The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-07
D|SRESPECT IS
 SHOWN MORGAN CuIIOm Interrupts Venerable Ssn-
 ator in Canal Discussion FORCES EXECUTIVE SESSION 
Alabama Senator Warmly Informs Col leagues That He Is Fully convers- ant With Rules of Proprlety
 On Executive Matters.

Washington, February 6-For time today in the senate 1t looked as though the question of the construction of an isthmian canal would be discussed open ly. MT. Morgan spoke on his resolution introduced yesterday calling on the sec retary of the navy for correspondence regarding the military occupation of the Bays of Panama and Colon. He explain ed the object of the resolution and said if adopted 1t would prove or disprove all the allegations made in the press of Colombia and the United States that at the time of the settlement of the insur- rection the government of Colombia had proposed that 1t should pay the insurrec- tionists $3,000000 for peace. the money to be taken from that obtained from the United States for the isthmian canal con- sessions. He declared that no organized government existed in Colombia, but that 1t was under dictator He read from the correspondence leading up to the ne- gotiation of canal Sseaty and said in the opinion of the President satsfac- tory bill could be given by Colombia and an agreement had been reached fixing a price of S7,OOOOOO and s2,o.O0O per annum.
 coIum Interrupts.
 At this point MT. Cullom rose and ask ed MT. Morgan if matters of this kind should not be discussed behind closed doors,' and moved an executive session.
 Mr. Morgan replied "that the senator need not make any apology to me for that motion. l have had it inflicted and covered up before for the purpose of pre- 5aho nd fairs"
 MT. Cullom insisted on an executive ses. sion, and MT. Morgan raised the point of order that he had the floor and the motion could not prevail. Mr Frye over- ruled the point of order. and at i2.45 the senate went into execpive session
 After the doors closed MT Morgan con tinued his remarks, speaking especially of the irregularities which he said char acterized the government of Panama He did not, however. do this until he had spoken of the course of the senate in closing the doors while he was discussing his resolution. He said he considered himself as good a judge as any one ot the proprieties connected with executive matters. He did not violate those pro- prieties and did not intend to do so He expressed the opinion that a question of such importance as the construction of an inter-oceanic canal in which the entire world is interested, should be open ly discussed, and he announced his ln- tention of offering a motion to that effect in the senate.
 Did Not Intend Affront.
 Replying to these remarks MT. Cullom said that he had not intended any affront to MT. Morgan in asking that the doors ha cIn md ha ha had ha quest only because of the latters refer ence to the treaty, which under the rules could not be debated in open session.
 MT. Morgan said that he would take the first opportunity to test the senate on the subject by asking a vote. He then quoted at length the newspaper reports concerning affairs in Colombia upon which his resolution was predicated, and proceeded with his remarks for the pur- pose of showing that this government had undertaken to pay the Colombian insurgents $3000,000 The resolution went to the calendar
 At o'clock the doors were re-opened and Mir. Morgan proceeded with his re- marks, which he said he had been pre- vented from delivering when the doors were closed He asked that an article printed in the Springfield Republican of January 30, 1903, and which was read in secret session, be inserted in the record as part of his remarks. MT. Hale ob- jected and said that as the subject had been referred to behind closed doors, it should not be spoken of in open session. "I call the senator to order" said MT. Morgan, and he has no right to speak of what took place behind closed doors.'' At this juncture the statehood bill was laid before the senate.
 Floor Yielded to Morgan.
 MT. Kean yielded the floor to MT. Nor gan who said he had a number of other articles on the subject of the canal. and that if he was at liberty to refer to them he could show that the Springfield Repub- lcan was acting in the spirit of wisdom and patriotism for the peace and secur- ity of the country He believed that if the United States persisted in going on as it now is. a war with Colombia will become inevitable. possibly within one or two years, and that the inflammation of the war that has already broken out in the Central American states will lead to com plications on the part of the United States, and will cause us 70 regret we ever had any connection with the sub ject.
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