The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-21
FIRST PARTY FIGHT
In the Senate the Present Ses-
sion on the Question Of
THE IMMEDIATE RECOGNITION
OF the brazilian RepublIc-The Re.
publlcans Favor Deliberate Act
ion-The House-West Vir.
glnia at tho Capital.

WASHINGTON, D, O., Dec, 9O.-Mr, Ed
munds during the session Of the Senate
to-day, in presenting petition for the
exteutiOn Of the time for making pen
sion applications, remarked that it was
evidently one OF the printed petitions
sent around by persons engaged in get
ting them up, II 1t was genuine las he
presumed II was) II was deserving oi
such consideration as 1t was entitled to.
Among the bills introduced and refer,
red to committees were the following:
BY Mr.. CullOm; Providing for limited
postal telegraph service, --
BY Mr.. Reagan: For the free coinage
ofboth gold aud silver; the issue OF Ger.
tihcates to serve as money and the re.
tirement OF United States and national
bank notes OF small denominations,
Mr.. Morgan presented joint resolu-
ton recognizing the United States OF
Brazil as d free, Independent and soyer-
eign State, and proceeded 10 address the
Senate in advocacy OF Il,
Mr.. Morgan declared that the attitude
Of the United States In respect OF all the
countries Of the Western Hemisphere,
was q very distinct one.
That attitude had been assumed early
in the history OF the American Govern
menL-assunied sedately and confident
ly-and had been re.asserted on every
opportune occasion from the date oi It's
announcement by President Monroe
down To the last message from the Pres
ident OF the United States.
Mr., Sherman said that he Bympa-
thized with the Senator from Alabama /;
and hoped that the recent movement In
Brazil might lead 10 the establishment Of
firm, strong, powerful republic, q kin.
dred sister OF the republic OF the United
States. 1t was a great event, ono OF the
greatest events OF modern times. But u
question OF grave Importance arose, and
that question was, whether the time had
come for Congress to undertake to recog.
nize this new power among the powers
Of tho world. He called attention TO
tile situation Of Congress, with the Sem
ate scarcely organized, with the House
committees not yet appointed, and with
tHS Hulluh1 lCSGeo huuut w W uutpluu
upon. 1t seemed to him, therefore, that
tile proper way was to refer the resolu.
ton to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons.
MI, Evarts advocated the reference OF
the resolution.
Mr. Ingalls, remarked that this was a
bad time for kings. He also hoped that
the resolution would be referred TO the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Mcpherson expressed the opinion
that the delay OF a single hour in passing
the joint resolution, let alone the day
that would follow It's reference To the
Committee on Foreign Relations, would
DO disgraCeiul to the Government, to
the Senate, and to the people Of the
United States.
Mr.. Sherman made some further re.
marks deprecating the introduction Of
politics and religion into the discussion
and declaring that the passage ol the
resolution, without consideration by q
committee, would be IN act OF folly and
madness without precedent.
Mr.. Eustis thought 1t due to the peo-
pie Of Brazil, that the people Of the
United States, speaking through their
Congress, should extend to them every
encouragement.
Mr. Hawley sustained the motion to
refer the resolution.
Mr.. Teller advocated the reference Of
the resolution.
Mr.. Edmunds did not think fright TO
declare to-day that the Congress OF the
United States recognized Republic
which was kept up at the point Of the
bayOnet.
The question was then 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 20, nays 16), and the whole matter
went over without definite action.
Alter an executive session the Senate