The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1901-12-21

ysllSr Speaks Against the instrument
j sand Mason Makes ) strong Plea Il
s 4 q Favor amendments Offered BY
/; and Bacon Rejected A. =
t.Ad.nos y senators !. uausaa''y
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Weshingtoa, Dec. The senate
has ratified the Hay-Pauncefote 18TH
milan canal treaty by the decisive vote
sof f,s;7e to 8. The vote was reached
safteq almoA Ave honfss discussion be-
hindi closed o1ora. { There were p SEN
sational 1nci dents during this entire
ttimei The debate was confined ex-
selusiFely to q discussion Of the merits
saes tie agreement and the policy Of itsl
jrsRtsions. The principal sispeech Of
ithe day was made BY, senator Teller
IN opposition to Tho treaty AnA heswas
followed in rapid saccessaoh. by u ofs
j slS ssother senators who spoke httetlyl
either for Or against the motion to
ratify! szss Il ~
when The solution providing sor,
the fatfncakion OF the treaty was laid
before the senate Mr.. Teller Of Colo
fado! expressed confidence that the
resolution would be adopted and said
that while he had no purpose to at-
tempt ;'to prevent that result he was
sconvlnceds that there sare:veFy few SEN
ators who were really satisfied with
The treaty, With Great sBsitadn IN her
preseM mood ae 10, y: woula ,4lS,se aaye
WOULD give entire satisfaction, aud he
criticised the state departnaent for; fail
Ing to do 90. He took the. position that
It would have been suficient 10 abro-
gaHe the ayton-BuFwer treaty, and
said that ENGLAND knew well enough
that with that result accomplished she
could very well trust the United
States to maintain the neutrality Of
the canal. IS thi1 country had been
prepared to .dossQ for many years.
Among the other speakers Of the
day were Senators Clay, Fairbanks,
McCumber. McLaurin Of Mississippi.
CulbArson, Mallory, Mason, Tillman,
Bacon and eBate. Senator Clay was
one Of the Southern senator's who
spoke In advocacy OF the treaty. He
8con6endefi that the treaty should be
ratified because ,it.ssecured the abroxa-
8tion Of the Elayton.Bufwer treaty, Z,
Senator Mason made 8 stronEf Plea
for the treaty expressing his. Rratifies-
tion that American diplomacy had sue
ceeded ii, securing suchta triumph as
was made in this treaty oyer the orig
inal Fay-Pauncefote agreement.
revess u"s Dss's 1>'''s"unens e
Mr. sBacon'sspASch vus madam con.
,nectton with 90 niotion stG alnixnd sfhs
treaty. lin pEesening this amsndmen4,
be said that he Mas anSfsv0r ofa canal,
and would vote for tie treaty With tie
Davis amendment. He; saad he OF
posed the treaty sbecapss he did, not
believe It would Give the United States
{ full control Of the canal. He said stka&
Great; Britain rejected the amended
Hay-Paunceaote treaty. but sent sus
.anothefgt1a6tk Se,oue Mentical WITH tho
former t7eSety xs amended, except as
regards tie Davis amendment. j. He
considered that tact ssthss most impofs
tant feature Of the who,e controversy,
There was an exceptionally full sen.
ate when the time arrived for vote.
but the scertainty ~ .fatincaAion had
become 60, apparent. that there was
comparatively little interest in the
proceeding. TIE votes on the amend.
ments ssucceeded each. other quickly.
senaip Culberenn offered an amend
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