The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-30
MORE LIGHT IS WANTED
SENATE PASSES DEMooRArrc
 CAUCUS RAJoLUTIoN.
Bacon of Georgia Urges the Adop- tlon Of His Proposition to Ar bitrate Pending Differ
 ences With Colombia.

| "Hlcn calls on the President to state
 whether the Senate has been supplied
 With all facts bearing on the controversy
 on Panama. The vote on the resolution
 was unanimous, but there was a roll
 call on the amendments suggested by Mir | Cullom for the Republican side of the I chamber calling for the information only
 in case the President should consider it not incompatible with the public interest to supply it. This amendment was adopted.
 The Culberson inquiry no sooner had been disposed of than the Bacon resolu- tion looking to the adjustment of our diff ferences with Colombia by arbitration was considered. MT. Bacon made an ex- ! tended speech in support of the propo- -sition.
 MT. Hoar was in the Senate to-day for the first time since the death of his wife a month ago.
 The Democratic caucus resolution call ing on the President to inform the Sen ate whether all the papers in possession of the executive bearing on the Panama revolution had been sent to the Senate was immediately taken up the especial question under consideration being the motion for Mir. Cullom to add a clause relieving the President of the necessity of supplying the documents if considered incompatible with the public interest. MT. -Co6krell contended that the Senate had no right to ask for information con- corning a treaty while it was under ne- gotiation, but it had the right to all pos sible information when the negotiation was completed and the treaty sent to the Senate.
 MT. McLaurin spoke in support of the | resolution and in opposition to the amendment. He protested against ,..e charge that the resolution had been in- troduced for party advantage, but added that the best way to place the Republi- can administration in a proper light be- fore the country was to make public all the facts bearing on the Panama affair.
 Referring to the treaty with Panama, Mr. McLaurin said that "the very first article of the treaty is a declaration of war against Colombia if Colombia sees proper to assert its authority in the face of the United States and he argued that this belng so, the Senate should have full information as to whether the Unit ed States had done anything in estao- fishing the government of Panama that would justify us in taking the respon- sibility of provoking a possible war. The vote then was taken on the Cullom amendment inserting the discretionary clause and the motion prevailed, 3S to 2o | McEnery who voted with the Republicans. The resolution was agreed to without division. As amended it is as follows:
 "faesolved-That the President be re- quested to inform the Senate whether all the correspondence and notes between the Department of State and the legation of the United States at Bogota and between either of these and the government of Colombia in relation to the construction of an 1sthmian canal since June 2S, 13G2, and all the correspondence and notes from any department of the government of the United States and the officials or repre- sentatives of the government of Panama concerning the separation of Panama from Colombia, have been sent to the Senate and if not, that he be required to send the remaining correspondence and notes to the Senate, if not in his judgment incompatible with the public interest,""
 MT. Tillman then introduced a resolu- tion asking for more specific information from the Secretary of the Treasury con- cerning the nomination of W. D. Crum as collector of customs for the port of Charleston, s. C., than was contained in the letter from the Secretary received yesterday by the Senate. He said that the secretarys letter is ambiguous and false. He asserted that the secretary had with great adroitness lodged the 'issue.'
 Following is the text of the resolution:
 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby instructed to send to the Senate information in re- gard to the appointment of W. D. Crum. as Collector of the Port of Charleston, s. C.. and that he answer specifically the following questions:
 "First-Is w. D. Crum now holding a commission as collector? If so, give date and send to the Senate a verbatim copy thereof.
 "Second-Was his second appointment made in accordance of law? and if so, what law
 ''Third-Is there any law or precedent for the holding of an office of this kind by defacto official?
 "Fourth-Is it condition or intention to claim and exercise the authority to make such appointments during a con- structlve recess as this appears to be?''
 Messrs. Allison and Spooner objected to immediate consideration, and the resolu- ton went over for day.
 The Senate then, at the request of MT. Bacon took up the resolution intro duced by that senator advising the l'res- ident that the Senate had suggested treaty with Colombia looking to a satis- factory adjustment of all claims on the part Of that country against the United States growing out of the Panama reso- lution.
 Mir. Bacon addressed the Senate in sup port of the resolution. saying that it's purpose is to secure an amicable settle ment of the dispute with Colombia which might avert hostilities. He contended that the measure is in direct accord with the policy of this government to avoid conflict whenever it is possible to do so and quoted many matters in support of his statement.
 Much of Mir Bacons discourse was de- voted to presenting the question of arbi- tration for the settlement of interna- tional disputes
 He reached the conclusion that the peo- pie of the United States were thoroughly committed to d policy of concession to avoid war in all proper cases and he contended that in the present instance the United States could not afford to violate the we'll established rule. He said we first should proceed by conciIiato- ry advances toward Colombia and in case