Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16


today in open session. At 1926 the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty was taken up
in secret session. The Senate adjourn
ed at 245.
HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY.
Senator Lodge, in charge of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, today made another
effort in the executive session of the
Senate to get IL day set for Il final
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
encouragement in That direction.
MIR. TELLER PREFERS "ABRO-
GATE
The proceedings today consisted of Il
brief speech by Senator Teller, in
which he suggested the substitution OF
the word ''abrogate' for the word su-
perSede" in the nrSt OF the amendments
reported yesterday by the comm. ttee
on foreign relations. the effect being to
declare the Clayton Buiwcr treaty
abrogated in express terms. He then
made an argument in support of this
suggestion, contending that any ma
ton has Il right to abrogate treaty
entered into with another nation. He
said that If the committee intended the
old treaty to be abrogatcd that word
should be used.
ANXIOUS TO VOTE
When Mr. Teller concluded Mr..
Lodge renewed his efforts To get n time
fixed for n vote. Senator Morgan
stated that If the time should be
named for vote on the treaty he
would insist also that there should he
an understanding that vote he taken
on the Nicaraguan canal bill a. the
same time. When. however. Mr.. Lodge,
after an intermission. renewed his sug-
gestion for fixing a time Senator Nor
gan said nothing further about Il vote
on the canal bill.
SENATOR MONEYS THRUST.
Senator Allen objected outright 10 the
first proposition for II vote upon the
treaty N II time to be named. and when
Senator Aldrich asked If n vote could
be had today on some amendments to
the treaty, Senator Money objected. He
said that being the only member of the
senate Committee on Foreign Rea-
tions who wholly opposed the treaty he
felt that lie was entitled to ample time
to state his objections. and added that
he meant to state them if ii became
necessary for him to occupy the entire
time between today and the date fixed
for the Christmas adjournment. He
said that If there was an effort to drive
him he would undertake to occupy all
this time.
a LITTLE FURRY.
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 "A quorum, and the roll was called. a
quorum appearing. Senator Lindsay
moved to adjourn, but the motion
failed by vote of 20 to 30
After this little furry there was
general coagulation among individual
Senators. and when, on the motion of
Senator Lodge. the Senate adjourned a
few minutes later. there was n good
deal better feeling than had previously
existed. After the session Senator
Lodge expressed himself as confident
of securing an agreement to vote be-
fore the holiday adjournment.
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.
In addition to the amendments to the
treaty suggested by the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the following have
been offered by individual Senator's:
Amendments proposed by both Sen
atoIs Elkins and Penrose-Insert at
the end of section of article ., 10 fol-
low the amendment proposed by the
committee and also adopted in COM
mittee Of the whole the following:
but nothing contained in this treaty
shall be construed to prevent the
United States from acquiring All any
time sufficient territory and sovereign
ty over the same upon which to build.
manage, operate, defend. fortify, pro-
tect. and control said canal, or for any
other purposes as the United states
may deem best in its own interests"
Amendment proposed by Mr.. Bever-
idge-Amcnd by striking out article
OF the proposed convention
Amendment proposed by Mir. Allen
To amend article ] so that it will read
as follows:
Article liz is agreed that the canal
may be constructed by the government
of the United States at its own cost
and that subject to the provisions of
the present convention. the said gov
rights incident to such constructions
as well as the exclusive right OF pro-
viding for the regulation and man
agement of the canal"
MIR. TILLMAN'S IDEA
Amendment proposed by Mr.. Tilman-
To amend by striking out the amend
mcnt reported by the committee and
adopted In committee of the whole, and
inserting at the end of article . the
following:
1T is agreed. however. that none of
the foregoing conditions and stopula-
tons of this article shall apply to meas
ures which the United States may find
IT necessary to take for securing. bv
it's own forces. the defense of the
United States and The maintenance OF
public ORDER