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into executive session the order for
the presentation of amendments, with
fifteen-minute speeches on them, went
into effect. There was quite a large
attendance of senators. both political
parties having summoned their adher-
ents in the Senate to be present with
the view of making the best possible
showing in case of division on party
lines. Consequently, the roll calls of
the day were wei! responded to and
the vote cast was larger than had been
expected.
First Vote Is Taken.
The first vote was taken about forty
minutes after the doors were closed
and it came upon an amendment sug-
gested by Senator Pettus, providing
that the treaty should not go into eff
feet until it should be approved by
Congress. This amendment was voted
down, 60 to 8, all of the Republicans
and some of the Democrats enrolling
themselves against it. The amend
ment was in the language of the
amendment of similar purport which
has been recommended by the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations to be made
W tiS Subdu treaty.
Following the announcement of that
ballot Senator Morgan offered a num-
Der of the amendments, of which he
had given previous notice, but they
were passed upon adversely and with
out roll-calls. One of these amend
mentS was 81 declaration to the effect
that nothing contained in the treaty
should be construed as invalidating
the Spooner act. Another provided for
the submission of the treaty to the
French government as a party inter-
ested in the treaty.
The second roll-call of the day was
upon an amendment offered by Sena-
tor Morgan, providing for the acquisi-
ton of the canal zone in perpetuity,
ana not by lease, to be renewed at
80 years as provided in the treaty
1t was voted down.
Canal VIII Cost $500, OOO, 900.
The Senate then took up Senator
Bacon's amendment for the absolute
control by the United States and Mr.
Bacon addressed the Senate in sup
port of it.
Mr. Bacon was followed by other
Democratic senators, all favoring the
Bacon amendment. They were Messrs
Teller, Clay, Mallory, Morgan, Black
burn and Carmack. For the Republ-
cans Senators Plat of Connecticut, AL
lison, Collum, Spooner and Lodge OPP
posed the amendment The Demo-
Gratis expressed the opinion that be-
fore its completion the canal would
cost not less than $500, 900, 900, and de-
clared that so vast a sum should not
be spent by this country without pro-
Viding for the absolute and uncondi-
tional right to police, control and de-
fend the canal.
The Republican senators warmly de-
Tended the treaty as it stands, con-
tending that it affords ample protec-
ton to American interests. In case of
emergency they said the United States
could go to the defense of the canal
without waiting for a call from Cololn-
bia.
The Bacon amendment, when put to
vote, was lost, 46 to "a. by a strict
party vote. Senator Teller thereupon
offered an amendment, retaining the
language of Article % as it stands, ex-
cept the words with the consent of
Colombia in the provision permitting
the intervention of the United States
in case Colombia should prove unequal
to the task of defending the canal but
1t likewise was voted down, As to "a.
The Senate then adjuorned until to-
morrow at IL O'Clock, with the under
standing that the other Democratic
caucus amendment, that to Article 4,
should he diSnNSad nf Grcf