The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-06
NUMBER I748.
PLAIN TALK In THE SENATE
Republicans Charged With Schem-
ing to Kill the Canal Bill.

Mr.. Morgan Declares That if the
President Had No Right TO Make
an independent Agreement With
Costa Rica and Nicaragua. He Was
Wrong in His Chinese Policy and
Should lie Inpcached-A slap mt
MIR AIdrTch-Ir- Cannon Criticized.
Mr.. Morgan today attempted to have
the Senate adopt d resolution abrogating
the Clayton-Rulwer Treaty. He offered
the resolution and then spoke on it for
more than an hour. He charged the Re
publcahs with scheming TO kill The Ca
nal bill and said that Mr.. AIdrich would
smile at the wreck of this country" for
party reasons
He said that if the Senate decided bv
defeating this resolution that the Presf-
dent had no right To enter into an agree
ment with Costa Rica and Nicaragua
without consulting the Senate MI Nc
kinley should be impeached for his ac-
tons in China, as having committed a
crime against civilization.
During Mr. Morgan's speech MI Roose-
Welt sat back in his chair his legs crossed.
and q smile on his face, porting over a
book Of travels He skipped from page TO
page and seemed 10 find little Of interest
in the work
1t Is ali important thaI this resolution
should be adopted. said Mi Morgan in
beginning his speech 1t will be ac-
knowledged that no matter what Great
Britain does with the Hay-Pauncrfote
Treaty, the Ciayton-IguIwer compact
should be annuIIed.
i know that the Nicaragua route IS
the one selected for the canal and while
the Panama people have written many
letters to the President regarding the
matter. the latter has taken no cogni-
zance of the communications. Now while
there Is no obstruction in the way OF ac-
curing the Panama route. this Govern
Tnent has given up all idea Of attempting
to complete the work begun by France
In Nicaragua We have already recog-
nlzed the Maritime Canal Company and
permitted II TO operate there without heed
OF Great Britain At the beginning Of the
present Congress an entire change took
place IN the attitude OF TINS Government
toward the canal The Hepburn bill was
introduced in the House and passed that
body 1t was sent TO the Sen
ate in May. 1893, and favorab-
y reported on May a On May u
L moved that the Senate consider the
bill This was voted down. On June . /
asked that it be made the special order
This was done No further action has
been had. although the Senate claims TO
be in favor Of the canal"
Mr.. Morgan showed the benefits which,
Great Britain had secured through the
SueZ Canal and read tables to prove that
the profit on the investment was more
than IS per cent per annum
MI Morgan reviewed the whole history
OF the ClaytOn-BuIwer Treaty. He rh4n
referred 10 the trouble in China. He said
that the siege Of the ministers in Pekin
would go down 20 all the ages as a fine
example Of courage and discipline on the
part OF the little party besieged
MI Roosevelt droP..sa his book at this
ana teamed forward, all attention When
MI Morgan went from China back to
the protocol. the Vice President r.
sunaed his book.
We have vet to determine said Mr.
Morgan, whether the President of the
United States has the right TO enter into
an agreement with the Powers 10 behead
the subjects Of another Government. If
ne had not this authority it means i'm
parchment and means that a crime
against civilization has been committed.
What are we going TO do about 6t2 Are
we going 10 run away from this CUES
tion2''
he then went back 70 the protocol with
Costa Ilica and Nicaragua He held that
II the President had the right 10 at as
he had IN China, ne certainly had the
right to enter into this protocol without
reference TO the Senate
" flen Mr. Morgan paused for a moment
MI Roosevelt, for the first time. gave nm
the chair and escaped into the lobby Mr.
Perkins took the chair temporarily.
Air. Morgan said that Mr.. Aldrfch coul5
not remove his rights by Directing TO the
Nicaragua Canal
The Senator from Rhode Island worIIs
smile 1t the wreck Of his country said
he. The common good people will find AN
Of this out and they wiz pronounce f,Idg-
ment. am willing to wait The Repub-
Iicans cannot always do wrong
He referred TO Mr.. Cannon-s action in
the House = hen the Canal bill was Uassed
there. He said that the plan was I, get
The bin through there for campaign pur-
poses. and that il could be killed IN the
Senate. He charged Mir AIdrich aFith
being commissioned 10 kill the bin.
MI Morgan had not finished his speech
when at 2-45 O'clock the Senate went into
executive session and soon afterward ad-
lCurned until tomorrow