New-York tribune., 1901-02-24
uoRGAN's FUTILE FIGHT.
,,xaL BILL WINS AID LOSES RIGHT
OF WAY IN THE SENATE.
.yr ALABAMA SENATOR ASSERTS THAT
AMERICANS ARE BEING KICKED AND
Gifted ABOUT BY KING EDWARD"
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

= sneeial order carried out which set apart
..-..r,ber 10 1900 for the consideration Of the
s,..raeua Canal bill made gallant but futile
,gele this afternoon 10 capture the right Of
=. Cor his pet legislative project Some other
,s,,ess having crowded the Canal bin out on
,,.,srober 10. it has had no chance to get hear
.,,ce that time, and, taking advantage Of the
-, that the Oleomargarine bin and the Ship
- Mn had been displaced by parliamentary
,,or the Alabama Senator made the assertion
o'clock to-day that, no other unfinished
s-,,sss" coming over from yesterday. his Canal
al was the only measure on the calendar en-
,.,s N come Of its own right before the SEN
A long discussion followed over Mr.. Nor
u,s noint of order which settled by the
nsi5enr pro tempore's ruling in the Alabama
.or,s favor The advantage was short lived.
lever for a motion TO displace the Canal bill
.sl,s ND the Fortifcations Appropriation bill
o. made by M Perkins. Of California. who had
,.,,o- measure in charge and the Canal bill
- .ar, without further courtesy 10 the calen-
:, thereby loses the faint show OF privilege
had since December 10. and can only be
.,sarAa now by majority vote OF the sen
The incident was significant chleny IN mus
s-.,,nr sfresh the striking lack OF famihariv
- i,s own rules, for which the senate as
t.sy has long been famous. The day was gwen
=. .bo Fort ifCariOns ana the Army @Nff'N'
-, hills the former being passed
when the Oleomargarine bill was laio oeiore
&C as a special order Mr.. Morgan ehal-
Hinged the regularity OF the ORDER Saying II ""S
-l..~-snred under the understanding OF the
r5a ,,sisted. therefore, that the Nicara-
-. (onal biu was entitled TO the right OF way
t So ,rar from December 10 as unfinished
business - ..or.
,,.s,,- examination Of precedents. The
- senator said he had long waited for a
- -, the Nicaragua Canal bill, ana ne IN
- e a matter OF right that the Canal nlh
was the regular order. -,
Nr Chandler, who was Temporarily IN '"e
.h.,r said he was inclined TO rule thar the oleo-
,,.rear,ne bin had been displaced he olo ho'
,,,la finally however. and lively discussion
.,novred as TO whether the Canal bill hao saiheo
the right OF way.
KING EDWARDS KICKS AND CUTIE
- ,ss.r,ing the rights Of the Canal bill MI
,,,rvon said he knew that every sort OF parma
.ortor,, strategy would be resorted 10 Tor the
r,rnosa Of postponing the measure He ap-
,;olaa m the Senate 10 proceed with this grea'
,oassure although it was fashionable In some
oparters 10 be kicked and CURED aoout OE
Wv, F5ward VII" The United States ought
50, 20 await the consent OF any Power in pro
csss,nsSsstYf measure OF so much importance
n the American people
While Nr Morgan was quoting authorities
Ar Aldrich interrupted, saying that quoted
r,Ie did not apply, but Mr.. Morgan spoke sharp
n, saving: 'Oh, thou second Daniel wait unth
,be question shall come before deciding il,
have great respect for you. but not Tor your
parliamentary law"
,fnH frrT
sentative Cannon's speech in the House last ses-
sion saving that the Canal bin would be passed
nv the Ftouee only because it was understood
that il could not pass the Senate. He closed by
asking that the presiding officer lay the Canal
hin before the Senate.
MIR Aldrich replied that there was no question
before the Senate OF passing the Canal bill. the
only question being the application OF the rules.
He contended that the general calendar was IN
order.
Mr spooner said he had not attempted any
fnesse in moving consideration Of the oleomar-
earine bill. and he had not believed that any
one counted on the passage Of the Canal bill al
this session.
Interrupting. Mr. Morgan said he had never
lost an opportunity 70 urge the BILL not only on
the Senate. but on the President and the Secre-
tary Of State He had been encouraged 10 be-
heVe IN would be taken up al a convenient mo
ment. He expressed the opinion that Great
Brtain's action in the matter was not her own.
hut that intermeddlers and superservieeaole
friends had brought up these points OF difhcuty,
But while ne entertained these hopes, Mr.. Can
mons prophecy had continually sounded IN MS
ears as a knell Evidently, he said, that gentle
man knew what he was talking about.
Mr.. sPooNER PROTESTS AGAINST HASTE.
Mr. Spooner argued that il would not be wise
or proper for the Senate TO act on the canal
bin while the Hay -Pauncefote Treaty was pend
ing As amended ny the Senate, he said, il put
an end 10 the Clayton -Bulwer Treaty by mu-
tual agreement This was an important matter
for Great Britain's consideration, and could nor
he well FASTENED
Mr. Morgan asked whether, II Great Britain
should ratify tho amendments, there would be
any difficulty in passing tho bill Would the
Senator vote for IL?
Mr spooner replied that he would, but con-
tnuec his argument against the bin as the Hay
Pauncefote Treaty stands. He asserted that 10
pass n under these conditions would he not only
q breach Of international courtesy, but OF inter
AIR Morgan again interrupted 10 say that the
canal bin makes no reference 10 the Clayton
Bulwer Treaty. AID that that treaty could be
acted on rs well after the passage % the canal
hill as before
AR spooner replied that the Senate could not
pass the bin without giving grave and
Just offence 10 Great Britain.
Jus offence" asked Mr.. Morgan
Yes. just offence. because the act proposed
s both grossly impolitic and an improper inter
national act" replied Mr.. Spooner. He contin-
ned by saving that he favored the construction
~ the canal. but did not believe the bin could
POSSIBLY be PASSED now without doing grave in
Justice
Mr. Perkins then moved consideration of thu
Publications Appropriation bin.
Mr. Morgan called for the ruling OF the Chair
on his point OF order The president pro TEN.
az. Frye held that the Oleomargarine bin had
oeen displaced as the unfinished business. and
mat this circumstance had the effect OF making