Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-18

/ asked him to supply the lacking in
formation by stating on what ground
the administration proceeded in taxing
the step-that is all. And / don't pro-
pose, after "a years service within these
walls to trouble myself to contradict
again an lmputation to me of any
meaning of indirectness or artifice on
my part. If the senator from Ohio
chooses to charge me with it, of course
1 cannot help it. He will do his duty"
II am delighted" retorted Foraker,
that the senator from Massachusetts
is not afraid of anybody. I do not
know of any reason why he should be
afraid of anybody
"EIe made speech. am undertaking
to make some answer to it, l submit to
senators here that 1 have not. no matter
what the senator from Massachusetts has
just now seen fit to say, misrepresented
or perverted a single ideal that he has
expressed.
Now The President has stated there
was no conference, no intrigue and yet
the senator from Massachusetts reading
these kilograms demands that the Presi-
| dent shall submit proof to him that he
was telling the truth when he made the
statement that he had not connived."
Foraker then proceeded to review brief
| " the history of the uprising on the
isthmus. stating that the condition there
was, common knowledge to all newspaper
| readers and to all persons who had OBJ
served the fate OF the canal treaty in the
Colombian Congress, and had any knowl-
edge of human nature.
Morgan inquired if Foraker held that
| the Colombian Congress was ever in any
way committed to the treaty.
''rhey simply rejected it," replied For
aker.
| TURNING bic attention 4, cain to ayontc
on the isthmus, Foraker said:
No agent was sent to the President of
the United States and no agent was sent
| to Panama. She had right il she saw fit
to go into rebellion"
The administration at Washington. he
said, was not unmindful of TIE situation.
and the President took the steps indi-
Gated by the kilograms and from which
| the senator from Massachusetts, derives
such conclusions"
Hoar was on his feet again and inter-
rupted: Il distinctly said that had nc
criticism to make on that subject and
| that the little matter of time could not
be at all affected by the time we took
in the Civil war | not only disclaim what
| the senator imputeS to me, but made what
was the strongest argument L could think
of to show so far as that was concerned
there was no criticism whatever proper.
| II am glad the senator has reconsid-
cred and concluded to interrupt me
again. remarked Foraker. amid the
laughter of senators. Il understand from
the senator there was not amy necessity
| for haste
Mr.. Hoar-"I stated as distinctly and
clearly as 1 could put into words the eX-
act contrary of what the senator said"
| What is the use to argue that again,
broke in Senator Foraker with emphasis
| "Then," continued Hoar 1.-The senator
added he was glad 1 had reconsidered my
| statement"
THAT was the statement that yo,
would not interrupt me again." retorted
Foraker.
II made no such statement" declared
Hoar.
I'oraker-,"T I hope you will make
it and stick to it,
Hoar-'I thought the senator was al
ways delighted to have me interrupt
him.
THAT is the way the senator always
has to get the better of his adversary,
remarked Foraker. Yes. [ shall always
be glad to be interrupted by him. But
wish. the senator would tell me where
was"
Il will tell him. declared Hoar with a
smile. He was misstating one of my
propositions -
"Wcr.'' retorted Foraker, amid general
laughter, that does not help me any
lie had made so many of them l dom
know which one it was
This ended the colloquy and Foraker
concluded his remarks by stating that
there was no real ground for criticism of
the course of the administration in the
Panama matter not even that the Demo-
Gratis might take advantage of. He de-
plored the discussion OF the matter in
open session of the senate, however.
| Mitchell then made Il speech on the adj
vocacy of the bill to aid the Lewis and
Clark Exposition at Portland, Oregon.
| At $40 p M, the Senate went into eX-
ecutive session and at 535 adjourned.