The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-05
WILL BE DONE
A Ceasmittee Appointed by the Pres
haeHs for the PurpoSe-Hore About
the Crum Appointment-Mr. Nor
Gan Talks on the Panama Reyolu-
kon-There Is a Spirited Discussion
I'm the House Over the Panama
Q4estion.

Washington. February I'm the
Senate today Mr.. Dietrich. Of Ne
hraska, made a request for an in
vestigation, 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 temporc appointing a
committee consisting Of Messrs. Hoar
and Plat, of Connecticut, Spooner.
Csckreu and Pettus to make the in
curry
Mr.. TfIlman, of South Carolina,
suggested that the investigation
should be conducted by the commit
tee on privileges and elections He
aid the charges affected the integ-
rity and honor of the Senator from
Nebraska and his right to sit in the
senate.
IN objection by Mr.. Burrows,
chairman OF the committee. to that
reference, the resolution offered by
Mr.. Dietrich was adopted
Mr. Tillman's resolution instructing
the secretary of the reasury to send
10 the Senate information in regard
to the appointment OF William D.
Crum as collector of the port OF
Charleston, S. c., was LAID before the
Senate. Mr.. Tillman said ne believed
he 4 all the information needed,
which could be given by Secretary
Shaw, and he asked to nave printed
In h Record, and as a document
the communication from the secre-
tary OF war in regard to recess APP
pointments. He said the Informal
tions contained in hat ~communica-
ton had a direct bearing OH the
Crum case. The order was made as
he requested.
The remainder of the day was de-
waited to an argument by Mr.. Nor
gan in support of the resolution in
PRODUCED by Mr.. Stone directing the
Senate committee on foreign rela-
lions to make an investigation in to
the Panama revolution. Mr.. Morgan
again criticised tie conduct Of n,
Rnnau-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 u~nenviable light. He read e1-
tracts from utterances by NJ. Bunau-
Varilla to support his accusations
against That gentleman. The atten-
dance in the Senate was at this time
very bllI1, JneTe DeInS Only three
Democratic Senators present ard
they were gag in conversation.
Noting this circumstance after read
ing one OF these exerps Mr.. Morgan
said, Til read it again to this side
of the chamber which is so much
interested in what L nave to say"
Mir. Morgan traced the connection
Of NJ. Bunau-Varilla with the Pan
anna revolution and declared that ac-
Hnr1fn1 To his nu-. on inO I'm ~ ~
Varilia should be- pronounced per-
soma O grata in the United States.
He asserted tina if a IN of Con-
gress were guilty of such conduct
as Bunau-Varilla had been guilty OF
he would be made the subject OF
"coDdign punishment"
About this treaty" he went on.
there is an atmosphere of degrad
ton against which h people re-
volt
Nj. Morgan closed with a refer
enc TO his long advocacy of an 18TH
milan canal and to the attitude of the
South towards the canal project, say
ing that section was still 'unSuarded
by merCenary temptation" He pro-
ceeded: The people of the South will
pity and forgive but will not forget
such as Il find excuse in their fears
eff uDstart deSpotism for the accept
ance a gifts that are stained with
fraud and are gathered from the
wreck of the constitution and the
statutes enacted by Congress and the
laws Of nations. We cannot if we
would, convince those who live or
those who will live, that il is hon
orable or just or reasonable to as
sist any man who may ne president
in the violation of the constitution
OF the laws of the land. We canno
mark down the people OF the South
TO the figure in commercial politics
that accepts a favor OF any party,
or any man, as n price of its sup
port OF men who disregard laws and
tramDle the rights of the weak un-