Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-10
SENATOR BACON is TURNED DOWN
Resolution Relative to Morocco Con-
ference shelved After Long Debate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.--The propriety OF
discussing in open senate resolution in
troduced by Senator Bacon calling upon
| the president for an account OF his appoint
Inent of delegates to proposed conference
on Moroccan Affairs. to be held by Euro
pean powers at Algeciras. Spain, was con-
sidered for four hours today and then by
strict party vote II was decided that the
resolution should be executive business
Senator Bacon, in supporting his resolution
| contended for public discussion and SEN
| ator Spooner declared that the adoption OF
the resolution would be an encroachment
by the senate upon the constitutional rights
OF the president and virtually would charge
him, in a manner amounting almost TO in
suit. with Ignorance OF his duties as chief
magistrate.
Offense was taken by Senator Bacon to
the remarks of Senator Spooner, the former
declaring emphatically that he did not pur-
pose to be charged with insulting the pres
ident. Mr.. Spooner said that ne did not
mean to imply that II had been an insult
! to introduce the resolution, but that IL
would be arfront to the president 10
adopt a measure which questioned the OK
ecutive on a matter on which he was well
within his own rights. Insisting that he
could not see the distinction. Senator Ia
n
suit for the senate to adopt the resolution
Il would be just much so for him TO
offer il.
''1 do not understand your logic" replied
Senator Spooner. but II that is your con-
cluslon and YOU insist upon constituting
your course an action Of the senate of
course I cannot finch from the conse-
quences."
The Wisconsin senator's reply ended
what had threatened to be a dangerous
| colloquy and the debate on the general
proposition was resumed
Spectators we're excluded from the senate
at 1:3n p. m. upon motion OF Senator Lodge.
who objected to Senator Bacon making a
speech on his resolution in open session.
Ostensibly II was To settle that point tha,
the doors were closed but the merits OF
the resolution were threshed out so thor
oughly that II Is unlikely that they will
again be gone into. Every republican SEN
stor voted against considering the resoIu-
tinn I'm open session. and Senator Pettus
one OF the ten democrats present all Of
whom voted for consideration in public ses-
sion. declared that he was opposed to tho
adoption OF the resolution. If called up
again II is proba BILE that II will he referred
10 the foreign relations committee without
debate.
In speaking in favor OF the public discus
sion, Senator Bacon 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 involve the United States
IN contract to carry out the decision OF
the conference. He pointed out that the
! interests OF France and Germany in Nor
! ocean affairs are vital and action in favor
OF either OF these countries would he Of
fenslve TO the other and that the United
States by participating would incur the en-
nifty OF the aggreved country
Senators Spooner and Lodge took the No.
sition that the action Of the president IN
appointing delegates would not bind this
government in any manner for the reason
that any contractual relation with a for
eign government can be made binding only
by a treaty ratified by the senate
The discussion was confined aIros,
wholly to the three senators named al
, though others gave close attention ana oc-
casionally contributed questions which
drew out explanations OF many OF the con-
stitutional questions raised