The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10
.SPO0NER AND BACON
 IN SERIOUS CLASH What Will Uncle Sam Do at the Moroccan Conference7 PARIS DEEPLY INTERESTED spooner lntimates That Bacon Has Offered Insult to the President
 By introducing His
 Resolution.
PARIS DEEPLY INTERESTED

Washington, January 9.-The propriety of discussing in open Senate a resolution introduced by Senator Bacon calling upon the President for an account of his ap- pointment of delegates to proposed con ference on Moroccan affairs to be held by European powers at Algeciras, was con sidered for four hours today. and then by n strict party vote it was decided that the resolution should be executive busi- ress
 Senator Bacon. in supporting his reso- lntion, contended for public discussion and Senator spooner declared that the adoption of the resolution would be an en- croachment by the Senate upon the con- stitutional rights of the President, and virtually would charge him in manner amounting almost to insult with ignor- ance of his duties as chief magistrate
 Offense was taken by Senator Bacon to the remarks of Senator Spooner, the for mer declaring emphatcally that he did not purpose to be charged with insulting the President. Mir spooner said that he did not mean to imply that it had been an insult to introduce the resolution, but that it would be an affront to the Presi- dent to adopt measure which questioned the executive on a matter in which he was well within his own rights. Insist ing that he could not see that distinction Senator Bacon said if it would amount to an insult for the Senate to adopt the resolution, if would be just as much so for him to offer it.
 Ends in Sharp colloquy.
 q do not understand your logic" re- piled Senator Spooner. but if that is your conclusion and you insist upon con- struing your introduction as an action of the Senate, of course I cannot finch from the consequences"
 The Wisconsin senator's reply ended with what threatened to become danger ous coiloquy and the debate on the origi- nal question was resumed.
 Some spectators were removed from the Senate at 11O o'clock on motion of MT. Lodge, who objecteds'to to Senator Bacon making a speech on the resolution in open session.
 Ostensibly it was to settle that point that the doors were closed, but the merits of the resolution were threshed out so thoroughly that it Is unlikely that they will again be gone into Every republi- can senator voted against considering the resolution in legislative session, and Sem ator Pettus one of the ten democrats present. all of whom voted for considera- ton in public session, declared that he was opposed to the adoption of the reso- lution If called up again it is probable that it will be referred to the foreign re- lations committee without debate.
 Does Not Involve Treaty.
 In speaking in favor of the public dis eussion Senator Bacon said that the mat ter does not involve treaty, and there- fore that it was eminently proper to have a public debate on the measure. He said that the public should know just what is proposed by the conference in Spain and whether the action of the President in naming delegates to participate would in volve the United States in a contract to carry out the decision of the conference. He pointed out that the interests of France and Germany in Moroccan affairs