The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-07
IN CENTER OF THE STAGE
TEDDY, SLAYER OF LIONS, DOESN'T
PROPOSE TO GET LOST IN
THE SENATE
MORGAN TWISTS LIONS TAIL
Nicaragua Canal Boomer Takes q
Whtrl at Britain in Discussing
Clayton BuIwer Treaty
News of Washington.

Vice President Roosevelt was the central
figure of the opening proceedings of the
senate. When he arrived at his desk to
call the senate to order wave of APP
plause swept over the thronged galleries.
He evidently was impatient at the dem
onstration and sharply tapping his desk
with the gavel, warned the spectators
that repetition of the applause would
result In an order to clear the galleries.
After brief debate the amendment to
the rules of the senate placing a limit
upon debate, offered yesterday by Sena-
tor Platt Comm, was referred to the
committee on rules The debate develop
ed the fact that no intention rests upon
the part of the opponents of the amend
n:ent to urge it's discussion at the pres
ent extraordinary session.
Mr.. Morgan, who yesterday introduced
resolution declaring the abrogation of
the Clayton-BulWer treaty between the
United States and Great Britain ad-
dressed the senate for nearly two hours
upon his resolution. He declared that
if Great Britain should endeavor to ell
force the terms OF the treaty, the effort
would result in a war in which the great
empire which had controlled for scores
Of years the commerce of the world
would be swept from power and her king
would be left with only sovereignty over
his own island
MORGAN AND JOHNNY BULL.
After the routine of morning bust
ness had been transacted Mr.. Morgan
addressed the senate upon his resolu-
ton.
He said he would exclude from his ar
gument any consideration of the Pana-
ma canal commission. The only prospect
of the construction of the Nicaragua
canal now by the United States rested
upon the protocols which had been en-
tered into between this country and the
governments of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica.
He challenged any senator to point to
a single proposition which Great Britain
had made for such a modification of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty as would admit of
the construction of the Nicaragua canal.
No such action, he said ever had been
taken by Great Britain. During all the
time when Americans were "hugging to
their bosoms' the delusion that Great
Britain eventually would enter upon
friendly arrangement for the construc-
ton of the canal Great Britain had
preserved "a profound and golden 81
lence." He called her silence golden"
because, he asserted, Great Britain
through Liverpool, which the CONNER
cial center Of the world, was being
enriched, and the United States because
of the lack of the Nicaraguan canal was
contributing to the enrichment of Great
Britain
There cannot be anything more
precious today to Great Britain, said
Mr.. Morgan, than to prevent the con-
struction of the Nicaraguan canal. If
Great Britain by her golden silence" can
prevent that, her profits will continue
and the longer she can do that the
greater will be her profits on the Suez
canal. She has remained as silent as the
sphinx which looks out upon the Nile
and upon the desert, and she seems to be
looking out upon a desert of wasted
American opportunities, and sad to say,
American honor Great Britain is still
SILENT
With some feeling, in referring to the
ClaytonBulwer treaty, the Alabama
senator said
NO COMPROMISE.
1--WE will make no compromise with
Great Britain upon that subject. We Will
relation to the treaty. What we shall do
with it (and some of our people are op-
posed even to that is that we shall
declare 1t abrogatcd If the vote on my
resolution could be taken today it would
inform the president of the United States
that he has no two thirds majority in
the senate to adopt any compromise he
may make with Great Britain. If it
is the purpose of Great Britain still to
look for delay she will not get it. If it
be her determination to pick a quarrel
with us about it she will find the United
States can muster at least half the num-
Der Of men who voted for the president in
the last election-fghting men. And she
will find, when that war terminates, that
the steel hand which binds the throne
in London with Australia and India AMI
passes through Canada will have been
rent in twain, and with its severance
down will go the empire.
Ihn will find hot ,in ~,
the Caribbean sea have lapSed She viii
find that she has overtaXed our patience.
She has started with q new king and
upon G rev career that will break Ip the
ereignty of his own island. Does Great
Britain suppose she car escape from the
terrors of the existing situation and the
prospective situation everywhere and
that she can find favorable opportunity
to display her military power against the
United States?"
Without concluding his speech Mr.. Nor
gan yielded the floor, and at 2:45, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Warren CWyo.) the senate
went into executive session, adjourning
at o'clock.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The members OF the cabinet were sworn
In today in the cabinet room at the
VI hite house. The ceremony was entire
ly informal no or being present except
the president, Chief Justice Fuller, who
administered the oath, and Secretary
CortelyolI. The members stood arcunl
the cabinet table and with uplifted hands
repeated after the chief justice the oath
of allegiance. After extending to each
one and to the president mutual con-
CALCULATIONS, Chief Justice Fuller with
drew. For about half an hour after
ward the members of the cabinet remain
ed with the president discussing appoint
ments. The appointment of the war
claim commissioners and the St Louis
exposition commissioners will be made
very shortly. In addition some other i'm
portant appointments are pending.
MEIKLEJOIIN'S SUCCESSOR.
Although official announcement of the
fact is withheld for the present, IN order
to avoid an adverse influence upon MIR
Meiklcjohns contest before the Nebraska
legislature, it is known here that Col,
William Carey Sanger of New York,
has accepted The post of assistant secre.
tary of war, to succeed Mr.. Meiklejohn.
1t is believed the change will take place
toward the end of this month
NEW MINISTER TO AUSTRIA
The president today sent the following
nornina tons to the senate:
Robert S. Mccormick, of Illinois, to be