The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-18

John F. sanches. Minister Relaciones Exteriores. and the fact relating to- an award based cn said protocol made by George Gray, President. and John G. Carlisle and Manuel D. Calvin, dated
 the 1sth of July, 1904.
 And that said committee will in-
 qulre into and report facts of the | transaction upon which said protocol and award are based and of the con- duct of the persons and corporations who were connected with the transac- l tions that led to the making of sal. protocol and award, and whether any fraud or oppression has been perpe- trated in connection herewith and by
 whom committed.
 And that said committee will ascer-
 tain and report by what authority of
 the United States or of any oficer or agent of the Government, if any, said protocol and award was made. and what proceedings have been taken and conducted by the United States or any officer or agent of the United States to execute satA protocol or to enforce said award. whether by civil or mili- tary power; and especially as to the use of the power and authority of the | United States in the collection Of the custom duties in ports or custom
 houses of the Dominican Government, and what sums of money if any, have
 been so collected and by whom coilect- ed and the disposition that has been made of such funds.
 Az to the Protocol. That said committee further inquire and report the facts attending a pro- tocol signed January 20, 1905. by AL bert Dillingham; and Thomas c. Daw- son. for the United States and Juan Eco Sanchez and Frederic Velasquez for the Dominican Republic and the orders and instructions. if any, under which said protocol was negotiated. concluded and signed. issued from any officer or department of the United States government
 And that said committee ascertain and report what has been done in pur- suance of said protocol or of any agree ment therein contained. to execute or enforce the same by any civil or mili-
 tary officer of the United States. in any port or place in Santo Domingo and | by what authority or by whose au- thority or direction the same has been executed and enforced and what was done by any such person In the execu- tion or enforcement thereof. That said committee is further in- structed to inquire and report what correspondence. If any. has taken place
  the government of the United States and the Dominican government or any person claiming to represent such gov ernments since 1897. in relation to the creation of any treaty relations with said government to the United States; l or the lease of any of its possessions
 to the United States or to the grant l ing of naval or coaling stations by the | Dominican government to the United States for any protectorate over the
 Dominican government by the United States: or in any relation to the accep- tance by the United States of any trust or Judiciary. relation toward the Do-
 minican government or its crrditors.
 or any relation between them looking | of the Dominican governments and the administration of it's revenue laws for the payment thereof"
 On objection by Mr. Cul1om, the | Morgan resolution went over. Mir. Tel
 Ter called up his resolution of inquiry and offered certain amendments which
 brought 1t within the usual form for | resolutions of this character by send I ing it to the President instead of the Secretary of State and put Tn the form
 of a request if not incompatible with | the public interest that the informa- .
 tion in regard to the Santo Domingo
 be sent to the Senate. Adoption of the resolution was objected to by MT. Gull
 lom. Lodge and others and 1t again went over.
 During the discussion Mir. Teller took up the subject of executive se- crets and said that the trouble was that the Senate tried to make secret matters which should be considered in legislative session.
 Mir. Cullom said he had often thought 1t would be a good thing to discontinue executive sessions entirely. "The pa- pers seem to be getting more news of these secret sessions than they ever did before" he said. Tt sometimes seems to me that we should abandon such sessions entirely"
 Mir Carmack had read m alleged interview with Representative Hull of Iowa. in which it wee said that the Japanese desire to gain possession of the Philippines and the United States. may expect trouble in holding the is lands. The Senator declared that tn views expressed were in harmony with reports made by the United States na- val officers in Eastern waters. Mir. Lodge had read an interview with the Japanese Minister denying that any such purpose was held by his govern ment.
 Replies to Mir. Carmack were made by Senators Deliver and Allison on the grounds that the interview attrib- uted to MT. Hull did not express his sentiments and the Senator uues- tioned the correctness of the state ment.
 Mir Allison declared that if the views expressed were entertained by MT Hull he stood alone in such an opinion concerning the Japanese gov ernment Reference was made to the statement of the Japanese Minister and this was met by MT. Carmack with the statement that such a reply was the very kind that could be expected from the Japanese Minister under the cir cumstances
 Senator Spooner discussed briefly the relations between the Philippines and this government and said he be- Iieved the time would come when the islands would have their own govern ment.
 On motion of MT. Cullom the Sen- ate. at 1 :5O went into executive session and immediately took a recess of half an hour for luncheon.
 The Senate at 5:55 p. m. adjourned
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