Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-17
TREATY IS RATIFIED
Vote on Hay-Pauncefote Con-
 vention Stood 72 to 6.
SENATE'SACTIOE WITHOUTSENSATION

All Efforts to Amend FaiIed-Five
 Hours of Speechmaktng Preceded
 yote-Nomination of Knox as
 Attorney General Confirmed.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The sen ate yesterday afternoon ratified the Hay-Pauncefote isthmian canal treaty by the decisive vote of 72 to 6. The vote was reached few minutes before 5 o'clock, after almost five hours dis cussion behind closed doors. There this entire time. The debate was con fined exclusively to discussion of the merits of the agreement and the policy of its 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 mo- ton to ratify
 Among the other speakers of the day were Senators Clay, Fairbanks, Mo- Cumber, McLaurin of Mississippi, Gull person, Mallory, Mason, Tillman, Ba-
 
 of the southern senators who spoke in advocacy of the treaty. He contended that the treaty should be ratified be- cause it secured the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulw treaty.
 Senator Mason made strong plea Tor the treaty, expressing his gratifica- ton that American diplomacy had suc- ceeded in securing such a triumph as was this treaty over the original Hay Pauncefote agreement.
 Senator Bacon's speech was made in connection with a motion to amend the treaty. In presenting this amendment he said that he was in favor of canal and would vote for the treaty with the Davis amendment. He said he opposed the treaty because he did not believe it would give the United States full con- trol of the canal He said that. Great Britain rejected the amended Hay Pauncefote treaty, but sent us another treaty about identical with the former treaty as amended except as regards the Davis amendment He considered that fact the most important feature of the whole controversy.
 There was an exceptionally full sen- ate when the time arrived for vote, but the certainty of ratification had be- come so apparent that there was com- paratively little interest in the proceed ing. The votes on the amendments suc- ceeded each other quickly.
 Senator Culberson offered an amend ment to insert the Davis fortification amendment of the last session. This was defeated-15 to 62.
 Senator Bacon then offered an amendment striking out of the pream- ble in the reference to the Clayton Bulwer treaty the words without inn pairing the general principle of neu- tralization established in article of that convention;" also the following words in article relating to the pur- chase of stock, subject to the provi- siOns 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 of this was embodied in one amendment and defeated-1S to 60.
 The treaty was then ratified by vote ON 72 to 6.
 The nays were Bacon, Blackburn, Culberson, Mallory, Teller and Tillman.
 Just before adjournment the senate confirmed the nomination of Hon. Phi lander c. KDnx to be attorney general of the United States.