The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-21
DEADLOCK OF The SENATE
QUAY AND MORGAN CONTINUE
THEIR DILATORY TACTICS.

canaI-aGay Reads IA Long Report
Another Effort to be Made to Reach an
Adjustment-Comprom ON state
hood BiIi Again suggested-Danger of
Extra session-Astitude of Democrats.
Washingtno, Feb. 20.-The senate
spent the entire day in executive ses-
sion considering the Panama canal
treaty and at 5:25 p M. took recess
until tomorrow at II o'clock. No vote
was taken on any of the amendments
which have been prepared by Senator
Morgan.
e In the executive session Senator Nor
gan spoke for an hour or more and
gave way to Mr.. Quay, but before the
latter had we'll begun, Senator Car
mack moved that Senator Morgan be
allowed to discuss the canal question in
open senate. In support of the motion
he said that the question was of gen.
eral Importance and that the country
should be placed in possession of the
details.
The motion ought ON general de-
bate in which the rules of the senate,
the advlsability of cloture. the neces-
sity OF maintaining in the senate
forum of free speech and many other
kindred topics were discussed. Among
those who spoke were Senators Spoon
'er, Teller, Depew. Hale and Bacon,
most of whom opposed Mr.. Carmack's
111nffnYa fn1. %1,o n
that it was not expedient to air our re-
lations with other countries before the
world at large. The speakers differed
widely, however, as to the eXpediency
of the policy of delay which it was
freely charged is now being pursued in
connection with the Panama treaty on
the one hand and with the statehood
bill on the other. Some of the senators
avowed themselves advocates of rule
of cloture.
Others expressed the conviction that
prolongation of the present situation
would lead to the speedy adoption of
such a rule. Speaking in this vein,
Senator Hale expressed the conviction
that the present situation, in which
friends of the statehood bill had Joined
with opponents of the treaty was due
to a previous understanding between
them and between Senator Quay and
Senator Morgan. Mr.. Morgan replied
earnestly denying that there had been
such combination, to which Mr.. Hale.
replied that he had been led to believe
that such was the case To this Mr..
Morgan replied very tartly that if Mr..
Hale chose to believe what was not
true, he would injure only himself.
At this point Mr.. Quay rose and, ex-
pressing impatience with the Interrupt
ton, asked leave to proceed with his
speech. No one objected, and the
course of the controversy was shifted
without putting Mr.. Carmack's motion
to vote.
Mr.. Quay's speech consisted of long
report on the isthmian canal question.
This reading he asked the clerk at the
desk to perform, but objection was
made and the matter was submitted to
vote. The result was adverse to Mr.
Quay's request, the vote standing 20 to
"a. He then began the reading of the
document himself and continued for
two hours or more.
At $50 o'clock in accordance with the
decision of the steering committee Sem
ator Cullom moved recess until IL
o'lcock tomorrow and the motion pre-
vailed.
This decision Of the steering commit
tee against night session was reached
at a meeting of the committee held
during the afternoon at the request Of
Senator Cullon1, who has the Colombian
otherwise known as the Panama canal
treaty, in charge, and wished the steer
ing committees advice as to abandon
ing the night session. The committee
decided that the sentiment was against
holding another night session until an
effort had been made to- reach an ad-
justment of the somewhat tangled leg
islative condition of the senate. In Or
der to bring about such an adjustment
it was suggested that some compromise
might be made son the statehood bill.
The opponents of the statehood bill
never have believed that the measure
could be carried as rider on the post
office appropriation bill in the senate,
but the friends Of the measures have
declared that they had the votes not
only to carry it but to overrule the
chair should he decide the rider was
not in order. Inquiry about the SEN
ate to-day made the opposition appre-
hensive, though not convinced of this
claim, and in the committee to-day
they said that should it be the case,
it would mean an extra session of con-
gress, and the appropriation bill with
the statehood rider would be defeated.
1t was also found that the leaders in
the statehood fight were willing to as
sumo the responsibility for this out
come With this situation before them
the steering committee began to dis
cuss the possibility of compromise.
Senators Quay and Elkins and other
republicans who have been favoring
the statehood bill were called in and
the matter canvassed al some length,
but without approaching an agreement.
The democrats have not been consulted
and as they stood out solidly against
the plan of compromise for the crea-
tion of two new states, they may not
accept any other compromise PROPOSE
ton Should compromise be agreed
upon, it is stated that it will include
the ratification of the Colombian and
Cuban treaties.