The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-24
Alabama Statesman Fires His First Gun During the Extra
 Session of Congress
HE CHARGES DUPt|CITY
 AND PARTY ARROGANCE
Says He Only Consented to Enactment of Spooner Bill Because of His Confidence In Good Faith
 of Roosevelt.

Washington, November 2S-Panama and Cuba engaged the attention of the sen ate today to the exclusion of all other questions MT. Hale moved to reconsider the vote by which the Newlands resou- tion for the annexation of Cuba was re- ferred to a committee, and several speeches were made on the motion with out disposing of it.
 Messrs. Hale, Lodge and Platt or Con necticut disavowed any desire on tine part of the Cnited States to acquire Cuba and expressed regret that the resolution had been introduced. MT. Newlands deemed the measure as presenting natural so- lution of the problem of the relationship between the two countries.
 The Panama question came up in con- rection with the announcement of the re- organization of senate committees, MT. Morgan democrat, of Alabama being re- ieved from the chairmanship of the com mittee on inter-oceanic canals. Before the order went into effect MT. Morgan took the floor and his speech proved to be discussion of the entire canal ques- tion, with liberal criticisms of the Pres .dent for his course. He had not con- rluded when the senate adjourned and will proceed tomorrow.
 Before adjournment the senate unan- mcusly agreed vote on the Cuban pill December 16 next
 Today's session of the senate began with the presentation of resolution by MT Allison of Iowa providing for the appontment of the Rev. F. J. Prettyman of this city as chaplain of the senate for the present session. This resolution was agreed to.
 MT. Cullom of Illinois presented the re- port of tho committee on foreign relations on the bill to carry into effect the Cuban reciprocity treaty. The bill went to the calendar.
 MT. Hale of Maine then moved to re- consider the vote by which the Newlands resolution for the annexation of Cuba was referred to the committee on rela- tions with Cuba. He made the motion the basis of a speech in opposition to the policy proposed by the resolution, say ing that this country had already de- clared it's policy with reference to Cuba by enacting the Teller resolution into law By that vote, he said, bidding God speed to Cuba in setting up government for itself, and for himself he had been agreeaply surprised by the progress made by Cuba in the right direction.
 All the element of discomfort in the island would, he said, endorse the New lands measure, and among these he in- cluded the Spanish element in Cuba and American investors there. We would not extend such an invitation to Great Brit ain for the union of Canada to the United States, or for Mexico for such union. In this connection Mir Hale said incident Iy he had no doubt that there were men alive who would live to see the annexa- ton of Canada to the United States. He closed by urging the senate to take no step to clog progress in Cuba.
 Newlands Gratified.
 MT. Newlands of Nevada expressed qualification that his resolution should so early have attracted attention. He agreed with MT. Hale in much what he had said concerning the progress of Cuba and the character of it's people. Still it was fact that Cuba has been compelled to confess her inability to cope with oth- CT nations in business affairs. He also referred to the concession of the privilege granted to the United States for erecting Notifications on Cuban soil and to our supervision of the foreign relations of the island as well as of the conduct of it's sanitary affairs, and said that as a mat ter of fact Cuba already had assumed the attitude of a ward of the United States. He also advanced the argument that in asking reduction of duty on Cuban products exported to the United States Cuba was making an exceptional request, and he thought we should re- spond by offering political rather than commercial union. For himself he had in mind Cubas interest in presenting the resolution and he wanted 1t understood that he represented Spanish dons or American speculators He had offered the resolution in no spirit of spoiliation, but because he had believed that the measure would appeal to the good sense of both the Americans and Cubans.
 Plan for Porto Rico.
 MT. Newlands said that he had provided for the attachment of Porto Rico to Cuba as a county or province in the convic- ton that such a union would give the smaller island stability of government which it could not otherwise secure.
 Mir. Platt of Connecticut said he had regretted the introduction of the New lands resolution because he had feared 1t would lead to misapprehenson in Cuba and Porto Rico. He did not believe that the resolution represented in any consid- erable degree the business or political sen- timent of the United States He did not believe there would ever be any consid- erable sentiment favorable to Cuban an- rexation Moreover, he hoped that there would be no expansion, except where 1t is necessary in self-defense, or self-pre- seryatIon and he considered 1t strange that this suggestion should come from those who so recently had been so loud in their denunciation of the policy of an- nexation
 MT. Newlands interrupted to say that the democratic party had always been favorable to the expansion of the repub- lie and not of the empire.
 MT. Platt said that the best interests both of the United States and Cuba would be subserved by separate existence. Fur thermore. he was anxious that the Cuban people should have an opportunity to show their capacity for maintaining republican form of government. az he had believed them to be so possessed from the beginning The course of Pres ident Palma and the leading men of Cuba had been worthy of all commen- dation. He did not agree with Mir. New lands that the United States is today ex- ercising a protectorate over Cuba.
 We are.'' he went on. 'neighbors and