The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-11
MORGAN STILL
! DEBATES The TREATY
Became NeXed When Senator Cnl-
lom Asked Him Ii Speech
Were Cid or New.

Washington. March Ex-senator Morgan
to-day secured the first material concession
that has been made to him by the Senate
in connection with the Panama Canal treaty
with Colombia.
This consisted Of an agreement to attach
the SpoOner canal act bodily To the treaty.
This change was made in compliance with a
request presented by Senator Lodge during
the days executive session of the Senate
r-day. for tho necessity for it had been
discussed by Mr.. Morgan and other MEM
bcrs Of the Senate committee.
Mr.. Daniel expressed the opinion that
the preamble to the treaty calls for the at
tacEmeut of copy of that act that at
tachment was necessary TO preserve the
terms OF the document intact
nator Morgan coutenced that without
tins attachment the treaty was absolutely
idvdlis.
Senators Teller and Hoar took the opposite
view. urging that as the act was In eXis-
tcNcc ana OF record III the statutes of the
United States. the physical annexation was
OF no consequence whatever. Senator Lodge
however. suggested that no injury could re-
suit from the attachment of the act and
unanimous Cuuse nt was given to 90 so. 1t
was specifically stipulated. however. that
THIS concession did not amount to an
am. ndmout of the treaty.
Senator Morgan cons umed the entire time
Of The remainuCr OF the closed session dis
cuss!nE the canal question from various
points Of view ana going over much ground
tina: had already been covered. Most of his
speech was written. ana when Senator CuI-
! lCm asked him if the speech he was read
ms was new one or an old one. he
piled with some manifestation Of veXatign
that It was new. adding that he did not
have to repeat his addresses.
He discussed particularly the attitude OF
the 1Sthm!an Canal Commission, of which
Admiral Walker t. the head, and criticised
10 some extent the change OF view tekeu by
That commission III its last report. Re also
dwelt on the variation OF the terms of the
5:.2ty from those of the Spooner law.
Turing the progress Of his address. Sena-
-. Morgan expressed tesir" to have
copies Of the correspondence between the
United States Government and the new
Panama Canal Company bearing on the ac-
ceptanCe OF the option given by that COM
pany to thu United States to purchase the
canal for AH00oc)J. ana the Senate con-
scented t. request the Secretary Of State for
the correspondence.
The papels had not arrived at $50 o'clock.
and. as Senator Morgan stated that he
would he unable to proceed without them,
Senator CuIlpm moved that the Senate ad-
1Ourn. and his motion prevailed.
During the day there was more or less
Informal discussion Of the proposition 10
permit Senator Morgan to publish his re
marks in the Confessional Record. hut
. there was no effort to reach conclusion uu
: that point.
Senator CulIom. cnairman Of the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations. has taken the pr-
sition that his permission to print shall not
be granted unless Senator Morgan will
agree to allow day to be fixed Cor a vote
on the treaty.
on the other hand. Senator Morgan says
he Is entirely indeo =ndent Of the Senate in
this respect. because he says he can dis
cuSs to any extent he plaasas in the public
prints a former treaty between the United
States and Colombia. which is almost iden-
teal with the pending treaty. and which
has been made public.