Show TALKING ABOUT CANAL Morgan Holds a Conference With President ALSO WITH SECRETARY HAY Rosult Not Canducivo to Senators Sena-tors Peace of f Mind Isthmian Waterway Sure to Come Up in the Senate at the Extra Session CORRESPONDENCE TRIBUNE Washington Oct 2J The result of Senator Sen-ator Morgnnn conferences with the Presl dcni and Secretary Hay over canal matters mat-ters is evidently not conducive to the peace of mind of that faithful advocate of tho Nicaragua route Senator Morgan might reasonably bo encouraged how over by tho change Which has come over the canal situation within a week It is inevitable that the mailer will be brought up In the Senate at the extra session 11 may come In the shape of a resolution caHng for nonie report from the President or an attempt may even be made to press a demand for the Immediate Im-mediate coiibldorntlon I of the Nicaragua plan under tho terms of the Spooner act tItle being upon the theory that the reasonable rea-sonable delay allowed the Panama people has already been given them After his Interview with the President Senator Morgan said The President seems to he in the same category as our friend Mlcawber he Is waiting for something to turn up Just Mlmt that something is to be Is not apparent ap-parent There Is nothing definite or tangible in front of him so why should he delay There Is no excuse for his tardiness In opening negotiations with Nicaragua nnd CoSta Rica I am not aware of the Presidents disposition dis-position upon tho subject Colombia has closed down upon us In the most abrupt fashion The President may be reaching out for something but what It Is 1 cannot understand It Is I admitted upon all hands ofilclally and unofficially that negotiations ne-gotiations with Colombia arc closed absolutely abso-lutely and that to renew such negotiations negotia-tions would Involve an original proceeding rite President negotiated a treaty Thu Senate ratlllud IL It was sent down to Colombia Every Colombian Senator voted against After such action cnn the President of the United States assume as-sume any ground for a new treaty There Is no other step he can take lIe must wait until Colombia proposes After hit Interview with Secretary Ilay Senator Morgan said I talked with Secretary Sec-retary Hay about the matter and ho informs In-forms me that he bus not yet received any official advices from Colombia on the subject Mr Hay seems disappointed at the way that Government has treated our department here He regarded Colombias attitude as disdainful I am of the opinion opin-ion after talking with Mr Hay that If Great Britain France Germany or Russia Rus-sia had treated us In the manner Colombia Colom-bia hiss we would have cause for war Colombia had Insulted us It Is simply disgraceful Her altitude is contemptuous I contemptu-ous In mv ludirmcnt we have waltod loo long The period of a reasonable time has expired The canal project hits been pending for Jlfly years In the bill It was agreed that the time limit for negotiations negotia-tions should expire September 2J 1903 After spending fifty years on the proposition proposi-tion and after mixing that maximum date there Is no license for longer delay I think that Congress will take the subject in hand and 1 believe a disposition will be shown in tho Senate and House to ee cure an explanation as to the reasons for this delay POSTOFFICE C O D SYSTEM The attention of the Postofflco department depart-ment has recently been called to the collection col-lection dellverv postal system now In tame in India Egypt Australia and sonic other countries This Is known as tho postofflco C 0 D system bv which collections of money can bo made through tho post office the sumo as Is now dotui through the express companies A commIttee of the Chamber of Commerce In London has token the matter up In an attempt to giafl It upon the English postal system and also In the hope that the United Stales would enter into n like arrangement arrange-ment thus making It international he Iwoen tho two countries The countries In which It is Already In force are combined in a postal treaty which makes It possible to make these postal collodion between the countries entering Into the agreement The Idpa Is not a novel one to the post orflcft officials In Washington for it was considered at length during the administration adminis-tration of PoatmasterGonoral Smith The resuit of the Investigation then made was not favorable to tho adoption of the plan on the ground that the same servjce wan now supplied by thc express companion and presumably l It was not considered good policy for the Government to enter Into direct competition with private enterprise en-terprise of this character The collection facilities In the countries now using it aro not especially good and the transportation transporta-tion of money by private enterprise Iu I more or less ilaky hence a Government system has dccldid advantages The fact however that the English GO rl1men tInS t-InS the matter up again will probably lead lo a renewed dlscucalon here MORTON DENIES A RUMOR Paul 1 Morton the second vicepresident of the Santa Fe who was In Washington last week visiting the President took occasion oc-casion to deny a Wiill street rumor to the olvel that the Union Pacific railroad was negotiating for a Uasu 6f tho Santa Ke system upon a basis of 4 5 per cent on the capitalization At Itait Mr Morton said lhat he had no knowledge of such nego tlallons and he also made the suggestion that such a deal could not go through owing to thc fact thai the Santa Fe and tfnlon Paclllc were competitive linos The 3ama Fo occupies a l peculiar position In the railroad world It Is the most concrete con-crete and Independent railroad organisa then of any slre In tilt United Stales All klndfi of rumors have heen afloat since the era of organization began as to the possible combination which might be made bv h the Santa Fo with roads leading from Chicago eastward The story which baa pleased the public fancy most was the possible purchase of the Santa Fe bv the Pennsylvania and this Is not considered an Impossibility of tho future by even the most conservative railroad mun Such a deal would result In a railroad system tho like of which line hardly been dreamed of It would Htrotch from the eastern end of Xong Island to the Golden Gate from Chicago to Galvegton and with Us numerous nu-merous ramllkatlons would tap all of the great producing country In nearly every State in the Union |