The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-06
ST. LOUIS TO GET
THAT S4,6OO,O0o.
Is Included in the BiII-SenntOrs OPP
posed to II Could Not Defeat II.

POSCu W II NOuAu NON DCAEAN Ahs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The political
debate in the Senate on the proposed
loan of $4600,000 to the st. Louis eX
position, which has been in progress
on a point of order for the past three
days, came to close to-day through
vote. which failed to sustain the
point of order. and which had the eff
feet of leaving the provision in the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill,
which was passed.
The only speech of the day on this
provision was made by Mr.. Patterson
of Colorado, who, while he charged
the panic of 1898 to the anti-silver agi-
tation in this and other countries, an
nounced that he was not in favor
of another Democratic pronouncement
for silver.
Mr.. Patterson said that even the
people of Colorado realized that the
issue of 16 to 1 had been decided
against them. but it did not, he said,
follow that they would throw them
selves in the arms of the trusts. He
referred to Mr.. Bryan, saying:
Il am glad that there is one man
in the party, with power and influ-
ence enough to make himself felt. who
enters his protest against surrender
ing the party to those who go from
one end of the political teeter to the
other as their interest may seem to
require"
Mr.. Patterson then announced his
intention not to press for a further
recognition of free coinage by the
Democratic party, saying that "the
party is worse than insane which con-
tinues to advocate a policy which the
country has declared against" Such
a course would destroy the usefulness
of any party.
Mallory for the Treaty.
After the vote on the deficiency blu,
the Panama canal question was TAX
en- up and speeches in support of the
canal treaty were made by Mr.. Mallory
of Florida and Mr.. Hepburn of Idaho.
Mr.. Mallory reviewed the events
leading up to the negotiation of the
treaty, declaring that Colombia had
not acted in good faith in connection
with the Hay-Herran treaty. Mr.. NAL
lory accepted as final and conclusive
the Presidents denial of the charge
of completely in the secession of Pan
anna. He took issue with those who
criticised the President for not turn
ing to Nicaragua after the failure OF
the negotiation with Colombia. He
failed to find justification for the plea
that there had been a violation of in
ternational law in recognizing the in
dependence Of Panama, although he
considered that there had been pre-
cipitancy in that act.
He asserted that the recognition CIV
en- by the United States under the cir
cumstances was a just provocation for
war by Colombia against the United
States. He said he found the orders
issued by the United States to our
naval commanders in isthmian waters
were unjustifiable under the circum-
stances.
Mr.. Mallory denounced the action of
the executive in preventing the land
ing of Colombian troops as "a gross
violation of the law of nations"
But, Notwithstanding these objec-
tions, he announced his intention to
vote for the treaty.
Mr.. Hepburn made a brief argu-
ment in support of his resolution for
the acquisition of San Domingo. which
was, he said, right at our door and
which, If il were ours would enable
us to protect not only the canal, but
Porto Rico as well.
The Senate adjourned until Monday