The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-17
AN EFFORT TO REFERENCE.
Senator Morgan Presents
 Some Remarkable Figures.
The Alabamian is Endeavoring to Prevent a Repetition of the Old and New Panama Canal
 Company scandalA

Washington, Dec. 16.-In the Senate to- day, MT. Dillingham; concluded his re- marks in opposition to the omnibus bill. and, by unanimous consent. it was agreed there should be no further discussion of the measure until the Senate reconvenes. January 5.
 Mir. Nelson wanted to submit some re- marks in reply. he said. to the sianders of the Committee on Territories and of MT. Dillingham;, but the Senators insisted that the agreement not to further dis cuss the bill should be adhered to.
 A resolution appropriating 5000 for q bronze bust of. the late President McKin- ley was passed.
 Mir. Morgan (Ala.) asked that his bill fixing the salaries of members of the Isthmian Canal Commission at 5000 year, be referred to the Committee on Interoceanic Canals. Hs said he had been informed that tha present commits sioners were paid $1,0 ,0OO month each. and that their service had extended over twenty-nine and one-half months.
 In response to an inquiry from MT. Hsle, MT. Morgan said that out or the twenty-nine aud one-half months the commission had spent six months in Nicars qua and two weeks in Panama
 This is very remarkable statement" said Mir. Hale.
 Morgan, "and shows the necessity of our doing something to regulate these ex- penscs."
 To Prevent Scandals.
 Continuing. MT. Morgan said it was nec- essary in advance of striking one lick on the canal" to make such provision as will prevent the United States from running into the horrible iniqudties of the old Panama Canal Company as well es the new one. He said there had heen spent fin that canal s260. .000 0D0 and there was nothing to show for 1t except two- fitths 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.
 Mir. Bacon (Ga.) on constitutional groupds, opposed the section providing for reserve force of trained men.
 An amendment offered by Mir Foraker was agreed to striking out as much of Section 24 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 a discussion was resumed. the Senate passed a bill authorizing the con- struction of a bridge across the Savannah River at Sand Bar Ferry, below the city of Augusta. Ga. Several other bills and resolutions also were passed
 The Statehood Bill.
 When consideration af the Statehood bill was resumed. MT. Beveridge sug- gested the advisability of discontinuing the debate on the bill upon the conciu- sion of MT. Dillinghams remarks until the Senate meets January g. The ar- rangemeHt was agreed to, but Mir Quay required it to be understood that Mir. Dillingham; should complete his remarks and print them in the next Record, and 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. Teller (Colo) 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 Mir. Dillingham;, bus objections were made by Messrs. Bever- idge, Nottingham and Furaker on the ground of the agreement reached.
 Senators Allison. Hale and Cockreil were named as conferees on the bill aps propriating $50,Oo0 for the anthracite coal strike commissioners salaries
 The Senate at 4:10 p. m. went into exec utive session. and at 5:3O p. m. adjourned.