Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-13
VOTING DATE FIXED
An Expression of Senate on
 Treaty Next Monday.
FAVORABLE REPORT ON MORGAN BILL
Senator Money Criticises New Hay- Pauncefote Convention v Senator Foraker Thinks All Objec-
 tfons Have Been Overcome.

Senator Money Criticises New Hay
 Pauncefote Convention = Senator
 Foraker Thinks All Objec-
 tions Have Been Overcome.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The sen ate agreed yesterday to take vote be- fore adjournment next Monday on the new Hay-Pauncefote treaty for the aD- rogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and opening the way for the construc- tion of q canal across the isthmus of Panama by the United States. This agreement was reached after four hours of debate, sufficiently interesting to insure the constant attendance Of most of the senators. Senator Spoon CT. who was one of the principal speak CTS of the day, had just concluded when Senator Lodge made an effort to secure vote. It developed there were other senators who desired to be heard, the result being that the date for the vote was postponed until Monday. The agreement provided for an adjourn nent of the senate until Monday and for q meeting at II o'clock of that day, one hour in advance of the usual time. The understanding is that as soon as practicable after the senate conyenes Senator Lodge shall move an execu- tive session and that the treaty shall have the entire attention of the senate until final vote is reached before the adjournment for that day.
 The principal speakers beside Sena- tor Spooner were Senator Money and Senator Foraker. Mir. Money, while finding much in the treaty to criticise. said that as he found the fortunes of the proposed canal across the isthmus inextricably intertwined with the treaty he could not see his way clear to do anything that would prevent or even delay ratification. The particular features of the new treaty with which he found fault were those retaining the neutrality provision of the Clayton Bulwer convention and specifying pc He argued that the effect of these pro- visions inevitably must be to limit and prescribe the power of the United States to control it's own property in case of war.
 Senator F0raker maintained that pro- visions of the new treaty meet every objection made to the original Hay Pauncefote treaty and cover every es- sential thing that was included i'll the amendments made by the senate to that document He regarded it as of the utmost importance that the Clay ton-Bulwer treaty should be wiped out. This result was effected by the conven- ton under consideration. He asserted that all rights of the United States were amply protected under this treaty and that our absolute and complete control of the canal could not be ques- toned by Great Britain or any other power. Mir Foraker's speech dealt largely with the legal construction and the general effect of the treaty. He said that after a careful study of it's provisions he was firmly convinced that it could be honestly supported by every patriotic citizen.
 The senate committee on isthmian ca nals early in the day authorized q ia vorable report upon Senator Morgan s bill providing for the acquisition from Nicaragua and Costa Rica of the right of way via the Nicaragua route. Sena- | tor Morgan later presented this report to the senate, accompanying the return of the bill with voluminous report upon the general subject of a canal across the .isthmus. Action upon the bill providing for the construction of | the canal was deferred.