Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-19
Its Discussion Has Been
Formally Taken Up By
the Senate.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
Kzse Minority's Opposition. Led BY
Senator Morgan. Is Based Upon
q Slender TecEanieality.
Majority EEagnanimouEiy Gives the
Opposition All the Opportu-
nifty 1t Wants.

Washington, Jan. 19.-While the
Panama canal question has been be-
fore the senate on general principles
during the greater part of the present
session, the Panama canal treaty was
not reported until late yesterday. 1t
had no sooner been reported favorably
to the senate in executive session
than it became the subject of heated
controversy. Senator Cullom made
the report in favor of the treaty,
whereupon Senator Morgan as a mem
Der of the committee at once entered
a formal protest against the accept
ance of the report on the ground that
when the committee decided to report
the treaty an amendment was still
under consideration and that he had
not had time to present an amendment
looking to the striking out of Article
"a OF the treaty, IN which Panama re-
nounc,es her right to participation in
the earnings of the canal when built.
Senator Morgan supported his writ
ten statement with brief speech, and
was Immediately followed by Senator
Daniel with a resolution declaring
against the policy of reporting any
treaty or bill until each member shall
have offered any amendments he may
desire to present. Senator Daniel de-
clared that the course Of the commit
tee had both been precipitate and I'M
fair and urged that the treaty should
be recommitted for further conSidera-
ton
Replies were made by Senators Gull
lom, Spooner and Allison. Speaking
as chairman of the committee on for
eign relations, Mr.. Cullom said that
the treaty had been in committee for
almost month and half before 1t
had been taken up. During the great
Ter portion of this time congress was
not in session, but he said he called
the committee to meet on the first
regular meeting day after the senate
reconvened and that at his instance it
had been holding daily sessions most
of the time since. He declared that
very careful consideration had been
given to all the details connected with
the treaty and said that instead of
precipitancy being manifested, the
committee had given the utmost con-
sideration to all suggestions for
amendments and had adopted some of
them. He felt that the majority had
listened with great patience to all the
representations made, and therefore
had felt justified in putting the motion
made by Senator Lodge in committee
for the reporting of the treaty without
delay. Senator Spooner spoke along
the same lines and went into detail TO
show the consideration given by the
committee to the suggestions of Dem
ocratic members. Senator Allison
suggested that Democratic senators
could offer amendments at any stage
of the proceedings in the senate, and
assured them that all such amend
ments would have fair and deliberate
consideration.
No action was taken on Senator
Daniels resolution or Senator Nor
gan's protest, but before the senate
adjourned Senator Cul1om gave notice
that he would ask the senate to take
up the treaty on Wednesday and until
disposed of to consider 1t from day to
day to the exclusion of other business.