The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-21

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state Legsat lure OF Mississippi, request
ling Him to; vote for tile canal treaty,
saying that. that request had as much
Influence with him as would acolnmaild.
He regretted that the vot 8 for the treaty
on the Democratic side OF the chamber
would not bio unanimous. for he thought
such $unarinity would lbe q very ha ppy
circumst tance. u M Ss3 III
Spooner and Till1nail.
Mr.. Spooner declared 4 Sto be strange
that men vi ho had I: spoken with such
feelinESof the condition OF & Cuba before
the Spanish war should not have a
word to say.for Panama. In response to a
question from Mr.. ,Tillma n; Mr.. Spooner
defended the orders Of the COVE rnment{ct
the United states prohibiting the landing
Of troops Within ftftyanllles OF the canal.
"A Mr.. Tilman said that tho nlted States
never would have 8interfer In Panama's s
affairs II the canal had not been involved,
and MI. spooner replied VI that til .Presi-
dent. had .Qbeyed the act ctssof y Congress In
all that hei3ha d d one. sI.
When 4 Hlr:. iltman "A gain interrupted
ar. spopper +. the latter exclaimed Sra ther
impatiently \; OH |! I. If3 the sara tor would
only. read the derlsra tion% OF tho people OF
Panama! .3S ~ u Ss4s.3 Y *. 4. ,iS is
'5'''I don't Sws at \ to read any. nanifestos
gotten lip In New York l',4 responded A1r.
Tillma n. SS 35S E # &. ;t5!5i a5i I:
t.,No. + replied Mr.. spooncr, senator
doesn't want anything but to- havo his
own way. III Il s3a 5 555tbs;{E 4 &
Further@replying to Mr.. Tillman. he said
that IL the South Carolina senator had
been In Panama. he would have been the
chief conspirator acre. and Mr.. Tfllman
replied that his antagonist had paid him
( a great compliment.
Mr.. Spooner took advantage oc this OPP
portunlty to say that in making this ad-
mission Mr.. TilIman was IA conced ding all
that he had himself contended. Mr.. TIL
man would not, however, admit that he
had any Ligh regard for the Cotnmbians.
20 ~ have called EN- a NANCY LOTT he
said, "and the ator from WISCONSIN,
has made E,em out a mangierglot than !
have" y n, u
Both Charge Partisanship.
n n Mr.. spooner replied that Tilman was
simply seeking to find opportunity for an
attack on the resident. and In response
Mr.. Tillman declared that Mr.. Spooner
was simply giving voice to- his own par
stisanshps by such utteranc IN
Referring to the Presidents coursc.s Mr..
tSpooner said that no one sneedtroll under.
his tongue as a sweet morsel stheSconten-
ton that In recognizing p 'anama tho
President had committed himself e to the
secession Of tho Southern States, (which
was. no said, n very different matter.
That would do for Con federate veterans
daughters meeting, fbuti not for Conted-,
erate veterans themselves. 545 81 li 53
h Mr. Culbcrson asked 8 How about tile
Presidents Capon Springs speech? ~ But
Mr. Spooner declared that the doctrine
OF secession lii d This country hadg, been
covered too fully BY i Daptel Yebstel's
reply to fInync to8rcnder 1t necessarily to
go Into! that, question on.aNloreoycrsthet Amer
lean secession had failed al s
s4"Rut, - asked MI, lllmnn, would We
have failed iC we hadft.ins France or,
England a. bis friend like Panama had IN
the United States to keep you people
iawny?'. III. &, ;s.,
When Mr.. .spooncr concluded tile Senate
adjourned until Monday. 3S