Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-12-19


yesterday ratified the -Pauncefote
isthmian canal treaty by the decisive
vote of II to 6. The vote was reached
a few minutes before o'clock, after
almost five hours of discussion behind
closed doors. There were no sensa-
tional incidents. The debate was con
fined exclusively to a discussion of the
merits of the agreement and the policy
of it's provisions. The princira!
speech of the day was by Mr.. Teller
in opposition to the treaty, and he was
followed by twelve or fifteen other
senators, who spoke briefly either for
or against the motion to ratify.
Among the speakers were Senators
Clay, Fairbanks, McCumber, Me-
Laurin OF Mississippi, Culberson, Nal
lory, Mason, Tillman, Bacon and Bate
Senator Clay was one of the southern
senators who spoke in advocacy OF the
treaty. Senator Mason made a strong
plea for the treaty, expressing gratif-
cation that American diplomacy had
succeeded in securing such a triumph
over the original Hay-Pauncefote
agreement.
Senator Bacon's speech was in con
nection with a motion to amend the
treaty In presenting this amendment
he said he was in favor of a canal ana
would vote for the treaty with the
Davis amendments Ratification was
SO apparent that there was compare
lively little interest in the proceedings
The votes on the amendments succee.
cd each other quickly. Senator Cul-
berson offered an amendment to in
sert the Davis fortification amendment
of hast session, which was defeated
is to 81. as follows:
Yeas-Senators Bacon Bate, Berry
Blackburn, Carmack, Culberson, Du-
bos, Heitfeld, McLaurin (MissD, Nal
lory, Money, Simons, Taliaferro, Till
man, Vest-total Is.
Nays-Senators Aldrich, Allison.
Bard, Beveridge, Burnham, Burrows,
Burton, Clapp. Clark (Mont), Cha x
(Wyo.), Clay, Cockrell, Cullom, Deboe.
Dietrich, Dillingham;, Dolliver, FAR
banks, Foraker, Foster Ua). FOsC n
(Wash), Frye Gallinger, Gamble, Cab
son, Hale, Hansbrough, Harris, Haw-
ley, Hoar, Jones (ArkD, Kean, kearns
Kittredge Lodge, McComas, McCum
Der, McEnery, McLaurin Is. CO, Me
MILAN, Martin, Mason, Millard Mitch
ell, Morgan, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins,
Pettus, Plat Comm, Plat On. ",
Pritchard Proctor, Quarles, Scot
AT,,,
rem, Wellington, Wetmorc-totaI 81.
Senator Bacon offered an amend
mept striking out of the premable IN
reference to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
the words without impairing the gen
eral principle of naturalization esta J.
1ished III article VIII of that conyer-
sion" also the following words in art
Gle II, relating to the purchase f
stock: Subject to the provisions II
the present treaty." also all Of article
III, relating TO naturalization of the
canal; also of article ~, declaring
against a change of territorial SOY
.ereignty All this was embodied n
one amendment and defeated, IS to 30.
as follows
Yeas-Senators Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn, C-armack, Clark, (MOnt) +;
Clay Culberson, Dubois. Harris, HeiJ-
feldt, McLaurin (Miss0, Mallory,
Money. Simons, Taliaferro, Teller,
Tillmau-total is.
Nays Senators Aldrich, Allison,
Bard Beveridge, Burnham. Burrows
Burton, Clapp, Clark (Wyo). COckrelT,
Cullom, Deboe. Dietrich, Dillingham;
Dolliver Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster
(La0, Foster (Wash.), Frye, Gallinge,
Gamble, Gibson, Hale, Hansbrough
Hawley, Hoar Jones (Ark), Kean
Kearns, Kittredge, Lodge, McComas
McCumber, McEnery, McLaurin
IS. c.. Mcmillan, Martin, Mason, Mil
Gard, Mitchell, Morgan, Nelson. Pen
rose, Perkins, Pettus, Platt Conn
Plat IN. v, Pritchard, Proctor
Quarles, Scott, Simon, Spooner. Stew
art, Turner, Vest, Warren, Wellington
Wetmore-total 60.
The treaty was then ratified by
vote of 72 to s, the nays being Sena
tors Bacon, Blackburn, Culberson, Nal
Sorry, Teller and Tillman. Senate
Bailey was paired with Senator Depev
and Senators Elkins and Rawlins witt
Senators Hanna and Sewe1. Thos
who did not vote and for whom II
pairs were announced were Senator
Quay