Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-12-13

report on bill relating to the adultera-
ton of food products and addressed
the senate briefly. criticising certain
products which had come under the
observation of the committee.
On motion of Mr.. Lodge the senate
at p. m. went into executive session
to further consider the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty.
Senator Money (Miss.) made speech
giving his views upon the agreement
He said he would not delay ratlflca-
tion. but that he considered some OF
the features of the treaty obJectloha'
BILE. His principal criticism was tliat
this treaty, like the original hay
1osuncefote convention, fails to furnish
sufficient guarantee of American con
troll of the proposed Nicaragua caila''
Senator Morgnn's Report.
Senator Morgan's report covers more
than 500 pages of printed matter ana
deals with many of the questions con-
nected with the construction OIL 'hc ca
nal. including thorough inquiry ihto
tbe attitude of Great Britain upon the
subject and the different canal routes.
He also discusses the relationship OIL
the Panama Canal company TO the con-
struction by the United States OF a wa
terway across the isthmus, ahd' whhe
he makes reference to letter written
Inv President Hutin of the Panama
comnany to Secretary Of State Hay he
docs not give the text of the commuhl'
cation. , -
Mr.. Morgan says that the letter 10
socrotarv Hay was dated Nov. - last
and that it was written after Aoll''r"'
Walker, as president of the colnlil's,
sion had closed his correspondence
with M. Hutin relating to the sale OIL
the Panama canal. He then adds:
"The letter to Mr.. Hay, with the ap-
nendixes thereto and the memoranda
that accompany it, Is an attacA W.
the president of the COMMISSION re-
nlete with false assumptions ana per
versions of fact, and is evidently IN
tended to create side ISSUE the ue'
bate upon which, it is hoped by NJ. ii"'
tin. will delay if it does not dereat .ne
final action Oh COuSIC''' 80 -
for the construction OF any cal'"i.
"This proceeding and the placing o.
This correspondence in the. hahas o'
tho nresident Of the United STATES D'
NJ. Hutin. with a request thht II "
communicated to congress- Is out
continuation Of the pres''mptuo"e an,
offensive proposition previously ', %",
hv the Panama Canal company LINZ
COMPANY in a previous administrator
had succeeded in obtaining the res's
nation Of n secretary of the navy =
accent nominal position IN the,r SCI ., V
ice at a large salary and expeiiueu ~I,
100000 in New York chiehy III uea .'so
ing the aid OF leading business l'ou.,
in promoting the De Lesseps pan w ,
az dollar Of stock being subscribe
in that city. =, s.ro,ts n
wrhe desperate financial stra'ts =
4ho NOW panama Canal company con
PEELED them to make overt.rts ~ a.t ",
United States to unload the'r e I've,
nrise nm the United States, anu 'ne.
aoents became accordingly aggress''
in this effort" ,,a+ ;tso,
sneoking OF the canal project i1se,
Senator Morgan says the ial'"r oe &c
construct such a canal s. wov ,,oars cav" +
national despair. "For hfty years 80,
says, 1.-THE power OF the p D., .hn IN,
eminent and combinations In the on !,
ed states. aided by France puse w. -
feated all efforts to open an A'ne''o'
canal"