The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-02
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AM INQUIRY
Senator DIETRICH Asks Itvesti-
cation Of Charges Oh Which
He Was Fined.
mr.. MORGAN On PANAMA
He Holds NJ. Bunau-Varilla Up
III Most Uncnviable Light.
Attitude of%#tl1e South,

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WASHINGTON, d C.. Feb. lin the
senate to-day Mr.. Dietrich, OF Ne
braska, made a request for an lnvesti.
"a ton Into the charges upon which he
was recently tried BY d Federal court
In his own State and tho Senate grant
ell tho request, the president pro tcmpore
appointing committee consisting Of
Messrs. Hoar Plat, OF Connecticut
spooner, cockrell and Pettqs. to mako
the inquiry. HI d tw 4. n
Mr.. ITillmanE tsouth Cnrolina) suggest
ed that tho investigation should be con-
Quoted ~ the Committee on Privileges
and Elections. He said the charges off
fected the integrity and honor Of the
senator from Nebraska and his right to
Sit In tho Senate. On objection by Mr.
Burrows, chairman of the committee,
to that reference. the resolution offered
by Mr.. Dietrich was adopted.
" Mr. Tillman's ontinstructlng the
Secretary Of the Treasury to send to tho
Senate information in regard to the p
pointment$ OF William d. Crum as col.
lector OF the port Of Charleston, s.. q,
wasl laid before the Senate. Mr.. Till
man said he believed he had all the In.
| formation needed, VIII. CHI could be given
| lbv Secretary Shaw and he asked 4 70
| have printed In the Record and as g.
document the communication from tho
Secretary OF 1Yar,9in regard to recess
appointments. He said the informal ton
| contained In that communication had "a
direct bearing on the Crum case The
order was made as he rec ucsted.
MR. MORGAN ON PANAMA. &
,rha remainder Of the, day was devoted
to an argument BY Mr. Morgan in sup
mort OF the resolution introduced BY Mr.5
i stone. directing n the Senate Commltteo
1 on Foreign Rela lions o. NAL an :ll--
4 yestigationsIintos sthe Panama reVo luton.
4 Mr5S Morgan. gain criticised the conduct
4 Of M. Bunau- Varilla in connection with TN
the revolt and spoke Of the treaty as q
| concession to the commercial spirit q OF
1 the age. " y sisSf
The present. minister from Panama was
i held up by Mr., Morgan In a most un-
1 eryiable. light. u He read extracts from
iutterancesE by NJ unau- Xarlla d to: sup
4 port his accusations against that gentle
i man, The attendance In the Senate w. was
a, this time very slim, there being only.
4 three Democratic senators present.. ana
4 thew were engaged In conVersat ton. Not
!. |inr this circumstance, after reading one
4 81 these excerpts, Mr.. Nor gan SAID $3.50 5s
x "I'Il 1T again to this ssld g the
chamber, which IS 50 much interest ste TED N
what i have To say. 5. ....s Hs y. !.
Mr. Morgan traced the conn ect1on Of
M. Bunau-Virilla with the Panama ma reEoiu !,
s|Etion. and declared that, according to his
!, Town showing, Bunau-Varllla should be
!. ronounced persona or Grata n the
y }f,rited& States. ri He asserted that II a
!. member Of Congress were guilty of such
q conduct as Bunau-Va rilla had been gull
Il t. Of, he would be made the subject OF
Z "condIgr$ punishment. N {E5G,5 u sS u, .{y
4 "About this treaty.. he went on there
Il /, an atmosphere Of degradatlon, against
Y which the people revolt.
FORGIVE, BUT NOT FORGET.
Mr.. Morgan closed with a reference to
I his long advocacy Of an isthmian canal,
and to the attitude Of the, South to-
wards the canal project saving
that section was stu anmossa py mer
"The people Of the South wlllapity and
forgive, but, will not forget such rs ca
4 find excuse in their fears of upstart
!; despotism for the acceptance Of gifts
that are stained with fraud and are
, gathered from the wreck Of the Con-
stitution, the statutes enacted by Con-
cress and the laws of nations We can
not IL we would convince those who
live. or those who will live, that It IS
81 honorable or just or easonable to as
! sist any man who may be President, IN
: the violation Of tho Constitution or tho
, laws Of the land. We cannot mark down
the people of the South to the figure
s in commercial. politics that accepts q ia
vor Of any party, or any. man, as the
;. mice OF Its support of men, who dlsre-
. gard laws and trample the rights Of the
weak under foot, or Of measures that
: ore wrong and dishonorable We have
Z never been robbers or faith-breakcrs' and
! We will not lend our assistance to those
; who are t
The Senate adjourned until to-mor-
row. Is y. 5s