Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-01-15

Tho views OF tho minority of the
Senate committee on military affairs.
protesting against tn. confirmation of
General Leonard Wood TO ba major
general. have been prepared In tho
form OF a brief to b. used by III. op-
poncn,a Of this nomination when tho
reports of the committee arc present.
ed for tho action Of the Senate In ca-
ccuiIvc session. The brief follows tho
testimony introduced before tho Sen
ate committee In tho Investigation
which was begun on November 18Th.
and continued until December 18th.
directing the attention Of senators TO
passages In tho printed report OF III.
testimony and emphasizing III.
charges which were made before tho
committee.
In the Senate on the .,h inst. scna.
tor Morgan took the roor TO answer
Q speech made by Senator Lodge. Mr.
Morgan described dc facto. 10 jura
and independent governments. and
speaking Of Panama said indcpcndcnc.
~as a lawful case OF the future and no;
dependent upon tho recognition Of tho
United States Of dc facto govern
mrnt on tho isthmus. lie aaid tho
President was no; justified In making
facts to give him the right TO rceoE-
nisc the government best suited TO his
purpose. Colombia IL the mother gov
cFnmcnt OF Panama" said Sir. Morgan.
"and wc neither the father nor the mo-
thcr." And I am compelled TO say"
said Mr.. Morgan. that tomorrow. u the
United States government should with
draw Its ficc; and marines from the
isthmus or eonfnr their operations to
the protection of their railroad. and not
to the passage across the isthmus. Co.
lombia would march in and capture
those eight mcn who organized the
Panama government and drive them
and their following OF foreigners. ne
grocs. Indians and Cinnamon. from the
isihmus.'
The argument in the case OF the state
Of Minnesota vs.. the Northern Sccur-
itics Company. involving the legality
Of the consolidation OF the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern railroads.
in the Securities company. was begun
in tne United States Supreme Court
January 9Th. The case involves tho
same general issues as are involved in
the proceedings OF the National govern
ment AGAINST the Securities company,
but there arc some differences OF law
from the law governing II. W. s. Doug
las. attorney general OF the state of
Minnesota. made the opening statement.
Outlining the differences presented by
this case from those OF the federal
cases. he said that these were: First.
in the case that the organization of
the Securities company and the pur-
chase of the two railroad lines is a vio-
lation of the state law OF 1874. prohib-
itfnE the consolidation OF railroad lines
in the state: second. the consolidation
violates the antitrust law: third. that
the transaction involves the proprie-
tary interests of the state. and fourth,
that IL operates to violate the COM
mon law as we'll as the Minnesota stat
utes."
Former Representative II. w. Tay.
lor of Ohio. who has been engaged by
opponents of Senator Reed Smoot to
assist in the fight to prevent the sen.
ator from retaining his seat in Con.
sress. has had an interview with Sen.
atnr Burrows. chairman of the com.
mittee ON privileges and elections.
concerning the protests which have
been filed. Senator Smoot saw Sen.
ator Burrows also and gave notice
that his answer to the charges Is ready
to be submitted MIR. Taylor was tho
floor leader in the successful effort
that prevented Brigham II. Roberts
taking his seat in the House OF Repre-.
sentatives. and he will be associated
with John G. Carlisle in the present
effort to defeat Senator Smoot