The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-11
Senate Agrees to Attach the
 SpO0Rer Act to Treaty,
WILL NOT BE AN AMENDMENT
There Has Been Considerable Discus sion of Allowing Senator Morgan's Remarks Printed, But He Says
 He Is Entirely Independent.


 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 agr1ement to attach the spooner canal act bodily to the treaty This change which was made in compli- ance with a request, was presented by Senator Lodge during the days executive session of the senate for the neces- sity for it had been discussed by MT. Nor gan and other members of the senate committee. Mir. Daniel expressed the opinion that as the preamble to the treaty calls for the attachment of copy of the act that attachment was necessary to preserve the terms of the document intact. Senator Morgan contended that without this attachment the treaty was absolutely invalid. Senator Teller and Senator Hoar, took the opposite view, urging that as the act was in existence and of record sin the statutes of the United Stattsl the physical annexation was of no consequence. Senator Lodge, however, suggested that no injury could result from the attachment of the act, and unanimous consent was given to do so. It was specifically stipulated, how ever that this concession did not amount to an amendment of the treaty.
 Morgan Continues Speech. Senator Morgan consumed the entire time of the remainder of the closed ses- sion, discussing the canal question from various points of view, and going over much ground he has already covered. Most of his speech was written, and when Senator Cullom asked him if the speech he was reading was a new one or an old one, he replied with some manifesta- ton of vexation, that it was new, adding that he did not have to repeat his ad- dress He discussed particularly the att titude of the isthmian canal commission | of which Admiral Walker is the head, and criticized to some extent the change of view taken by that commission in its last report. He also dwelt on the var iation of the terms of the treaty from those of the Spooner law.
 During the progress of his address, Sen- 1 ator Morgan expressed a desire to have | copies of the correspondence between the | United States and the new Panama Canal | company bearing on the acceptance of the 1 option, given by that company to the United States to purchase the canal for $400OO,O00 and the senate consented to request the secretary of state for the | correspondence.
 The papers had not arrived at 3:S0 o'clock and as Senator Morgan stated that he would be unable to proceed without them Senator Cullom, at 330 D. m. moved | that the senate adjourn, and this motion | prevailed.
 Is Entirely Independent.
 During the day there was more or less | informal discussion of the proposition to permit Senator Morgan to publish his re- | marks in the Congressional Record, but | there was no effort to reach a conclusion | on this point Senator Cullom, chairman | of the committee on foreign relations, has taken the position that this permission | to print shall not be granted. unless Sena- tor Morgan will agree to allow day to be fixed for vote on 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 be- l tween the United States and Colombia which is almost identical with the pending treaty, and which has been made public
 Morgan Sends Pamphlets.
 During the day Senator Morgan for warded to each senator copies of eight pamphlets prepared by himself on the l canal question. They dealt usually under special titles with the following subjects:
 "The history of Colombia's canal; con- | sessions and the organization of canal | Companies; the methods employed to put | the old Panama Canal company into op- eration in France; Colombia's relation | ship to the canal company; campaign of l Bo Hutin and Cromwell of temptation, | insolence and coercion; Attorney General | Knox and the law of the case; the rights of creditors of the Panama com pany, and the state of civilization in Co., | lombia."
 In the oecond of his pamphlets. Sena- tor Morgan contends against the valid- ity of the title of the new Panama com pany, declaring that the French courts | had no power to dissolve the old Pan- l anna Canal company or to appoint a liquidator to hold and control the property | of that company in Panama. He asserts | that If the decree dissolving the old Panama Canal company Is valid, that the necessary effect of that decree was to terminate all the privileges and property rights of that company in Panama in any way pertaining to the canal, and by | the terms of the law of concession the | French courts could nov prevent the same from immediately reyerting to | Panama"
 | Overstepped Jurisdiction. | MT. Morgan asserts that the French courts over-stepped their Jurisdiction in | the matter of the transfer of title. He 1 also contends that the work done on the | canal by the old company belongs to Co., lombia and that that country is justly | bound for the debts of the company, | and hence, that no title to the Panama | Canal company can be given by any one | but the Colombian congress.
 Discussing the efforts to sell the canal company's property to the United States, MT. Morgan says '.The people of Colombia did not be- | Iieye that the United States would ever consent to pay this enormous rental and | give back to Colombia at the end of 99 | years the canal and railroad without | conpensation. They were correct in that | belief. for the United States will never 1 expend dp0OO.000 in completing that ca- nal and S250O0,000 for the rent of the ground and s4O,O00.0OO for the privilege of doing this work and s10.o00.0O0 for a con- cession from Colombia for 100 years. in