Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-04
Mr.. Morgan Opens Debate in
the Senate.
EXPENSES IN CUBA
HOUSE VOTES TO LAY INQUIRY
ON THE TABLE.
Proposed Resolution Regarded as an
Attack on Administration-A
Anarchy Bill Debated.

Soon after the Senate convened today a
bill providing for the promotion of the cir
cuiation of reading matter among the blind
by transporting such matter through the
mails free of charge was reported by Mr.
Elkins from the committee on post offices
and post roads.
Consideration of the bill was objected to
by Mr. Hale.
y bill providing for the transfer of Lieut..
Jerome f.. Morse Of the navy from the half
pay list 10 the three-quarters pay list was
passed.
Promotion of Gen. Brooke.
Mr. quay called up the bill authorizing
thu promotion and retirement of the pres
rnt senior major general of the army
Maj. Gen. John r. Brooke-and it was
passed.
Mr.. Fiatt Comm suggested that the COM
mittee on military affairs report to the SEN
tie bill providing for a permanent grade
for tn, retirement Of officers: and Mr., War
rru CWyp.J. a member of the military COM
mitt~e. thought that all officers who had
served in the civil war ought to be permit
ted II retire a, grade higher than they
held in the army.
\ bill providing that the Postmaster Cen
eral NAV extend free delivery to cities of
5.Hn inhabitants or $500 gross income.
inStead Of 10000 Inhabitants. as at present
was passed
The Monroe Doctrine.
Mr.. Money CNissD questioned the accu-
racy of q statement made recently by Mr.
Hoar in his speech on the Philippine bill,
OF the origin of the Monroe doctrine. Mr..
Hoar stated that John Quincy Adams was
the father of the doctrine. Mr. Money con-
tended that the doctrine was the result of
consultations between Mr.. Canning. the
British prime minister and Mr.. Rush. the
minister q Great Britain
At the conclusion of the routine business
considerat ton was begun of the Military
Academy appropriation bill. The measure
carries appropriations aggregating S2,G2i,-
324
At the conclusion al the reading of the
bill, MIR Bates tTennessee). a member of
the military affairs committee. protested
against the vast extent of the improve
ruents proposed at West Point. aggregating
he said a;.a0.GD. the increase provided
b. the Senate being about $l.oCo.0o0
Isthmian Canal Bill.
Without concluding the Military Academy
bill the Senate at > O'Clock began the con-
sideration Of the isthmian canal bill
Mr.. Warren. in charge of the Military
Academy bill suggested that that bill be
finished before the canal bill was consider
ed Mr. Morgan. chairman of the inter
oceanic canal committee, was present and
ready To go on with MS speech on the
NEcdra qua canal b.T, and wishing to 90 SO
the appropriation bill.
Nj. Morgan's Speech.
MIR. Morgan began his speech with
series of humorous remarks on the claims
that canal OF the Nicaragua route would
b. destroyed by earthquakes.
BY this tins a number of senators had
come in the chamber. Senators Hanna
and Kittridge sat side by side. Senators
SpOoner. Hale. Cullom. Mitchell, kearnS,
Foster of Washington. McCumber and Ber-
erdge were the republican side. Sena
tors Harris McLaurin, Clay and Bate were
or the democratic side of the chamber.
The minority had discovered, Mr.. Morgan
went on To say. that canal at Nicaragua
would be destroyed by earthquakes, but
that danger would be experienced from
that cause at Panama. and all that would
BE- necessary to get canal would be to
pay the Panama Canal Company $D.UU,VO
and go ahead. He continued to refer to the
seismic phenomena on the American con-
tinent to show that there would be no dan
Ger To canal works from that cause.