Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-13
On the New Hay PauncefOte
Treaty.
DEBATED FOR FOUR HOURS.
Then an Agreement Was Reached
Lodge VIII move an Executive ses-
sion anu Matter Comes Up.

Washington Dec. 12.--The Senate
agreed today to take vote before I'D
journment on Monday on the new
-pauncefote treaty for the abro-
CATION Of the Clayton Bulwer treaty
and opening the way for the construc-
ton Of a canal across the isthmus Of
Panama by the United States. This
agreement was reached after four
hours of debate, sufficiently interest.
ing to secure the constant attention
Of most OF the senator's.
Senator spooner. who was one of tho
principal speakers Of the day, had Just
concluded when Senator Lodge made
an EFFORT to secure a vote IL devel.
oped that there were other senators
VINO desired TO be heard the result be
ing that the date for the vote was
postponed until Monday
The agreement provides for an ad
Journment of the Senate from today
until Monday and for a meeting at
III o'clock on that day. one hour In adj
vance OF the usual time. The under
standing Is that as soon as practicable
AFTER The Senate convenes Senator
Lodge snail move an executive session
ana that the treaty shall have the en-
tire attention OF the Senate until a
iinal vote Is reached before the adj
journment for that day.
The principal speakers today, besides
Senator Spooner, We're Senator Money
and Senator Foraker Mr., Money
While finding much In the treaty to
orlticlse said that as he found that the
fortunes OF the proposed canal across
the isthmus inextrlcably entwined with
the treaty, he could not see his way
clear to do anything that would pre-
vent or even delay ratification.
Senator Foraker maintained that the
provisions Of the new treaty met ev-
cry objection made to the original
Hay Pauncefote treaty and cover
every essential thing that was included
In the amendments made by the Sen
ate to that document. He regarded
II as Of the utmost Importance that
the Clayton Bulwer treaty should be
wiped out. This result was effected by
the convention under consideration,
He asserted that all rights Of the
United states were amply projected
under this treaty, and our absolute
and complete control OF the canal
could not be questioned by Great Brit
an or any other power,
Mr.. Forakers speech dealt largely
with the legal construction and the
general effect Of the treaty He said
that after a careful study Of its pro-
visions he was firmly convinced that
II could be honestly supported by eV-
cry patriotic citizen, He was fire.
quently interrupted by Senator Bacon.
Senator Spooner, who followed, also
was frequently interrupted by sena-
tors on the Democratic side, He con-
tended that the United States would
have right to control the canal after
its own manner during any war to
which the country might be a party.
Senator Mason interjeCted that
treaty agreement never binds ma
ton to the extinction Of its military
rights and duties. Senator spooner
assented TO this and said that no mat
ter what might be the provisions OF
the treaty the nation could not be ac-
cused Of dlshonor or immortality II its
terms were broken In defense II It's
own existence.
At 4.4O y. m. the Senate adjourned
until Monday at IL o'clock.