The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-22
SHERMAN WINS THE DAY.
MORGAN's BRAZILIAN REsOLU-
TON TO GO TO COMMITTEE.

AA0 1chbAcnuau AEOm AidD6Lua QUO
ceeds in Getting Ex-Ministsr Hill
iard's Views in the Congressional
Record - a Lively Tilt Between
Messrs. Holman and Mills over a
Question of Salary.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-In the Senate to-
day, after some routine business, Mr.. Sher-
man moved to go into executive session.
MIR. Morgan offered resolution calling
on the President of the United States for
copies Of all the correspondence between
the United States and Brazil, and Of all
other papers on file in the state department
relating TO the recent change of govern
ment of Brazil, and said that he desired to
submit soma remarks.
Mr.. Sherman declined to yield for that
purpose.
Mr.. Morgan-I regard this movement Ito
go into executive session. as deliber lte at
tempt to cut us or from any Consideration
OF tue resolution (the one debated yester-
day., and as the senator from OHIO is chair
man OF the committee on foreign relations,
to which committee motion has been ma 10
to refer it, do not think that he is justi-
fled in this course Of action. | propose on
his motion to go into executive session to
test the question whether or not taere is a
voting quorum here; because if we are not
to have any consideration on this side of
the chamber l shall insist that the other
side suffer just as much by that form of
tactics as we do.
DISCLAIMED THE IMPUTATIoN.
Mr.. Sherman disclaimed tbs imputation,
and said that il the Brazilian resolution
could be debated and voted on he had not
the least objection; but there was no
quorum present to decide any controverted
question.
Mr.. Morgan admitted that in the absence
of a quorum, his resolution to recognize the
republic of Brazil would necessarily go
over till after the holidays, but he desired
that the information called for in the RESP
luton which he now offered might now be
obtained for the purpose of informing the
country OF the situation of
state department But he wished
to submit, in connection with it, a state
ment from Fl. w. Hilliard Of Augusta, Ca,
former minister to Brazil, whicn he I'd
received from that gentleman this morning,
in the shape of an interview in the Augusta
Chronicle. He also wished to submit the
speech Of Mr.. Mendonca of Brazil, as re-
ported In the morning papers, In response
to the toast, America all republican, de-
sHERMAN's CONCESSION.
Mr.. Sherman said that he had no objec-
tion to the adoption of the resolution / ,st
offered, il 1t were acted upon without dis
cussion.
Mr. Morgan-If the senator will allow me
to put into the Record this communication
| from Mr.. Hilliard, and also statement
which | will add
Mr.. Sherman-I do not think it fair for
the senator to do that. Let him put Mr..
billiards statement in the Record.
Mr.. Morgan persisted no further, but
furnished to the official reporters copies of
papers containing Mr.. Hilliard's statement
and Mr.. Mendonca's spsech, a I'd then his
resolution calling for the correspondence
was agreed to.
Mr.. Spooner offered substitute for Mr..
Morgans resolution as to recognition of the
Brazilian republic, to be referred to the
committee on foreign relations. 1t declares
that the action of the President in accord
ing diplomatic recognition to the present
provisional government of Brazil, and
in the instruction of the United
States mi listers to extend, on the
| part of this government, cordial and
| formal recognition Of the new republic as
soon as majority Of the people Of Brazil
| should have signIf1ed their assent to its
establishment and maintena lce, merited
and received the unqualified appreciation OF
congress.
Mr.. Morgan suggested that there was
| something in Mr.. SDooner's proposition ito
| point moral and adorn tale"
Mr.. Call gave notice that Immediately
| after the holiday recess he would ask the
| Senate to take from the table the resolution
| offered by him for the appointment of
| committee to report legislation necessary
for the protection of tue people in their
| right to homes on the public lands of the
| United States in florida and elsewhere.
Mr.. Teller gave like notice in reference to
his resolution for open sessions of the Sell
ate. The Senate then proceeded to the
| consideration Of executive bu iness, and, at
2;45 o'clock, adjourned till Monday, Jan. 8.