The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-13
The Price of Cuba Limited to
$l5@, 100000.
Discrimination Of the Cuban Tariff
against American Products.
How it Affects Flour, Meats Butter
Cheese and Cotton Goods.
The Question Coming Home to Farmers,
Mechanics and Manufacturers,

terdsy is the bl making spptopritt ons 20 Iscltte
acquisition of tbe slana OF Cuba by negot'aon which Is
lov before the Senate, as IN Committee of the Whole
Mr. Pucn-Mr President, the seaator from Vermont
(Ar Foot) who is a member Of the Committee Foreign
Relations, has loliled that he desired 10 offer an
amendment this iii and to explain IL, and loo lnnd
as member Of tbe Commitiee oa Foreign Relations
to yield TO him for that purpose
Mr. Foor--I am obliged TO the honorable Senator from
OHIO for the courtesy nc is pleased TO extend 10 me In
yielding the loor for short time. Before the gene
raj debate shall have opened this BILL Idese TO move
slight IL endea to enforce by
few remarks. They will be very brief. l desire 10
amend the bill by inserting in the twenty ne
after the word 'Spa,u' the words, end by the United
states that, thus amended, the clause will read
follows
To be used by him In the hist TIE sa treaty when
sned BY The authorized agents Of ,hs tx goyenment; and
He expenditure Of the same, any part thereof
The purpose o, tie airendmens s and the eiec. of ii,
aaopled, viii be, 10 inhlb tie payment OF the money
Appropriated by the bbi or any psi o. ~ q SPAN unt
tn, which be made Tor the puchase OF Cuba
fheil have been completed until the toy OF purchase
shall have been duly sed by both goyefnm nts; until
o sale pun shall have been asssnlei
TO by both parties. This s not Only the proper and ord.
nary mode, bot is The only snsbe and straight forward
and business ike mode OF proceeding IN such cases. No
IruceDi practical man pays or aathof 'zs The payment
OF large sum OF mOuey upon contract in process of
pseotaon before il coDclldei-beiore the bare ala
IL agreed 70 by both sides The common aud homals OF
maxim that TAKE two to make ba,g.n is a. apoct.
hat il is no bair gain un,ne minds Of boh parties meet
upon IT, applies iorciby in the case as N lhe other.
il is time enough 10 pay when the bargain shall haze been
uls Closed Mr.. President, however desirable Tue acqn
ston Of Cnoa may be- however desirable it may oe
Represented 20 be- under any possible or Supposed state
OF circumstances; however honorable gentlemen may be
pleased 10 magnify the Of It's possession By the
United States upon CONNER cat or political conshie aiDs,
The question oil It's acqn,s',oh by s,r anu honorable
nesLsthe question whether would have il # sc MD
have just aud reasonable rmsis not presented 70
ns in the bill nov hsore as. The simple, naked ami only
Question which lhg bll as it anda presents us,
vs. whether Congress will appropriate $50 900 900 from
az exhausted treasury, aud supefadi teas-am,unt
10 already rapidly accommodating pub ic debt, in order
10 enable the President of the Uniei States To 10 just
what he las the aud power 10 do under the
stituton which nothpg more nor less than to eater
into negotiation with spain shs Tili negotiate At all
about TOR the purchase OF Cuoa2 In Other words, and
strictly speaking perhaps, the Question: and the ony
question presented 10 by lhis bill is, whether you will
authorize tic President Of the United Ses in the event
treaty being negotiated for the prcaase OF Cuba be-
agents 0; the two governments 20 ply this
ssm Of money 10 The spanish authorities upon the
ni Span 10 such treaty. and before is Submitted 10
Tor ratification and eveo before the terms and condition
OF tbs treaty shall have been made known 20
veinmsnf That s the simple question presented TO US IN
tbs bill
The Principle is precisely the same whether BY egis
iave enactment yol author the payment of the Whole
OF Only part, oG the cous leaton stipulated in In
treaty. before ,ha, treaty shall have he, dy raded Ia
point Of view the principle ialer The ,ace, Is
Innovation un~arrautabie innovation, the tendency
and effect OF which is n nndermine OF the mos. con
Eefvstye provisions of ine constitution. You may thus
under the guse OF legislative authority, not only form
treaty, but you may discharge the Obligations 6rosug
which imposes before 4 is ratied-beoIe il Is submit
Ted for rstGca,ionaui, consequently before yo1 can,
by any pesibiiy, know whether 1t will be ratified or
rejected You thus necessarily force upon the Senate the
Alternative Of accepting tray which mar not commend
or by rejecting it, of throwing upon tb the
loss Of the so advanced, Nhatever may be the
amount though be the entire consideration Of the
purchase Now, sir, II certainly nayer could have been
mlatcd b. the ameIs Of the constitution that tlc
sensts o tie United States ordinate branch Of the
dcIarmen; Of TIE oyeynmeut should be forced
~ such Alternative. II never could bAve been
tenpated that in the exercise o. IT'S S-nsttonl exc
I've duties u should be compelled under the iniu
OF such cannot but took upon this
bill, III It's principle, us am and end and efert art
fu evesion of III Constitutional privileges and preroz
Of the treaty making power, Il IL be no, direct an
unwsEranabe nfrng ment OF them, and as an atlempt
TO ACCOMPLISH by legislative authority, that tue cons,t
tion has carefully and exclusively coDiei TO the treaty
making power, ani thus TO do indirectly what, perhaps
yon have reason 10 aprehend cannot be aoae direct
look upon this bill In its effect aud operation, as dan
gerogs patton the term IS not too strong one
of the proper executive funct ons OF the senate
and nsidous movement 10 avoid, ID get around.
and 20 get rid of, the restrictions aud limitations
practically Of the strongest constitutional
safeguards OF the pubic secuffy But, Mr.. President,
independently OF these aud of many other considerations
which co not low propose TO discuss, We meet THIS bill
Approprstng $50 900 900 70 facilitate the acquisition OF
iccton which 49, ought be, controlling aud decisive
in he fact The significant fact that the island of Cuba
rot for 81 eha II is not The subject OF negotiation. The
role and exclusive proprietor o that ISLAND says so SPAN
has made proclamation TO the world that Cuba IS not for
II IL no, N ha sreb.sas mn anv .ar no
any price short Of the Prise Of blood THIS the
nimos voice OF the spauh Ministry and OF the so,psb
,r.ss 80 an r.,,,os :, St e. i,s a. !. ~ % sp ~ a
Tar more than idle il Ito be ing IN. vast sum
OF $50 coo O0O 10 enable us To scaue by neg stoa yh.,
we know, snd what the word knows, cannot be nc
uuired IN that way. Spain has already spurneJ our
oder Of SIC0000 600 for CUBA She will spurn II
again houeh your OFF, be for twice or three times thai
amount s6e regards toe very urop,s ,n az an sasuv
10 her honor or 10 her pride or # You please to her VERY
esspess esntesiiv when the vsrv anest ON ia ac om
esned with oas, menace aud in ,oas of arrogant AZ
sumption Of diciaoria demand the last Execn-
sy. messags viii no. ha a,,e,z ,ze THIS nroposion by
any bar or on nsve terms pave DO dispsiton u DO
90 II would Tot beroun, m. TO DO 40 "a woIsi not be