Show DTE FOR VOlE HXED Senate to Pass Upon Canal Treaty on Monday LONG DEBATE ON DOCUMENT As Soon ns Practicable After Senate e Convenes on Monday Senator Lodge Will Move an Executive Session and the HayPauncefoto Convention Conven-tion Will Then Have Entirs Attention Atten-tion Until a Final Vote Is Reached Before the Adjournment fpr That Day v Washington Dec 12The Senate agreed today to take a vote before adjournment ad-journment on Monday on the new rtayPauncefotc treaty for the abrogation abro-gation of the ClaytonBulwcr treaty and opening the way for the construction construc-tion of a canal across the Isthmus of Panama by h the United States This agreement was reached after four hours of debate sufllciently Interesting Interest-ing to secure the constant attention pf most of the Senators Senator Spooner who was one of tIm principal speakers of the day had Just concluded when Senator Lodge made an effort to secure n vote It developed devel-oped that there were other Senators who desired to be heard the result being be-ing that the date for the vole was postponed until Monday The agreement provides for an adjournment ad-journment of the Senate from today until Monday and for a meeting at 11 oclock on that day one hour in advance ad-vance of the usual time The understanding under-standing is that as soon as practicable after the Senate convenes Senator Lodge shall move executive session and that the treaty shall have the entire en-tire attention of the Senate until a final vote Is reached before the adjournment ad-journment for that day The principal speakers today besides Senator Spooner were Senator Money and Senator Foraker Mr Money while llndlng much In the treaty to criticise said that as he found hat the fortunes of the proposed canal across the isthmus inextricably entwined with the treaty he could not see his way clear to do anything that would prevent pre-vent or even delay ratification Senator Foraker maintained that the provisions of the new treaty met every ev-ery objection made to the orlglna HayPauncefote treaty and cover every essential thing that Vvaslncluded In the amendments made by the Senate Sen-ate to that document He regarded It as oC the utmostimportance that the ClaylonBulwcr treaty should wiped out This result was effected by the convention under m consideration He asserted that all rights of the United States were amply protected under this treaty and ourabsolute anfd complete control of the canal could not be questioned by Great Britain Brit-ain or any other power Mr Forakers speech dealt largelj with the legal construction and the general effect of the treaty He said that after a careful study of Its provisions pro-visions he was firmly convinced that It cOuld be honestly supported by every ev-ery patriotic citizen He was frequently fre-quently Interrupted by Senator Bacon SPQONER INTERRUPTED Senator Spooner who followed also was frequently Interrupted by Senators Sena-tors on the Democratic side He contended con-tended that the United States would have a right to control the canal after Its own manner during any war to which the country might be n party Senator Mason Interjected that treaty agreement never binds a nation na-tion to the extinction of its military rights and duties Senator Spooner assented to this and said that no matter mat-ter what might be the provisions of the treaty the nation could not bo accused ac-cused of dishonor or immorality if its terms were broken in defense of its own existence At 110 p m the Senate adjourned until Monday at oclock |