Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-20
STATEHOOD AGAIN DELAYED
Quay Resolution to Fix Date for Vote
Goes over Until To-
Aarqs.s e. morrow. ..y So IL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-When the. SEN
ate met today a bill was passed author
izing the secretary of the interior to issue
a aptent to the city of Buffalo, Wyo.,
for certain tracts OF land.
The Quay resolution declaring it to be
the sense Of the senate that a vote on the
statehood bill be taken prior to March
2 vent over until tomorrow.
A house bill was passed providing for
the payment Of claims of citizens of Vir-
gina for damages incident to the encamp-
ment at Manassas and the march from
Camp Alger to Thoroughfare Gap, Va, dur
ing the war with Spain.
A house bill was also passed amending
the pension laws applying to remarked
widows.
The bill making Sabine Pass a port Of
entry in Texas, which has caused con-
siderable discussion in the senate hereto
fore, was considered for a time. On mo-
ton OF Mr.. Bailey the bill was amended
so as 10 apply to Texas only.
Mr.. Hanna moved to refer the bill back
to the committee on commerce, but the
motion was defeated-31 to 80. The bill
vent over without action, when on motion
of Mr.. Cullom the senate at u 30, wentinto
executive session to consider the Colom-
bian canal treaty.
Senator Morgan (Ala.) continued the
speech he begun yesterday. He discussed
especially what he characterized as a dis
crepancy between the terms of the act au-
thorizing the purchase Of the Panama Canal
company's franchises and property and the
terms Of the treaty. He quoted from the
treaty the clause providing for the lease Of
the canal zone, and from the act the Ian
guage OF the section authorizing the presi-
dent to acquire perpetual control Of a strip
OF land six miles in width ard charged that
the two we're utterly inconsistent.
The presentation Of this point led to an
animated debate in which seven or eight
senator's participated. In the main the
democrats contended that the treaty does
not coincide with or carry out the terms
Of the act, and that therefore another act
Of appropriation would be necessary before
it could be made effective.
The republicans pointed out that the lease
provision in the treaty looked to the con-
tinual renewal of the lease, which in effect,
they said, would give the perpetual con-
troll" provided for in the canal act.
AT $3.50 Mr.. Quay (Pa.) asked Mr.. Morgan
II he was willing to desist. Mr. Morgan
yielded and Mr.. Quay moved TO adjourn.
The vote resulted Is ayes to SO noes.
Senator Teller (Colo) then moved, to
take a recess.
This motion also was voted down. The
result brought out a declaration from Mr..
Teller that nothing would be gained by
harsh measures. Senator Cqllom Qll.) &C
cepted this view and himself moved q
recess until 8 o'clock. There was no OPP
position and the senate dispersed a Few
minutes before 6 o'clock.
WheL they ~reeonvened at s there were
comparatively few senators present and
the presiding oficer scarcely had called
those present to order when the point Of
no quorum was made. After thirty-hve
minutes a quorum was secured and Senator
Morgan proceeded until IL, when. on mo-
tion of Senator Cullom. the senate took a
recess until IL tomorrow morning.
Senator Morgan devoted his evening dis
course largely to the relation of the Co
lombian government, to the Catholic church.
He quoted at length the eoncordat between
the pope and the president OF the republic
and asserted that the isthmian government
was practically controlled by the Catholic
church and especially by the Jesuit order.
This. he said. would be true in the canal
zone. as we'll as in other parts OF the
country, and II the treaty was ratified the
United States would find that 1t had entered
into an undesirable and un-Ameriean ALI
ance. He was not willing to suspend at
IL o'clock and said he was quite prepared to
continue. -
Just before the close Of the session sena-
tor oUll0R sought unanimous consent tG