The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-17
CANAL TREATY
WAS RATIFIED
The Vote Reached After Five Hours
Debate Behind Closed Doors With
out Sensational Incidents.
(By Associated Press.) }

WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. l6-The
Senate to-day ratified the Hay-Paunce-
loLc Canal treaty by the decisive Vote OF
- to e.
The vote was reached few minutes
before 5 clock, after almost five hours
discussion behind closed doors. There
were II, sc lsarlonal incidents during this
elItire tine. The vote on the ratification
OF the treaty WAS as follows:
Yeas-.A..1i .ch, Allison, Bard, Bate, Ber-
ry, 1,cveridSc, Bulnhaui Burrows, Bur
.oD. C;uIliack Llai,it. Clark. Monlan<i ;
Clark tNTSomlngl, Clay, Cockrell. Cui-
lon. Dpaoe, Dietrich, Dillingham;. Dol.
liver, lluDois, Fairbanks. Foraker. Eos
ter (;-ouisiuna), Foster CWashinGtonJ, I,
Frye, Ga;linger, Gamble, Gibson, Hale,
Hansbrouell, Harris, Eawloy, Heitte!d,
iIoar Jones (Arkansasl. kcan. KearnS,
Iiittre6ge. Lodge McCc1nas, McCunh@r.
McEnery, NcLau~in (MississippD, Nc
Laurin (South Carolina). Mcmillan, Mar
tin, Mason, Millard. Mitchell Money. Nor
gan, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Pettus,
Platt (ConnecticuO, Platt (N=w York; /,
Pritchard, Proctor, Quaries. Scott, Sim
mons, Simon, Spooncr, Stewart. Talia-
fc1ro. Turner, Vest, Warren, Wellington,
Wetmore--12.
Nays-Bacon. Blackburn, Culberson,
Mallory, Teller. Tillman-6.
Bsi ev paired with .tDew aid Elkils and
Ia WILLIS pdlISu WILL I1r-iii' fhiiN N-'-" ~.
Those who did not vote and for whom
no pairs were announced are:
rariel JcneS (Nevada), Patterson and
Qusv.
Senator Teller in MS speech. espre:sso c
confidence that the resolution would be
adopted. and said that while he had ~
purpose to attempt TO preGcnt that re-
suit he was convinced that there are
very few Senators who are really salts
A., l.
ain in her present mood. he believed
he said, that it would have beer
possible 20 make 2 treaty which
would give entire satisfaction, and
he sharply criticised the State De
partment for failing to do 50.
He took The position That it would have
been sufficient to abroGate the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, and said that Ehsiah'
knew we'll enough that with that resul'
accomplished she could very we'll trust
the United States to maintain the neu-
trality of the canal, as this country mao
been preDared to do SO for many years.
Among other speakers of the day were
Senators Clay, Fairbanks. McCumber
McLaurin, of Mississippi; Culberson,
Mallory, Mason, Tilman. Sacon and
Bate.
Senator Clay was one of the Southern
Senators who spoke in advocacy OF tii>
treaty. He contented that the treaty
Should be ratified because it secured ths
abrogation of the Clayton-BulWer treaty
Senator Bacon's speech vas mace ~
connection with motion to amend ~
treaty. In presenting this amendmsn'
he said that he was in favor OIL a cSin.'i
and would vote Tor the treaty
with the Davis amendment hs sait
he opposet. the treaty. because -
did not believe it would give tns
United, States full control OF the can@l
He said that Great Britain re1ec'el t:e
amenaed Hay-Pauncefote treats- po
sent us another treaty almost lo'nllcd
with the former treaty as ahehae'i. -
cent as regards the DAVIS ata"'.dsi'esi' .il
No considered that fact the Host i'ii
,,ortsnt feature of the whole controversy
1,efore tile vote on the treaty was 'ahei
two amendments were offered and V3teo
snr.,, One by Senator Culberson was &c
;rsart The Davis fortiticaton amenomeh'
81 The last session. which was defeated
!, IA 60. The other was TO str'ta o,''
the preamble i'll reference to the LAY
-I,J,yer treaty the words wlthout
;,,,nairine The general pcincirie Of neutraii
aaiio, established in article OF ina
oan,.e,,t;on": also the following words II
a-,;cla . relating Is the purchase or STOCK
..s,,hiect to the provisions OF the presen
+,esty,,. also al, Of article s. relating tt
N. naturalization OF the canal: also al
of article 4, declaring against chanse o.
territorial sovereignty.