The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-02-26
PANAMA TALK
In THE SENATE
Waterway Proposition Continues
Theme in Upper House.
SPOONER VERSUS MORGAN
Wisconsin Senator Approves Admins :
tration Policy While Albanian
Questions Facts and Figures.

an the senate Thursday the Panama
canal question was again. the upper
most topic, and Mr.. Spooner held the
floor with speech on that subject
during the greater portion of the day 81
session. He discussed many phases
Of the subject, sustaining the course otF
the president throughout the proceed
ings resulting in the independence OIL
Panama. He also contended for thea
superiority of the Panama route over
that OF Nicaragua. During his presen-
tation Of the question Mr.. Spooner was
frequently interrupted by Mr.. Morgan.
Early in the day Mr.. Tillman. enter
ed motion to reconsider the tie vote
of last Monday by which the bill To-
grant $150,000 to former Queen Lilou-
kalani was defeated, but further con-
sideration of the suggestion was not
pressed at the time.
Mr.. Spooner found strong argyll
ment in favor of the Panama route in
the fact that sea level canal is feas-
ible at Panama.
Mr.. Morgan took issue with the
statement relative to a sea levcI canal,
contending that the tides in that viCin-
ity are such as to render a sea level
waterway almost out of the question.
and" said Mr.. Spooner, interrupting
IT have no doubt that when the time
comes, Nicaragua and Costa Rica will
be- delighted to make the proper con-
cessions."
ct don't know" replied Mr., Morgan,
Chat they will be delighted, but they
can be compelled to do So
'By the use of guns" Mr.. Spooner
suggested. Mr.. Morgan responded by
saying that such an agreement could
be secured by this government "as
easily as it could build new republic
ab Panama"
Mr. Spooner defended the president
against the charge that he had violat-
ed the Spooner act in falling to take.
the Nicaragua rohte when Colombia,
failed to accept the Hay-Herran treaty.
If he had taken that course, Mr.. Spoon
er declared that there would have been
senators to reprove the president "for
his strenuous haste in turntag his back
on route in favor of which congress
had made a solemn declaration.
Mr.. Spooner discussed at some
length the failure of the Hay-Herran
treaty and during his remarks OH that
point Mr. Morgan said that his position
on that treaty had been vindicated.
"The fact remains" said Mr. Spoon
err. "that the senator from Alabama
was the only American quoted white
the treaty was under consideration at
Bogota"
THAT" replied Mr. Morgan, without
rising from his seat, is not the first
time that Satan was accused Of quot
ing scripture"
Mr.. Spooner said that he had observ-
ed that whenever our ships were in
the vicinity there also were French
ships there. 81 have no doubt" he
said, 'if on August the f2tn the presi-
dent had abandoned Panama and gone
to Nicaragua there would still have
been ships there, although they would
not have been ours"
what would they have done Mr..
Morgan asked.
"They would have taken care OF
French interests just as all govern
ments are expected to protect their in
terests," Mr.. Spooner replied.
The senate adjourned until Saturday
on account of Mr.. Hanna's funeral. r
BRYAN ADDRESSES ATLANTA AUDIENCE.