The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-17
TREATY IS RATIFIED
Vote on Hay-Pauncefote Con-
vention Stood 72 to g.
SENA1E'SAC7lON WIlHOUlSENSATlON
All Effort. to amend F"iled-Five
Hours Of speechmaking Preceded
INSTRUMENTATION Of Knox as
Attorney General Confirmed.

All Efforts to amend Failed-Five
VOte-Nomfnation Of Knox as
Attorney General Confirmed.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE SEN
ate yesterday afternoon ratified the
Hay-Pauncefote isthmian canal treaty
by the decisive vote Of 72 to 6. The
vote was reached few minutes before
5 O'clock, after almost five hours dis
cussion behind closed doors. There
were no sensational incidents during
this entire time. The debate was con-
fined exclusively TO discussion of the
merits OF the agreement and the policy
OF its provisions. The principal speech
of the day was made by Senator Teller
in opposition to the treaty, and he was
followed in rapid succession by twelve
or fifteen other senators, who spoke
briefly either for OF against the mo.
tion to ratify.
Among the other speakers Of the day
were Senators Clay, Fairbanks, Nc
Cumber, Mcl.aurA of Mississippi Cul-
berson, Mallory, Mason, Tillman, Ba-
con and Bate. Senator Clay was one
of the southern senators who spoke in
advocacy Of the treaty. He contended
that the treaty should be ratified be-
cause it secured the abrogaton Of the
Clayton -Bulwer treaty.
Senator Mason made strong plea
FOR the treaty, expressing his gratifica-
tlon that American diplomacy had sue
ceeded in securing such a triumph as
was this trenty over the original Hay
Paunccfote agreement.
Senator Bacon's speech was made in
connection with motion to amend the
treaty. In presenting this amendment
he said that he was in favor Of canal
and would vote for the treaty with the
Davis amendment. He said he opposed
the treaty because he did not believe it
would give the United States full con-
troll OF the canal. He said that Great
Britain rejected the amended Hay
Pauncefote treaty, but sent us another
treaty about identical with the former
treaty as amended except as regards
the Davis amendment. He considered
that fact the most important feature
OF the whole controversy.
There was an exceptionally full SEN
ate when the time arrived for vote,
but the certainty of ratification had be-
come SO apparent that there was COM
parativcly little interest in the proceed
ing The votes on the amendments sue
ceeded each other quickly.
Senator Culberson offered an amend
ment to insert the Davis fertilization
amendment Of the last session, This
was defeated-15 to 90.
Senator Bacon then offered an
amendment striking out of the pream-
bic in the reference to the Clayton
Bulwer treaty the words without i'm
pairing the general principle of neu-
tralization established in article Of
that convention also the following
words in article 2 relating to the pur-
chase of stock, Subject to the provi. |
sions Of the present treaty." also all Of |
article 3. relating TO the naturalization
of the canal; also all of article 4, de. |
claring against change Of territorial ]
sovereignty. All of this was embodied |
In one amendment and defeated-18 |
to 90.
The treaty was then ratified by q
vote Of 72 to 9.
The nays were Bacon, Blackburn,
Culberson, Mallory, Teller and Tillman,
just before adjournment the senate
confirmed the nomination of Hon. Phi
lander c. Knox to be attorney general
Of the United States.