The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-17
No Further Discussion Until
 Alter the Holidays
MORGAN TALKS OF THEC CANAL
He Says Present Commissioners Had Received $1ooo Per Month for 29R Months and Had Spent Only
 6 Months on the Isthmus.

Washington December 16.-In the sen ate today Mr. Dillingham; concluded his remarks in opposition to the omnibus statehood bill and by unanimous con sent 1t was agreed there should be no further discussion of the measure until the senate re-convenes on January 5. Mr. Teller wanted to submit some re- marks in reply, he said to the islanders of the committee on territories and of Mr. Dillingham;, but the senators insisted that the agreement, not to. further dis euss the bill should be adhered to. A resolution approprlating $SO0O for bronze bust of the late President Mckinley was passed.
 Mr. Morgan of Alabama asked that his bill fixing the salaries of the isthmian canal commission at s5OOO a year, be re- ferred to the committee on inter-oeeanic canals. He said he had been informed that the present commissioners were paid 5000 a month each, and, that their service had extended over 291s months.
 In response to an inquiry from Hale, Mir Morgan said that out of the twenty nine and a half months the commission had spent six months in Nicaragua and two weeks in Panama
 "That is very remarkable statement said Mr. Hale.
 'It is very true" replied. MT. Morgan. "and shows the necessity of our doing something to regulate these expenses" '"
 Continuing, MT. Morgan said 1t was nec- essary, "in advance of striking one lick on the canal, to make such provision as will prevent the United States from run ming Into the horrible iniquities of the old Panama Canal company, as well as the new one."
 He said there had been spent on that canal s26o, 00o,0O0 and there was nothing to show for it, except two -ffths of a ditch dug there, which was filled up to large extent.
 The bill was referred as requested, and consideration resumed of the militia bill.
 A bill also was passed providing that the Circuit Court of Appeals of the Fifth judicial circuit of the United States shall hold at least one term or said court an- nually in Fort Worth, Tex, on the first Monday in November of each year.
 Opposes Having Reserve Force.
 Mir. Bacon, Georgia, on constitutional grounds, opposed the section providing for reserve force of trained men. An amendment offered by Mr. Foraker was agreed to, striking out as much of sec- tion "A of the bill as relates to drills, inspections and instruction of men en- rolled in the reserve force.
 At ? o'clock the militia bill was dis- placed by the omnibus statehood bill, but before discussion was resumed the senate passed a bill authorizing the con struction of a bridge across the Savan- nah river at Sand Bar Ferry, below the city of Augusta. Several other bills and resolutions were also passed. When consideration of the statehood bill was resumed, MT. Beverldge suggest ed the advisability of discontinuing the debate on the hll upon the conclusion of MT. Dillingham's remarks until the sen ate meets on January 5. The arrange ment was agreed to- but Quay required 1t to be understood that MT. Dillingham; should complete his remarks, and print them in the next record, and that on January 5 some other senator shall be ready to address the senate on the bill.
 MT. Dillingham; then resumed his speech begun yesterday in opposition to the om- nibus bill.
 After Mir. Dillingham; had concluded MT. Nelson, Minnesota desired to dissent from some of the statements which had been made, and said that the people of New Mexico had been slandered by the committee and by MT. Dillingham;, but objections were made by Messrs. Bev- eridge, Wellington and Foral1er, on the ground of the agreement reached. Senators Allison, Hale and Cockrell were named as conferees on the bill ap- propriating s5O,0O0 for the anthracite coal strike commissioners salaries. The senate. at 410 D. m. went into ex- | ecutive session. and at 5:30 p. m. ad- 1ourned.