The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-12-17
DEN1sos, IOWA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER, y, 10
canal TREATY WINS OUT
Hay-Pauncefote Agreement is,
Ratified by Senate.
ONLY SIX VOTES AGAINST 1T,
Jones Introduces Resolution in Senate
Exsendsns the Thanks Of Congress
to Rear Admiral schIey- knox's
Nomination is Confirmed.

Extending the Thanks Of Congress
to Rear Admiral schIey -knox's1
Nomination Is Confirmed.
Washington, Dec. IT. The senate
yesterday ratiaad the -Panncefote
isthmian canal treaty by the decisive
vote OF 72 to s. The yots was reached
q few minutes betegO o'clock, after
! almost ave hosisS discussion behind
closed doors.
There were no sensational incidents
| during this entire time The debate
was confined exclusively to discus
sion Of the merits Of the agreement
and the policy OF it's provisions.
The principal speech OF the day was
| made by Senator Teller, il opposition
to the treaty, and he was followed In
rapid succession by IL or Is other SEN
ators, who spoke briefly either for or
against the motion to ratify.
Senator Clay was one Of the south
| ern senators who spoke in advocacy
| of the treaty. He c0ntended that the
treaty should be ratified because it Sc
cured the ahrogation Of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty.
/ Senator Mason made a strong plea
for the treaty, expressing his gratii-
cation that American diplomacy had
succeeded in securing a triumph as
was this treaty over the original Hay
Pauncefote agreement.
4 Senator Bsc0n's speech was made
I'm connection with a motion to amend
the treaty, In presenting this amend.
ment he said that he was in favor Of
canal and would vote for the treaty
with the Davis amendment. He op-
Used the treaty because he did not
believe it would give the United States
Il full control of the canal He said
Great Britain rejected the amended
Hay-PaNncefote treaty, but sent us an
other treaty about identical with the
former treaty as amended, except as
regards the Davis amendment. He
cnnsidarea thGt fact the most import
ant feature OF she whole controversy
There was an exceptionally full sen
ate when the time arrived for a vote
but the certainty of ratification had
become so apparent that there was
i 4
proceedings. The vote on the amend
meAts succeeded. each other quickly
All were voted down. The treaty the1
was ratified by vote of " to 6
Those who voted against ratification
{ were: Bacon. Blackburn Culberson
Mallory, Teller and Tillman.
: introduces Schley Resolution.
Il An echo OF the verdict of the cour
: OF inquiry in the case of Rear Admira
5 Schley was heard in the senate yes
i terday, when Jones (Ark.) introduced
resolution extending the thanks o.
{ congress and of the American people
! to Admiral Schley and the officer:
, and men under his command during
: the battle Of July 3, 1898, OFF the har
Dor of Santiago, Cuba. In submitting
( the resolution Jones made no state
r ment and it was referred without com
/ ment to the committee on naval affairs
: A resolution heretofore offered b,
\ Vest (Mo.), instructing the committe,
on Judiciary to inquire into the sub
ject of anarchy and to report to th,
!. senate by bill or otherwise a constitu
tional method by which congress ma,
: legislate for the suppression OF an
archy and for the control of anarch
lists, was adopted.
knox's Nomination Confirmed.
Just before adjournment the senat,
confirmed the nomination of Hon
Philander G. Knox to be attorney gen
eral of the United States The discus
sion turned upon a motion made b,
= Senator Jones (Ark.) to recommit tn,
nomination to the committee on ju
dietary, in the. meantime publishin,
the testimony bearing upon the case
Speeches in favor of this propositio,
were made by Senators Jones an,
: Turner, and in opposition by Senator
? Hoar and Pettus. 1t was contende.
: by the two senator's last named tha
. the only evidence presented agains
confirmation had been filed by mem
: bers of the Antitrust League and wa
: very vague and indefinite The ser
ators favoring the motion dwelt a
: some length upon the charge mad
that the attorney general previous t
entering upon the duties Of that offic
had been attorney for the Unite
!, States Steel corporation and the arm
or plate manufacturers In reply t
, these accusations it was said that
was legitimate for an attorney in pr
! vate life to represent any interest il
:, his official capacity and it was argue
: that his position as counsellor TO
! those interests could not be used Il
= gitimstely against him in connectio
with his nomination to position III
der the present administration
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c. victs Safe in New Prison.