under ] special order at the opening session, which limited general debate to two tours on side. Lieutenant General Miles and number of army officers were interested spectators during the lay, Chairman Hull of the military committee, who was in charge of the pill, and MT. Parker of New Jersey. 1rI,, jes !, IL. nittee, republicans, spoke for the bill, md Messrs. Cochrane of Missouri. Kle- 'erg of Texas, Mcclellan of New York, 'hafroth of Colorado, Cummings of New York, and Cox of Tennessee, demo- rats against it. MT. Mccall, rep, of Massachusetts, aroused the only enthu- iasm of the day against the measure. several times during the last session. otably on the Porto Rican tariff bill. e refused to follow his party. To-day e attacked the whole Philippine policy f the administration. Although tenn erate in language he was plain spoken n his warnings of the dangers which ay ahead of the government if a coo- 1al policy was persisted in. He also riticised technically several features the bill especially that lodging ir he president the discretion to expand r reduce the size of the army at will. Ii conclusion he likened the uncon- uerable spirit which opposed our sway l the Philippines to that of Washing on at Valley Forge. Love of indepen- ence, he said, was the "noblest herit- ge of the human heart" He declared hat the United States should imme- lately give the Philippine people hon. rable assurance that they should have
 government of their own. Eleven of ne twenty-six pages of the bill were isposed of before adjournment.
 Tomorrow the Grout oleomarsarina i'll under special order made at the lst session will displace the army Ill, which will go over until Friday.
 NEW LONDON SHIPPING. New London, Dec. 5.-Arrived-Schs La-