The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-23
THE SENATE.
Mr.. Hoar. Complains Of Criticism.
{. y. Of His Utterances.lH a ].
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(ByF Associated Press)
Il WASHINGTON, d. G., Feb. 2e.-Ths
feature OF to-day's session Of the Senate
next to the last day for the consideration on
Of tho Panama Canal treaty was char
gacterized by speech from Mr.. Hoar in in.
explanation OF his former speech on the
Bisthmiail canal situation He complained
OF the criticisms made Of his utterances
at that time, saying that he had i been
misunderstood and misrepresented,s ana
scontended that his intention on that oc-#
cason had been to secure full inf !c7rfIs
ton concerning the Panamn#revoit, and
not to cast reflections upon the president.
On the contrary. he had tho hlghest re
gard for that official and INTENDED 60 70
vote for the treaty.
45s Afr FORAKER was mentioned. among
others, who had criticised the first
speech and after Mr.. Hoar had concludcd:
tho Ohio senator responded. contenulhg
that he had not meant to unjustlY ret!ect3
UPON Mr. Hoar, but at the same tune
attempting to justify his remarks by
quoting from Mr.. Hoar's or ginal speech
Mr.. Hoar replied. accusing Mr.. Foraker
mot only with having mlsrepresented him
on the first &C cason, bat wit misrepr1ec
sentirg him to- day. The result was q
sharp colloquy Mt short range, and when
itScame to a conclusion the two senators!
did not appear to have approached any
nearer tn an understanding than at the
beginning. 5 =. 81
No sDishonor,
Mr.. Hoar accepted the President dis,
5claimer OF policy on the part Of the.
United States in the Panama revolt. FIci
said the independence Of Panama Is an
accomplished fact, and all the Senate
had to do was to deal with the treaty
on its merits.
Repeating his intertion Of supporting
the treaty, Mr.. Hoar said he believed the
ratification would be accomplished with
out any faint of national 1dishonor. ard
he experienced the satisfaction of feel
ing that he had done something TO put the
transaction or that level.
When the controversy between Messrs.
Hoar and Foraker had been J. concluded
Mr.. Carmack took the floor. He 50 - no
had no desire to participate inF"the laun-=
dry work going on on the othnr side"
but that he wanted to speak on another
branch OF the canal question His re-
marks constituted a severe arrlignment6
OF Minister Bunau-Varilla, and Included
n review OF his connection with the Pa
mama Company, based on official French,
documents, which he quoted. His accu-i
sation was that Bunnu-Variila had @l~an
associated with Baron De Reinachsi In HIS
dealings with the stockholders of the old
canal company. He charged that the
present minister had taken advantage Of.
tho situation to wreck the enterprise for
the purpose OF enrlching himself ana Nd 10
added that "the irony of fate was Illus
trated iii the circumstance that while De
Reinach lad committed suicide Buna',-
Eyarilla had been, sent as a minister to
the United States. Isl
NO Title.
Il Mr.. Carnack declared that the, Panama
Canal Company had no tito to the canal
right Of way. He said he had heard
that Attorney Cromwell was to- have
SO 900 for his part In the transaction
Mr.. Cullom followed with q carefully
prepared address In support of the treaty.
He quoted official papers to show that
neither the United States nor Colombia
could have been surprised at the seces
sion Of Panama, and urged that the
American administration being thus
warned, could not have done less than
be prepared for It, It had been definitely
determined that no official Of the United
States had any part IN the f isthlmian re-
volt
Mr.. Culberson called up and withdrew
his resolution directing tho Committee
on the judiciary to investigate TIE cons
stitutional right OF Panama to secede
and form a government. Before with
drawing the resolution. Mr.. Culberson
briefly discussed it's purnort, saying that
any one who Justified Panama's secession
must Justify the Secession OF the. South
ern states In 1861. The Senate adjourned
until II o'clock Tomorrow