Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-08
GORMAN AND RAYNER
Maryland Senators Occupy the
Senate's Attention.
PANAMA CANAL EXPENSES
Former Thinks There is Too Little
Regulation.
WOULD FAVOR AN INQUIRY
Latter Discusses Relations With State
Domingo and the Presidents In
depreciation of Monroe Doctrine.
WOULD FAVOR AN INQUIRY

Santo DOMINICAN affairs and their relation
to the United States were under discussion
in the Senate today. Mr.. TilIman's resolu-
ton requesting the President to inform the
Senate as to the existing status of Santo
Domingo which was offered on Thursday
last and went over under the rules,
called up and made the subject of debate.
Before the resolution was taken up the
Vice President laid before the Senate let
ter transmitting to the Senate the report Of
the isthmian canal commission. The mes
sage was read.
Mr.. Germans Comments.
Mr.. German. following the reading, took
the floor He said in part:
81 think the country should be highly
gratifed by the extraor ordinary statement the
President makes in regard to this great
work. 1t is true that individuals and the
press have circulated criticisms of the
extra ordinary orders issued and the work
done. but the President has given certif-
cate of perfect purity and great efficiency to
all that have been connected with the canal
construction.
1T is true he invites the closest scrutiny
and in justice to him and to the employees
to whom he has intrusted the work on the
fsthmus that invitation should be accepted.
| trust that before the Senate proceeds
many days 1t may instruct the canal COM
But the President goes one step further.
He indorses the high salaries paid. No
doubt he is guided in this by desire to get
the best results IN the work to be done.
and l have no doubt he believes he has ex-
ercised the best judgment, but I do not
think can all agree that the expendi-
lures for clerical duties in Washington have
been justified. l agree that we ought to
deal I'm broad and liberal way, without
any attempt to obstruct the great work,
but it seems to me that blanket IN
dorsement that the extraordinary salaries
should be continued requires careful con-
sideration by Congress.
Thinks RESPONSIBILITY Too Great.
The Congress has placed in the hands
of the President the responsibility for car
rying on this great work and l think tins
ought not to be done Since the war with
Spain Congress has gotten into the habit
of placing in the hands of the President
of the United States millions of dollars to
be expended without any restriction what
ever 1t IS argued that these appropria-
lions have been emergencies. but there
have been emergencies prior to these, such
as those growing out of wars with Eng
land and Mexico, where Congress mas
guarded the country's purse strings.
Mr.. German condemned the manner OF
making appropriations for the various de-
partments and sa.a that Congress should
review all these Continuing he declared:
THE President must not be sensitive If
the representatives of the public in the
other branch and of the states IN thls
branch demand return to the OLD system
of having review by Congress of all mat
tiers of extraordinary expenditure. 1t Is
not the fault of the President that this be
comes necessary now. 1t has been the III
advised action of Congress. me Presldent
has met the situation in the bold, manly
fashion that seems to obtain with him in
his treatment of works for which he Is re-
sponsible. He can see nothing but good
where he is personally responsible. 49, -.sa
Mr.. German said that no man living can
tell what is to be the outcome Of the canal
work or what the expenditures are to be;
that no man knows the character CT the
100000 or $500 OO0, 900, and that with due
Difference TO the President, ne wished to
repeat that he should not be sensitive If a.
complete inquiry is ordered.
MI. Hale Assents.
When Mr.. German had closed, Mr.. Hale
agreed that Congress has fallen into bad
habit Of appropriatfng large sums without
closely regulating the manner Of expendi-
ture but ne declared that the President, In
regard TO canal work, has followed the
course prescribed by Congress in the
Spooner act and that he has not been at
fault in any manner lie said that the ac-
ton of the President in counting investiga-
ton showed that he believed the time had
arrived for Congress to assume part or
the responsibility. MT. HAT SppNt III ISlNoI
of an inquiry into canal affairs, by the
sthrnian canal committee of the Senate.
He said the Spooner act conferred the
power on the President to do all that had
been done in canal matters, but the ~Presi-
dent had now referred the whole matter
back to Congress.
The letter and reports were referred to
the committee on iuter-oceanfc canals.
Senator Rayner gave his maiden speech
today in the Senate. His subject was the
relations of the United States with the
Dominican republic and the true nature of
the Monroe doctrine.
He received attention which Is unusual
in the Senate, even for one of the old mem
bers of that body. When he began speak
ing there was comparatively small at
tendance of senators, but he continued
the vacant seats on the floor one by one
We're filled.
Mr.. Rayner during his speech, branched
off from the Santo Domingo question aud
denounced in emphatic terms the Hebrew
persecution in Russia.
After his address Mr.. Rayner was sur
rounded by great number of senator's
republicans and democrats, who congratu-
lated him. Senator German, his colleague
was one OF those who not only Istenei
attentively to all that he had to say, but
who shook hands with him upon the close
OF his remarks.
Rayner on the Monroe Doctrine.
Mr.. Rayner declared he had no power or
purpose to bind his colleagues to the ac-
ceptance of any views he expressed.
II subscribe to every sentiment of the
Monroe doctrine, that Is, the genuine doc
trlne, the old text ard not the revised.
edition. the original document and not the
counterfeit presentment.
The men who over three-quarters of. a
century ago rang a proclamation through
the world that at that time convulsed the
political fabric of continental Europe would
never, IL living at this hour admit the
construction that is now placed upon it,
and its founders and sponsors would never
recognize it in its deformed and distorted
shapS When the President issues a mani
festo try. is the product OF his own genius
il ought TO Ne circuiat ted under the name of
its author, and in vindication of the MEM
DRY of the dead and in defense of their
rights I protest against the use of their
names to any instrument thai aoas pot