The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-07

United States appointed fiscal agent to take charge of certain customs of the Dominican government Tor the purpose of paying the claims of the San Domingo Improvement Company or New York. On February 13, 19c5, Sena- tor Bacon offered a resolution raising constitutional question against the pro- tocoL The resolution was referred to the foreign relations committee and then to a subcommittee, consisting of Senators Fairbanks, Spooner and Bacon. It died with the end of the Fifty-eighth Congress, but notice was given that 1t would be revived by It's author.
 Senator Morgan, about three weeks ago submitted to the foreign relations committee a protest against the action of the President. It particularly object ed to the application of the Monroe doctrine to the Dominican case.
 The protest argues the position of this government at length and disputes the claim of the President made in a re- cent message to the Senate that unless this government engages in settling the financial affairs of the Dominican gov ernment and exercises a protection over the republics of the Western Hemis- phere. European governments cannot be prevented from entering the field. Mir. Morgan declared in his protest that the advised position taken by the Pres- ident Is not required to prevent this government from being drawn into an embroglio with European governments over the affair.
 After the meeting of the committee, Senator Morgan circulated his protest among the Democratic Senators and a number signed the argument. His pur- pose is to introduce it in the Senate and have 1t referred to the foreign relations committee for consideration.
 Senator Bacon endeavored to offer a resolution after a committee had been appointed to notify the President that the Senate was organized and ready for business but he was ruled out of order. He agreed to withhold 1t until after the President had been communi- cated with. The resolution he pro- posed was that which inquired into the original Santo Domingo protocol. La- ter he offered the resolution and had 1t referred to the Foreign Relations Committee. After reciting the proto- col of January 31, 1903, and certain newspaper articles in reference to its operation, the resolution provides:
 Provisions of Resolution.
 That the Committee on Foreign Re- lations be and 1t is hereby authorized and directed to make investigation and report to the Senate as follows:
 First Whether the said protocol of an agreement. if authorizing the award as aforesaid, is valid and binding agreement or convention between the United States of America and the De- minican republic without having been made by and with the advice and con- sent of the Senate as prescribed in Arr ticle 2. Section 9. of the Constitution of the United States.
 'Second-Whether it. is competent. under the Constitution of the United States. for any agreement, convention or protocol not made F and with the advice and consent of the Senate, but purely through and by the Executive Department. or an officer thereof. with a foreign government. to bind the United States and such foreign gov- ernmsnts and ti constitute d constitu- 'ttUnal Hgreemeiit. by and under which the United States Government shall be authorized and empowered to take possession of the custom houses of such foreign government and to ad- ministrate the same through its off, cers. employees for agents and to as- sume the responsibility for the collec- ton of such customs duties at such custom houses and the disbursement of the same and to become accountable therefor to such foreign government and to the creditors thereof: and, fur thermore, to hold said custom houses until the moneys awarded under said arbitration shall have been fully col lected, and to hold the said custom houses by the authority and forcible power of the United States through it's officers, employees or agents, either civil military or naval"