The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-17

cOT years senator Morgan, OF Alabama,
who knows more about the canal than
ali the balance of the Senator's has been
chairman of the Senate branch of g.
committee on Inter-Oceanic Canals. He
believes in action and was greatly dis
couraged at the last session of Congress
when the bill was defeated. 1t has leaked
out here that Senator Hanna is trying to
have Mr.. Morgan displaced as chairman
Of that committee and take the place
himself At the same time comes the
talk that the committee ought carefully
TO so into consideration of the relative
merits of the Panama as we'll as the
Nicaragua route before doing ANYTHING
The real friends of building the canal
smell mouse in these two things that
are talked about the same time. If there
we're no sinister purpose behind the re-
tirement of Mr.. Morgan, it would be a
mean piece of politics 10 take the chair
manship from the old man who has done
moro to crystalize public sentiment than
any other man. But when, coming on the
heels of the suggestion OF displac;ng him.
comes the report that Senator Hanna,
who has opposed the canal in the interest
of ns-continental railroads, is to be
chairman, and full investigation" is to
be made OF the various routes and plans
the knowing ones, putting two and two
together, shake their heads and say; THE
canal may be built this century, but the
hauling over the Pacific Railroad will
continue quite awhile yet"
The administration Senator'S are de-
termined to prevent any Congressional
investigation of the Schley finding if they
can do SO. Senator Hale. Chairman OF
the Naval Committee, and others were
quick to say it would do no good and
that the matter ought to rest. Senator
Foraker, who has habit of talking out
in meeting, speaks his mind plainly about
the verdict, but does not say anything
about Il Congressional investigation. Ee
is quoted as saying:
"The Schley verdict was disgraceful
and shameful. | cannot see how the ma
jority of the court could have arrived
at such verdict. have read every word
of the testimony given before the court,
and there is nothing which justihes such
censure of Schley. If the adminlstra-
ton is anxious TO drop the controversy,
a good beginning could he made by drop
ping Maclay. Admiral Deweys verdict is
the one that ! accept
Representative Butler, of Missouri. will
tomorrow, Introduce a resolution in the
House embracing Admiral Dewey's report
from the Schley Investigating Court, and
add thereto this resolution:
Whereas, We believe that the great
public service and experience of Admiral
George Dewey better enables him to pass
judgment upon and determine the htness---
OF a fellow officers conduct; therefore,
be ii
''Resolver by the House Of Representa-
tives, the Senate concirring, that his
views as embodied in the findings of the
Court of Inquiry be accepted as the verdict : IA
OF Congress, " NyA4y.
Congressman Moody, who is tsSleo. Us
active and energetic patronage nfN
from the South in Washington, has
covered that he has constituent, livin
at Flat Rock, Henderson county, whJV
bears the name Of McFrancs, who was a
Rough Rider. OF course he wants JOB
under Roosevelt Like Roosevelt. they
all want a public position. Mr.. McFrancis
wants a position in the Light House
service and the President wrote to the
Secretary of the Treasury to take care
of his fellow Rough Riders. Mr. Moody
says that McFrancis is a splendid man,
brave and patriotic
Outside of small circle, the senti-
ment here as everywhere else is that
just as he played the man
at Manila. His word is the verdict that
the people accept Representative Lam
dis, a brilliant young Republican Con-
gressman from Indiana, expressed a gem
eral opinion when he said II read only
the verdict of Admiral Dewey in the
Schley court of inquiry this morning. 1t is
really some effort for me to recall the
names of the other two members OF the
court. They are hardly known outside
the District of Columbia. What the
country wants to know is Dewey's opin-
ion of the controversy and his opinion
settles 1T as far as they are concerned"
The proposition for Forest Reserve
in the Southern Appalachian mountains,
now before Congress has been endorsed
by the American Forestry Association
which met here N it's twentieth annual
convention last week. Among the speak
ers was one from North Carolina, who
was heard with much interest, this be-
ing DR.. G A. Schenck, of Biltmore.
The following new postoffices have
been established in North Carolina: Cor
leto, Randolph county James A. Ridge,
postmaster; Lockhaven, runswick coun-
ty James c. McKoy, postmaster. James
S. Watkins has been commissioned as
postmaster at Glen Inglis, N. c.