Show HAYPAUNCEFOTE TREATY I I SENATE WILL VOTE ON AMENDMENT AMEND-MENT TO IT THURSDAY I Senator Teller Opposes the Trt II and Gives Reasons for His Opposition Opposi-tion Also Proposes Amendment I I r l Washington DC Dec 7The developments de-velopments in the Senate in executive session today In connection with the HayPauncefolc treaty were An agreement on the part of the Senate to vole on the amendment offered by the Committee on Foreign Relations providing for the policing of the canal on next Thursday at 3 oclock An amendment offered by Senator Teller striking out the treaty prohibition pro-hibition against the fortification of the Nicaragua canal when constructed Tho conclusion of Senator Morgans speech A speech by Senator Teller In opposlllon to the treaty An agreement for a vote on the com i mllloe amendment was secured soon after the executive session began I was reached by unanimous consent at a request made by Senator Lodge Senator Lodge did not ask to have a date fixed for a vole on the treaty Itself self believing that the fate of the measure will be delermlncd by the result of the vote on the amendment Senator Teller spoke for about two hours giving notice of his amendment at the beginning of his address The amendment suggested relates to section 7 of article U of the treaty As that section now stands it reads as follows No fortifications shall ho erected com mantling the canal or waters adjacent Tho United Slates however shall bo at Pnled t maintain such military pollco along tho canal as may bo necessary to protect IL against lawlessness and disorder disor-der derThe Colorado Senators amendment piovldes for the striking out of the I Hist sentence of this Provision > and for verbal changes in the remaining por HAn making It read as follows ton Tho United Suites nhill b at liberty to maintain such military force along the canal < L may he uccuSbury to protect it uiiiiist lawlessness and dlbotder Mr Teller contended that If the Unllfd Slates deshed lo build the canal It should proceed to do HO without try hug lo secure the consent of Great Britain lie said that the opinion of Secretary Hay that the abir > galion of the ClaytonIinler treaty was necessary neces-sary as a preceding performance after all waR only the opinion of one man Then he quoted from public documents In which former Secretaries of Stale had differed In their opinions In this respect He also showed that in some instances there had been breaches of the ClaylonBulwer treaty He quoted Secretary Evarts as saying that the guarantee of neutrality IM one thing while the question Is 1 unsettled and whla quite another when the canal shall be opened to the Interests ambition and cupidity of the commercial nations and is occupied by populations of foreign allegiance and discordant fortI 1 alegiance habits Secretary Blalne was also quoted on the mime point Replying lo Senator Morgan Senator Toiler expressed the opinion that Great Brilalu would never permit her resentment of independent action by the United States lo lend her to begin h08UIUel because her materIal interest inter-est in maintaining peace with this country Is too great but he argued that to ask English assent to the construction con-struction o the canal was to admit that that country had r right to express ex-press dissent That position he said never would be accepted by the people of this country |