The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-24
LAST DAYS WORK ON CANAL TREATY After Vote the Agricultural Bill
 Comes Up MANY SENATOR'S SPEAK TlIman Says There Are Too Many Agriculturalists In the Senate and
 Not Enough Farmers to
 Suit Him.

Washington, February 25.-The routine business of the senate today was broken into by an executive session on the Pan anna canal treaty. After the vote on the treaty, consideration was begun of the agricultural appropriation bill. More than two hours were consumed in the discus sion of amendment IF lking an ap- propriation for experiments in stock feed ing, against which point of order was made by MT. Lodge. The point was finally withdrawn and the amendment adopted, but not until rule 16" had made its an- nual inroads into the valuable time of the senate.
 The agricultural bill remains the unfin- ished business.
 The closing days debate on the Pan- anna canal treaty opened at 1l:15 MT. Bacon of Georgia took the floor to ex- plain his vote on the treaty. He said there had been serious question raised as to whether a senator should be guid- ed by the wishes of his constituents or by his own judgment in voting on all important matters of public interest After giving the question due delibera- l tion, he said he believed a senator should listen to the wishes of his state and &C., cordingly he would vote for the treaty.
 Would Vote for Treaty.
 At the same time he said that not, i withstanding the fact that the interests of Georgia called for the ratification of the treaty, the people of the state did not approve recent occurrences on the lsthmus. After stating his position, Mr. | Bacon spoke of his amendment to the treaty looking to peaceful settlement of all difficulties between the United States and Colombia by paying a sum of money to Colombia in full compensa ton for the surrender and quit claim of all rights of sovereignty over the territory embraced in the republic of Panama
 MT. Berry of Arkansas said that if he believed the defeat of the treaty would restore Colombia's sovereignty over Pan anna he would vote against the convention but he declared the defeat of the treaty would be unavailing in that respect. Dis cussing the attitude of the administration | he said he believed our navy supported 1 the rvolution and that this government | was responsible for the new republic, but 1t has been proved that the President could not build a canal on the Nicaraguan route
 The people of the south wanted the canal, therefore he thought it the duty of the representatives of the south to vote for the treaty.
 What the people of the south want I want" he said in conclusion.
 Condition of Finances.
 Mir Teller of Colorado. said the present condition of the finances of this govern ment would not permit the taking of money from the treausry to build the | canal and 1t would be necessary to bor- row the money and no one knows how l great the loan must negotiate. The expenditures of the French people, s25O- GOO. 0OO he said. only built about one-qnar- ter of the canal. Of the 40.000.0O0 which l this government was nominally to pay for the property he said he believed $2000O 0O0 was for the canal and the other $20 00O O00 would go to the lobbyists who have put the deal through.
 Mir Simmons of North Carolina said he believed the people of Panama were ready for revolution and he did not be- | lieve the United States officials eonnived | at it. He refuted the charges that this government could be held to account for what had taken place on the isthmus.
 q think the worst thing the United States has done" said MT. Simmons, 'has been to maintain Colombian tyranny on the isthmus for the last fifty years"
 The question of whether the President did right or wrong on the isthmus Is not now before the senate.
 ''The only question to consider is whether the treaty is a meritorious one. All of those other questions may. and I hone, will receive just considerations
 At 12:33 the senate went into executive session.
 Agricultural Bill Up.
 The senate resumed open session at 9:10 D. m and took up the agricultural bill, The senate committee on agricul- ture inserted in the bill an amendment appropriating $5000O for experiments in animal breeding in non-corn growing states Mr. Lodge said that it appeared to be a new departure for the govern ment and objection was also made by MT. Bailey.
 MT Teller expained the purpose of Sec | retary of Agriculture Wilson in asking for the appropriation in order to conduct experiments in animal breeding and feed ing in cooperation with state agricultural | stations who, he said would provide the appropriation for four stations.
 MT. Lodge objected in that the item was a small beginning with a limltless future He made a point of order against 1t which was sustained.
 MT Tillman protested against the ruling without submitting 1t to the senate. and without giving him an opportunity to say something about the farmer which, he said 'is the only business I eyer made a living at" He continued in defense of the secretary of agriculture and said he should be given the means of carrying out this work which is necessary"
 Tillman Offers Amendment.
 MT Tilman offered another amendment to permit the importation of new breeds of animals He asked Senator Lodge to 1 withhold his point of order. In closing, he said Senator Teller had given the | wrong definition of the difference between .an agriculturalist" and "a farmer" He l said a farmer works with his hands, and I an agriculturalist with his mouth, and that there are too many agriculturalists in the senate.
 General discussion of the rules gov- | erning the point of order followed in which Messrs Hale. Galliger. Bacon, Spooner. Bailey. Beveridge. Patterson Deliver Warren and Cockrell partici- pated.
 MT. Bailey said that if he had his way he would abolish every department ex- cept the state, justice, postoffice and treasury departments.
 Amendment in Order.
 The chair said that to save time, he | would submit to the senate the question l on the point of order. MT. Lodge said 1 he did not want to establish the precedent | which would be done by a vote; that the l amendment was In order and therefore