Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-23
Senator Morgan's Patriotic Argument
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senate this afternoon in connection with
"A discussion of it's parliamentary status
before that body. and a great victory was
secured by Senator Morgan in having the
bill declared the unfinished business before
the Senate. Immediately after this ruling
nv the chair on motion of Senator Perkins
the fortifications bill was taken up, which
displaced the canal bill. The parliamentary
status of the Nicaragua canal bill before
the Senate is now practically the same
as that Of the snip subsidy bill and mo-
ton To consider it will be in order just as
would be a motion to take up the shipping
bill.
This places the canal bill before the Sem
ate i'm such a way that if it is not passed or
at least voted on. by the Senate before ad-
iaurnment it will be because Of lack of
desire TO do so, but not because of its par
Hameutdry status.
Senator Morgan moved that the Nicaragua
canal bill be declared the unfinished bust
ness before the Senate. stating that it had
already been made the special order by ac-
ton of the Senate last December and that
as no other business came over as uniin-
iShed from yesterday the canal had the
right Of way. Senator Chandler was In the
chair when this motion made. but when
a decision was reached Senator Frye, the
president pro tenn, was presiding.
Mr.. Morgan showed some feeling in dis
cussing his motion when it became evident
that there would he considerable opposition
to il. ana he referred rather sarCastically to
members who showed that they were not in
favor of the motion.
MIR. Morgan's Appeal.
He also appealed to the Senate to pro-
coed with the great measure, although ut
was fashionable in some quarters to he
kicked and cuffed about by King Edward
VII We ought not to await the consent of
any power in proceeding with a measure of
much importance to the American peo-
pie"
AT one time Senator Chandler as pre-
siding officer. suggested that the senator
from Alabama wandering from the
point Of order in his remarks, and Mr. Nor
gan promptly replied that as 1t was well
known in the Senate the senator from New
Hampshire never did dverge from the ques-
ton at issue that he should apologize for
having done so. Again. when Mr.. Aldrich
opposed the motion. Mr. Morgan, with con-
siderable feeling. said:
While Mr.. Morgan was quoting authori-
ties Mr.. AidriCh Or. l. interrupted, saying
that q quoted rule did not apply: but Mr.
Morgan spoke to him sharply. saying: "Oh,
thou second Daniel. wait until the question
shall come before deciding it. l have great
respect for YOU but not for YOUR parlia-
ment&ry law
Senator Chandler promptly suggested that
Mr.. Morgan should address his remarks to
the chair. and MIR Morgan wanted to know
why the presiding officer had not made that
requirement in the case of Senator AL
drich at the same time saying that he
supposed that everything ne had said was
addressed to the chair.
Mr.. Cannon's Statement Recalled.
In arguing in favor of his point of ORDER
Mr.. Morgan read from a speech delivered
by Representative Cannon in the House Of
Representatives when the canal bill was
under consideration there, in which Mr.
Cannon declared in effect that while the
b. passed with the expectation that it would
he held up in the Senate
Mr.. Morgan said that ever since those
words fell from the lips OF Mr.. Cannon
they had sounded in his ears like death
knell to the bill, because he recognized Mr..
CsnnOn'S prominence in the councils of the
party. He referred to the charges that the
canal bill was to be used 'or political pur-
poses. that is, the party to go before the
country declaring that tie bill had passed
the House of Represent lives. while at the
same time II was understood That it would
lie held IN in the Senate and not permitted
10 BASS
During the discus sion of the motion the
attitude of Great Britain toward the Hay
Ptuncefote treaty was considered. Mr..
Morgan said that he had never expected
that the gov eminent of the United States
would come into such humiliating atti-
tude where Ii would cease action on this
great undertaking to listen to something,
NOT that Great Britain had suggested but
which she might suggest.
Mr.. SpOoner said that the Senate had
suggested amendments to the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty and ne said that under the Clay
toI,-Bulwer treaty the United States had no
right 10 construct the Nicaragua canal. He
said that the Senate could not pass the
canal bill while these amendments were I'M
der consideration in Great Britain.
There were other senators beside Mr.. Nor
gan who earnestly desired the construction
of the Nicaragua canal.
MIR. Hale suggested a way out of the diff
hculty, which would be to permit Mr. Per-
kins TO move 10 take UP the fortifications
bill, AT the conclusion of which a motion to
take up the oleomargarine bill would be in
order.
Senator Hoar said that ne did not like the
way in which the Senate was controlled by
one or two people here" who were in
Clined 10 let only a few determine what
was to be done. He wanted to see the bust
ness of the Senate conducted in an orderly
and proper way. with due regard for the
rights of everybody.
Ruling In Favor of Bill.
Senator Frye had returned to the chair,
relieving Senator Chandler, and decided the
point Of order. He said that the oleomarga-
rine bill had been fairly displaced as the
unfinished business yesterday. He said the
special order which gave the Nicaragua
canal bill its present standing before the
Senate had been adopted by two-thi"ds
vote and that special order held today He
therefore laid the Nicaragua canal bill be-
4pIt tilN sofliitc Dis the ullllHlSneO business.
Mr. Perkins moved that the Notifications
bill be taken up and that the Nicaragua
canal bill be laid aside. Before a vote
could be taken on this motion Mr. Morgan
asked unanimous consent that the canal
Dill be temporarily laid aside TO consider
the Notifications bill, and this was done
the canal bill would still have been before
the Senate
The objection of Mr.. Aldrich resulted in
the taking OF a vote, which resulted in
adopting the motion and in giving the
Nicaragua bill practically the same status
before the Senate that now applies to the
shipping bill. that is. II can be taken up at
any time by vote of the Senate and a
motion to take ii up will be in order at any
time.
Bills Passed.
When the Senate met today Mr.. Wetmore
Or. ID reported from the committee on
library joint resolution appropriating
100000 for a monument to the men of the
revolution buried at Fort Greene, Brooklyn,
N. Y. The resolution was passed
bill was passed relating to railroad
rights of way over lands reserved for reser-
voirs.