The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-18
FIND THAT PAPERS
SECURE The NEWS
Senators Discuss Executive Session
Leaks.
RESOLUTIONS LAID OVER
INQUIRIES INTO DOMINICAN AZ
FAIRS ARE BLOCKED.

Washington, March 17.-When the
eenatc convened today. Mr. Morgan
sent to the desk the account of the
executive session proceedings of yes
1erday, printed i'm a Washington paper.
The article related 70 statements al
legged 10 have been made by Mr.. Nor
gan in four-hOUr speech to the sem
ate yesterday.
When the reading was concluded, Mr..
Morgan addressed the senate, protest
ing against the character of the report.
end condemning any persons, whether
members of the senate or not. who
oivulge executive session secrets.
He submitted 4 resolution directing
The senate committee or foreign rela-
tiOns 10 make inquiries into the prOto-
col Of Jan. 81. 1903. and the award TO
the San Domingo Improvement com
Bany Of July IA. 1904. He asked that
inquiry be made to ascertain wheth-
or there was any fraud or oppres-
sion used and what had been the pro-
CeedingS in bringing about the eXecu-
zion and enforcement Of the award. on
On objection by Mr.. Cullom, the reso-
luton went over under the rules.
Mr.. Teller called up his resolution of
Inquiry and offered certain amend
ments which brought Il within the
usual form for resolutions of this char
Bcter. by sending It to the president in
stead of the secretary of state. and put
IN the form Of n request, if not in
compatible with the public interest,
that the information in regard to Santo
Domingo be sent to the senate. Adop-
ton of the resolution was objected to
by Mr.. Cullom, Mr.. Lodge and others,
and it again went over.
During the discussion Mr.. Teller took
mp the subject of executive secrets,
said the trouble was that the senate
tried to make secret matters which
Should he considered in legislative SEES
sion. He referred to tho fact that a
number Of years ago Executive Clerk
Young had been dismissed because
executive secrets had escaped He con-
Cemned this action by the senate and
Eaid after that the papers got better
reports than before.
Papers Seem TO Get II.
Mr. Cuilom said he had often thought
,, would be a good thing to discon-
tinue executive sessions entirely.
1.-The papers seem to be getting more
news of these secret sessions than they
ever did before" he said. 1T some
times seems to me that we should
abandon such sessions entirely
Mr. Carmack had read an alleged in
terview with Representative Hull of
Iowa. in which it was said that the ia
panese aspire to gain possession OF the
Philippines, and the United States
may expect trouble in holding the is
lands. The senator declared the views
expressed were in harmony with rep
presentations made by the naval Off
Gals in eastern waters
Mr.. Lodge had read an interview
with the Japanese minister, denying
that any sUCn purpose was held by his
government. Replies to Mr. CarmaCk
were made by Senators Dolliver and
Allison on the grounds that the inter
view attributed to Mr. Hull did not ex-
press his sentiments. and the senators
questioned the correctness of the state
ment. Mr.. Allison declared that if the
views expressed were entertained by
Mr. Hull, he stood alone in such an
opinion concerning the Japanese gov
eminent Reference was made to the
statement of the japanese minister.
and this was met by Mr.. Carmack with
the statement that such a reply was
the very kind that could be expected
from the Japanese minister under the
circumstances.
Senator SpOOner discussed briefly the
relations between the Philippines and
this government, and said that he be-
]leved the time would come when the
Islands would have their own govern
Jnent. On motion of Mr.. CulIom the
senate went into executive session