Gilpin observer., 1904-01-14

The views of the minority of the
Senate committee ON military affairs,
protesting against the confirmation of
General Leonard Wood to be major
general, have been prepared in the
form of brief to be used by the op-
ponents of this nomination when the
reports of the committee are present
ed for the action of the Senate in ex-
ecutive session. The brief follows the
testimony introduced before the Sem,
ate committee in the investigation
which was begun on November 10Th,
and continued until December 18th,
directing the attention of senators to
passages in the printed report Of the
testimony and emphasizing the
charges which were made before the
committee.
In the Senate on the 7th inst, Sena-'
tor Morgan took the floor to answer
speech made by Senator Lodge. Mr..
Morgan described de facto, Do jure
and Independent governments. and
speaking OF Panama said independence
was a lawful case of the future and not
dependent upon the recognition of the
United States Of de facto govern
ment on the isthmus. He said the
President was not justified in making
facts to give him the right to recog-
nize the government best suited to his
purpose. Colombia Is the mother gov
ernment OF Panama." said Mr.. Morgan,
"and we neither the father nor the mo-
ther." And l am compelled to say"
said Mr.. Morgan that tomorrow, IL the
United States government should with
draw its feet and marines from the
isthmus or confine their operations to
the protection Of their railroad. and not
th.a totI Cn
lombia would march in and capture
those eight men who organized the
Panama government and drive them
and their following of foreigners, ne
groes. Indians and Cinnamon, from the
isthmus."
The argument in the case Of the state
of Minnesota vs.. the Northern Secur-
tiles Company. involving the legality
of the consolidation of the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern railroads.
in the Securities company, was begun
in the United States Supreme Court
January 7th The case involves the
same general issues as are involved in
the proceedings of the National govern
ment against the Securities company,
but there are some differences of law
from the law governing 1t. w. 8. 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 we're: First.
in the case that the organization of
the Securities company and the pur-
chase OF the two railroad lines IL q vio-
lation of the state law of 1874. prohib-
iting 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 1t operates to violate the COM
mon law as well as the Minnesota stat
utes."
Former Representative r. w. Tay-
lor OF Ohio. who has been engaged by
opponents Of Senator Reed 0moot to
assist in the fight to prevent the SEN
ator from retaining his seat in Con-
gress, has had an interview with Sem
ator 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 IL ready
to be submitted. Mr.. Taylor was the
floor leader In the successful effort
that prevented Brigham H. 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.