Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-02-06

end OF the political teeter to the other
as their interests may seem to require. =
Mr.. Patterson said that it was his
conviction that the nomination of Mr..
Bryan by the Chicago convention of
1896 had insured far larger vote than
any other candidate or any other plat
form would have secured. He then an
nounced his intention not to press for
a further recognition for free coinage
by the democratic party, saying:
The party is worse than insane when
II continues to advocate a policy which
the country has declared against Such
a course would destroy the usefulness
of any party"
Mr.. Patterson having concluded, the
question of sustaining Mr.. Bailey's
point of order was placed before the
senate. There was 10 roll call, but
there was an overwhelming response
of NOS" 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.
Mr.. Spooner withdrew his motion To
reconsider the vote by which the Dill
Tor the naturalization of Porto Ricans
and residents of other insular posses
sions OF the United States was passed
and favorable action of the senate on
it was allowed to stand.
The senate then returned to the con-
sideration of the canal question. taking
up the Bacon resolution providing for
the friendly adjustment of the differ
ences between the United States and
Colombia growing out of the secession
of Panama. Mr.. Mallory discussed the
canal question generally.
Mr.. Mallory reviewed the events
leading up to the negotiations of the
treaty declaring that Colombia had not
acted in good faith in connection with
the Hay Herran treaty He accepted
as final and conclusive the presidents
denial of the charge of completely I'm
the secession of Panama and took issue
with those who criticised the president
for not turning to Nicaragua after the
failure of the negotiation with Colon
bia. He failed, he said, to find iustifi-
cation of the plea that there has been a
violation of international law in recog-
niZing the independence of Panama, al
I though he considered that there nad
/ been precipitancy in that act. The
recognition given by the United States
under the circumstances, he thought
was a Just provocation for war by Co
| lombia against the United States and
he said the orders issued by the United
States to our naval commanders in the
isthmian waters were unjustifiable un
der the circumstances. But notwith-
standing these obligations, he said, lie
intended to vote for the treaty
Mr.. Hepburn of Idaho. said he did
not feel called on to apologize for the
course OF the administration i'm the
matter of Panama, becausei he felt
that everything that had been done hal
been within the scope of wisdom and
good policy. Mr.. Hepburn took oaca
/ sion to make Il brief argument in sup
! port of his resolution for the acquisitior
OF S3n Domingo, which wa he saia
/ right at our door and which, If il wel
ours. would enable us to protect no.
] only the canal but Porto Rico as well
Mr.. Heyburn's reference to San Do
mingo caused Mr.. Stewart to indulge
! in a reminiscence relative to the effort
/ to annex that island to the United
| States made during the first term o.
| President Grant.
| Mr.. Stewart said at that time he
was a member of the senate and he be-
lieved all would now agree that thu
| treaty should have been ratified and he
/ was sure that it would have been bu
! for personal feeling against Genera
/ Grant. He warned the senate not tc
allow the same motives to prevent tho
consummation of another worthy act
the ratification of the canal treaty
After passing n bill to expedite bust
ness in the United States district court
of Oregon. the senate at 4:15 p. N
Went into executive session, adjournins
! at A. 80 until Monday