Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-19
DEBATED THE TREATY
Panama Convention Reported
to the Senate.
A LON a. DBgUssIoN
SENATOR MORGAN ENTERS A
FORMAL PROTEST.
Details Of the Correspondence Between
Secretary Hay and General Reyes
Submitted by the President.

All the discussion in the Senate late yes
terday afternoon related to Panama. After
Mr.. Teller had closed his comment on the
recognition of the isthmian republic an ex-
ecutive session was held and the canal
treaty was under consideration for nearly
an hour and a half, or until ten minutes of
s o'clock. ~
After The Stars report of the proceedings
Of the Senate was closed Mr.. Teller. reply
ing to statement made by Mr.. Spoener to
the effect that there had been recognition.
but no intervention, said he must insist
that there had been Intervention. It is
not necessary to go with an army to inter-
vene, he said. Anything that hinders the
parent state from taking steps which it Is
entitled to take is Intervention. He claimed
that the United States had prevented the
Colombian government fretn suppressing
the Panama rebellion.
Mr. Teller declared that in his interference
In Panama the President had not relied
upon the treaty Of 1886. Our construction
of the canal was not contemplated when
the treaty was negotiated and only neu-
trality was contemplated.
He centended that Colombia had acted
under her constitutional right in refusing
to ratify the treaty, and he took issue with
Assistant Secretary Loomis in the decara-
ton that this rejection was an unfriendly
act.
Mr.. Teller said that if we were to have
any canal it should be tidewater canal.
While he did not favor a canal he did not
intend to obstruct the enterprise, because
he thought the people of the country want
ed it. If. however, we were to enter upon
the project we should, he said do SO with
clean hands and with proper sense of the
rights of others. We should not secure a
right of way by the robber plea of the de,
mands of Civilizations demand which had
been the cry of tyrants throughout history.
The Treaty Reported.
session. The Panama treaty was then re-
ported to the Senate from the committee on
foreign relations 1t at once became the
subject of heated controversy.
Senator Cullom made,the report in favor
of the treaty, wEfereupon Senator Morgan
as a member of the .eonlHiittee at once en-
tered formal protest against the accept
ance of the report on the ground that when
the committee decided tofTeport the treaty
an amendment was still under consideration
and that he had not had time to present
an amendment looking$tS the striking out
of Article % of the treaty! in which Panama
renounceS her right to participation in the
earnings of the canal when built
Senator Morgan supported his written
statement with brief-speeeh, and was
Immediately followed by Senator Daniel
with resolution declaring against the
policy of reporting any treaty Or bill ur.tn
each member shall have;ofered any amend
ments he may desire to spresent. Senator
Daniel declared that the course of the COM
nttee had been both precipitate and I'M
fair, and urged that the treaty should be
recommitted for furtfes cu1isidera ton.
Replies were made bgJSenators Cullen,
Spooner and Allison r.: o,as,,, -'
Mr.. cullom's Statement.
Speaking chairman of, the committee on
foreign relations Mr.. Cullom said that the
treaty had been M committee for almost
a month before It was taken up. He con-
coded that during the greater portion of
this time Congress- was not In session, but
said he had called the committee to meet
on the first regular meeting day after the
Senate reconvened. and that at his instance
it had been holding daily sessions most of
the time since He declared that very care
full consideration had been given to all the
details connected with the treaty. and said
that instead Of precipitancy being mani
Tested the committee had given the utmost
consideration to all suggestions for amend
ments and had adopted some of them. He
felt that the majority, had listened with
great patience to all the representations
made. and. therefore. had felt justified in
putting the motion made by Senator Lodge
in committee for the reporting of the treaty
without delay Senator Spooner spoke
along the same lines and went into detail
to show the consideration given by the COM
mittee to the suggestions OF democratic
members
Senator Allison suggested that democratic
senators could offer amendments at any
stage of the proceedings in the Senate, and
assured them that all such amendments
would have fair and deliberate considera-
ton.
No action was taken on Senator Daniels
resolution or Senator Morgan'S protest D,tt
before the Senate adjourned Senator CullolIi
gave notice he would ask the Senate to take
up the treaty today or tomorrow and until
disposed of to consider it from day to day
to the exclusion of other business.