The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-25
Summers Arrangement Of the
Administration.

the Senate his resolutions arraigning
the administration for its violation OF
the Constitution and international law
inthe policy adopted toward the friendly
States of Hayti and San Domingo
since the annexatiof policy has been
asitated. The supporters Of Anthonys
caucus resolutions were Of opinion that
it could be kept out under the limita-
tons therein prescribed, and so when
Sumner sent his resolutions up to the
Clerk to be read, Conkliug Immediately
objected on the ground that the action
of the Senate yesterday in adopting
this order Of business, precluded the re-
ception of any such resolutions as those
proposed by the Massachusetts, Senator.
Inasmuch a. this objection presupPosed
a knowledge OF the contents OF the
resolution, it was urged by several Sena-
tors that they should be fixed before
Judgment was passed upon them. Those
desirous of heading off Sumner in this
matter relied to a large extent upon
the fact that the author OF the caucus
resolution (Anthony) occupied the chair
in the absence of the Vice President.
But the Rhode Island Senator decided
that he could not rule Sumner
resolutions out of order, at least until
their contents had been divulged, so
the Clerk proceeded to read them, but
had not progressed far when Cole and
Conkling both demanded that the fur
Their reading should be arrested, as suf-
ficient had already appeared to fore
shadow the balance Of the contents Of
the resolution. This point was sustain.
ed by the Chair, when Sumner arose
and demanded to be heard. He would
not appeal from the decision OF. the
Chair, but would simply call its atten-
ton TO the ruling Of the Vice President
on the day previous, to the effect that
all Senate resolutions which did moi
contemplate legislation were not ex-
cluded by the caucus resolution, which
ruling was published with the official
proceedings in the Globe. He averred
that he had the right to read his reso-
lutions under this decision, and was
sustained in this view by Trumbull,
Casserly and Thurman. After consid-
cradle discussion Anthony finally con-
cluded that Mr.; Sumner had the right
to read his resolutions. Mr.. Sumner
then sent down to the clerk and had his
resolutions returned, and was proceeding
again to read them, throwing in several
singing sentences here and there by
way of explanation, when Morton raised
the point of order that Sumner had no
right to make speech against annexa-
ton when there could be no opportuni-
tv for a reply. This being overruled,
other Senators persisted in raising other
objections more or less frivolous, but all
wasting time to decide them, until the
morning hour expired, and the regular
order was demanded. Sumner beseech-
ed Scott, who had the floor on the Ku-
Klux bill, to give him but five minutes
to finish, but the Pennsylvania Senator
was memorable, and would not yield,
and 80 the resolutions went over. The
following are Summers resolutions in
full:
Resolutions regarding the employ
ment of the Navy Of the United States
on the coasts Of San Daningo during
the tendency of negotiations for the
acquisition of part Of that Island:
WHEREAS, Any negotiation by one
nation with a people inferior in popula-
ton and power, having in view the &C
QUESTION of territory, should be above
all suspicion of influence from superior
force. And in testimony to this princi-
pie Spain boasted that the reincorpora,
ton of Dominica with her monarchy
in 1861 was accomplished without the
presence of a single Spanish shipon the
coast, or a Spanish soldier on the land,
all Of which appears in official docu-
ments; and whereas, the United States
being a republic founded on the rights
of man, cannot depart from such a
principle and such a precedent without
weakening the obligations Of justice be-
tween nations, and infiicting a blow
upon republican institutions; therefore,
"Resoivcd, That in obedience to cor
rect principle and that republican inst-
buttons may not suffer, the naval forces
of the United States should be with
drawn from the coasts Of San Domingo,
during the tendency Of negotiations for
the acquisition of any part of that
island.
"ResolUed, That since the equality Of
all nations, without regard to popula-
ton, size or power, is an axiom OF inter
national law, as the equality Of all
men is an axiom OF our declaration Of
independence, nothing can be done to a
small or weak nation that would not be
done to large or powerful nation, or
that we would allow to be done to our
selves, and therefore any treatment Of
the Republic Of Hayti by the navy Of
the United States inconsistent with this
principle is an infraction of interna-
tional law in one Of its great safe
guards, and should be disavowed by
the Government OF the United States.
RESOLVED, That since certain naval
officers Of the United States with large
war vessels, including the monitor
called the Dictator and the frigate
Severn, with powerful ornaments, act
ing under instructions from the Execu-
tive, and without the authority Of an
act Of Congress, have entered one or
more ports Of the Republic OF Haya, a
friendly nation, and under the menace
of open and instant war, have coerced
and restrained that Republic in its SOW
ereiguty and independence under inter
national Law; therefore. in justice to
Hayti, also in recognition Of its equal
rights in the family Of nations, and IN
difference to the fundamental principles
of our own institutions, these hostile
acts should be dissyowed by the Gov
letnm ent of the United States.
rReSolred, Tbatunder the Constitution