The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-15
SESSION OF THr SENATE
Louisisna's New Senator introduced
by Bis Colleague.

I
by Eis Colleague.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l4.-In the Senate
to-day Donelson Cafafery. appointed by
the governor OF Louisiana to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of the late Senator
Gibson. was introduced by his colleague,
Mr. White, and took the oath OF Office.
Mr. Wolcott. rep. OF Colo-ado offered
resolution instructiag the committee on
foreign relations TO inquire what sums have
been expended in and about the construc-
ton OF the Nicaragua canal since the last
account was rendered
The resolution, at the suggestion Of Mr..
Morgan, was laid over until Monday.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Morgan, DEM, of Alabama, iustructinR
the committee on commerce 10 inquire and
report the advantages, If any, that would
accrue 90 the productions, industries, coast
Wise and foreign commerce. immigration
and other interests OF the United States by
means Of the additional facilities Of trans
portation, and the reduction of the cost
thereof, that would DO afforded by Mica
ragua ship canal, was taken up, and Mr..
Morgan addressed the Senate upon it.
MoRGAN's ARGUMENT.
In the course of his argument Mr. Morgan
said that logically the government Of Great
Britain had just as rnuca right as the gov
CT VI VIC OulCcu OLdbtS ud1 10 GudTI6F
q canal compsny aud TO take control Of it,
which IL was proposed that the United
States should take. Nobody could deny
that. Ana If Costa Rica and NicaI augua
were to tender such al overture to
Great Britain, or if the owners of the con-
cession were to take IL to the parliament Of
Great Britain and make the offer which
they made to congress, and il Great Brit
ain should accept the offer, the United
States would have but one psltry plea (be
would not call it paltry), one emasculated
plea, and that was the worn and torn and
fragmentary Monroe doctrine. which the
Senate Of the United States had succeeded
in kicking literally into doll rags.
Mr.. Sherman asked Mr.. Morgan to notice
the objection made in some quarters that
the owners OF the Sl2, 00O, 900 of stock of the
company would have an undue influence in
the management Of the corporation.
Mr.. Morgan replied that in the pending
bill the power Of the government was re-
served in control of the operations of the
company. The government was to own $780,.
100000 of the 500 000, 900 of stock, and
direction OF the company was concerned.
Speaking Of the provision Of the
bill tor ten government directors
out of fifteen, Mr.. Morgan said that IL the
French governments had had its own direc-
tors in the Panama Canal Company the rob
berries which have taken place, and which
had disgraced and nearly destroyed the
French republic, would not have been per-
petratef, and that the mire OF fraud aud
corruption and villsiny which was now
shocking the sensibllities of that great and
noble people would have been avoided.
THE ANTI-oPTIoNs BILL.
Mr.. Morgan spoke until 2:15 o'clock,
when the anti-option bill came up as the
special order but in antagonism to it. Mr..
Woloott moved to proceed to the cOnsldera-
zion OF the first bill on the calendar. On
that motion Mr.. Washhurn demanded the
yeas and nays, and the result was, yeas .,
nays 3l-not quorum voting
The new senator from Louisiana, M.
Gallery. gave his first vote on the motion
and in the affirmative.
Mr.. Wolcott then moved that the Senate
adjourn, aud that motion was defeated
yeas z, nays 81, Mr. Gallery again voting
yea. As this vote also showed the absence
OF quorum, the roll was called. and forty
six senators, two more than quorum, re-
spOnded. Mr. Sherman asked unanimous
consent to have the vote on the anti~option
bill taken " ednesday.
Mr. Wolcott-I object.
Mr.. Saerman-Then hope that the sena-
tor having the bill in charge and having a
majority Of tho Senate in favor Of the bill
will try 70 close the matter Wednesday. be-
cause it is interfering with very important
public business.
Mr.. Wsshburn-Then 1 give notice that
next Wednesday l will ask the Senate to
remain in session until we reach vote on
this BILL
Mr.. Hosr called attention TO the variety
and unnecessary verbiage Of the forms Of
the certificate of election of senators and
suggested a uniform one, simply stating
that A, B. had been on tain day dulV
elected by the legislature Of the state to the
Senate of the United States for the term OF
| six years, commencing on the 4th of March,
1898.
AT ESQ O'Clock the Senate went into
executive session and soon efterward ad-
iourued till Monday.