The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-16
Merchant Marine Bill.

When the Senate convened today MT. Gallinger from the committee on coni- merce reported the merchant marine bill, and stated that MT. Mallory probably would present minority report at a later day.
 MT. Stone called up his resolution re- garding the postmaster general to inform the Senate whether college periodicals are admitted to the mails as second-class shown some such periodicals over other similar publications MT. Stone presented a complaint from the publishers of magazine in the interest of the alumni of the Missouri State University, charg- ing such discrimination.
 The resolution was adopted.
 The Panama canal bill was laid before the Senate, and MT. Bacon presented request for quarterly reports giving list of officers and employees of the canal commission above the grade of laborer. and salaries paid them
 Mir Tillman took the floor and began his speech by quoting from speech of Mr. Beveridge on the management of the Philippines, made in 1900, and said:
 Here we have the new example of lm- periaism. Kalserism, the doctrine that the laws of our fathers are not always the best laws"
 Roosevelt Blind to Law
 Turning from Mir Beveridge to tho President, MT. Tilman said that the lat ter was a patriotic man and expressed the opinion that he had the best interests of the country at heart as he sees them. Yet he meant to give some instances showing that when he sets his heart on anything he Is absolutely blind to the law, and So determined to have his own way, that he ruthlessy tramples under foot the constitution of the United States"
 He then referred to the method of secur- ing a right of way for the canal. and the negotiations of the Santo Domingo treaty, neither of which could be justified Re- ferring to the treaty. he reeounted the failure of the Senate 10 ratify 1t. and said that the Senate had no sooner ad- iourned than the President proceeded to carry 1t out just as thought 1t had been ratified. He claimed that this was an exhibition of the repidity with which we are travelling towards one-man power.
 "The Senate servilely submits, and the House Is gagged he said. and in response to a question from MT. Spooner. he said the United States government had fleet in Santo Domingo waters to assist In the collecting of the duties of that country
 Mir Spooner declared that the President had not done anything to carry the un. ratified treaty into effect, and insists4 upon Mr Tilman specifying.
 In reply MT. Tillman reiterated that our fleet was kept in Dominican waters. He said that MT. Spooner was a supple aero bat in the use of words. "Is not our pres ent attitude the same as 1t would be if the treaty had been ratified?' asked Mir. rillman and MT. Spooner replied not at all " adding that if the treaty had been ratified the United States would have. it's own agents in Santo Domingo, whereas the present agents were there as the re- suit of appointment of President Morales.
 "Who suggested their appointment?" Mir Tillman asked and Mir. Spooner re- piled that the President of the United States had done so. MT. Tillman con- tended that this admission justified all that he said.
 American Agents.
 MT. Tillman asked what excuse the President had for not entirely withdraw ing from Santo Domingo and leaving the situation alone. and MT. Spooner replied that the Senate should not adjourn with out acting on the treaty It was the duty of Santo Domingo to maintain the status quo to the end of preventing the insecurity of her custom houses. or the segregation of her revenues. This 1t was not easy for that republic to do, in view of the pressure from European nations. In the face of this condition President Morales had. he said. appealed to Presi- dent Roosevelt and asked help, requesting especially that he suggest some honest Americans for the collection of revenues. These agents, while Americans had been --~-~---------------- -------~>----~>---~---->