The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-17
THE TREATY
SENATE PUTS CANAL AGREEMENT
THROUGH.
MR.BACON VOTED IN NEGATIVE
WANTED OUR CONTROL OF CANAL
ASSURED.

DOOrs-SenatOr Te1Ier's Strong
Speech in OppOsition-Great Brit
ain in Her Present Mood Would
Have Granted All We Asked, He
said-SenatOr Clay Advocated the
Treaty-Amendment offered by
MIR. Bacon Defeated.
Washington, Dec. 16.-The Senate to-
day ratified the y-Pauncefote canal
treaty by the decisive vote of 72 to 6.
The vote was reached few minutes
before o'clock, after almost five
hours discussion behind closed doors.
There were no sensational incidents
during this entire time. The debate
was confined exclusively TO a discus
sion of the merits of the agreement
anu the policy of it's provisions. The
principal speech of the day was made
by Senator Teller, in opposition to the
treaty, and he was followed in rapid
succession by twelve or fifteen other
senators. who spoke briefly either for
or against the motion to ratify.
The vote on the ratification of the
treaty was as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bard, Bate,
Berry, Beveridge, Burnham,. Burrows,
Burton. Carmack, Clapp, Clark of
Montana, Clark of Wyoming, Clay,
Cockrell, Cullom, Deboe, Dietrich. Dill
lingham. Dolliver, Dubois, Fairbanks,
Foraker. Foster of Louisiana, Foster
of Washington, Frye, Gallinger, Gam
BILE, Gibson, Hale, Hansbrough. Har-
ris. Hawley, Heitfeld, Hoar, Jones of
Arkansas, Kean, Kearns, Kittredge
Lodge, McComas, McCumber. MeEn-
cry. McLaurin of Mississippi McLau-
rim of South Carolina, Mcmillan, Mar
tin, Mason, Millard, Mitchell, Money,
Morgan, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins.
Pettus, Platt of Connecticut, Platt of
New York, Pritchard, Proctor, Quarles,
Scott, Simmons, Simon, Spooner, Stew
art, Taliaferro, Turner. Vest, Warren,
Wellington, Wetmore-T2.
Nays-Bacon. Blackburn, Culberson,
Mallory. Teller, Tillman--6
Bailey paired with Depew and FL
kfns; Rawiins paired with Hanna and
SewelI.
Those who did not vote and for
whom no pairs were announced are:
Daniel, Jones of Nevada, Patterson
and Quay.
Could Have Done Better.
Senator Teller, in his speech. express
ed confidence that the resolution would
be adopted, and said that while he
had no purpose to attempt to prevent
that result, he was convinced that
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really satisfied with the treaty With
Great Britain, in her present mood, he
believed, he said. that it would have
been possible to secure a trdeaty which
would give entire satisfaction, and he
sharply criticized the State Department
for failing to do so. He took the po-
sition that it would have been sufficient
to abrogate the Clayton Bulwer treaty,
and said that England knew we'll
enough that with the result accom-
plished, she could very well trust the
United States to maintain the neutral
ity of the canal, as this country had
been prepared to do so for many years.
Among the other speakers of the day
were Senators Clay. Fairbanks. Nc,
Cumber, McLaurin of Mississippi, Gull
berson, Mallory. Mason, Tillman, Ba-
con and Bate.
Senator Clay was one of the South
ern senators who spoke in advocacy
of the treaty. He contended that the
treaty should be ratified because it
secured the abrogation of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty.
Senator Mason made a strong plea
for the treaty, expressing his gratlfi-
cation that American diplomacy had
succeeded in securing such a triumph
as was this treaty over the original
HaW. .pauOnAfofa q
senator BacOn's Amendment.
Senator Bacon's speech was made
in connection with motion to amend
the treaty. In presenting this amend
ment he said he was in favor Of a ca
nal and would vote for the treaty with
the Davis amendment. He said he
opposed the treaty because he did not
believe il would give the United States
full control of the canal. He said
Great Britain rejected the amended
Hay Pauncefote treaty, but sent us
another treaty almost identical with
the former treaty as amended except
as regards the Davis amendment. He
considered that II was the most i'm
portant feature of the whole contro-
versy.
There was an exceptionally full SEN
ate when the time arrived for a vote
become so apparent that there was
comparatively little interest in the pro-
ceedings. The votes on the amend
ments succeeded each other quickly,
Before the vote on the treaty was
taken two amendments were offered
and voted down. One was by Senator
Culberson, and was to insert the Da-
Wis fortihcation amendment of the last
session. This was defeated, Is to 62. the
affirmative votes being cast by SenaS
tors Bacon. Bate. Berry. Blackburn,
Carmack. Cuberson. Dubois. Heitfeld,
McLaurin OF Mississippi. Mallory. Mon
ey, Taliaferro Tillman and Vest.
Senator Bacon then offered an
striking out Of the pream-
BILE in. the reference TO the Clayton
Bulwer treaty the words without Inn
pairing the general principle OF neu-
tralizatio established In Article OF
that convention" also the following
words In Article 2. relating to the pur-
chase OF stock. subject to the provil
slons Of the present treaty" also all Of
Article 3. relating to the naturalization
OF the canal; also all of Article 4. de-
claring against change OF territorial
sovereignty All this was embodied IN
one amendment. and defeated. IS TO 60.
The affirms tive votes were cast by Ba.
con. Bate, Berry Blackburn. Carmack,
Clark Of Montana, Clay. Culberson.
Dubois. Harris Heltfeld, McLaurin Of
Mallory Money. Simmons,
Taliaferro. Teller and Tillman.
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