The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-11
A CONCESSION IS
MADE TO MORGAN
To Attach the Spooner Act to
the Canal Treaty.
PLENTY OF STEAM YET
Morgan Consumes Much Time in Canal Talk
and Resents Question by Cuom as
10 Whether His Speech
is New.


10y the ASSOtldlSu lhtSS.j
Washington, March 1O.-Senator Nor
gan today secured the first material con-
cession that has been made to him By
the Senate in connection with the Panama
Canal treaty with Colombia. This con-
sisted of an agreement to attach the
Spooner Canal Act bodily to the treaty.
This change was made in compliance
with request which was presented by
Senator Lodge during today's executive
session of the Senate and after the
necessity for 1t had been discussed by
Mr.. Morgan, and also by other members
of the Senate. Senator Daniel expressed
the opinion that as the preamble to the
treaty calls for the attachment of a
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 invalid. 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 examination
was of no consequence whatever. Sem
injury could result from the attachment
OF the act and requested unanimous con-
sent for that purpose. There was no
objection, and Senator Morgans wish IN
this respect was gratified. 1t was speci-
fcaliy stipulated however, that this con-
cession did not amount to an amendment
of the treaty.
Senator Morgan consumed the entire
<1rf ,1<,,. of
sion, discussing the canal. question from
various points of view and going over
much ground, which he had already COW
cred. Most OF his speech was written,
and when Senator Cullom asked him il
the speech he was reading was a new one
or an old one, re replied with some man
Hesitation vexation that it was new,
adding that he did not have to repeat his
addresses. He discussed particularly the
attitude OF the Isthmian Canal Commits
sion, of which Admiral Walker is the
head, and criticised to some extent 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 Spooner law.
During the progress Of his address.
Senator Morgan expressed a desire to
tween the United States government and
the new Panama Canal Company, bear
ing upon the acceptance of the option
given by that company to the United
States to purchase the canal for forty
million dollars. and the Senate consent
ed to make request on the Secretary OF
State for those documents. They had
not arrived at half past three o'clock
nd cta hat he
would be unable to proceed without them,
Senator Cullom moved that the Senate
adjourn. and this motion prevailed.
During the day there was more or
less informal discussion of the PROPOSE
tion to permit Senator Morgan to pub
lish his remarks in the Congressional
Record, but there was no effort to reach
a conclusion on this point. Senator Gull
lom. chairman of the Committee on For
eign relations has taken the position
that this permission to print shall not
be granted unless Senator Morgan will
agree to allow day to be fixed for a
vote upon the treaty. On the other hand
Senator Morgan says that he is entirely
independent of the Senate in this respect,
because. he says he can discuss to any
extent he pleases in the public prints a
former treaty between the United states
and Colombia. which is almost ideatical
with the pending treaty. and which has
been made public.
During the day Senator MorgaM for
warded to each Senator copies of eight
pamphlets prepared by himself on the
canal question They dealt, usually IN
the special titles. with the following
subjects:
hR
cessions and the organization of canal
companies; the methods employed to pat
the old Panama Canal Company into OPP
Grafton in France: Colombia's relation
snip to the canal company; Campaign of
30 Hutin and Cromwell, of temptation
lnsolence and coercion.
Attorney General Knox and his law
OF the case" ''the rights of creditors of
the Panama COMPANY " and ..the state OF
civilization in Colombia"
In the second pamphlets Senator Nor
gan contends against the validity of the
title of the new Panama conno,v do-
ciaring that the French courts had no
power to dissolve the old Panama Canal
company or to appoint a liouidato, 70
mold and control the property of that
company in Panama Mr.. Morgan as.
serfs that the French courts overstenned
their Jurisdiction in the matter Of tbe
transfer of title.
Mr.. Morgan accuses these DESIRING r.
sell the canal of riding down the CO.
iomhian constitution and asserts thai
Sl0OO,000 in gold was furnished nv tbs
new canal company. together with the
use of its railroad and ships to Colon
bian leaders in order to prolong tn,
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