The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-17
While BacOn's Proposed Changes I'm
the Preamble and Three Articles
Secured but Eighteen Votes.
PHILANDER C. KNOX SAFE
ATTORNEY GENERALS NOMINATION
CONFIRMED By THE SENATE.
Effort of the Opposition to Further
Delay Action Defeated, AZ TO =
Brief Open Session of Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The Senate to-
day ratified the HayPauncefote isthmian
canal treaty by the decisive vote of - TO 6.
The vote was reached a few minutes before
5 o'clock, after almost five hours discus
sion behind closed doors. There were no
sensational incidents during this entire
time. The debate was confined exclusively
to a discussion of the merits of the agree
ment and the policy of its provisions. The
principal speech OF the day was made by
Senator Teller, in opposition 10 the treaty,
and he was followed i'm rapid succession by
twelve fifteen other senators. who spoke
briefly, either for or against the motion to
ratify. Among the other speakers of the
day were Senator'S Clay, Fairbanks, Nc
Cumber, McLaurin OF Mississippi Culber-
son, Mallory, Mason, Tillman, Bacon and
Bate. Senator Clay was one of the South
ern senator's who spoke in advocacy OF
the treaty
There was an exceptionally full Senate
when the time. arrived for a vote, but the
certainty of ratification had become so
apparent that there was comparatively
little interest in the proceeding. The votes
on the amendment succeeded each other
quickly. Senator Culberson offered an
amendment TO insert the Davis fortification
amendment of the last session. This was
defeated, 10 TO 62, as follows:
Yeas-Bacon, Bate, Berry. Blackburn,
Carmack, Culberson, Dubois, Hetfeld Me-
Laurin of Mississippi, Mallory. Money.
Simmons, Taliaferro. Tilman, Nest-l5
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Bard, Beveridge,
Burnham, Burrows, Burton. Clapp, Clark
Of Montana, Clark of Wyoming, Clay.
Cockrell, Cullom, Deboe. Dietrich, Dilling-
ham, Dolliver, Fairbanks, Foraker. Fos-
ter of Louisiana, Foster OF Washington.
Frye, Gallinger. Gamble, Gibson, Hale.
Hansbrough, Harris, Hawley Hoar Jones
of Arkansas Kean Kearns Kittridee
Lodge, McComas. McCumber. McEnery,
McLaurin. of South Carolina, Mcmillan,
Martin, Mason, Millard, Mitchell Morgan.
Nelson. Penrose. Perkins. Pettus, Platt OF
Connecticut, Platt of New York, -Pritch-
ard, Proctor. Quarles, Scott, Simon, Spoon
er, Stewart; Turner. Warren. Wellington.
Senator Bacon then offered an amend
ment striking out of the preamble I'm the
reference to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
the words without impairing the general
principle OF naturalization established in
Article VIII of that convention;" also the
following words in Article III, relating to
visions OF the present treaty." also ali OF
Article III, relating TO the naturalization
of the canal; also all of Article ", de-
claring against change of territorial SOW
ereignty. All this was embodied in one
amendment and defeated-1S TO 6O-as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Bacon Bate, Berry, Blackburn.
Carmack. Clark (Mont) Clay. Culbertson'
Dubois Harris, Heitfield. McLaurin CMiss).
Mallory. Money, Simmons, Taliaferro, Tel
ler Tillman-1S
Nays-Aldrich. Allison. Bard Beveridge.
Burnham, Burrows, Burton, Clapp, Clark
(Wyo), Cockrell, Cullen. De Boe Die
trich, Dillingham;, Dolliver. Fairbanks, For
aker. Foster Ga.), Foster (WashD FRYE
Gallinger. Gamble. Gibson. Hale, Hans
brough. Hawley, Hoar. Jones (Ark.). Kean,
Kearns Kittredge, Lodge, McComas. Nc
Cumber, McEnerny, McLaurin Is. CD Nc
MILAN. Martin. Mason, Millard. Mitchell,
Morgan, Nelson. Penrose. Perkins. Pettus
Platt (Conn.), Platt IN. ". Pritchard
Proctor. Quarles, Scott, Simon. Spooner
Stewart, Turner, Vest, Warren. Wellington,
Wetmore-60
The treaty was then ratified by a vote
Of 72 to as follows
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Bard. Bate. Ber-
ry, Beveridge Burnham. Burrows. Burton,
Carmack, Clapp. Clark (Mont) Clark
(Wyo.), Clay Cockrell Cullom, De Boe.
Dietrich, Dillingham;. Dolliver. Dubois.
Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster U.aD Foster
CWash). Frye. Gallinger, Gamble. Gibson.
Hale, Hansbrough Harris. Hawley. Heit-
feldt. Hoar, Jones (Ark.), Keane Kearns
Kittredge. Lodge. McComas. McCumber
McEnery, McLaurin (MssD. McLaurin
IS c., Mcmillan. Martin. Mason. Milliard,
Mitchell, Money. Morgan. Nelson, Penrose.
Perkins. Pettus. Platt Comm. Platt IN
W Pritchard, Proctor. Quarles. Scott. Sim
mons. Simon, SpoOner. Stewart. Taliafer-
ro Turner. Vest, Warren, Wellington.
Wetmcre-z2
Nsys-Bacon, Blackburn. Culberson. Mall
lory. Teller, Tillman-6
Bailey paired with Depew and Elkins:
Rawlins paired with Hanna and Sewell.
Those who did not vote and for whom no
pairs were announced are: Daniel, Jones
(Nev), Patterson and Quay.