The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-21
RECOGNITION OF BRAZIL.
SHERMAN CAUSES DELAY ON
MORGAN'S RESOLUTION.


The Senate Sends it to the Committee
on Foreign Relations-Several Sena-
tors Make Speeches on the Subj sct.
A Few New Bills Introduced in Each
House.
WASHINGTON, Dec 20.-In the Senate to-
day bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
By Mr.. Cullom-For a limited postal
telegraph service.
By Mr.. Reagan-For the free coinage of
both gold and silver; the issue of certificates
to serve as money. and the retirement of
United States national bank notes of small
denominations.
Mr.. Morgan called up his joint resolution
recognizing the United States of Brazil as
free, independent and sovereign state, and
addressed the Senate on the subject. 1t
was one, he said, of very important and
delicate character. He would not have
ventured to address the Senate now on the
subject, but that he felt impressed with the
necessity of having action taken by congress.
The President had gone as far as
his constitutional powers and the practice
OF tho government warranted him in going
IN the matter. 1t was necessary now, in
the present attitude of the question, that
there should be conjoint declaration by
the legislative and executive powers of the
government as to what is status QUO in
Brazil. The sentiment of his resolution
was probably, he said, approved by almost
every mai in the United States-he might
safely say, by every man Of intelligence of
the United States. Mr.. Morgan concluded
by moving the adoption of his resolution
DOM PEDRos LIBERALITY.
Mr.. Morgan paid a high tribute to the
worth Of
ex-Emperor Dom Pedro, saying that the
very liberal concessions made by Dom
Pedro had operated as an inducement, if not
an invitation, to the people to change
their form OF government. Coming
down to discussion of the
Monroe doctrine, Mr.. Morgan declared
tina 1.-THE attitude of the United States in
respect of all countries in the western
hemi> phere was very distinct one. That
attitude had been assumed very early in the
history of the American government,
assumed sedately and confidently, and has
been reasSerted on ever opportune occasion,
from the date of its announcement by
President Monroe down to the last message
from the President of the United States
He coincided in the declara ion made
by Thomas jefferson, that it was
the business and duty of the United States
to proceed to make, W progress in making,
and ultimately to consummate the m lking of
the ives .ern hemisphere the home of re-
publican institutions. and not the home Of
| despotic inst Itions.
WHAT HE WANTS DECIDED.
The question which he wanted congress
| to decide was whe ther Brazil was an en-
| pire or a republic-whether the house Of
Braganzs or the people of Brazil were the
| of that state The answer to that
| question, while it was peifectly
clear now, might have become clouded
| by later events; and be thought it un glse
! to await these later events He wanted
congress to announce the fact that the en-
| pirs had disap pearei in B azil, and that a
republic existed. II, afrer this day, i'm
perial power should reappear in Brazil that
reappearauce would be in the mature a
new and fresh power. At the present
moment there was no empire of Brazil,
and it was the duty of congress to
declare that historical fact and put it
on the American statute books, SO that
hereafter there should be no question about
it. Ii the empire wore eve re-esJablished,
it would be against the Monroe doctrine
In spite OF it, the congress of the Unitod
States had an absolute + ght to recognize
the non-exist 'nce of the empire and the
existence of the republic and LIE
desired to have that recognition placed on
record plainly, boldly-he would not say
defantly. In doing so now, immense trouble
to Brazil might be saved.
SHERMAN CAUSES DELAY.
Mr.. Sherman, while agreeing entirely
with the sentiment of Mr.. Nor gan's reso-
luton and with his arg lment, thought that
the time was not opportune for the adoption
of this resolution, and he moved its refer
ence to the committee on foreign relations.
MIR. Sherman said that he sympatnized
with the senator from Alabama, and hoped
that the recent movement in Brazil might
lead to the establishment of a firm, strong,
and powerful republic, kindred sister of
the republic of the United States. 1t was
great event, one Of the greatest move
ments in modern times; but question of
grave Importance arose, and that question
was, whether the time had come
for congress to undertake to recognize this
new power among the powers of
the world. He called attention to
the situation of congress-with the Senate
scarcely organized-with the House
committees not yet appointed, and with
holiday recess about to be entered upon.
1t seemed to him, therefore. that the proper
way was to refer the resolution to the COM
mittee on foreign relations. a committee of
which the senator from Alabama was dis
til guished member. He trusted that at the
proper time the republic of Brazil
would be recognized by an unani-
cheerfully vote for such proposition than
himself. But there was another vie of the
matter which would make him hes tie lit
tie. While he believed that the republic oug. t
to take the place of the Empire of Brazil,
vet, evidently there was a lingering feeling
of respect due The said) to one of the most
disti lguished men of the century, a man
who, though an emperor, had been always
willing to yield to the will of his subjects
an emperor who had never
done an unkind act, and who
had been a more thorough democrat and
more thorough repub, can than ould be
found in any part of the world Co lgress
ought to wait until the several states or
provinces of Brazil have expressed their
recognition of the change of government.
1t seemed to him that until then the Senate
ought to look on silently, with the hope,
however, that the new government should
be made, not provisional, but permanent,
and that the United States of Brazil shall
take its place proudly among the nations
of the world.
Mr.. Evarts said the attitude of the gov
ernment in such a matter was to await
unit the will of the people concerned had
been expressed. The executive branch Of
the government was vested with all the
authority necessary to recognize the new
government. He agreed that the two
houses of congress might take such initia-
ton as it saw fit: but all would agree that
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