The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21
NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED.
Senators Spend the Day in Listen
 ing to Speeches.

ing to Speeches.
 | Washington, Feb. 20.-The Senate spent | the entire day in executive session con- | sidering the Panama Car al treaty and
 at 5:25 p. m took a recess until tomor-
 row at Il o'clock.
 | No vote was taken on any of the amend | ments which have been prepared by Sena- | tor Morgan.
 Senator Morgan spoke fo~ more than an | hour today in executive session. He
 then gave way to MT. Quay, but before
 the latter had well begun, Senator Car
 mack moved that Senator Morgan be al- | lowed to discuss the canal question in open session In support of the motion | he said that. the question was of general | importance, and that the country should | be placed in possession of the details
 The motion brought on a general de- bate, in which the rules of the Senate the advisability of cloture, the necessity
 of maintaining in the Senate a forum of free speech. and many other kindred top ics were discussed.
 Among those who spoke were Senators Spooner, Teller, Depew, Hale and Bacon,
 most of whom opposed MT. Carmacks s | motion for open doors, on the ground that 1t was not expedient to air our relations with other countries before the world at large The speakers differed widely, | however, as to the expediency of the policy of delay which 1t was freely charg- ed is now being pursued in connection
 with the Panama treaty on the one hand
 and with the Statehood bill on the other,
 while some of the Senators avowed them
 selves advocates of a rule of cloture. Others expressed the conviction that | the prolongation of the present situation 1 would lead to the speedy adoption of such | a rule. Senator Hale expressed the con- viction that the present situation. in | which friends of the Statehood bill had | joined with opponents of the treaty was
 due to a previous understanding between | the m and between Senator Quly and Sen
 ator Morgan. Senator Morgan replied | earnestly, denying that there had been such combination
 At this point MT. Quay rose and ex- i pressing impatience with the Interruption asked leave to proceed with his speech No one objected and the course of the
 co cntroversy was shifted without putting MT Carma ks motion to a vote. Mir 1 Quay's speech consisted of a long report
 on the isthmian canal question. This reading he asked the clerk at the desk to perform, but objection was made, and the
 ma tier was submitted to a vote. The re- suit was adverse to Mir. QuIy's request the vote standing 20 to 34 He then began
 the reading of the document himself and continued for two hours or more. At 5.30. in accordance with a decision
 of the steering committee, Senator Gull lom moved a recess until Il o'clock to-
 morrow. and the motion prevailed This decision of the Steering Committee against night session was reached at
 meeting held during the afternoon, at the request of Senator Cullom who has the
 Colombian. otherwise known as the Pan-
 anna canal treaty in charge, and wished
 the Steering Committees advice as to abandoning the night session. The Com
 mittee decided that the sentiment of the Senate was against holding another night session until an effort had been made to reach an adjustment of the somewhat tangled legislative condition In the Sen ate. Tn order to bring about such an adjustment 1t was suggested that some com rnpromise might be made on the State hood bill.
 Senators Quay and Elhins and other Republicans who have been favoring tho
 Statehood hill were called in and the matter canvassed at some length but without approaching an agreement The Democrats have not been consulted and as they stood out sondly against the plan