The Washington herald., 1907-06-12
MORGAN DIES.
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Alabma will be called upon, therefore. TO
appoint former Congressman Bankhead TO
/ succeed Senator Morgan a the next ses-
| sion.
| Next to Senator Allison, Senator Nor
gan had seen the longest service in the
| Senate Of any Of the members of that
| body. Seated In the corner by the center
aisle. cross from Senator Frye, the tall,
gaunt frame and white hair and
mustache Of the old Alabamian have been
| a landmark Of the Senate chamber for
generation. In former years. before he
became weakened and enfeebled by age
and illness. his speeches were the delight
of the galleries and his fellow-D Democrats,
and the bane Of the Republicans, in whose
/ side he was ever a thorn.
Fund of Information Wonderful.
Senator Morgan possessed a most won
derful fund Of general knowledge and
could talk by the hour Interestingly and
authoritatively upon "A wide variety Of
subjects. Until last session he retained
his strength and vlgor to remarkable
degree, but he began 10 decline during the
winter and was often absent from the
sittngs. Toward the close Of the session
/ he was granted the unusual privilege Of
| being allowed 20 speak without rising. a
courtesy accorded % few, ex-GOv. Morton,
| Of Indiana. having been among the mum
/ Der
Senator Morgan has been called the
/ father of the inte-Oceanic canal project
/ From the first he favored the Nicaraguan
route. and while chairman Of the Inter
! oceanic Canal Committee his opposition 10
/ the Panama project as advocated by the
/ President was so pronounced that he was
/ finally relieved Of the Craftsmanship Of
/ this committee.
/ His prominence in the consideration of
/ the canal question was further advanced
/ by thel bitter conflicts between him and
/ Attorney Nelson Cromwell Of New York
who represented the French stockholders
and sold the Panama Canal 10 the United
| States government II has been said that
| or canal matters he was better informed
| than any man in the Senate.
Was hitter Antagonist
Senator Morgan was one Of the most
/ conservative Of the Democratic members
/ Of the Senate His antagonlsm to Repub-
! lican ideas and Senatorial projects was
most bitter His particular delight was
{ hp FltHfH' .i tttlell lA4lr Will rt-tIllifI
Lodge. Of Massachusetts,. between whom
there were many interesting and enlIven-
ing verbal engagements on the floor Of
the Senate chamber AS a member of the
| Committee on Foreign Relations he
/ blocked many Republican schemes The
other committees on which he served
were: Public Health and National Quar-
antine chairman. Coast and Iusular sur
vey, Forest Reservations and Protection
| of Game. Indian Affairs, Interoceanic
I Canals. Committee % Investigate Tres
passers upon Indian Lands. and the Com
mittee on Pacific Railroads
On Indian matters he was particularly
well versed, having spent much of his
/ boyhood among the Indians of Tennessee
and Alabama a few years ago he made
a speech in the Senate that gstounded his
colleagues by its revelations of an init
mate knowledge Of the life. habits. and
/ language Of the Cherokces.
on Hawaiian Commission.
One of the most important works in
which Senator Morgan took a hand was
F the framing Of laws 10 govern Hawaii
1 for which purpose a commission was ap-
pointed in Grover Cleveland's second
/ term with Senator Morgan as one OF its
members. Senator Morgan helped frame
the organic acts after the annexation of
/ the islands
/ Senator Morgan and his colleague. SEN
ator Pettus, were close friends. and when
/ the late ex-senator Pugh, of Alabama
was alive. the three octogenerians could
| often be seen seated together in the Cap
/ itoI, chatting like school boys, a sight
| that always caused comment.