Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-07
57TH CONGRESS.
Morgan Sends Sharp Warn
ing to Great Britain.
Cannot Escape the Penalty If Size
Over-taxes Our Patience.
Buwer Clayton Treaty Mus, Cease 10 C,'s,
al Any Cost.

Warrington, March G-AEain TO-DAY
Vice President RooreNelt was the cen
tral figure of II" opening proceedings
Of the Senate. When he appeared at
his desk to call tn" Senate to order. a
wave of applause swept over the
throHgcd galleries. He evidently was
impatient at the demonstration ana
sharply tapped his desk with the Gaycl
warned the spectators chat a repetition
of the applause would result in an or
der to clear the galleries.
After a brief debate the amendment
10 the rules of the Senate placing Il
limit upon debate offered. yesterday, by
IIatt, Conn. wa; referred To tn" com
mittcc on rules. The debate developed
the fact that no intention exists on the
pht Of the prepayment nf the amend
mcnt to urge its discussion 1T the pres
cnt extraordinary session.
Morgan, Ala, who. yesterday. offered
Il resolution declaring the ahrogation
of the Clayton Rulwcr treaty between
the United States and Great britain.
addressed the Senate for nearly two
hours upon his proposition. His ad-
ticularly sharp. He declared that if
Great Britain should cndeavor to fore"
the terms of the treaty. the effort
would result in a war IN which the
great empire which had controlled for
scores at years tn" commerce of tho
world would be swept from power ami
her new king would he left with only
Sovereignty over his own island.
The chaplain in his Invocation referred
with deep pathos TO the sorrow which Ia
fallen upon the Junior senator from Ala
bama tPcttusD ana his wife in the death
Of their only son.
Platt. Conn. then called ~ the amend
mcnt To the rules OF which he gavr notice
yesterday relating To the limitation Of De-
bate.
After the amendment was read. Teller
inquired Of Plat whether he expected To
secure action upon the amendment II the
present extraordinary session.
Plat replied that he did not desire 10
discuss the proposed amendment at the
present time He wished to have the
amendment referred To The committee on
rules hut he doIhttd very much whetht y
tho committee on rules could consider II
action upon it at this session. lie hai
felt he said. that the Senate ought I"
change its rules and he had thought the
proper time to introduce his proposition
was AT the beginning of a new session OF
liz added that he would be- glad t. have
action upon the amendment 1T thlS Sos
sion but he did not SuppOS" il could bt
had He desired that the amendment \"
referred to the committee ON rules IN or
der thar the committee might have orp"r-
tiInitv to conSiG, II during tho recess
II hope" said he in conclusion. tina
some fair amendment to the rules may
bc devised by which there can he q rfhS :
onahIC mot an unreasonable limit placed
on debate.
objection to tn" reference ot IN" amend
ru"ut Ia the commtte" on rules. lhdt
wa, the proper plac" for IT, tie inquired
however whether there was an eNp'ctt
tinu ON the part OF the majority To- q"
anvthiu. more during til" present session
than executive business. Pending an an
swcr tn that question. Vice President
Roosevelt announced thal 'I' P!pp"9'
amendment would he referred in the alb
snncc OF objection. to the committee ON
rules. ;, 49,,
RESPONDING to the inquiry Of Teller,
Hale diSclaiminE any attempt 10 Spet"
for anybody but himself. said the extra
ordinary session had been called for the
transaction Of purely executive business
NJ did not suppose the Senate would he
kent session many htNS W ~ 'ft''''
mon to consider any other SUBJECTS tldH
purely executive business
Teller submitted some hri"i comments
IInou the transaction of business az extra
ordinary sessions of the Senate. holding
that The body had a perfect right. IN AS
cordancc with preccdentS. to do anything
it could do in regular session j..
Platt speakiug he said. for himself
only. expressed the opinion tnlt y "oulh
not b. wise Ia enter upon the transaction
of general lcGiSla tive business at TINS eN-
traordiutry session. 1t would mol bc VII
part Of wisdom to do much more imam
executive business. -,
MorgAn Al4 urged that the rules hr
observed and that the regular order on
business of the Senate as laid down II ""
rulcs h, observed. flc had submitted It
resolution Yesterday upon "nlcn n it, u :
Cd action ANA opportunity to submit re-
marks The resolution 70 when ne re-
fcrred was one declaring the Layton
Rulwcd treaty abrogatcd. After tiie iou-
zinc Of .morujng business hdd hecl
transacted Morgan addressed the Senate
upon his resolution.
He said he would cNclnd" from ms n I
r,lmcnt any consideration OF IN" faiialhd
the construction Of the Nisaragua canal
now bv the United States rests upon the
protocols which had been entered lnIo
between this country ana the govern
ments of Nicaragua and Costa Rlca.
He challenged any senator To point 70
:, single proposition which Great Britain
had made for such modification OF the
treaty ana would ahim'
Of the constitution of the Nicaragua 81
nal No such action, he said. ever hau
heen taken by Great Britain. During all
thc time when Americans Wer" 'nuSgih
ia their blossoms" the dclusion that Great
britain eventually would enter upon
friendly arrangement for the construction
Of the canal. Great Britain had ircser' ed
..a profound and golden silence
He called her silence golden because. ne
assorted Great Britain through Liver
nooI which was the commercial center
Of the world, WAS being enriched and the
I United States. because OF the lack OF the
Nicaragua canal, was contributing to
the enriching of Great Britain.
There cannot be anything more prec-
ious to Great Britain said Morgan,
than to prevent the construction of the
Nicaragua canal. If Great Britain by her
golden silence can prevent that, hcr
profts will continue and the longer she
Fan do that the greater will be her
nrofits on the SIcZ canal. She has re
NAMED as silent as the Sphinx which
looks out upon the Nile and upon tn"
desert and she seems to be looking out
mon a desert of wasted American op-
nartunities and. sad to say, American
bonor Great Britain is still! silent.
With some feeling. in reference to the
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