The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-06
WANTS
INFORMATION
Presidents Message Did Not
Cover the Ground.
SHOULD BE MORE SPECIFIC
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED IN
THE SENATE.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Praetically the
entire session Of the senate today was
devoted to a speech by 8Ir. Lodge on
the situation on the Isthmus Of Paua<
ma. He discussed the abstract cues
ton Of the right of the president To
recognize the independence Of . new
nation, and concluded that such 4
prerogative pertains exclusively 10 the
office Of the CHIEF executive. 3Ir- Lodge
argued that our intervention in Pana-
ma had been only in the interest Of
peace and eontended that the presi-
dent had not gone a step beyond what
the pr0pr;ety called for
Mr.. German introduced a resolution
asking the president to supply the sen
ate information as to the various in
stances of Intervention on the part of
the United States in the Isthmus OF
Panama, saying that the information
requested would be in the line Of Mr..
Lodges speech. He asked for imme-
date consideration of the resolution,
but Mr.. Allison objected and cOnsid-
GRAFTON was postponed. Following is
the resolution.
Resolved, That the president be re-
quested, if not in his judgment incom-
patible with the public interest, TO in
form the senate:
Date Desired.
Il. The date when and the circum-
stances under which the United States
interviewed. for the first time and each
succeeding time, with q military force,
ia the internal affairs Of New Granada
or Colombia, under the treaty OF 1916
whether such Intervention was on the
iniative of the United States or by the
request Of New Granada, or Colombia,
or in the consequence of any official
representation of either, and also to
transmit to the senate copies of letters
or notes in the department of state,
and of the orders by the navy depart
ment, relating to such intervention.
-. Also to inform the senate whether
or not the United States has been asked
by New Granada or Colombia Or any
one of the representative Of either to
execute by armed force, either the
guarantee or the nutrality of the 18TH
mus or Of the sovereignty of New
Granada or Colombia, over the same,
and if the United States has been so
asked, then the dates and the circum-
stances thereof, and TO send to the
senate copies Of the letters or notes
in each case. conveying the applica-
ton, and what was done Hereunder by
the United States.
Copies of Orders Wanted.
'3. And also inform the senate in
which of the disturbed provinces on
the isthmUs, referred to by the presi-
dent in his annual message. the United
States interviewed by the employment
Of military force solely on its own in
itiative and unlimited by the govern
ment owning the isthmus. and also 10
inform the senate Of the circumstances
in each case which required such inter
ventiOn, and transmit copies of the or
ders issued by the navy department
Tor such purpose.
4. Also that he viii inform the sen
ate of the dates when, and ciTcum-
stances under which the United States
has interviewed in the internal affairs
Of New Granada or Colombia by mill
tary force in aid of a revolt or rebellion
OF disturbance Of the peace therein.
or to suppress such revolt, rebellion or
disturbance
-. And also to inform the senate
which words. if any, in the treaty Of
1876, authorized the United States in
the opinion of the president to enter
by military force and unlimited into
q territorial jurisdiction of New Gran
ada or Colombia in order to prevent
the interruption or embarrassment Of
free traffic across the fsthmus"
Then at 2;50 D. N. the senate went
into executive session, and at o'clock
adjourned.