The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-21
&c Committea on Forelen Relations. lsum.

| the COMMITTEES on Foreign Relations Sum.
nerl lLaughterI No doubt he would be
(MoTton.) But thai he, however, might moi
be willing to forego his seat in the Senate
70 go down to San Domingo, for the pur.
pose OF looking into the physical. mental
and moral condition OF the tnhabitant
renewed laughter
remRrkB, which he considered significant,
coming from that quarter, that the COM
mission would proOSb 3 be made up OF
members OF Congress, said he favored the
reference with view to tho amendment
pronlo1tlng any such appointment, and
all resolutions which would lead 10 pre-
vent the appointment of the member OF a
pubic ofBcs duffug his term, ought to pre-
vail in such cases, besides no member OF
the Senate could be ell cted who mad not
already adjudged the question.
Mr. Patterson, replying to the tDt1matlon
that the Dominican Treaty had failed as the
ton, argued that if sufficient facts were
not accessible to the Senate here at Wash.
ington, then the facts upon which the ad'
ministfation acted were not suTnelent 70
justify the negOtistins Of a treaty, anu
none ought to have been negotiated with
tending the proposed Investigation to In
elude the examination of all the cont1g-
uous territory. and of giving the Commls-
sion am pie time for the purpose.
Mr.. Sherman agreed with Mr. Scott that
it was manif5stly improper to permit the
selection of members of the Senate or an
army oheer as one OF the commission.
He preferred the 'e3tion of three COM
misioners from among the most distin-
guished men in the country outside OF po-
uticaI life.
Mr.. sumner here suggested the name of
General Sherman, when Mr. sherman
said that perhaps his friend lSumner)
knew that Gsneral Sherman had oeoided
his opinion upon this question, ana When
| nee decided, was almost as lmperv1ous 10
| Sf3os1te conviction as the senator from
TTachusetts himself.
,o,-a1ssssh erman proceeded TO discuss the
1c.S,I, iXhtch led to the rejection OF the
a,,n1,,1, tI5ss treaty in The senate, chief
! a. fS,rSS SSatioT being the want OF necessary
ces nnder whica Lne pecnilad en- y a; "a
tending to Great. !. JassSttS',1 ~ ,1SS,t 90 IN
! the absence of reIi5l,a det, III PO'A' -
fug6aTn IN s1nnort Of Rde by Ar; luck
enee- ana by III. Davis q proposed reIer-
the resolution was further bS-et 80 srot -
the President, and was unS>S sfffnfIonSi
and mOnstrOuS.
Mr. MorIelI, OF Vermont, oppNoo ,,,a
resolution as tending to commit thS Sey
ate In advance TO the annexation pre-
which he regarded as unW1ss and futISf
injury 10 the country.
Mr.. Edmunds favored resolution 10
appoint the annexation, believing an in
vesttgation would demonstrate the fmpolt-
oy of Incorporating the island into our po-
lItfcaI system, for the American people
had absorbing interests in that great
archipelago in the highway, f5om the At
/ lanIfe to the Pacific. and 1t would repel al
once any aggressive movement in that di-
rection by any people on the face OF the
globe. Should any such interference occur
1 it would be our right and duty to protect
our neighbOr In their independence, until
mitted to the Union. Without disposins
of the subject. Ihs Senate at 4:l5 adj ourn.
ed. n ~
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