Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-13
MORGAN TALKED ON
He Didn't Care if the Senators
Would not Listen to
Him.
Objects to an Amendment Pro-
viding for an Issue OF
Bonds.
Other Senators Have Difficulty in
Chopping off His intermin.
able Speech.

washington. June 13.--Mr Morgan
4 of Alabama, occupied the floor for three
hours and half yesterday in the sem
ate dicussing the diplomatic phases OF
the canal question.
From this point he was diverted by
an amendment introduced by Mr.. Fair
banks, of Indiana, providing for the is
sue of bonds for the construction OF the
canal. Mr.. Morgan vigorously attacked
the amendment. Incidentally Mr.. Nor
gan again opposed the Panama route
| and assailed the ability of the new Pan
anna Company to dispose of the conces-
sion held from the old company.
The resolution introduced yesterday
by Mr.. Culberson, of Texas. directing
the secretary of war to send to the SEN
ate an itemized statement of the ex-
| penditures made from the Cuban funds
| from the time of American occupation
to May Of this year was taken up. MI.
Platt, of Connecticut explained that the
information was being compiled in the
war department, and the resolution was
sent to the calendar.
Consideration was then resumed of
the London dock charges bill. Mr.. Platt
remarked that it was difficult to as
certain what was sought by the bill.
! Mr. Nelson explained the provisions OF
| the bill to which Mr.. Plat called at
tention. Mr.. Platt further held that the
| question presented was not subject OF
notional legislation. Mr.. Mallory OF
Florida, advocated the passage of the
bill altho he was certain that the ship
pers would reap very great benefit from
| it. Mr.. Hale maintained that this at
| tempt to force the United States to put
| its hand in a trade between two part
lies, competent to make an agreement.
was a ruthless exercise of legislative
power. and ought not to be counte-
nanced. 1t was an absurd proposition.
Mr.. Spoener declared that the common
carrier took the shipper by the throat"
and the latter was compelled to sign the
/ bill of lading containing the fine print
/ conditions" under practical duress.
with knowledge that he could not
have his goods shipped unless he agreed
| to the terms proposed.
| The discussion continued till o'clock
Mr. Plat confessing that he was more
and more getting into confusion about
| the matter"
Consideration of the isthmian canal
| project was then resumed, and Mr..
Hoar formally offered his amend<i~fit,
/ Of which he p.ave- ..vt1ce some time ago,
| ~, .ire Iorm of substitute. The amend
ment provides that it shall be the duty
of the president to cause an isthmian
canal to be built by such route as he
lmay select; that he shall obtain all ad-
vice necessary, and that $10.000,0o0 be
| appropriated to begin the work.
| Mr.. Morgan, in charge of the pend
ing bill, in taking the floor and noticing
the absence of large majority of SEN
ators. said it mattered not to him
whether senators listened to his re-
marks or not, as he was addressing
himself to the American people in order
that the facts concerning the canal
question might be well understood.
He then discussed at length the atti-
tude of Nicaragua and Costa RIGA to-
ward the isthmian canal and the di-
plomatic negotiations between those
two governments and the United States
looking to the canals construction.
During Mr.. Morgan's speech, he sug-.
gested that he was holding the chair
manship of the oceanic canal commits
sion as a place thrown to the demo-
Gratis, but Mr.. Hoar assured him that
he did not hold the position as a place
bo but the republican side had selected
him as lone of the greatest living sena
tors as one of the greatest living au-i
thorities on one of the greatest ques-
TONS"
Il shall soon be one of the greatest
living dead ones" suggested Mr. Nor
gan, facetiously, unless the republican
side shall take up the question, in the
view of William Mckinley, who was
more responsible for it than / am or in
that of General Grant, who was more
responsible STILL"
After Mr.. Morgan had proceeded un-
Ill, $3.50, refusing CURLY to yield the
floor for any other business, Mr.. Han
ma gave notice that he was obliged to
leave the CITY this week to be absent
until next Thursday morning. He would
address the senate on the bill that day
at o'clock.
will the senator occupy the floor I'M
III " SloIh. MOISdI.
Mr.. Hanna replied that he did not
know, but he might emulate the senator
from Alabama in that respect
WELL, replied Mr. Morgan, " If the
senator holds the floor until O'Clock l
shall take it then and speak until mid
night am responsible for this bill and
have the right to close the debate
Mr.. Hanna said he had no desire to
prevent Mr.. Morgan from speaking, and
thought there would be no difficulty in
affording him time to reply.
A bill was passed to amend an act to
probate the subject of local laws IN the
territories and to limit the territorial |
indebtedness.
POWERS ACCEPT PROPOSITION.
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