The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-25
AN ALL-ABsoRBING TOPIC.
What Leading Members of Congress
Think ofthe Document.

Think ofthe Document.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4-The republicans
of the senate to-day recovered from the
sufficiently to try to neutralize its effect upon
the country by disappearing it, and the
circumstances which made it necessary
Messrs. Edmunds, Hoar, Sherman, and all
the other available takers on the republic
can side, spent the afternoon in thus trying
to deceive and confuse the public mind
Every word they said showed how hard
they had been hit and how keenly they
realized the difficulty of getting away from
the Presidents rec concentrations. They
were very careful not to say that they
would not obey them, though they insisted
SO strenuously that they were superfiuous.
WILL BE GRANTED.
The fact is that ultimately the legislation
the President asks for will probably be
granted by the senate. 1t will be impossi-
BILE for them to refuse the u pnilr demand.
for the house will pass it next week, the
committee on foreign affairs reporting the
Wilson bill favorably from special meet
ing on Monday. There will be some sharp
talk over it in the house before it is passed.
Thomas Reed will probably come back to
help out the republican side, and Mr.. Ingalls,
is likely to let off his speech on the proper
way to twist the British lions tail, with
such amendments as the Presidents vigor-
GUS message renders necessary
HOW THE SENATE WILL DO.
In the senate next week the message will
be kept out of committees by the running
debate upon it just as long as the republi-
cans can possibly effectit. 1t should be dis
tinctly understood that the new retaliation
law, if enacted, will only be executed by the
President so far as the suspension of trans
shipment in bond is concerned, when Canada
gives occasion by new aggression upon our
fishing vessels. 1t will not be given retro
active effect. So far as the retaliatory
canal tolls are concerned, the act should be
executed at once.
AN ALL ABSORBING TOPIC.
The message was the all absorbing topic
of conversation among the few members
present in the house to-day. Party lines
are already being drawn, the democrats
praising the message in statesmanlke utter
ances and the republicans condemning it as
purely political
Representative Hooker, the democratic
member of the committee on foreign affairs,
which will deal initially with the message
and the Wilson bill, to give effect to the
Presidents views, said: Il think it is a
very able exposition of our rights under
the treaty of 1878, and presents a very
COSenU TehSOH lot lnVeSUlpB Cne IreSlQent
with power to retalfate against Canadian
importers and exporters. It was unfortu-
nate that the senate when it found that it
could not agree to the original treaty, did
not propose amendments which might have
been submitted to the government of Great
Britain and thus have settled, by negotia-
ton, the controversy between the two
countries"
SUFFICIENT POWER ALREADY.
Representative Payson of Illinois said:
Without fully committing myself to It,
think that the President has sufficient
power under the existing law to express the
sentiment of our people, and TO not only
compel recognition OF our rights, but secure
an equitable adjustment of the trouble
There is more politics than necessity in the
message. 1t would he a very excellent plan
for the President to put his best foot for
ward with the idea OF showing his inten-
tions, and IL that were found Intellectual,
then he might ask congress for additional
power.
QUITE THE PROPER THING.
Representative Crisp of Georgia said:
81 think the message is decidedly the proper
thing to do under the circumstances. The
President valves his own opinion on the
subject of the treaty and accepts the decis-
ion of the senate as final as to the propriety
Of making treaty, but at the same time
he resorts to the next best thi ne, and axis
congress to allow him TO ADOPT retaliatory
measure The country will accept the
message as an earnest OF his desire TO pro-
tect the rights Of American citiz9ns.n
SUPPORTED BY A REPUBLICAN.
Representative Adams of Illinois (Repub-
hcan) said: IF he needs the power he
asks. he shall hsve it so far as my vote goes.
am doubtful about the existing law, how
ever.n
Representative Bayne of Pennsylvania,
said: at is a remarkable document. In
the first place the President sent treaty to
the senate which confe3ssdly now conceded
away our rights. After its rejection no
sends a message insisting upon having more
power TO carry out vigorous retaiiatory
measures in the very teeth of abundant
legislation to warrant y needful step.
There Is nothing in IL but scheme TO
recoup some of bis lost political influence,
and predict that he will do the same on
the subject of the tariff.
Mr.. Sayers of Texas, who has char ge Of
the house Notifications bill, said Of the
message; Its all right, we will take care Of
the Notifications
WILL BE WELL RECEIVED.
Representative Foran believed that the
message would DO well reosiyed by the
country. He said. 1T Is a strong document,
and 10 my mind places the New England
senators In bad hole. They did not want