The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-19
Says Panama is Not an Es-
 tab'ished Republic
II HAS NO CONSTITUTION
People of United States, He Declares, Will Not Be Disturbed By Minister Bunau-Varllla, Who FIits
 From Place to Place.

Washington, December 1S.-The relation ship of the United States to the new re- public of Panama, continued to be the leading theme in the senate today, but the discussion was confined to one senator, and was not so exciting as yesterday MT. Daniel of Virginia was the speaker and he advocated the acceptance of Mr Hoar's resolution calling upon the Pres ident for information relative to the Mo- vember revolution in Panama. He said that so far as the available information shows the executive authorities of the United States had knowledge of the revo- lution in advance of the people of the isthmus and he contended that the action of this country in preventing the land ing of Colombian troops in Panama was without precedent.
 MT. Fulton made a speech in support of the bill to give aid to the proposed Lewis and Clarke exposition at Portland, Oregon, in 1905.
 Record Is Hard to Read.
 At the beginning of today's session MT. Hoar offered a resolution instructing the committee on printing to ascertain wheth- CT it is not possible to have the congress sional record printed in better type than at present, and briefly addressed the sen- ate on the subject, saying that it was very difficult to read the record.
 MT. Gallinger thought that to increase the size of the type would be to increase the number of volumes. which would, he said, be an objection.
 Mr. Bacon was of the opinion that the price of the publication to the public should be reduced.
 MT. Newlands suggested that there could be improvement in the presenting of most government publications.
 The resolution was agreed to.
 The senate passed bill providing for the construction of light house at Dia- mond shoal, on the coast of North Caro- lima.
 Daniels Discusses the Treaty.
 MT. Daniel was then recognized to speak upon Mir. Hoar's resolution requesting the President to send to the senate all the information bearing upon the revolu- ton in Panama. He said the Panama treaty had been discussed by the Presi- dent in his message fully in some respects but In other respects very sparingly.
 Mir Cullom called attention to the fact that the treaty has not been acted upon by the committee of foreign relations and intimated 1t was not in order to discuss 1t.
 MT. Daniel retorted by saying: There is so much nervousness over any inquiry on the part of the republican senators as to cause them to jump before they have been spurred." He reiterated his state ment that the President had discussed the treaty in public and called attention to Secretary Loomis' New York speech as well as to the debates in the senate, and decleared meyer before had there been such thorough defiance and contempt of law of secrecy which prevails in diplo- matic affairs as have been displayed in this matter"
 Has Played Many Parts.
 MT. Daniel also referred to Minister Bunau- Varilla and said of him that while it is true that all men play many parts in the course of their lives, that gentle man had played more parts in a short CT time than any actor who had chal- lenged favor back of the foot lights.'
 Taking up the resolution, he said that he did not want to see the United States involved in war either with France or with Columbia, and he was inclined to accept with grain of salt the sensation al headlines printed in the papers yes terday over the speeches of Acting Sec retary Loomis and Minister Bunau-Va- rilla. Some people, he said, seek to ob- tain a wide-open republic although some prodigious Tammany were about to take possession of the country, and they are shaking their red lights from many points. He contended that the independ- ence of Panama had not been well estab- lished, as has been stated. and in this connection called attention to the fact that the country had no constitution.
 A New Requirement..
 MT. Daniel said he knew of no require ment in international law for the recog- milton of a new government before it was formed.
 Things were happening in Washington before there was anything doing on the isthmus. When, and at what time, he asked, had the United States undertaken to send out forces to the border of any country to prevent that country from keeping peace in It's own country. There was not at that time even the germ of a republic-not even the phantom of a republic. Indeed he declared the United States had rushed to the aid of the new republic notwithstanding that not like Richard III, 1t had come Into this breathing world scarce half made up.'
 1t was not the state of Panama that organized the revolution" said MT. Dan iel. Tt was the city and not the state that is responsible for the outbreak, for the revolution on the isthmus It was the municipal officers, her common couh- cillors and her citizens that organized the secession. Without delay an ambassador was appointed to this country and II that new republic had any independence IL will soon be snuffed out by the acts or that ambassador" He declared that the populace of the United States shouid not allow their serenity to be disturbed Dy a minister from Panama hittihg rom lombia's attitude in unfavorable terms. He hoped that in this matter the United States would proceed in peace ana m or