The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-11
WITHOUT A TREATY
SENATOR MONEY SAYS WE OUGuT
TO BUILD THE CANAL
THINKS TREATY AN INSULT.
MORGAN AND TELLER TAKE ISSUE
ON SOME SECTIONS.

isAeCuttNe session AhhR HhF VIII
Not Resign if Treaty l. Amended.
senate Discussed the Leak of EN-
ccutive session secrets.
Washington. Dec l0.-The senate spent
almost hve hours In executive session
considering the Hay Pauue,fotc treaty.
There were hve or six speeches made
Senator Morgan elaborated somewhat
his position as 90 the effect OF the Clay
ton u-Bulwer treaty. He took issue Win
Senator Teller as 60 tho purport OF the
nrst clause Of that treaty calming that
Il only applied TO Great Butolns rlgat
10 fortify the Nicaragua canal itself.
Senator Teller replied az some length.
asserting that tho provision was of more
general import as. he said. any one could
ascertain for himself. by reading Presi-
dent Buchauan's views upon the subject
when he Was minister 20 England. The
declaration then showed p.airly. he said
that England had attempted 10 extend
her right beyond tho immediate Vicinity
OF the canal
Mr. Teller repeated his declaration that
the United States should construct tho
canal. ~ az all. REGARDLESS Of thc Bri'isn
position and without going through 'he
formality OF ratNing the pending treaty.
During the day speeches were made by
Senators Money. Stewart. Frye and 9th
ers. Senator Stewart announced that be
was for the treaty without amendment
and Senator Money that he was against
the treaty IN any form. He wanted the
canal built as much AS any senator could.
he said, but he considered the pending
treaty noshiug Jess than an insult 10 the
Intelligence of the American people. Hc
had no doubt that % proper dlploma'ic
efforts should be made lt would De possible
20 secure the complete abrogauou of the
I Clayton Bulwer treaty. and snat was what
he wanted. He did not. indeed. believe the
people Of this country would be satisfied
so long as any vcstlge OF that instrument
remained among existing international OBJ
legations. The convention. he said, IS con-
trary 10 the wishes Of the people Of the
United States. and they could be salts
fed only by definitely erasing it once and
forever. There also should be new con
ventions between the United States and
i Nicararua and Costa Rica. giving ahso-
I lutte control Of the waterway 20 this coun-
/ try. He wanted no partnerships with any
I country IN ownership 81 management OF
I che canal when built.
HAY would Not ResIEn.
| The possibility OF Secretary Hays re-
signing IN case the Foreign Relations
| Committee amendment 60 the treaty should
I prevail having been alluded to, Senator
/ FRYE said he was in position to make the
! official denial Of the report The Secretary
| had no such intention.
| Mr. FRYE announced himself as favorable
1 20 the Hay-Pauncefo treaty. lie said
/ that TO deny the eject OF the Clay ton
Bulwer treaty as much as we may IL still
I is on the International records Of this
country. and Is given more or less rccog-
I milton by every administration that has "a
/ deal with the question Of the construction
/ OF an isihmian canal IL had been a con-
/ stant source Of veXaiion to connection
I with the canal subject and he apprehend-
/ "a that q would continue 60 be- such until
/ that portion Of IL relating TO the canal
should be- disposed or lie was satisfied
/ for instance. that the canal wouh have
been constructed duriug the administrator
\ OF President Arthur 70 thes old convention
/ had not been in existence.
Senator Chandler asked Senator Frvc
tn make Secretary Hays position VIII
reference to resigning public. but the
/ Maine senator declined. saying that hI
was only authorized TO make the state
ment 10 the Senate. Mr. Chandler re-
torted that 20 do that was equivalent
I 10 giving % 10 the public and the Senate
then lapsed into a discussion Of the way.
in which their executive secrets. get inc
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