The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-17

Teller Makes Principal Speech in Opposition to its Adoption
Vote Was Decisive, Standing II For and
Against Confirmation.

TASHINGTON, Dec 16.-The sen
w ate today ratified the Hay
- Pauncefote isthmian n al
treaty by the decisive vote Of q to 6.
The vote was reached a few minutes
before ; o'clock, after almost an hours
discussion behind closed doors There
were no sensational incidents during
the entire time. The debate was con-
fined exclusively TO q 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 motion to
ratify.
Mr.. Teller expressed confidence that
the resolution would be adopted, and
while he had no purpose to attempt
to prevent that result, ne was con-
WINGED that there are very few sena-
tors who are really satisfied with the
treaty. With Great Britain in her
present mood, ne believed. he said,
il would have been possible to secure
isfactiOn, and he sharply criticised the
state department for failing to do so.
He took the position that it would have
been sufficient to abTogate the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, and said that England
knew well enough that with that result
accomplished she could very well trust
the United States to maintain the neu-
trality of the canal, as the country
could be prepared to do so for many
years.
Other Senators Spoke
Among the other speakers of the day
were Senators Clay, Fairbanks, Nc
CUmber. McLaurin (Miss), CuIberson,
Mallory, Mason, Tiliman, Bacon and
Bate Senator Clay was one Of the
southern senators who spoke in ad-
vocacy of the treaty. He cOntended
that the treaty should be ratified be
cause it secured the abrOgatiOn of the
I Clayton Bulwer treaty.
Senator Mason made a strong plea
for the treaty. expressing his graft
/ fcation that American diplomacy had
/ succeeded 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 amend
ment, he said that he was in favor of
canal and would vote for the treaty
/ with the Davis amendment. He OPP
/ posed the treaty because he did not
/ believe it would give the United States
/ fun control of the canal He said that
Great Britain rejected the amended
{ Hay Pauncefote treaty, but sent us
another treaty about Identical with
Z IL .Tr.-T -
/ as regards the Davis amendment. He
( considered that fact the most import
4 ant feature of the whole controversy
Very Good Attendance.
There was an exceptionally fun SEN
ate when the time arrived for a vote
/ but the certainty of ratification had
4 become so apparent that there was
/ comparatively little interest in the pro-
ceedings. The votes on the amend
ments succeeded each other quickly.
Senator Cuiberson offered an amend
ment TO insert she Davis fertilization
OF the last session, This was defeated
Is to 81, as follows;
Yeas-Bacon. Bate, Berry, Black
burn. Carmack. Culberson, Dubois
Heitfeld. McLaUrin GHss). Mallory
Money. simmons. Talisferro, Tillman
Vests.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison. Bard, Bever-
idge. Burnham. Burrows, Burton
( CIapp. Clark (AIont). Clark CWyO)
cay. Cockrell. Cullom, Deboe Dietrich
Dillingham;. Dolliver. Fairbanks Fo.
aker. Foster (La), Foster (Wash.)
Frye. Galinger. Gamble. Gibson. Hale
Hansbrough Harris. HaWley H0sr
Jones (Ark). Kean. Kearns. Kittredge
/ Lodge, McC0mas. McCumber, McEner
ny. McLaurin Is Co. Mcmillan, Mar
tin. Mason. Millard Mitchell, Morgan
Nelson, Penrose, Perkins. Pettus, Plat