The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-16
CANAL TREATY
DULY RATIFIED.
ISthmian Waterways Con-
StruCtiOl Now Assured
ALMOST UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
Opposition DwindIes on Final Pas
sage-Advecse Views Express
ed in Debate, But Few
Votes Against Measure

The Senate, IL secret session, this aft
ernoon ratified the new -Pauncefote
Treaty by q nearly unanimous vote The
compact was adopted as il had been pre-
pared by Lord Salisbury and signed by
Secretary Hay It was not changed BY
single word of amendment.
The proposed Nicaragua waterway is
now al assured fact and bill for the
construction Of the huge ditch viii be
rushed through without delay.
Little opposition was made to the adOD-
ton OF the treaty. The Democrats at the
last moment decided not TO obstruct the
compact, but to let it &C through IN
amended so that the canal might be Sc
cured. There was no demonstration and
the Republican leaders accepted the vic
tory as a matter of course
The Democrats hold that IN time of war
the treaty can be disregarded and the
canal fortified and closed to the vessels
OF an enemy
Provisions of the Treaty.
The treaty. as ratified, contains the fol-
lowing features:
It abrogates the Clayton -BuIwer com
pact.
It gives the United States the power to
construct, regulate and manage the wat
erway-
It provides that the canal shall at I'll
times be neutral, and shall be poIiced by
the United States
It holds that the canal shall enjoy com
plete immunity from attack by beIIigeT-
ents both in peace and in war.
II prevents the United States from for
tifying the canal and in tine Of war the
vessels Of the enemy must be given pas
sage.
1t holds that in time OF war 10 naval
vessel Of the United States stall se.ure
harbor within three miles OF either the
Atlantic or Pacific entrances TO the water
way
It permits the United States TO con-
struct the canal and operate It Tor the
benefit Of the entire world.
How Senator'S Voted.
The vote on the treaty, as reported from
the Senate chamber after caucus taken
at 2:30. was as follows:
For the treaty-SenatoTs AIdrich, AIli-
sen. Bard. Bate, Berry, Beveridge, Burn
ham, Burrows, Burton. Carmack. CIapP,
Clark Of Montana, Clark Of Wyoming, Clay,
CockreIl. Culberson, CuIIom. Deboe,
Dietrich. Dillingham;. DoIIiver, Dubois,
EIkins, Fairbanks. Foraker, Foster Of Lou
isiana. Foster Of Washington, Frye, Calm
ger, Gamble, Gibson, Hale, Hans
brough, Harris. Hawley, Heitfeld. Hoar.
Jones Of Arkansas, Jones of Nayada, Rean,
KeaTns, Kittredge Lodge, Mason, Nc
Comas, McCumber. McEnery. McLauTin of
Mississippi. McLaurIn of South Carolina,
Mcmillan. Mitchell. Mallory, Martin. Mil
lard, Morgan Nelson, Patterson, Penrose,
Perkins, Peftus. PIatt of Connecticut,
PIatt Of New York, Pritchard, Proctor,
Quarles. RawIins, Scott. Simmons. Simon,
spooner, Stewart. TaHaferro, Teller, Till
man. Turner, Vest, Warren, Wetmore,
Wellington, and Money
Against the traaty-Senators Bailey and
CuIberson.
Not voting Senators Blackburn. Quay,
Depew, sewell, Hanna, Daniel, and Bacon
Senator Jones' Speech.
Senator Jones of Arkansas made long
speech against the treaty. He claimed
that while he would vote for the COM
pact in order to secure a canal, he was
against any treaty -with Great Britain.
Senator's Lodge, spooner, Platt of Con
necticut, Hale, and Foraker, all spoke in
favor Of the treaty Senators Money,
Bailey, and CuIberson argued against the
comnact.