Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-19

Washington. Dec. 17.-The senate
yesterday ratified the Hay-Pauncefote
isthmian canal treaty by the decisive
vote of u to 6. The vote was reached
o few minutes before 5 o'clock, after
almost five hours of discussion behind
closed doors. There were no senSa-
tioDal incidents. The debate was con
fined exclusively to a discussion Of the
merits Of the agreement and the policy
of it's provisions. The princiIa
eepech Of the day was by MI Teller
in opposition to the treaty, and he was
followed by twelve or fifteen othar
senators, who spoke briefly either for
or against the motion to ratity.
Among the speakers were Senators
Clay, Fairbanks, McCumber, NJ.
Iaurin OF Mississippi, CulbersOn, Nal
Iory Mason, TiIlman, Bacon and Bat".
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 gratiti-
cation that American diplomacy hal
succeeded in securing such triumph
over the original Hay-Pauncefoto
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
il, 20 rrnpn4njnDg
The votes on the amendments 8uccee'
ed each other quickly. Senator Cul-
bcrg0n offered an amendment to in
Rcrt the Davis fertilization amendment
of last session, which was defeated
- to 81. as follows:
Yeas-Senators Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn, Carmack, CulbersOn, Du-
bois, Heitfeld, McLaurin (Miss), Nal
Tory, Money, Simons, Taliaferro, Till
man, Vest-tOtal 15
Nays Senators Aldrich, Allison.
Bard, Beveridge, Burnham, Burrows,
Burton, Clapp, Clark (Mont), Cla K
CWyoD, Clay, CockrelI, CullOm, DebOe,
Dietrich, Dillingham; DolliVer, Fair
banks, Foraker, Foster (La), FOsL ar
(Wash) Frye, GalIinger, Gamble, Glib
son, Hale, Hansbrough, Harris, Haw-
lev, Hoar, Jones (Ark), Kean, Kearns,
Kittredge, Lodge, McComas, McCum-
Der, McEnery, McLaurin IS. c., Nc
MILAN, Martin, Mason, Willard, Mitch
ell. Morgan, Nelson, PenrOse, Perkins,
Pcttus, Plat Comm, Platt On. ",
Pritchard, Proctor, Quarles, Scott
Simon, SpOoner, Stewart, Turner, War
rem, Wellington, Wetmore-tOtal 81.
Senator Bacon offered an amend
ment striking out of the premable IN
reference to the Clayton BulWer treaty
the words without impairing the gen
eral principle of naturalization estaD-
Iished in article VIII of that cOnven-
ton. also the following words in artI
Gle III, relating to the purchase #
stock: Subject to the provisions IL
the present treaty." also all of article
III, relating to naturalization of the
canal; also of article ", declaring
against a change of territorial SOY
erCignty. All this was embodied n
one amendment and defeated, IS to so
as follows:
Yeas-Senators Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn. C-armack, Clark, (Mont) {;
Clay. Culberson, Dubois, Harris, Heit-
feldt, McLaurin (MissD, Mallory
Money, Simons, Taliaferro, Teller
Tillman-total IS.
Nays Senators Aldrich, Allison,
Bard Beveridge, Burnham, Burrows
Burton, Clapp, Clark (Wyo), CockrelT,
Cullom, DebOe, Dietrich, Dillingham;
Deliver, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster
UaD, Foster (WashD, Frye. Gallinger
Gamble, Gibson, Hale, Hansbrough,
Hawley. Hoar, Jones (Ark), Kean,
Kcarns. Kituedge, Lodge, McComas.
McCumber, McEnerY McLaurin,
Is. CO, Mcmillan. Martin, Mason. Mil
lard. Mitchell, Morgan, Nelson Pen
rose, Perkins, Pettus, Plat Conn
Plat IN. ". Pritchard, Proctor.
Quarles, Scott. Simon, SpoOner. Stew
art, Turner. Vest, Warren, Wellington.
Wetm0re-total 60.
The treaty was then ratified by
vote of - to 6, the nays being Sena-
tors Bacon, Blackburn, CulbersOn. Nal
Tory, Teller and Tillman. Senate
Bailey was paired with Senator Depew
and Senators Elkins and Rawlins with
Senators Hanna and Seweu. Those
who did not vote and for whom no
pairs were announced were Senators
Daniel, Jones (Nev0, Patterson and
Quay.