Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-03-18

SpOOner Canal act bodily to the treaty.
This change was made ~ compliance
with q request which was =, a's>ted
by Senator Lodge during In .4y's
executive session of the S n and
after the necessity for it had dis
cussed by Mr.. Morgan and by
other members OF the Scnate.%
Senator Daniel expressed the
opinion that as the preamble to the
treaty calls for the attachment CT n
copy Of the act that attachment was
necessary TO preserve the terms of the
document intact. Senator Morgan con.
tended that without this attachment
the treaty was absolutely invGiiel.
Senators Teller and Hoar took the
opposite view, urging that as the act
was in existence and of record in the
statutes of the United States. the
physical annexation was Of no cOnse-
quence whatever. Senator Lodge. how
ever. suggested that no injury could
result from the attachment of the act
and requested unanimous consent for
that purpose. There was no objection
and Senator Morgan's wish in this re
spect was gratified. 1t was specifically
stipulated, however. that this conces-
sion did not amount to an amendment
Of the treaty.
Senator Morgan consumed the en-
tire time of the remainder OF the
closed session. discussing the canal
question from various points of view
and going over much ground which he
had already covered Most of his
speech was written. and when Senator
Cullom asked him if the speech he
was reading was n new one. or an old
one. he replied with some manifesto
ton of veXation that it was new.
hot hn
his addresses. He discussed particu.
larly the attitude OF the isthmian canal
commission Of which Admiral Walker
is the head and criticised to some eX.
tent the change of view taken BY that
commission in its last report. He also
dwelt upon the variation of the terms
Of the treaty from those OF the Spoon
er law. During the progress of his ad-
dress Senator Morgan expressed a de-
sire to have copies of the correspond
ence between the United States gov
ernment and the new Panama Canal
Company bearing upon the acceptance
of the option given by that company
to the United States to purchase the
canal for $4O.O0000 and the Senate
consented to make request on the
Secretary of State for those docu-
ments. They had not arrived at half
past o'clock and as Senator Morgan
stated that he would be unable to pro
ceed without them Senator Cullom
moved that the Senate adjourn ami
this motion prevailed.
During the day there was more or
less informal discussion of the propo.
sition to permit Senator Morgan TO
publish his remarks in The Congress.
sional Record, but there was no effort
to reach a conclusion on this point
Senator Cullom, chairman of the com
mittee on foreign relations, has taken
the position that this permission to
print shall not be granted unless Sena-
tor Morgan will agree to allow a day
to be fixed for the vote upon the
treaty. On the other hand. Senator
Morgan says that he is entirely indie
pendent of the Senate in these re-
spects because he says he can dis
cuss to any extent he please in the
public print former treaty between
the United States and Colombia which
is almost identical with the pen&ing
treaty and which has been made pub
lie.
During the day Senator Morgan for
warded to each Senator copies OF
eight pamphlets prepared by himself
on the canal question. They dealt
usually under special titles, with the
Colombia's Canal Concessions and the
Organization of Canal Companies:"
The Methods Employed to Put the
Old Panama Canal Into Operation in
France" "Colombia's Relationship to
the Canal Company" The Campaign
of Bo. Hutin and Cromwell of Tempta-
uon, lnsolence and Coercion" AT
torney General Knox. and the Law of
the Case" and The State of Civiliza-
tion in Colombia"
In the second of his pamphlets. Sen
ator Morgan contends against the
validity of the title of the new Pana>
ma Company. declaring that the
French courts had no power to dis
solve the old Panama Canal Com
pany or TO appoint liquidator to hold
and control the property of that com.
pany in Panama. Mr.. Morgan asserts
that the French courts overstepped
the Jurisdiction in the matter of trans
fer of title. Mr.. Morgan accuses those
desiring to sell the canal of riding
down the Colombia constitution" and
asserts that S1,000,000 in gold was
furnished by the new canal company
together with the use of it's railroad
and ships to Colombian leaders in or
der to prolong the canal concession
by maintaining the army and continu.
ing the state of war. The trampling
OF their constitution under foot i'm this
manner he charactcrizes as very
bitter experience for the people of
Colombia. Senator Morgan takes is.
sue with the conclusions OF Attorney
General Knox as the validity of the
TUE the canal company can transfer
ana contends no concession is valid
without an act of cession passed by
the Colombian congress. In his
pamphlet on The state of Civiliza-
ton in Colombia" Senator Morgan dc.