Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-20
Senator Patterson Discusses
the Isthmian Situation.
THE SENATE CLERKS
MIR. HALE CONTENDS THAT THE
FORCE Is TOO LARGE.
Pure Food Bill Again Taken Up in the
House Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ing the Measure.

At the beginning of its session today the
Senate took up resolution for the addition
of clerk in the Senate post office. Mr..
Hale objected to immediate consideration,
saying that too many increases were being
made in the clerical force of the Senate He
had heard, he said, that the post Office is
abundantly supplied with men. but that one
man practically performs all the work done
there. He appealed to Mr.. kean. chairman
of the committee on contingent expenses.
who replied that the pending resolution had
been introduced for the purpose of retain
ing the services OF 1.-The clerk who does the
work" At Mr.. Hales request the resolution
went over.
Mr. CulIom presented a number OF petit
lions for service pension bill. saying that
he had received such petitions from almost
every G. A. r. post in Inineis. and that he
hoped they would have the attention of the
Senate. Il don't know" he said, what II
would cost to give a pension to every man
who served in the civil war"
Mr. Gallinger who sat next to MI Gull
lom replied under his breath. About forty
or fifty millions for the first year
Mr.. Patterson then continued his address
on the Panama canal question.
Mr.. Patterson entered into discussion
for the purpose of showing that President
Roosevelt'S claim that his course In Panama
was in the line of the policies of preceding
administrations was unfounded, ana 10
this end quoted many official documents
bearing upon the subject since 1916, Wneh
the treaty was negotiated.
Referring to the Presidents declaration
that what had been done in Panama hau
been done the mandate of CIVILIZATION,
Mr.. Patterson quoted with approval
statement by Mr.. Spooner to the effect that
that was a new phrase. adding: 1T was a
new phrase. and the man who penned IL
must have been in a state of mental exaita-
ton at the time, as others have been on
other occasion Mahomet Joe Smith ana
Dowie have moved in such exalted spheres
that they imagined themselves as the very
vice regents of the Almighty. and 1t may
be that the President moves in the same
sphere"
Mr. Patterson entered into an argument
intended to demonstrate that Colombia
had acted in good faith in rejecting the
Hay-Herran treaty He said that Colom-
and declared that it's rejection could be
traced to the deliberate threats OF the
United States.
He arraigned the President for falling
to carry the Spooner law into enect, and
he declared that the President had bold
ly announced his intention to steal Pan
anna or take it by sheer force. The Presf-
dents views, the speaker argued. must
have been known to the people of Pana-
ma hence he held the President to be, at
least partially, responsible for the seces-
sion of Panama.
To Drop Amendments to Treaty.
1t has been practically determined to
drop all the amendments to the Panama
treaty. Assurances have been received
that Panama comedies that the treaty will
be interpreted as the amendments provide
Limitation of the cities of Panama and Co
Ion.