Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-02-06
5sTH CONGRESS-.
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but it did not. he said, follow that they
would throw themselves into the arms
of the trusts. He referred to Mr.. Bry-
an and said:
II am glad that there is one man IN
the party with power and influence
enough to make himself felt who enters
his protest against surrendering the
party to those who go from one end
of the political teeter to the other as
their interests may seem to require.
Mr.. Patterson reasserted his conVic-
ton that the nomination of Mr.. Bryan
by the Chicago convention of 1896 had
insured far larger vote than another
candidate or another platform would
have secured. He then announced his
intention not to press for a farther rec
ognition of free coinage by the DEM
ocratic party, saying that "the party
is worse than insane which continues
to aCvocate a policy which the counS
try has declared against
Such course would destroy the use
fulness of any other party.
Patterson spoke in terms of regret
at the growth of Socialism and attrib-
can party.
Mr.. Patterson having concluded. the
question of sustaining Mr.. Baileys
point of order was placed before the
Senate. There was no roll-call. but
there was an overwhelming response
of ''noes" and the Chair announced the
point as lost.
That settled the question and the
amendment was agreed to.
The urgent deficiency bill then was
passed.
Nlr. Spooner withdrew his motion to
reconsider the vote by which the bill
for the naturalization of Porto Ricans
and residents of other inSular possess
siOns of the United States was passed,
and the favorab Bile action of the Senate
| on it was allowed to stand.
Mr.. Fairbanks made an appeal to
| the Senate in favor of better buildings
| for the departments of state, justice
and commerce and labor. The bill
| making an appropriation for build
| ing for these departments was called
up but on objection of Mr.. Hale, it
went over.
A bill was passed amending the act
| approved Feb. is, 1895, to amend the
laws relative to shipping commission
ers, approved August 10, 1895, to pre-
vent the detention of seamen's cloth
| ing.
The Senate then returned to the con-
| sideration of the isthmian canal ques-
tion, taking up the Beason resolution
| providing for the friendly adjustment
| of the differences between the United
States and Colombia growing out of
| the secession of Panama.
| MI. Mallory discussed the canal
question generally.
Mallory reviewed the events leading up
| to the negotiation of the treaty, declar-
| ing that Colombia had not acted in good
| faith in connection with the Hay-Herran
! treaty. He accepted as final and conclu-
| sive the Presidents denial of the charge of
| completely in the secession of Panama,
! and took issue with those who criticised
the President for not turning to Nicara-
qua after the failure of the negotiations
with Colombia. He failed, he said. to find
! justification for the plea that there had
| been a violation of international law in
recognizing the independence of Panama,
| although he considered that there hao
| been precipitancy in that act.
The recognition given by the United
| states under these circumstances, he
! thought. was just prOvocation for wal
| by Colombia against the United States
| and said the orders issued by the United
| States to our naval commanders in 18TH
mIan waters were unjustiEablc under the
| circumstances.
| Mallory denounced the action of the eX-
| ecutive in preventing the landing of Co
lomban troops as "a gross violation OF
| the law of nations.
| But Notwithstanding these objections
| he said he intended TO vote for the trea-
| ty. Hepburn, Idaho, said he did not fee
J called upon to apologize for the course OF
/ the administration in the matter of Pan
| anna because he felt that everything that
had been done had been done within the
| scope OF wisdom and good policy. Incl
dentally Hepburn took occasion to make a
| brief argument in support of his resoiu-
| ton for the acquisition of San Domingo
| which was, he said, right at our door and
| which, if it were ours, would enable us to
] protect rot only the canal but Porto Rice
| as well.
| Stewart referred to the effort to annex
| that island during the first term of PreSi-
! dent Grant and said he believed all would
| now agree that the treaty should have
| been ratified, and he was sure that i;
/ would have been but for personal feel
| ings against General Grant. He warned
| the Senate not to allow the same motives
| to prevent the ratification of the canal
| treaty.
| The Senate, at AS p. NJ, went into eX-
| ccutive session, adjourninS at 4.35 until
| Monday.