The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-16
Wants 1T
ADVOCATED.
Mr.. Morgan Gains His Point by a
Close Vote.
THE SENATE TAKES UP HIS Mo-
TION TO ABROGATE THE CLAY
TON.BULWER TREATY AND THE
MATTER WAS CONSIDERED IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION SOUTHERN
SENATOR'S VOTE WITH MORGAN.

Washington, Teh. 15.-The morning
business of the Senate was soon broken
in upon to-day by the Vice President lay
ing before that body the joint resolution
introduced by Mr.. Morgan to declare the
Clayton Bulwcr treaty abrogated.
When Mr.. Sherman called attention to
the fact that the joint resolution was not
properly Il subject for consideration in
the morning hour the Vice President
promptly sustained the point of order,
intinating that he would recognize Mr.
Morgan TO move that the Joint resolution
be taken up.
Instead of making that motion, how.
ever, MIR. Morgan appealed from the de-
cision of the Vice President and was
about to make his speech in support of
the joint resolution when he was again
brought MP suddenly by another point OF
order on the part Of Mr.. Sherman, that
the appeal WAS not debatable.
Mr.. Morgan. that it was and
made the cutting remark that the Senator
from Ohio had been SO long in the Senate
tina: he had forgotten the rules. Again
the Vice Preside. sustained Mr. Sher-
mans point, causing Mr.. Morgan to init
mate that he was being 'Fvictimizedn by
the chair and by the SENATOR from Ohio.
The allegation was with show of an.
noyance repealed by the Vice. President.
Senators Faulkner, Quay and Chandler
made suggestions intended 10 clear OH
stYictions out of Mr.. Morgan's path; and
finally the latter made the formal motion
that the joint resolution be taken up for
consideration and that motion was car
reid by majority of onc-32 to 81. But
just as Mr.. Morgan was about to enjoy
his triumph and to deliver his speech for
the abrOgntion of the treaty, he was once
Ia 1-.l . ok.
Mr.. IIoar, that the subject was one for
consideration in executive session. Mr.
Morgan suggested that what the Senator
meant was not an executive but IL secret
executive session. Taking the same veiw
of it, the Vice. President ordered the gal
eries to he cleared and doors locked.
This occurred ut 1910 and at 2 O'Clock
three bells were rung indicating that the
executive session proper began.
1t lasted until nearly a O'Clock, when
the doors were reopened and the bank
ruptcy bill was taken-up rs the untinish-
eli business No progress was made with
itsbeyond having the Senatc's substitute
read in full.
The conference report on the legislative
bill was presented and agreed to and
twenty four private pension bills, with n
lot OF other miscellaneous bills, were
passed, and ut 5:15 p. m. the Senate all
iourned.
The Detailed vote on Mr. Morgan'S r;io-
tiCn TO take up his joint resolution toll
lows:
Yens-Allen, Bacon. Bate, Berry,
Black burn, Blanchard, Brown, Call,
Cameron, Chiffon, Gallinger, Gibson,
German, Hansbrough. Mills, Morgan.
Murphy. Pasco, PETER Pettigrew Pritch-
ard, Pugh, Quay, Roach, Smith, Stewart
Iillman,.. Turpe, Vest, VOORHEES,, Wal
thall, White-32.
Nays-Baker, Burrows, Gallery, Can.
non, Carter. Chandler. Cullom, Davis,
Gray. Hawley, Hoar. Irby, Lindsay.
Lodge, Mcmillan, Mantle, Martin Mitch
eli, of Wisconsin; Nelson, Palmer, Per
kins, Platt, Proctor. Sewall, Sherman
Shoup, Thureton, Villas, W'.tmorc, Will
son-31
Among the bills passed was Senate bill
appropriating $10, 900 for the investiga
ton OF the obstruction Of the ma, igable
streams of Georgia, Louisiana and South
Atlantic and Gulf States by the aquatic
plant known as the water hyacinth."
The whole of the time of the secret eX
ecutive session was consumed by Senator
Morgan in an argument favoring the
adoption or his acknowledgements the
Clayton 3ulwer treaty. He read freely
from the message of the President aud
State DepaI tments records, to show that
this treaty had been repeatedly violated
by Great Britain and was held to be null
and void.
Mr.. Morgan contended that inasmuch
as this government had never taken any
official action on this subject the time had
now arrived when the treaty should be
declared to be abrogatcd. It was useless
to the United States and if kept alive
mlShtat an inoDportune time for us he in
Voked by Great Britain. He contended
that so long as this treaty was not set
aside by the Senate, Great Britain would
use it as n club to intimidate the Mari
time Canal Company and prevent the Uni
ted States taking an active part in the
construction of the interoceanic canal
through Nicaragua.
y the expiration of the morning hour
the resolution was refererd to the COM
mittee on foreign relations and the Sen
ate went into executive session proper.
The time was spent in considering the
nomination OF Henry T.. Davis. of the
District of Columbia, to be district attor.
ney. Mr.. Davis had been an active gold
Democrat and was opposed by many of
the Democrats who had been identified
with the late campaign, among them Mr..
German. Finally, after more than an
hour of discussion, the nomination was
referred back to the committee for the
purpose OF Investigating charge that
Mr. Davis had been instrumental in Sc
curing the Iemov al .of some silver men
recently discharged from the Treasury
Department.
The arbitration treaty was not brought
up by Mr. Sherman.
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