Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-21
THE TREATY IS RATIFIED
Seventy-six Votes for It and Only
Six Against it,
ALL AMENDMENTS DEFEATED
The Way is Now Cleared for Canal Legisla-
ton by Congress The Taking Of the
Vote Proceeded by a Day Of De-
bate Senator Morgar's Bill
to be Considered,

1a'C Schaioi WV gar uiH
to be Considered.
Washington Dec. l7--Wirhuut so
much as the changing of letter.
the second Hav. Pauncefote canal
treaty was ratified by the Senate yes
terday afternoon by vote Of ~ to 8.
The opposition votes were cast by
Senators Bacon, Black Culber-
son, Mallory, Teller, and Tillman.
Two other Democratic Senators,
Messrs. Bailey and Rawlins, were
paired against the treaty. while four
Senators. Daniel. Jones of Nevada.
Patterson, aud Quay were absent and
impaired.
The almost unanimous vote for the
treaty was not "a surprise. 1t had
been known from the verv day when
the document was sent to the Senate
that the opposition to ratiticataion
was confined to mere handful of
Senators. The situation was very
different from that which existed last
year. when the first Hay Pauncefote
treaty excited the hostility Of large
number of Republicans. as well AZ
nearly all the Democrats. and ratif
cation was not secured until the con-
vention had been radically amended
The new treaty was framed along
lines in harmony with the sugges-
tions contained in the amendments
then adopted, and appealed to the
Senators as purely American docu-
ment, In which the United States was
conceded all the principles for which
il had contended. As the treaty now
stands, unchanged from the text to
which Secretary HAY and Lord Paun-
cefote attached their signatures, il
assures the United States abs lute
and complete control of the canal
Great Britain asked this government
not to guarantee the neutrality of
the canal against belllgerents, both
United States. on the other hand. Sc
cured the abrogation of the Clayton
Butwer treaty without any considera-
ton therefore and the elimination of
the clauses prohibiting Notifications
and requiring the assent of other ma
tions to the treaty. In short, Great
Britain was given what it asked and
the United States secured all it want
ed. so that all possible friction was
avoided.
The ratification of the treaty paves
the way, for canal legislation Sena-
tor Morgan is prepared to bring this
important matter at once to the atten-
tion of the Senate.
The bill provides for acquiring the
rights necessary for securing and con-
trolling the territory through which
the canal will pass, aud is as fol-
lows.
That the President of the United
States is hereby authorized to con-
clude agreement with the republic Of
Costa Rica and Nicaragua or either
of them, for and in behalf OF the
United State. for the acquiring and
full control of such portion of the ter
ritory now belonging to Costa Rica
and Nicaragua as may be desirable
and necessary ON which to locate,
construct, maintain. govern, regulate,
police. and protect canal of such
deuth and capacity as will be sufficient
for the movements of ships of the
greatest Tonnage and draft, from. a
point near Greytown, on the Carrib
bean Sea, via Lake Nicaragua, TO
Brito on the Pacific ocean. and such
sum as may be necessary to secure
such necessary rights, privileges, and
control is hereby appropriated out OF
any money IN the Treasury not o,her-
wise appropriated.
Senator Morgan will to-day cndeav-
or to make this bill thu regular order
~ business Of the Senate 50 as to Sc
fur, consideration immediately after
the holiday recess. The bill will
then have to go 70 the house, where
it's adoption at on early date is also
antici oated. II is said to be quite
possible fha' tae House will add to
the s ''atn easure provision for
comm miag The construction OF the
canal ria vote by which the treaty
was satitied was reached late yester
day afternoon after day Of debate,
mrs of which, however. was AGA
demic. as many of the Senators who
hei more or less criticism to offer H.
u iiv voted in the affirmative. Two
laifcmpts were made 0 amend the
treaty. and both were over whe Inning
| defeated.
DEATH OF MAJOR GAINES.
Major EiaIdin0 H (,aIrnes "a prOmi-