Show G MELL GETS l SAS Y YI I Terms Senator Morgans Ques Questions 1 lons About Panama Matters Maters Unusual apt aDd ad Indecent TALIAFERRO TAKES A HAND Not ot lr t 10 HUH him Noticed ul I Inclination tion tol hum un on Wit news Part Jurl to It Insult I I tor Washington Vash March Marh 2 Tho letter from rein William Wiiiiam Wilam Nelson Cromwell to tho late lato Secy Hec of State Hay under date of Dec 5 1893 1808 1818 was wat taken up ip by Senator Morgan today In tho the examina examination tion ton of ot Mr Cromwell before tine the com corn on canals Tine The period co erell by I tho the latter was when whom tho the Panama Canal company compan was seek seeking log ing Ilg a p 1 prolongation of ot Its Is concessions luns on tn a the tha Tire The letter referred to an In and Mr Mm 1 re repeatedly declined to state tate time the naturu of ot tho tine or r to discuss tho corres cores In inn 11 any amm manner nary lar political conditions In Bogota ere to In tho thu letter and 1011 Ild Mr Morgan asked concerning this refer ro r and when whets tho the witness declined to discuss It tho senator asked ashen Cl wineth whether er em 11 time the witness wiliness winess felt bit that ho he woe obliged to conceal any actions that would be bo against tine the Interests of ot this lw United States Sla tos tosI I 1 refuse to answer such hypothetical ical and ant Impertinent questions said Mid Mr lr Cromwell Cromwel I um ama compelled by tho tire attitude of ot tints this committee to accept your un unusual unusual usual timid mid Uld Indecent replies said Fald Mr Morgan They Flue ho are UIO no iso more moore unusual or In Indecent Indecent decent 1 than your OUI questions asserted tho tine witness Senator Soon Interrupted and antI demanded to tt know wherein tho time lilies tints was Indecent and Ild witness saId Mid tho the Indecency lon wax In iii th tine assumption that he Inc had been beers employed to do any uny anything timing thing against tho the Interests of ot thu tho United States Mr then them that the iso witness be Instruct Instructed 1 ed not to make mairo 0 Insulting replies to 10 It In Inquiries Inquiries quince Chairman Millard said he thought the tine character of oC the tho reply rep by witness was uncalled for and Senator Sinator that thAl tine tho questions bo bt couch couoh cd ed In different language This Is not inot the that first time I mayo have noticed an un Inclination on the part of tine tho lne to Insult his Ills Interrogators tors said Mid Mr The rhe colloquy between the members member of ot the committee was brought to 10 a close dose by bJ Mr Morgan who vho said sold he entertained no nt to Insults from Crom reins the tho wit witness witness ness neu that thit he had hud too much respect for that He lie counseled 1 his lila colleagues not notto notto notto to concern themselves In his behalf behal In resuming the examination Mr r Morgan had toad the tine testimony of tine the tineI I secretary of oC the tine Panama Canal com corn company company pany lianY before be foro the tho canal committee four COl years Jears ago discussing the tine desire of oC the tw company to 10 surrender the canal annl project to tire the United States Stales Mr Mm Cromwell Cromwel refused to testify on this subject tak taking takIng taking ing shelter he Iter behind his professional re relations buttons lations to 10 the company As Mr 1 Morgan construed the tire tosti testimony mony of oC the tine secretary Mr lr Lampro ho ire said tho time company planned to take the thi t canal a 11 project out of ot the tine republic of Colombia Colombia and Americanize It II Mr 11 Cromwell Cromwel refused to 10 answer any an ques question tion on the tho subject hut but Mr r Morgan pursued the inquiry asking the time witness If Ir he lie had hind not himself drawn dawn tine the plan Again the time senator asked Mr Ir Cromwell Cromwel If Ir he had hod not nol shown hown this plan pian to 10 a I num nuns number number ber her of at persons person Mr r saint said hi ho hI had hod outlined a different plan to the tine rivers and amid ald harbor committee of tIme tha houfe house but he refused to stale state the tine differ diNer once ence between bel the Lampro Lampre scheme chemo and amsil that thai submitted to 10 the house committee Mr r appealed to the chair chairman chairman man milan to lo know whether the Iho witness could refer to time tho plan to tine the house houe committee nod then refuse to explains explain Us its It provisions on the ground that pro professional secrets were unvoiced involved Mr Ir Cromwell said tire tho document would Cromwel speak for itself Is I Mr Ir Taliaferro sail paid RIl that the time witness should not dictate thu the manner in ins which tine the committee gf Ids gets Is its information After ACer considerable discus discussion sion edon Ilon the witness winess outlined the tho house committee plan Islam briefly It I was al deter doler determined determined mined that tho tine question of ot compelling I the tine witness to 10 answer should be he con cons considered by b the time committee at nt an executive live tive session hont the time examination of Mr Cromwell Cromwel Mr Morgan kept close to 10 tho tIme civil civi war In Colombia which was the forerunner of the tine organization of ot the time Panama republic He lie Il appeared to tobe tobe tobe be trying to 10 connect Mr lr Cromwell Cromwel with time the Internal disturbance of ot this South wih American republic Mr Ir I objections disturbed this tints ox ex At 12 1 a it recess miens wa WIS taken until 2 p m mu to 10 maim hear J 3 13 B I arkel of oC |