The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-13
MORGAN UNABLE
To MAKE SPEECH
Remarks of the Alabama SeHa-
tor Read by Mr.. Carmack.
ROOSEVELT TAKEN TO TASK
HEPBURN OF IDAHO WILL READ
FAREWELL ADDRESS.

Washington, Feb. 12.-In the senate
today Mr.. Martin presented the creden-
tials of his colleague Mr.. Daniel. as
senator from Virginia for the term be
ginning March 4, 1905.
The chair appointed Mr. Hepburn to
read Washington's farewell address TO
the senate on Monday. the 22d inst.
AR. Morgan's resolution asking for
information from the attorney general
as 10 what steps are being taken to ac-
CURE the property of the new Panama
Canal company was then taken up, and
Mr.. Morgan was recognized to speak
on it. The speech was read by Mr.. Car
mack, as Mr.. Morgan's throat was in
such a condition as to render it impos-
sible for him to deliver it.
Administration Arraigned.
The speech was an arraignment Of
the policy of the president in connec-
ton with the Panama canal project,
the senator asserting that the chief
executive has been for the past two
years engaged in planning the evasion
or the SpOOner law. When Mr.. Car
mack concluded the senate went into
executive session for the consideration
OF the Panama canal treaty
When the doors were reopened the
bill ratfying the treaty with the In
dams Of Red Lake reservation, in
Minnesota, for the cession OF 80, 600
acres of their land was laid before
the senate, and, on motion of Mr.. Mel
son, the house amendments were con-
CURED in, which passed the bill.
Ex-Queen LIS Bill.
The bill providing for the payment of
100000 to eX-Queen Liuokalani.
Formerly Of Hawaii, in satisfaction of
all claims, legal or equitable" was
then taken up, and Mr. Blackburn,
addressed the senate in support Of the
measure. He said that while il is con-
ceded that Queen Liluokalani had no
legal claim, the committee on Pacific
Islands, which had reported the bill
held that in equity she is entitled 10
compensation. He stated that while
she exercised the functions of a SOW
ereisn she had an income Of 5000, and
in addition an income of her own. All
OF this she had lost, and Mr.. Black
burn cOntended that every mans sense
of fair-dealing would suggest that
some compensation be made. He said
that since the acquisition of the Ha-
waiian islands the crown lands had
produced d total revenue of S432, 900,
which would have gone TO the queen
if she had remained on her throne.
Mr.. SpOOner took the position that
the queen had no interest in the crown
lands, as the title to those lands was
never vested in her.
An Act of Grace.
The debate was participated in by
Mr.. Mitchell. who advocated the pass
age Of the bill as an act Of grace. lie
said that when in Hawaii as a mem
I Der Of a senate committee he had heard
no reflections cast upon Lis chaTac-
ter. but that, on the contrary. she was
universally well spoken Of by those
who knew her.
Mr.. Plat Comm proposed an
amendment striking out all words IN
the bill recognizing any claim, and he
/ supported the amendment by saying
that if any payment was TO be made
( it should be put ION the ground of q
mere naked gratUity, or graft He
said, however, that even if amended as
suggested he would not support the
, bill.
Mr. Platts amendment was agreed
to. but the amendment of the commit
tee fixing the appropriation at S200,000
was voted down, the figure being thus
/ left blank.
Mr.. SpOOner then moved TO recon-
nit the measure. On this motion the
vote was 16 to 19-eleven less than a
quorum The senate then, at 4 p. m,
adjourned until Monday.