Show I ITHE PRESIDENT NOT THE WHOLE THING Senator Bacon Defends the Right of the Senate to Advise in Treaty 1 Natters Matters COLLOQUY WITH SPOONER LATTER AS USUAL DEFENDS EXECUTIVE Washington Feb 6 Mr Hale who has las been ill was in his seat when the senate met today t day for the first time in tree r e w eks and at his instance the senate consented unanimously to re rf reconsider r consider the votes by which the bill for the reorganization of o the dental corps of the army and the bill increasing IncreasIng ing ng the efficiency of the medical depart department ment t of the army were passed Mr Tillmans resolution for an investigation investigation investigation of the Chinese boycott was adopted When the routine of the morning business was concluded Mr Pattersons resolutions relative to the recent Dem Democratic Democratic Democratic caucus was laid before the sen senate senate senate ate Mr Patterson announced that he would address the senate tomorrow as Mr Bacon was entitled to the floor to today today today day Senator Bacons Speech Mr Bacon then proceeded with his i argument on his Moroccan resolution The speech in the main was a plea for forthe forthe forthe the right of the senate to advise and consent In the matter of negotiation of treaties Mr Spooner asked Mr Bacon if he considered it the duty of a senator to give advice to the executive when asked and Mr Bacon replied in the af affirmative affirmative affirmative Mr lIr Foraker called caned attention to Mr Bacons contentions as to the duty of senators to advise the executive and asked the Georgia senator whether he thought that a party caucus ought to tobe tobe tobe be permitted to stand in the way of a senators performance of his duty Sharp Answer Given i inot Mr Bacon replied sharply that he did not know of any senator in a better position than Mr Foraker to reply to such a question himself but he modi modified modified fied lied the statement so as to relieve it of its personal application and said that on account of reasons satisfactory to themselves and because of forceful In Influences influences influences brought to bear beaV on them many senators had been brought to give their adhesion to measures which they th y did not approve Mr Bacon declined to discuss the point further saying that he would not anticipate what will be a most inter interesting Interesting esting performance tomorrow if we are I correctly informed He added that if the Republican party had not been holding caucuses it was because they were held by a more potent influence Executive Encroachment I i Ii Mr lIT Bacon B on contended that congress was in far greater danger of encroach encroachment encroachment encroachment ment from the executive than was the executive from the congress Who does not know he asked that the most influential part of the legislative power is at the other end of Pennsyl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania vania avenue in the White House I dont refer to the present occupant he but to all the occupants of the past generation He added however that the tendency i cy had never been more pronounced than it was today I Mr Air Bacon contended that if the United United Unit United ed States should establish the prece precedent precedent precedent dent of taking charge of the fiscal af affairs affairs affairs fairs of Santo San to Domingo conditions were such suh su h in other South and Central Amer American AmerIcan Amerlean ican lean countries as to render it probable that this country count would assume sim similar similar similar ilar duties there Not only are we ve to take on the ulcerous sore this pestiferous I Ious ous cancer of Santo Domingo but like duties are liable to be assumed and like calamities are liable to befall us in other countries he asserted He Ho instanced a condition of affairs in Costa Rica R ca saying they were simi similar similar similar lar to those in Santo Domingo Senates Right to Form Treaties Mr Bacon declared that not only had nad the senate the right to participate In the negotiations of a treaty but it was perfectly competent for the sen senate senate senate ate to formulate a treaty and send it i to the president Returning to the Algeciras law con conference conference conference ference he said We are there in a powder house which may explode at any time in a ahouse ahouse ahouse house with parties who may at any anytime anytime anytime time fly at each others throats This statement t elicited a smile from Air Mr Spooner and when Mr Bacon in insisted insisted Insisted upon knowing why Mr Ir Spooner replied that he was thinking of the unconcern of the man In that powder house Mr Bacon declared that all Europe was aligned between n France and Ger Germany Germany Germany many in anticipation of a war over I the Moroccan question and he read a u London cable dispatch to the Wash Washington Washington Washington ington Post In support of the state statement statemEnt staten i ment n nt Spooner for the Defense Mr lIr Spooner followed Mr Bacon de declaring declaring claring daring his conviction that it was the duty of the president to send dele delegates delegates gates to t Algeciras He then stated that he knew it to be e a fact that Au Aus Austria Autria Autria tria and Italy had refused to attend the conference if it all the signatory i powers including the United States did not attend Now he added if anything on earth prevents war be between betweEn tween two great powers both friendly to us it will ba the assembling and the deliberations ns of this conference at I Algeciras During a colloquy between Mr Spooner and Air Mr r Bacon concerning the i resolution which the latter had intro introduced d ced asking for information concern concerning concerning concerning ing Morocco some heat was displayed by both senators Mr Spooner said the request for information should have been made in secret session and there would have been bean be n no opposition Quickly Answered It was in secret session and the senator did o retorted ME Mt Ba Bacon Bacon Bacon con sharply Mr Ir Spooner said the introduction of the resolution in open session wa was grossly unfair and after a further exchange said The intention was to bring the president to book before the people of the United States Mr Bacons face grew redder as Mr Spooner proceeded and interrupting Mr Ir Spooner he warmly resented the imputation conveyed Mr Spooner was quick in the disa disavowal disavowal disavowal of intentional affront and the status was waa soon reestablished Mr declared that In the ex J of his duties the president is uncontrolled and uncontrollable and not answerable to us or the other house Ho He said a resolution demand demanding ing ng information from the president would be an insult Mr lIr Spooner concluded at p m mand mand mand and after Mr Lodge had given notice of a speech on the railroad rate ques question question tion for next Monday the senate went into executive session adjourning at p D m |