The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-07
FAVORABLE REPORT ON KNOX
OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL WILL BE CONFIRMED.
Protest of the Antitrust League Con-
sidered. but Rejected-Friday's
Cabinet Meeting.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Senate
committee on foreign relations to-day
voted to report favorably the new Hay
Pauncefote treaty providing for the con-
struction of an isthmian canal The COM
mittee was in session for almost two hours
and went over i'm detail the provisions OF
the convention. No votes were cast against
it, but it was criticised very sharply by
Senators Money and Bacon. who found in
it many Of the objections which they urged
against the old treaty. They took especial
exception to the provision continuing in
force the neutrality provision of the Bull
wer-Clayton treaty. and also made objec-
tion 10 the clause specifically authorizing
the United States to police the canal as
placing a limitation on the power OF this
country to absolutely control il. The con-
tention was made that the effect OF the
treaty, as sent to the Senate would de-
prive the United States of control of the
canal in case of war.
Especial attention was called TO the pro-
vision in the preamble OF the lending
treaty, reserving Article of the Clayton
BuIwer treaty from the repeal provision
of the new teraty. The portion of this
article of the old treaty IL which especial
objection was made reads as follows:
"In granting however. their joint pro-
lection to any such canals railways as
are by this article specified il is always
understood by the United States and Great
Britain that the parties constructing or
owning the same shall impose other
charges or conditions of ,raffic thereupon
than the aforesaid goverr.ments shall ap-
prove OF just ana equitable, and that
the same canals or railways, being open
10 oft nd of he Ted
States and Great Britain on equal terms,
shall also be open on like terms TO the
citizens and subjects of every other state
which is willing TO grant thereto such pro-
Britain engage to afford.
Senators Money and Bacon did not go
to the extent OF voting AGAINST the report
of the treaty and they acknowledge they
anxious to see IL ratified because OF
their great desire 10 have the canal built
Still, they insist that the treaty IL
now stands is very Objectionable in case
of the contingency Of war.
Senator Frye presided over the meeting
and he authorized Senator Lodge TO report
the treaty TO the Senate on Monday next
in case there should be an executive ses-
sion on that day. 1t also was the sense
Of the committee that consideration of the
possible in the Senate. some senators
pressing the hope that action might be
secured before the adjournment for the
holidays. The committee also voted TO
recommend that the injunction OF secrecy
be removed from the treaty.
Senator Bacon moved the revival OF the
amendment TO the original Hay-Paunce-
fOte treaty, which was suggested by Sen
ator Davis. then chairman OF the COM
mittee. and adopted by the Senate nat
amendment provided that nothing In tue
treaty should apply to measures which
the United States may find il necessary to
take for securing by its own forces the
defense Of the United States and the MAIN
tenance OF public order" The amendment
was voted down viva VOce-