West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14
WASHING
THE SENATE HAVING A LIVELY
TINE IN EXTRA SESSION.
Senator Carter or Montana Talked the
River and IIarbor BilI 10 Death.

Senator Carter or Montana Talked the |
River and IIarbor Bill 20 Death.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, March IL, IooI.-
Senator Plat, of Connecticut. who
did not make himself conspicuous
as an advocate of the ship subsidy
OIL, is the ostensible author of the
resolution for the adoption of a
cioture rule in the Senate. but that
doesn't blind anybody. The Hanna
crowd is behind the movement. the |
principal object of which is to make |
sure that the ship subsidy bill does
net fail when it is next brought for
ward, as it did in the last Congress.
There is suspicion also that this
cloture rule job, if successful, will
involve the unloading of the Pana-
ma Canal, with its long and dirty
record OF fraud and theft, on this
country, and other reckless iobbery |
to be paid for by the taxpayers
money. 1t is believed to be the
advance move in the most gigantic
scheme of public looting ever seen
IN this or any other country. With |
cloture rule in the Senate, Con-
gress would be mere machine to |
register the will of the bosses of the |
Republican party. 1t was at first
intended to try to jam this resolu-
ton through at the present session
OF the Senate, although it has
always been the custom to deal
with nothing but executive matters
at these special sessions, but so
determined was the opposition that
it was clear the special session
would run on indefinitely if it were
attempted, so the resolution was
referred to the committee on Rules.
J
Well, well Teddy has tired of |
being the whole show already. He
glared at the galleries, the occupants |
OF which were applauding him, and |
threatened TO have them cleared by |
the sergeant-at-arms if the applause
was repeated. Really, Teddy will |
have to take something for his in
growing modesty
III
Senator Morgan is determined to
keep before the people the fact that
1t is British influence that has caus
ed and is causing Republican oppo-
sition to Nicaragua Canal legisla-
ton. In view of the fact that the
Hay-Paunccfote treaty lapsed by
Limitation March 4, and in line with
that determination Senator Morgan
has introduced resolution declar-
ing the Clayton - Bulwer treaty.
abrogated. The Republicans have
met this by declaring that the SEN
ate cannot alone abrogate a treaty,
and have gone away back to 1903
to find precedent showing that the
House must also act and the Presi- |
dent sign to bring about the abroga-
ton of treaty. This is because
they do not wish to have Senator
Morgan's resolution considered at
the present extra session of the
Senate. Senator Morgan made a
speech in support of his resolution
that was one of the warmest heard |
on the floor of the Senate for long |
time, in which he said of the Claw
ton-Bulwer treaty; eve will |
make no compromise with Great
Britain on that subject. We will |
make no concession to Great Britain
in relation to that treaty. What
we shall do with it(aud some of our
people are opposed even to that),
is that we shall declare it abrogated.
1t the vote on my resolution could |
be taken today it would inform the
President that he has no two-thirds |
vote 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 quarrel |
with us about it she will find the
United States can muster at least |
half of the number Of men who |
voted for the President in the last
election-fghhng men. And she |
will find, when the war terminates.
that the steel band which binds the
throne in London with Australia |
and India and passes through Can |
ada will have been rent in twain
and with its severance down will 20 |
the empire"
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Senators Patterson, of Colorado: |
Dubois and Heitfeld, of Idaho.
Harris, Of Kansas; and Turner Of |