The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-21
Republican Senators Refuse to Rec
ognize the Recently Formed
Republic Of Brazil
The First Move Made by Demo-
crat, and that May Account
for II.


| MAhHlNGtnN, Dtcs -N.--lll lnt neAN'A w
day Edmunds, in presenting a petition for
an extension OF time for making pension
applications. remarked it was evidently one
Of the printed petitions sent around lay
persons Engaged in getting thcm up; if
genuine, MS he presumed IL was. il WIS dc
serving of such consideration as II WAS en-
titled to. communication WIS presented
from the president Transmitting from the
secretary of tho interior drift OF bill for
the reduction of The hound Valley Indian
reservation III California, and inviting the
early aud careful consideration of congress
on the subject. Among the bills introduced
and referred were: By Cullom, providing
| for a limited postal telegraph service. by
| Reagan. for free coinage of both gold and
silver, of certificates. 30 serve ms lnoney.and
| for the retirement of United States aud
national bank notes Of small denominations.
| Morgan called the resolution recognizing
the United States of Brazil Us free, indie
pendent and sovereign state. lie declared
| the attitude of the United States in respect
| To- all countries III the western hemisphere
was Il very distinct one. He coincld, d IN
| the declaration of 'lhomns Jefferson TINT II
WIS the business and duty of the United
| States 90 proceed 10 mike progress IN MAX
| ing. and ultimately To cunsummate the
| making OF the western hemisphere as the
| home Of republican institutions, and not
the home of despotic institutions. If nn
| empire were ever re-estabhshcd IT would he
| against the Monroe doctrine and IN spite of
| il. There WIS no reason why congress should
withhold its hand IN coming Ia the declurh-
tion proposed, and placing il on the statute
books, letting the world know that BrnAl
had friends who were ready b. stand 10y the
principles of their government.
sherman said the recent movement in
Brazil was great eyent-one of the great
est events IN modern times. but question
| of grave Importance arose. and that quCs-
ton WAS whether the time liRd come for
| CONGRESS To undertake to recognize this new
among power the powers of the world.
| While he thought the republic ought 10 take
the place of the empire in Brazil. yet tyi-
IDENTIFY there WAS a lingering feeling of
| respect due the said 10 ono Of
who. though nn emperor, Nd been NJ
| ways wiling 60 WELD To the VIII
OF his subjects, and an emperor who had
never done an uhkind act. Congress on lat
10 wait until the several states. or provinces
of Brazil, have expressed a recognition Of
the change of government. II seemed To
him that until then the scIate ought 90 look
!
the Ii " government would take its place
proudly among the nations of the world.
| lie hoped, therefore. the resolution would
he referred to the committee ON foreign re
| lhtlpna, Evafts advocated the reference of
the resolution.
Ingalls, remarked that this was a
bnd time Tor kings. France WIS n ro-
| public; the tendency Of rcpnhllcunism in
! Germany WAS unmisinkable, and there
l.f In H. IA .Nsa
! mntcly BE called upon 10 recognize England
as free, independent. and sovereign state.
But Hralil mad not cunle within the cate
| CORY If dOsputlsWs. II hnd hcvn republic
| in everything but name. There W; s uu uu-
| thcutlc Information about the condition of
atiulrs III Rrzil He had seen within the
last few days statement If nm uprising m
TN province OF Bahia. in which more than
| 1--we hundred men Lad hpcn put 10 tLe sword.
That did not look very much like
the assumption Of the constitutional powers
of free government with the consent of
| tho governed. Therefore, until the senate
| hld an Affirmative and voluntary doclarn-
| ton through the penceably constituted nu-
thOrity of Brazil, after they had met in
convention, 10y delegates elected Tor that
purpose, announcing their assumption of
government powers establishing the fnct
/ 10y popular vote. that that government had
the support of the people and colnmuni-
eating 20 tie senate copy uf their consti-
| tuition, with the names of tue rulers whom
| they had elected he WAS opposed 10 any
| recognition of that government he there
fore hoped that the resolution would he re-
ierred 10 the committee on foreign rola-
| ti0ns.
Mcpherson expressed the opinion that the
delay of single hour IN passing the JOINT
resolution would be disgraccful 10 the gov
eminent. to the senate and 90 the people of
the United States. To wait now WAS simply
| 10 court the restoration of the empire Ia
| Brazil. Sherman made some further re-
! marks, deprecatlng the bringing of politics
or religion into the discussion, and declar-
ing the passage Of the resolution without
consideration by the committed would DO
an act of folly and madness without prece-
dent.
Eustis said il was the peaceabe feature
of the revolution III Brazil that WAS the
| most Alarming 10 the nluunrchial govern
mVnts of Europe. Mhnt surprised him was
that the senators on thercpublcan side had
forgotten the traditions Of their party in
reference 10 the recognition Of free gov
eminent and rpublics. be resolution, he
said. should be plssed without reference 10
committee. H8wlcy sustained the motion
to refer the resolution. lie considered II
surprising aud discredItable that any one
should attempt Ia question the mHtter.
Teller advocated the reference Of the reso-
luton. lac said, whenever the people Of ljra-
I'll say they nfe for republican goyurnment,
then we are for Brzll, the day has passed
when the monarchos of Europe dared to
say to the people Of any country Of the Mes-
tern Hemisphere they shall not scit ct their
own rulers and their own government u
their own why's speaking for myself only. 1
wnut 10 say aud ! would be glad ~ hCur il
said 10y every other -enntor il the people Of
BfEll are for r,pubuc1n government. and
n ull Europe were against them, would put
every power, every energy and oyery dollar
ui the government in tGe scale
to see that the people Of Brazil
hnd republican government, II that
kind of declaration br mndc hy congress,
there will bee NO Interference on the part of
Germany Austrih uf nny otior government.
1hcr, are uu politics in this question. II
the SENATORS un the other side are nfraid Of
foreign intervention, ur ~ piostly int,r-
ference IN bWEll, lnt them say nuw faa
sny here thai Nh. never the people 1f Bul
zil signify tltir desire Tor rCpubic they
shHlI have it against Tie combined powers
Vl the world. Edmnuds did not think II
right 10 declare to-day thnt the congress of
the United States recognized % republic
which was kept ut the point of the bayonot-
Plumb said he hnd noticed when the first
account VI the revolution was received that