Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-26

! Washington, Dec. 15.-The Senate
today ratified the Hay-Pauncefote 18th.
milan canal treaty by the decisive vote
Of az to 8. The vote was reached a
few minutes before s o'clock, after al.
most Eve hours discussion behina
closed doors. There were no sensa.
tional incidents curing the entire time.
| The debate was confined exclusively
to a discussion of the merits of the
agreement and the policy of It's pro-
visions.
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 Tor or against the motion to
ratify.
When the treaty was laid before the
Senate Teller expressed confidence
that the resolution would be adopted
and while he had no purpose to pre-.
vent that result. he was convinced
that there are very few Senators who
are really satisfied with the treaty.
With Great Britain in her present
mood, he believed. he said. 1t would
have been possible to secure a treaty
| which would give entire satisfaction,
and he sharply criticized the State De-
partment for falling to do so. Ne took
the position that 1t would have been
sufficient to abrogate the Clayton-Bul
wer treaty. and said that England
knew well enough that with that re.
suit accomplished she could very well
trust the United States to maintain
the neutrality of the canal, as this
country could be prepared to do so for
many years
Among the other speakers of the aft.
ernoon were Senators Clay, Fairbanks,
MCCumber, McLaurin (MississippD :.
Culberson, Mallory. Mason. Tillman.
Bacon and Bate. Senator Clay was
one of the Southern speakers who
spoke in advocacy of the treaty. He
contended the treaty should be rati.
fed because 1t secured the abrogation
of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
Senator Mason made strong plea
for the treaty. expressing his gratifi.
cation that American diplomats had
succeeded in obtaining such 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 a
canal and would vote for the treaty
with the Davis amendment. He op.
posed the treaty because he did not
believe 1t would give the United
States full power over the canal. He
said Great britain rejected the amend.
cd 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 impor-
tant feature of the whole controversy.
| There was an exceptionally full
Senate when ..,e time arrived for a
vote, but the certainty of ratification
had become so apparent that there
was comparatively little interest in the
proceedings. The votes on the
amendments succeeded each Other
1quickly.
Senator Culberson offered an amend
ment to insert the Davis fertilization
amendment of the last session. This
was defeated. Is to 62. as follows:
Ayes-Bacon, Bate. Berry. Black
burn. Carmack. Culberson. Dubois
Heitfeld, McLaurin of Mississippi
Mallory. Money. Simmons. Taliaferro
Tillman. Vest-15.
Noes-Aldrich, Allison, Bard. Bev
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