Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-21
AT THE CAPITAL.
The Brazilian Question Dis
cussed in the Senate.
NO CONCLUSION ARRIVED AT.
The Debate Takes q Semi POlitical
Trends the Time Ripe
for Recognition?

Senate today Edmunds, in presenting q
petition for the extension of the time fol-
making pension applications, remarked
that it was evidently one of the printed
petitions sent around by persons en-
gagged in getting them up. If genuine,
as he presumed it was, it was deserving
of such consideration rs it was en-
titled to.
A communication was presented from
the President, transmitting one from the
Secretary of the Interior with draft of
q bill for the reduction of the Round
Valley Indian reservation in California,
and inviting the early and careful con.
sideration OF Congress on the subject.
Referred to the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred to committees were the following:
By Cullom, providing for a limited
postal telegraph service.
By Reagan, for the free coinage OF both
gold and silver, the issue of certificates to
United States national bank notes of
small denominations.
Morgan called up his Joint resolution
recognizing the United States of Brazil as
free, independent and sovereign state.
He spoke at length on the subject.
Morgan declared that the attitude of
the United States in respect to all the
countries in the western hemisphere was
. very distinct one. He conceded in the
declaration of Thomas Jefferson that it
was the business and duty of the United
States to proceed to make, to progress in
making, and ultimately to consummate
the making of the western hemisphere
the home of republican institutions, and
not home of despotic institu.
tions. If the empire were ever
re- established it would be go
against the Monroe doctrine, and in
spite of it. There was no reason
why Congress should withhold its hand
in coming to the declaration proposed,
and placing it OH the statute books, let
ting the world know tnat Brazil had
friends who were ready to stand by the
principles OF their government.
Sherman said the recent movement in
Brazil was great event, one of the
greatest events in modern times, but a
question OF grave importance arose, and
that question was whether the time had
come for Congress to undertake to re-
organize this new power among the
powers of the world. While he believed
a republic ought to take the place
OF the Empire in Brazil, yet, evidently
there was lingering feeling of respect
due, he said, to one of the most dis.
tinguished men of the century, who,
though an Emperor, had been always
willing to yield to the will of his sub
Jects, and an Emperor who had never
done an unkind act. Congress 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 would take it's
place proudly among the nations of the
world. He hoped, therefore, the resolu-
tion would be referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
Eyarts advocated the reference of the
resolution.
Ingalls, remarked that this was a bad
time for kings. France was republican,
the tendency of republicanism in Ger
many was unmistakable, and there might
be Senators now present who would ulti-
mately be called upon to recognize the
United States of England as free, inde-
pendent and sovereign state, but Brazil
had not come within the category of des-
potism. 1t had been republican in every
thing but name. There was no authentic
information about the condition of
affairs in Brazil; he had seen
within the last few days al
statement of an uprising in the pro-
vince of Bahia, in which more than 500
men had been put to the sword; that
did not look very like the assumption of
the constitutional power of free govern
ment, with the consent of the gov
erned. Therefore until the Senate had
an affirmative and voluntary declaration
through the peacefully constituted au-
thorities of Brazil (after they had met
in convention by delegates elected for
that purpose), announcing their assump-
ton of government powers, establishing
the fact by popular vote that the Govern
ment had the support of the people, and
communicating to the Senate copy
of their constitution, with the names Of
the rulers whom they had elected, he
was opposed to any recognition of that
government. He, therefore, hoped the
resolution would be referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations.
Mcpherson expressed the opinion that
the delay of a single hour in passing the
joint resolution would be disgraceful to
the Government, to the Senate, and to
the people of the United States. To wait
now was simply to court the restoration
of the empire in Brazil.
Sherman made some further remarks
deprecating the introduction of politics
and religion into the discussion, and de.
claring that the passage of the resolu.
ton, without consideration by the COM
mittee, would be an act of folly and mad
ness without precedent.
Eustis said it was the peaceable fea-
ture of the revolution in Brazil that WAS
the most alarming to the monarchical
Governments of Europe. What surprised
him wac that Senators on the Republican
side had forgotten the traditions of their
party in reference to the recognition of
free governments and republics. The
resolution, he said, should be passed
without reference to committee.
Hawley sustained the motion to refer
the resolution. He considered it sur
prising and disreputable that anyone
should attempt to make question of the
matter.
Teller advocated the reference of the
resolution. He said whenever the peo-
pie of Brazil say they are for republican
government, then we are for Brazil. The
day was passed when the monarchs of
Europe dared say to the people of any
country on the western hemisphere that
they shall not select their own rulers and