Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-07-04
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| THE FIFTY-YIRsT CONGRESS.
Several Messages sent 90 the Senate By
the Prssident-A Number OF Bills
Placed on the Calendar-Sevsral Hes
olutions OHerSa-Furshsr Discussion
OF the Postal and Ship Subsidy BILL
work OF the House.
WASHINGTON, d. O., July 3.-Nessages
from the president as to Indian lands In
Kansas; as to postal and cable communica-
ton between the United States and the Latin
American states; a. to the celebration of the
fourth centennial of the discovery of Amer
ies, and as to the agreement between the
Cherokee commission and the Iowa Indians
In the Indian territory were presented aad
referred.
Among the bills reported from committees
and placed on the calendar were the follow
ing:
House bill to discontinue the coinage of
the three-dollar and one-dollar gold pieces,
and of the three-cent nickel piece.
House blu to provide for . new design of
authorized devices OF United States coins.
Mr.. Plumb offered . resolution (which was
agreed toy calling on the secretary Of war for
information % to whether articles are being
manufactured at any Of the national military
homes that come In competition with private
enterprise, and If 30 the reason and authority
therefor.
Mr.. Plumb also offered resolution Direct
ing the secretary of the interior to inform the
guarantee, actual or proposed, by the Union
Pacific Railroad company Of the bonds or
stock of any other corporation (Rere e.
pecially those of the Oregon Navigation COM
pany and of the Denver and South Park rail-
road company; whether the Union Pacific
railroad company has paid ont of Its surplus
earnings or otherwise the indebtedness, or any
part thereof, of those or other companies;
and If so, whether such guarantee or pay
consistent with the obligations of the Union
Pacific Railroad company to the United
States
Mr.. Edmunds suggested to add to the res
olution the words "And that the secretary Of
the interior communicate all information in
the possession of his department on the SUBJ
jsct."
After other unimportant business the senate
bill to establish United States land court
and to provide for the settlement of private
land claims In certain states and territories
was taken up, explained and advocated by
Mr.. Edmunds and discussed until Q p. m,
when the "unfnished business" was taken
up, IL being the postal and ship subsidy bill.
Mr.. Vest continued his arguments against
the bills. Referring to Mr.. Blaines anxiety
| in the matter, he said that he was as anxious
as Mr.. Blaine to bring back the supremacy
of the United States on the ocean and as to
| the carving trade. He was Is anxious as
Mr., Blaine to open the ports of South Amer
| lea to American products. He sincerely de-
sired the extension of commerce and that the
American Gag might again be seen In every
port and on every sea. But the question
end. The senator from Maine (Mr. Frye
wanted subsidies. He (Mr. VesD opposed
| them in toto. He had seen In a New York
newspaper last week q statement ascribed to
Mr.. Blaine that he would give one year
| of his life for two hours on the door OF
the American senate on this question.
He had not been surprised in view OF that
statement at finding that Mr.. Blaine had in
iected into this discussion an argument In
the presidents message In the senate this
morning urging postal Subsidies. Mr.. Vest
went on to speak of the late psn-Ameriosn
conference, and he sent to the clerks desk
and had read clipping from the New York
| Herald Of Buenos Ayres correspondence to
show what prominent and intelligent eiti-
zen of Buenos Ayres, Senior Pierra, who 40
compsnied tie Argentine delegates to Wash
| ineton, thought Of the conference of Mr..
Blaine Mr.. Curtis and the United States
delegates.
| AS soon as the clerk had finished the read
| ing of this very caustic criticism Mr.. Hawley
asked Mr. Vest whether he knew who wrote
that, and whether it was quite fair and deco
rous to have printed such mass of irrespon-
sible blackguardism.
| Mr.. Vest replied that the gentleman's
name was given in the communication.
| Hr. Hawley-I re-afirm what said-shat
| the man who speaks as he does of honorable
| gentlemen, and who says of American col
leees that degrees can be obtained for thirty
dollars, says wilfully that which Is false.
Mr.. Vest-That may be ascribed to hi
ignorance of American colleges.
Mr.. Havley-And to his Ignorance of tn
flaws that govern gentlemen.
Mr.. Vest-He 10 secretary of Q society II
Buenos Ayres and accompanied the delega
ton from the Argentine Republic to tht
pau-Americsn conference. -.
Mr.. Hawley-And you may add to tina
description that he is q liar and black
guard.
and the senator from Connecticut.
Mr.. Hawtey-The senator from Missouri
introduced his friend here.
Mr.. Vest-The article was published in
New York paper, extracted from paper Ii
Buenos Ayres, and has gone broadcast owe
the country.
Mr.. Hawley-The senator from Missouri
will not indorse what that blackguard said
Mr.. Vest-I have not indorsed, but IL tn
senator will contain himself will state n
object in quoting 1t here. i have not In
dorsed 1t. There is nothing in the commu
nication that affects the responsibility, tn
moral character, or the integrity OF any Q
the persons mentioned in Il. 1t Is the ord
; nary criticism of q public assembly, and
had 1t read to show the impression made o
, prominent man, who attended that confer
ence in respect to the personnel of the con
ference and its objects. II was In order
} show that no winning and dining, no publ
3 exhibition, nothing but self-interest woul
, affect our commercial relations with the pee
pie of South America. We have assumed
, a large extent that these people could /
, csjoled into commercial relations with q
It has been assumed by this administr,
3 ton and by others that they could b
D brought here and carried through the cour
s try in sort of spectacular exhibition I
D public expense, and that we could by sue
means secure their trade. I have had Thu
0 article read as q communication, publishe
i all over the country and in South AmeriS
q to show that the men who came here frol
=. South America are among the keenes
Il enreWQeet Anu mOet Idf-eeeiuS msiSuants
n the world. They are the men who contr
8 the coffee trade. They are enlarging the
t cattle trade, 60 that they will soon becon
: rivals ia the dressed meat trade with Il
= most erterprising citizens of the Unite
o States. wanted to show that they unde
: stood their interests; that they intend to fc
n low them, and that when We, by any int
o national American conference, or by al
q other spectacular means seek to draw the
J. away from self-interests, We are simply fot
+ ing ourselves and throwing away the mon
" of the public.
Mr.. Vest went on to discuss the merits
the bill and to criticize the system viii
| prevents American merchants from buyi
n their ships abroad. Germany, he said, b
done what the United States should ha
10 DONE When the Germans found that th
:. could not build iron and steel ships as chet
~ Iy as England could they bought them
England and put them under the Germ
l. flag. Italy and Norway and Sweden q
n even Mexico had done the same.
re Mr.. Hale-Does not the senator know IL
M SO far from Germany being dependent
i. foreign nations for ships she builds tn
Il. herselff
"a Mr.. Vest-Yes.
"A Mr.. Hale-And does not the senator KIN
to that Germany built mp her foreign trade