The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-05
Senator Morgan Severe
/ on Presidents Course.
WILL NOT VOTE TO
RATIFY TREATY !
Does Not Believe Canal Will
Ever be Built by Panama
Route.
POLITICAL GAMBLI IN G,
With LAWS AS 6PAWNs.
The President, FIc Says, Is Using
Army and Navy in U,nla:w-
fill War to Give a Spectac-
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5 WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-The Senate's
first session following the holiday recess
was devoted entirely to the Panama sit
uation President Roosevelts message on
this subject was received and read with
great Interest. Discussion continued
throughout the day, speeches being made
both In defense Of and against the policy
which had been pursued. @
Rev. Edward Everett Hale the newly
elected haplaln Of tho Senate. clad In
flowing black silk robes offered a. stir
ring invocation. Ills prayer was a plea
for the wisdom of Heaven in the AFFAIRS
OF the government Ho referred briefly
to the Chicago disaster. Els lnvocat,vn
was preceded by n short scriptnrnl lesson,
and concluded with the Lord 8 Prayer. Al
MIR McComas strongly defended e..n
Presidents action in the Panama mat
ter. He ma aintaned tile President's recoE-
milton of Panama would be upheld by tne
courts.
Mr. Culberson questioned the right OF
the Executive to make such recognition,
but Mr.. AIcConas ma intained pos tively
that the Executive had such au thorlty,
and lie could bring to the attention OF the
T. Senate two instances In which the sa ll,H
power had been exercised iFs2,, 4,
% Mr. Tillmnn wanted the tancesl cited.
and Mr.. McComass promised later to pre-.
sentstnem. A. y u II
a.""But ! want to know, ~ broke 4 in Mr..
Til1nlun, "whet her tho senator co contends
that tho Executive without instruction
lofS the Congress; can. employ tho army
and navy to defend his executive action
by warning away and preventing tio-
lom bia from asserting her supremacy,
anywhere except on the Panama Rail-
road? 5s ftg
In answer, Mr.. N1cComas referred Mr..
Tlllman to tho closing statements OF the
Presidents message. CYL
II MANY QUESTIONS.
Mr.. Bacon asked several questions In
an effort to bring out how long the neN
republic would last. should the SUSTAIN
ing power of tho United States be WITH
drawn.
For many years." replied Mr.. Mo-
Comas He added that but for tho re-
straining power OF the United States tne
Independence of Panam;lf would have Dosl;
established long asu. ib Y,
'NVill the senator state tho respective
populations OF Panama and Colombian
asked Mr.. Bacon. ~
Panama has about 100000 and Colom-
b,a 4,b00.GO0." was the reply.
"And yet the senator thinks the 100000
could maintain themselves against the
four and half million" again Injected
Mr.. Bacon.
Such things were freqhcnt events II, his
tory, was tho reply. Pressed by Mr.
Bacon for Instances, Mr.. McComas mcn-3
toned the successful contest Of Japan
with thrty-five million population al aga1nsti
China with four hundred million. also
Mcntcnegro's successful contest OF two
centuries.
Senator Stewart endorsed tho course OF
tho administration. und severely castl-
gated tho Bogota government for It's
selfish action In preventing the construc-
ton OF tho canal, referring TO y as
''Ennd OF robbers. = 81
MIR. MORGAN SPEAKS.
Mr.. Morgan said that his colleagues
from tho South could not fail to sec that
the Presidents attitude was intended to
force them to vote fol, the Panama route.
AS for himself, he was not opposing tho
President on slight ground, but because
he believed tho course OF the l'resldent
ffrso,, ~ INp nth fIDQEe.