Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21

ton Of his own President in the matter.
Mr.. Mcpherson expressed the opinion
that the delay of single hour in PASSING
the joint resolution, let alone the delay that
would follow its reference to the Committee
on Foreign Relations, would be disgracetul
to the Government, to the Senate, and g
the people of the United States. To wait
now was simply to court the restoration o.
the Empire in Brazil. He was SURPRISED
that moment should be lost in saying %
the people Of Brazil, who had accomplished
the overturning of an Empire and built up
Republic on its ruins, that they had the
sympathy of the American Congress and
people, and would have the protection Of
the United States, so far as it could pc
offered.
FOLLY AND MADNESS.
Mr.. Sherman made some further remarks,
deprecating the introduction of politics and
religion into the question, and declaring
that the passage OF the resolution, without
consideration by the committee, would be
an act of folly and madness without prece-
dent.
Mr.. Eust1s said it was the peaceable feas
ture of the resolution in Brazil that was
most alarming to the monarchical govern
ment of Europe. He thought it due to the
people of Brazil that the people of the
United States, speaking through their Con-
gress, should extend to them every encour-
agement What surprised him was that
Senators on the Republican side had forgot
ten the traditions of their party in reference
to the recognition of free government and
Republics. The resolution, he said, should
be passed without reference to the commit
tee. He believed it more decorous, more re-
publican, more democratic, more manly, TO
he "a do If kbo nj tod Gfqtnq
to let it go forth to Brazil and the monarch.
ical governments of Europe that the Ameri-
can Congress at the first opportunity well
coined this new sister into the family of Re-
publics.
MR.. HAwLEY SURPRISED.
Mr.. Hawley sustained the motion to refer
the resolution. He considered it surprising
and discreditable that anyone should at
tempt to make party question of the mat
ter. II, said he, gentlemen really mean to
make this party question (Which I do sim
cerely and profoundly regret), it is not
necessary-it would be ridiculously super
fuous-for the Republican party to make an
argument to show that it was in favor of the
most radical doctrines of personal liberty
and of governmental liberty. The Repub-
Hcan party need not make that statement
It points to the reconstruction of party
without a slave, to show what its doctrines
are.
Mr.. Teller advocated the reference Of the
resolution. He said:
Whenever the people of Brazil say that they
are for republican government then we are
for Brazil. The supposition that the powers OF
Europe would interfere to prevent the creation
are for it, is unfounded. The day has passed
when the monarchs of Europe dared TO say to
the people of any country on the western
Hemisphere that they shall not select their
in their own way. Speaking for myself
only, want to say land I would
be glad to have it said by every other Senator)
that II the people of Brazil are for repub-
against them, would put every power, every
energy, and every dollar Of the Government in
the scale to see that the people of Brazil had
If this sh5Ss peo1s every
the front, and would sacrifice, if it
must be. but 1 would maintain on
this continent the right Of every people to de-
clare for themselves what kind OF government
they shall have.
NO POLITICS IN IT.
If that kind of q declaration be made by
Congress, there will be no interference on the
part Of Germany, Austria. or any other Gov
ernment with the attempt on the part of the
oraZluan people TO MAINTAIN IOf themselves d
republican government, based on the will Of
the governed-and that alone is a republican
government. There are no politics in this
question. II the Senators on the other
side are afraid of foreign Intervention OF of
prfestly interference in Brazil. let them say
now (as say here) that whenever the people
of Brazil signify their desire for republic
they shall haveit, against the combined powers
of the world.
Mr.. Edmunds did not think it right to
declare to-day that the Congress of the
United States recognized a republic which
was kept mp at the point of the bayonet.
Mr.. Plumb referred to the Brazilian revo-
luton as palace revolution. He had no
ticed, when the first accounts of it were re-
ceived, that among the prime causes alleged
for it was this: That the Shareholders OBJ
jected to the emancipation of their slaves
which had just been proclaimed by the EN-
peror; in other words, that the Republic was
an association of persons who objected to
the freedom of those whose bodies and labor
they had controlled.
A PROPER FOUNDATION.
1t did not seem to Mr.. Plumb that that
laid proper foundation for a republic. He
hoped that that was not the reason for the
sympathy of the Senator from Alabama
{ Mr.. Morgan). The American people be-
lieved in a republican government, but
republican government meant government
deriving its Just powers from the consent of
the governed, and that rested on intelligence
and enlightened public opinion. 1t might
be that the people of Brazil did not desire
the restoration of the monarchy; that they
wanted something better; but there was no
evidence that they wanted a republican
form of government.
Mr.. Teller offered an amendment to the
resolution, which he asked to have also re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions. 1t was to the effect that when the
people of Brazil shall signify their inten-
tion to establish republican form of gov
ernment, it will be the duty of the Govern
ment OF the United States to furnish mate
rial aid and encouragement to the people of
Brazil, in the maintenance of such form
of government, if such Government be as
sailed by foreign Governments on account
of its republican character That, he said,
looked like practical encouragement to the
people of Brazil, and it would be saving to
all the world, that so far as Brazil was con-
cerned, they must keep their hands of.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
The question was taken on the motion to
refer the resolution to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. All the Republicans
voted aye and all the Democrats, except Mr..
Call, voted no. There was, however, no
quorum voting (yeas 26, nays 95), and the
whole matter went over without definite
action.
On motion of Mr.. Stanford, the House
joint resolution for removing damages
caused by the floods in the Sacramento and
Pearl rivers was taken up and passed, and
after an executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
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