The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-24
Democrats Hold Conference ii q
Regard to Panama and S8
Canal Treaty. 5.8s 81. 3is
ALL WANT CANAL BUT i8
CONDEMN METHODS.
Proposition to. Pay Colombia
Ten Million Dollars Meets d
With Some Favor Vari- sf
OILS Senator'S Speak
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WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Jan. %. The /
Democratic senators were In conference
for almost three hours to-day on he
Panama question:, and when they nd \
journed It was announced by Senator
German, chairman OF the caucus, that Z
tho conference had agreed upon q reso:,,#s'
luton to be presented to- the Senate a q: IN
I'M; for all the orrespondencessb etween$
tile United States and Colombia since
tho negotiation OF the Hny-HerrailS
treaty. s q ssss5
The fact was brought out in the course
of the meeting that there are documentsl
missing from the cores pondence as Spu -
llshed !, ana the conclusion was reached & n
that Il resolution calling for MI the miss
Ing papers would, passed / and CONF
Piled with by the Executive. meet Il 81 1
the 4requlrements, The corrospon don CO to-
Ia called for also will cover the period
al the recent Panama revolt and S 10
Isthe official writings on thu eplsod Is
Tho resolution will DO prcscn tei IN OH
day. sfS i. ss Il 4, 4.
TO Make Inquiry.
The conference also decided upon u! a.
resolution directing the Senate Commit nm
tee on Foreign Relations to i make y . !lss
Inquiry into the events connected VIII VIII
the Panama revolution. IS sS "a, 4
Both propositions were q greed 70 by ~ AlA$
the senators present. 83i ts55 5lsa
The resolution OF inquiry Is SO " oreesdff
"a 10 call for statement from TIE \
President as to whether all the papers
bearing on the situation have been
sent In, and If they have not been cons
rlnicated and the reason for failure to
communicate thcm is the fact that the
President believes that to make them
public would be incompatible with the
,n1bltc welfare, then the 4 President III ~ \
renues ted ia send them to the Senate Ia 4
,onfidssace to be used In executive session.
only. Z. . y, 4. Y
rho resolution asking for an INQUIRY y,
nv tho Foreign Relations Committee sSls
directed toward securing an Investigate lion
into the Panama affair, and It's purpose
is to show whether or not the admins ira;
ton had foreknowledge of that affair
and III any way encouraged It. M
Number Of Speeches.
There were n number Of speeches b l'll1l |
they related inEth main to the phrn So
o,ogy Of tho resolutions There was
however moro or less reference to the
merits OF tho canal treaty, and IN that
connection several. senators expresscu ~
themselves as very anxious to secure thu
canal. Some wont so far as to say th they
would vote for this treaty, but all on
dcmncd tho methods Of the administlrtas-.ssll
ton III connection with the Panama up-$5
rising. Senator Money was among those
who announced themselves for the ltreaty.F
Senator Clay and others expressed them VA
selves az very deslrous that an amfcaplsE
Arrangement DO secured with Colombia.
and In this connection hope was ear.
pressed that the government of the United
States would see It's way Gear TO accept
tho proposition said to have been made
by General Reyes, that the United States
should pay Colombia SO. 900. 900. VI Sl * Es5
Among those who spoke In opposl tlnrlts
ia the treaty were Senators Bailey, Nor \
gan and Tlllman Some Of the sneakers
who took the opposing view sharply
criticised those who favored tho treaty.
There was no effort to secure rule 4
for united action ON the treaty, and the
general opinion among senators Is that
there will be no such effort. unless post-@
two Information should be secured show
Ing the completely Of this government IN
the Panama rebellion. 5ya