The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-29
MORGAN STARTS DEBATE
Proposition Goes to Calendar
 Without Action.
Deboe and Blackburn Re-hght the : Battles of Goebel and Taylor and, Strange to Relate, Rs-
 tain Their TsmperA

washington, June 2s.-A lively debats was precipitated in the Senate today over a resolution by MT. Morgan of Aiabama- Oceanic Canals to investigate the status of American stockholders of the Panama Canal Company with a view of protecting them in the French courts.
 Mir. spooner Cwis.). MT. Hanna (o.,s and Mitchell (ore.) antsgonized the res ter with which the United States had nothing to do.
 Mr. Morgan warmly advocaed the prop osition. but it finally went to the calen- dar without action.
 Mfr. Deboe and Mir. Blackburn (Ky-l engaged in an interesting but good nat ured discussion of Kentucky politics in the course of which tho former alleged that the reason why Governor Taylor did not return to Kentucky and stand trial as an accessory to the murder of Cover nor Goebel was that the courts were cor rupt and that the $to000o reward offered for the apprehension of the murderer of Goebel had been used to corrupt tha courts and bribe witnesses.
 This MT. Blackburn emphattcaliy de- nied: and declared he was so thoroughly convinced of Taylor's guilt that he would be willing to submit the case to any judge and jury in the Union.
 Morgan's Resolution.
 A resolution offered yesterday by Mir. Morgan providing for an investigation by the Committee on Inter-Oceanic Canals td ascertain whether any claims exist in favor of citizens of the United States against the new or the old Panama Gas nal Company and authorizing the Come mittee to ascertain whether unlawful or corrupt efforts have been made to obtain any part of the snm that may be applied to tho purchase of the property Gf she new Panama Canal Company or 10 Etfsta Rica or Nicaragua by the United Stttss was taken up.
 After Mir. Morgan had explained the resolution MT. Spooner (Wis9 vigorously opposed its adoption declaring that it was obstructive and tEat the United States was in no position to act as agent for bondholders or shareholders of tho Panam Canal Company. These people would have to look to the French courts for their rights. It was not the business of the United States to constitute itself A guardian of the French court and of the people who had claims against the Panama Canal Company.
 Mir. Morgan insisted upon his resolu- tion. He wanted to know-and would know--whether or not the lobby that had been hanging about Congress so thick that 1t might be cut with knife. had been receiving or was to receive a part of the $40O00, GOO to be paid for the Pan- anna Canal property. Things of thaa kind, he said, had occurred in diplomacy since the first treaty was made.
 United States Not Seandalized.
 Large stipends and bribes were paid today to men who conducted great nego- tiations. He desired to be assured that the United States had not been scandai- ized in any respect.
 Mir. spooner explained that the legisIa- ton enacted would enable the President to act in the premises.
 Mir Mitchell ,Ore) said he could not see his way clear to support the pending resolution because it would be regarded by the people as a means of delaying ths canal.
 Mir. Hanna endorsed the resolution, ing that the people had accepted the dict of Congress upon the canal and satisfied. He resented the insinual B that a lobby was here to advocate | Panama route and to induce Congrt men to vote against their convictions b nclinations. He protested against such an inslnuation and declared that he never had known of such a lobby, and he chal- lenged Mir. Morgan to produce proof of his charge. He was opposed to the word and spirit of the proposed resolution. he said, and in addition to the cloud which MT. Morgan already had thrown upon the title to the Panama Canal Company's property, the endeavor now was made to lay upon Congress the charge of calumny and corruption. There was no truth in the insinuation, and Mir. Morgan must have known there was none. He was un- alterably opposed to the resolution.
 Mir Morgan disclaimed any effort to re- fleet on the Senate or Congress as q whole. He insisted there had been a lob> by here and supported the Panama route, but he had not charged that the lobby had corrupted Congress. He believed ths carrying out of his resolution would cleaF the atmosphere of all floating charges. The resolution went to the calendar withs out action.