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Moroccan Affair is Brought up in
The Senate Behind Barred
Doors.
Sll0NS ARE SENSAT|ONlLlY MUM
Ques;ion Comes Ur il, al inquiry as 70
What ;ha United States is Doing in
Regard to the Dispute Between
France and Germany--Tariff Debate
or in the House.
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NASlIINGTON, u. C., Jan. 9.--The
Senate today adopted TWO resolutions
OF inquiry. Ono OF them authorizes an
! Investigation by the committee on ih-
ter-ocean!c canals into the general
conduct Of the affairs Of the Panama
Canal and the other an inquiry by the
finance committee into the question Of
tho exchange rate on money on the
Isthmus.
TIL first RESOLUTION was reported from
the canal committee ny its chairman,
Mr.. Willard. and the second is the
resolution presented yesterday by Mr..
Bailey with tho provision relative TO
the sale of Panama railway bonds
I omitted.
Morgan Talks on Rates.
The remainder of the open session
was devoted to Il speech ny Mr.. Nor,
gan on tho railroad ratio question. lie
advocated tho settlement of all differ.
| ences ever RACES in the courts accord.
irS- = common law methods as calcu.
lated TO do away with much awkward
machinery.
Mr.. BacoM's resolution calling upon
the President for information regard
ing the attitude of tho United States
government nnon the Moroccan u,.es-
tion was laid before the Senate ami
Mr.. Bacon took The ilcor 70 advocate
its adoption. He was. however cut
| short by su"Geatiou from Mr.. Lodge
that the doors ShCnid be closed. III"
said the Massachusetts senator, there
Is to lee q motion TO refer the reso!u.
ton to the committee on foreign re-
lations, shall mako no objection -
thar proceeding. hit if it is 10 be dis
cussed ] shall move tha, tho doors
no closed"
Demands Closed Session.
That" said AR Bacon, 'is the
rights and privilege of the senator. But
am n, loss to know why he exer.
ciaes ii at this time. There is no
'I-tttN pt!DTt inc Stnn,t.
Mr. Lodge said hc would explain,
hut Mr.. Bacon held The door.
Mr.. Lodge then made point oi or.
der against the proceedings and moved
the closing OF the doors, hur the chair
held that under IN" rules no motion
was necessary and ordered the closing
Of the doors.
After an executive session the Sen.
ate adjourned until tomorrow.
Hot Debate on Tariff in the House.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. a.-The
Philippine tariff measure was tho sin
gle topic Of consideration in the House
/ today. The speeches were uniformly
against the measure and were allowed
TO go in general without answer.
DEPRESSION in tho form OF tariff re-.
vision discussion was made in a brief
speech by Mir. Gillett, of Mass, WHO
favored Canadian reciprocity. Mr..
Bonyge, Of Colorado, discussed the bill
''S'" tiaF ''HHiI'Oiit'. VI VIZ DCtt SuEHl
industry.
Deadly Parallel Recalled.
Mr.. Bonyge caused amusement by
quoting from the speeches of Messrs.
Payne and Dalzell on the Porto Rico
tariff bill, wherein Mr.. Payne declared
it was the duty OF Congress to levy a
tariff against the Philippines and Mr..
Dalzell has opposed admitting Philip
pine products and placing cur labor
in competition with horde of half
civilized savages.
Mr.. Burgess, Of Texas, opposed It on
! constitutional grounds and had lively
colloquy with the minority leader, Mr..
Williams, on this point. He charged
! that Democrats 10 he consistent should
oppose anything hut free trade with
the Philippines on the ground that it
was an American possession.
Mr.. Williams defended the minority