The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-02
DIETRICH ASKS
INVESTIGATION
The Senate Then Appoints
a Committee.
MORGAN ASKS LIGHT
He Demands That the Bulls Eye oil
the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations be Turned Upon
the Panama Revo-
Iu tion.
MORGAN ASKS LIGHT
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. lin the Senate to-
day MIR. Dietrich, of Nebraska, made re-
quest for an Investigation into the charges
upon which he was recently tried by a
Federal court in his own State, and the
Senate granted the request, the President
pro-tempOre, appointing a committee con-
sisting OF Messrs. Hoar, Platt, of Connec-
ticut, Spooner, Cockrell, and Pettus, to
make the inquiry.
Mr.. Tillman Is. c., suggested that the
investigation should be conducted by the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
He said the charges affected the integ-
rity and honor of the Senator from Ne
braska and his right to sit in the Senate.
On objection by Mr.. Burrows, Chair
man of the committee, to that reference,
the resolution offered by Mr. Dietrich
was adopted.
Mr.. Tillman's resolution instructing the
Secretary of the Treasury to send to the
Senate information in regard to the ap-
pointment of William D. Crum as col
lector of the port of Charleston, S. c.,
was laid before the Senate.
Mr. Tillman said he believed he had all
the information needed, which couli be
given by Secretary Shaw and he asked
to have printed in the Record, and as a
document the Communication from the
Secretary Of War in regard to recess ap-
pointments He said the information
contained in that communication had 4
direct bearing on the Crum case. The
order was made as requested.
The remainder of the day was devoted
to an argument by Mr.. Morgan in sup
port Of the resolution introduced by Mr..
Stone directing the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations to make on investiga-
tion into the Panama revolution.
Mr.. Morgan again criticised the con-
duct Of NJ. Bunau-Varilla in connection
with the revolt and spoke of the treaty
as a concession to the commercial spirit
Of the age.
The present Minister from Panama was
held up by Mr.. Morgan in a most unen-
viable light. He read extracts from ut
terances by NJ. Bunau-Varilla to support
his accusations against that gentleman.
The attendance in the Senate was at this
time very slim, there being only three
Democratic Senators present, and they
were engaged in conversation Notwith-
standing this circumstance, after reading
one of these excerpts Mr. Morgan said:
"I'll read it again to this side of the
chamber which is $50 much interested in
what l have to say
Mr.. Morgan traced the connection OF
NJ. Banau-Varilla with the Panama revo-
luton and declared that after his own
showing Bunau-Varilla should be pro-
nounced persona non grata in the United
States. He asserted that If a member
or Congress were guilty OF such conduct
as Nunau-Varilla had geen guilty of he
would be made the subject of 'condigl.
pun shment.'
About this treaty" he went on, there
is an atmosphere of degradation against
which the people revolt"
Mr.. Morgan closed with a reference to
his long advocacy of an isthmian canal,
and to the attitude OF the South towards
tn3 canal project, saying that section was
still ''unmoved by mercenary temptation
He proceeded:
'The people of the South Will pity and
forgive, but will not forget such as can
find excuse in their fears of upstart despo
tisn for the acceptance of gifts that arc
stained with fraud and are gathered from
the wreck OF the Constitution, the stat
utes enacted by Congress and the laws
of nations. We cannot if we would, con
vince those who live. or those who viii
live, that it is honorable OR just or rea-
sonable to assist any man who may be
President in the violation Of the Constitu-
ton or the laws OF the land. We cannot
mark down the people of the South to the
figure in commercial politics that ac-
ctpts favoor of any party, or any man.
as the price of its support of men who
disregard laws and trample the rights of
the weak under foot. or of measures that
are wrong, and dishonorable we have
never been robbers or faith breakers and
We will not lend ou assistance to those
who are
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow.