Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-05
BELF0RD'S B00RTSHNESS.
FfOI'RIETIES OF THE HOUSE
PAINFULLY VIOLATED.

9i5udliLeu MS return 10 w aSlIngtOn to-
day by grossly violating the proprieties
in the House. He came into the House
this morning with very much the air of
the clown on his first appearance in the
circus performance. He got in Just as a
motion for tellers was made on some bill.
and attracted the attention of the whole
House by shouting his Affirmative vote
in his own peculiar way. The House
simply smiled, but later in the day while
the river ana harbOr bill was up. it ap-
plauded him as be came to the front with
an lmpracticable amendment providing
for irrigating reservoirs in the dry re-
gions of Colorado. OF course this
was mere blind. He said
very frankly that he had not been here
before this session, and therefore ought to
have chance to talk. The House, al
ways ready for fun, was very glad to give
MIN all the time he wanted. He made a
bad use OF it. He began in his usual
fashion with the remark that this was the
only bill pending in which his State had
absolutely no interest. The trouble with
the bill was that Colorado. got none of the
pork. The pork ought to be distributed
more evenly and in larger slices. From
this he meandered on in his old style
to the necessity upon the Demo-
Gratis of liberating the surplus trash
which the Republican administration
and Congress had allowed to accumu-
late until the Treasury vaults were burst
ing. His only new phrase was: ''YOu
gentlemen on the other side are about to
shake and dust the carpets which the Re-
publIcans have walked on for % years."
As he spoke he marched down the Repub-
lican side, and over to the Democratic side
OF the House, talking as he went. Getting
over on the Democratic side he stood
there and lectured the Democrats on their
responsibility. The House laughed and
applauded the old familiar phrases. He
spoke of the attempt made by Mr.. Carlisle
several years ago TO refund the debt
at 3 per cent, paying a high tribute to Mr..
Carlisle. He got the bill through Con-
gress, but Rutherford b. Hayes vetoed it.
Il never believed" shouted Belford, while
the Republicans ceased to laugh and ap-
plaud, "that he was elected President.
1t was just your cOwardice that made him
President" Then he wandered off to the
late campaign. Nobody expected such
result as came. Walking down to the
avenue on the day of Gartield's inaugu-
ration a distinguished Southern Senator
had said to him that the Republicans had
taken another lease of power, which would
last - years. but within very short period
the Republican party had split to fac
tiOns from where the rising sun drinks up
the morning dew of the Rast to where he
cOOls his heated axle in the Pacific waters
Of the West. The campaign Oflast fall he
considered remarkable, because of the
lack of issues. Here he shocked the
House and the galleries by asserting in
such indelicate language, which has sell
dom if ever been heard in the House, that
the only issue was that involved in the al
legged personal immOralities of the two
candidates. That false note Jared the
sensibilities of every one who heard it.
The House laughed no more, and Belford,
seeing his mistake, wound up his speech
and took his seat amid a dead silence.
He seemed to be quite sober.
CRUsADEs TO CLEVELAND.
The Springer boom, the Money boom
and all the other minor Cabinet booms
were taken over to New York this even
ing. Quite a number of Democratic states
men left on the nOrth-b bound trains to-
night on their way to see Mr.. Cleveland.
The committee appointed by the Virginia
delegation in the Forty ninth Congress
and the Democratic Executive Committee
of Virginia went over to recommend the
appointment of Congressman John 5.
Barbour, Chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, for Postmaster General.
Another committee will recommend the
appointment VI OEus n lNa Law lOll, VI
Georgia, to the Cabinet. a Senator who
has talked with Mr.. Cleveland several
times since his election is quoted as say
inc: lit is a great mistake to assume that
because be has not been IN public
positions that brought him in contact with
the Democrats of the country that be does
not know our prominent party men. Gov.
Cleveland has been an active Democrat
ever since he became old enough to take
rf in q ha a
interest in the party and all its affairs.
He has kept well posted, and since his
election he has paid special attention to
the doings of our prominent men. Gov.
Cleveland to-day can measure many of our
party men more accurately than others
who have been in national public life. He
is not so much in need of advice in this
respect as many seem to think" An
other thing the gentlemen who have Yis-
tied MIR. Cleveland observe is that he
keeps his own counsel.
THE sHELvED TREATY.
The administration view of the action
OF the Senate on the Nicaraguan treaty
is well presented in the following inter-
view with a prominent official whose
name is withheld at his request. b e said:
Il don't knew whether the Senate will
reconsider its action on the Nicaraguan
treaty. l am afraid that it will make
little difference to us whether it does or
does not. am afraid our golden Oppor-
tunity has passed, even if the treaty
should be ratified at the next session Of
Congress. 1t was with great difficulty
that our friends in the State of Nicaragua
were enabled to secure for the United
States the land concessions necessary for
the construction of the canal. The
moral effect of rejecting the treaty even
for a time will be seized upon by
the hostile forces on the isthmus and
used to our serious detriment." After a
pause, hesaid:
81 think England herself would be glad
to see the canal built according to the
provisions OF the treaty."
But" said the News correspondent,
''the English newspapers have claimed
that the ratification of the treaty would
be a violation of the ClaytOn-Bulwer trea-
ty, and they warned us that England
would not allow the canal to be built"
''That is the popular impression, l
know. Nevertheless | am satisfied that
England would have done nothing more
than to file a protest in the matter,
and there it would have ended.
England realizes that the canal sooner
or later will be built. She would rather
this canal were controlled by the United
States than by either France or Germany.
If De Lesseps succeeds in his canal pro-
iect it is only question of few years
before the French Government will as
sumo a prOtectorate over the Isthmus of
Panama"
''But how will they find an excuse for
doing this?"
Easily enough. 1t will be a simple
matter to incite few turbulent factions
in the State of Colombia to rebellion. Any
one who is familiar with the mercurial and
spirit of those people
can readily understand how easy this is
of accomplishment. This will give France
the desired excuse for sending ships and
troops to the isthmus and taking practi-
cal control of the government to protect
the interests of her citizens there. This
is the history of English colonization for
a hundred years past, and the French are
prOfting by their example. Once permit
France to gain a lodgment there and she
will remain forever"
THE SPANISH TREATY.
Show about the Spanish treaty."
81 see but slight prospect for it's ratiti-
cation. Its defeat will be another blum
der on our part. What matters it to US if
we do lose So, ,000, 900 annually from the
duties on sugar. What the government
loses will be more than offset by the ad-
vantage to the consumer. The Spanish
treaty means commercial annexation
without political responsibility. Within
a few days, or weeks at most, after the
of the Spanish treaty, look for
a rebellion in Cuba that Spain will not
be able to subdue. The people are tax
ridden and almost penniless. They look
to the ratification of this treaty for a re-
yival of trade and new era of prosperity.
Heretofore the Cubans have been divided
into two classes, one of which has always
sided with the Spanish Government in
aiding to suppress rebellIOns. The next
VIII find them fighting to-