The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-21
The SENATE
IN A TANCLE
Entire Day Spent in Execu-
tive Session.
NO NEARER CONCLUSION
Senator Morgan Tireless in Fight
Against Canal Treaty, and Quay De-
termined TO Force Vote on the
Statehood Bill.
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WASHINGTON, y. c., Feb. 2o-The
Senate spent the entire day In executive
session. 1t being still tho Legislative day
OF yesterday. and at 5:30 P. NJ. took a
recess until tomorrow ut II o'clock, Tho
time was taken up In consideration Of
the Colombian canal treaty. No vote
was taken upon any Of the amendments
which have been prepared by Senator
Morgan.
The most interesting event o; the day
TRANSFERRED when Senator Quay rose to
question OF personal privilege. He sent
to the desk and had read an article from
New York paper OF this morning, nc.
cusng him Of violating pledge, which
the paper stated he had made In the Re.
publican caucus Wednesday. to support
the treaty ito the exclusion OF every 9TH
err subject He said such was not tho
case. but that on the contrary he had
protested against any action looking Ia
the displacement of the statehood hill.
He called upon other Senator's to testify
to this effect, and Senator Morgan. who
had the floor. yielded to Senator Burton,
who spoke for an hour and a half in
advocacy OF the statehood bill.
Mr.. Dubois, OF Idaho, followed by
speech in criticism OF the treaty and OF
what he characterized as the SUNNI airy
action OF the Republican caucus. When
he concluded Senator Morgan continued
his remarks In opposition to the treaty
In It's present shape.
GENERAL DEBATE.
After Senator Morgan had spoken for
an hour or more. he gave way to Mr..
Quay, but before the latter had well be-
gun Senator Carmack moved that Sena-
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canal question In open session. The
motion brought on general debate, in
which the rules of the Senate. the adj
Visibility OF cloture. the necessity Of
maintaining In the Senate a forum OF
free speech and many other kindred
topics were discussed. Among those
who spoke were Senators Spooncr. Tel
Ter, Depew. Hale and Bacon. most Of
whom opposed Mr.. Carmack's motion for
open doors. The speakers differed wide
~. however. as to the expectancy OF the
policy Of delay, which 1t was freely
charged is now being pursued In con.
nection with the Panama treaty on the
one hand and with the statehood bill
on the other. Some Of inc Senators
avowed themselves advocat1, OF culture.
Senator Hale expressed tho conviction
that the present situation in which the
friends Of the statehood bill had Joined
with the opponents OF the treaty. was
due to a previous understanding between
them and between Senator's Quay and
Morgan. Senator Morgan replied ear
nestly denying that there had been such
combination.
Mr.. Carmack's motion was not put to
n vote and Mr.. Quay resumed. His
,sthmian canal question. This reading
ne asked the clerk at the desk to per-
form. but objection was made, and the
matter was submitted to vote The re-
suit was adverse to Mr.. Quay's request,
the vote standing 20 to 81. He then be-
gan 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, Sena-
tor Cullom moved recess until II o clock
Tomorrow and the motion prevailed
NO AGREEMENT.
y This decision OF the Steering Committee
against a night session was reached at
meeting OF the committee held during
the afternoon. The committee decided
that the sentiment of the Senate was
against holding another night session I'M
til an effort had been made to reach an
adjustment Of the somewhat tangled
legislative condition In the Senate. In
order to bring about such an adjustment
1t WAS suggested that some compromise
might be made on the statehood bill.
Senators Quay and Elkins and other Re-
publicans who have been favoring the
statehood bill Were called In and the
matter canvassed at some length, but
without approaching an agreement. The
Democrats have not been consulted, and
MS they stood out solldly against the plan
of compromise for the creation of two
new States. they may not accept any
other compromise proposition Should a
compromise be agreed on 1t Is stated 1t
will include the ratification Of the Colon
ban and Cuban treaties.