The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-07
TURN ON The LIGHT
THAT is WHAT MORGAN DEMANDS
OF TIL; SENATE.
DID REBELS GET 100000?
HE WANTS THE COLOMBIAN CUES
TION SIFTED.

No Organized Government, hut
Dictator. Has Colombia, the Ala
bama senator DecInred-Did the
United states Furnish the S3,OOO,-
900 as the Price of Peace !-MOFEnn
Wanted to Discuss the Matter in
Open Session, Hut Executive ses-
sion Was Declared.
Washington, Feb. 6.-For time to-
day in the Senate II looked as if the
question of the construction of an 18TH
milan canal would be discussed in open
session. Senator Morgan spoke on his
resolution, introduced yesterday, call
ing on the Secretary of the Navy for
correspondence regarding the military
occupation of the bays of Panama and
Colombia. He had not proceeded far
with his remarks when Senator Gull
lom, who had been following him
closely, interrupted with a motion for
an executive session, which Senator
Morgan resisted. The chair, however,
overruled him and the doors were
closed.
In open session Senator Morgan ex-
planned the object of the resolution
and said that. if adopted, 1t would
prove or disprove all of the allegations
made in the press of Colombia and the
United States that at the time of the
settlement of the Instruction the gov
eminent of Colombia had proposed to
the insurrectos that il would pay 3d.
100000 for peace, the money to be paid
out of the sum obtained from the
United States for the sale of conces
sions relating to the isthmian canal.
He declared that no organized gov
eminent existed in Colombia. but that
it was under a dictator. He read from
the correspondence leading up to the
negotiation of a canal treaty and said
that i'm the opinion of the President a
satisfactory title could be reached fix
ing a price of 100000. and $250,000 per
annum.
Behind Closed Doors.
After the doors were closed Senator
Morgan continued his remarks, speak
ing especially of the irregularities
which he said characterize the govern
ment of Panama. He did not, however,
do this until he had spoken of the
course of the Senate in closing a.
doors while he was discussing his res
olution He said he considered himself
as good Judge as anyone of the pro-
prieties connected with executive mat
tiers. He had not Violated, those pro-
prieties, and did not intend to do so
He expressed the opinion that a ques-
ton of such importance as the con-
struction of an inter-oceanic canal, in
which the entire world is interested
should be openly debated, and he an
nounced his intention OF offering a mo-
ton to that effect in the Senate.
Replying to these remarks, Senator
Cullom said he had not intended any
affront to Senator Morgan in asking
that the doors be closed. and that he
had only made the request because OF
the latter's reference to the treaty,
which could not under the rules. be
debated in open session.
Senator Morgan said that he would
take the first opportunity to test the
Senate on the subject by asking
vote. He then quoted at length the
newspaper reports concerning affairs
in Colombia. upon which his resolu-
ton was predicated and proceeded
with his remarks for the purpose of
showing that this government had I'M
dertaken to pay the Colombian insur-
gents $4,000, 900.
the TeSolullOn went 10 the caIeDQdT.
Again I'm the Open.
When the doors were reopened
Senator Morgan proceeded with his
remarks, which ne said he had been
prevented from delivering when the
doors were closed.
He asked that an article printed in
the Springfield Republican of Jan. 30,
1903, and which was read in secret
session, be inserted in the Record as
part of his remarks. Senator Hale
objected and said that, as the subject
had been referred to behind closed
doors, it should not be spoken of in
open session.
Il call the Senator to order" said
Senator Morgan. He has no right to
speak of what took place behind closed
DOORS"
MOrgan's Prophecy of War.
At this juncture the statehood bill
was laid before the Senate. Senator
Kean yielded the floor to Senator Nor
gan, who said he had a number of
other articles on the subject of the
canal. and that II he was at liberty to
refer to them he could show that the
Springfield Republican was acting in
the spirit of wisdom and patriotism
for the peace and security of this coun-
try. He believed that II the United
States persisted in going on as now,
a war with Colombia will become in
evitable, possibly within one or two
years, and that the Inflammation Of
the war that has already broken out
in the Central American states will
lead to complications on the part of
the United States and will cause us to
regret we ever had any connection
with the subject.
After Senator Kean had spoken a
short time in opposition to the state
hood bill, he yielded to Senator Sim
mons of North Carolina, who offered
resolutions expressing the sorrow Of
the Senate at the death yesterday of
Representative Moody of North Caro-
lima.
The chair appointed Senators Prftch-
ard and Simmons of North Carolina,
Clark of Wyoming, Dietrich of Nebras-
ka and Heitfeld of Idaho a committee
to represent the Senate at the funeral
AS further mark Of respect the Sem
ate, at 1920 D. M, adjourned until to-
morrow.