The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
SENATE.

July Os-OChoIOA Va
fered a resolution, which was agreed to, call
ing on the secretary of war for information
as to whether articles are being manufac-
tured at any of the national military estab-
lishments that come in competition with
private enterprise and if so with what
authority therefor.
Senator Allison moved that the adjourn
ment today be until Monday. Senators
Edmunds and Sherman opposed the motion
and Senators Plumb and German advo-
Gated il and it was agreed to.
A bill to establish the United States land
court and to provide FOR the settlement of
private land claims in certain States and
territories, was then taken up on motion
Senator Edm unds, who explained and
advocated it.
Senators Teller, Stewart and Plumb also
spoke in favor of the bill, and Senators
Reagan and Morgan bitterly opposed it.
The bill was discussed until p. M, when
unfinished business was taken up, it being
the two postal and ship subsidy bills.
Senator Vest continued his argument
against the bills. Referring to
Blaines anxiety in the matter he said
he was as anxious as Blaine to bring back
supremacy on the ocean. AS to the carry
ing trade he was as anxions as Blaine to
open the ports of South America to Ameri-
can products, but the question was one as
TO the means to bring about that end. The
senator from Maine, Frye, wanted subsidies.
He, Vest, opposed them in toto. He had
seen in a New York newspaper last week.
statement ascribed to Mr.. Blaine that he
would give one year of his life for two
hours on the floor of the American senate
on this question. He had not been sur
prised in view of that statement at finding
that Mr.. Blaine had injected into this
discussion an argument in the presidents
message read in the senate this morning
| concerning postal subsidies.
Senator Vest went on to speak of the
| late pan-American congress, and he sent to
| the clerks desk and had reads.a clipping
| from the New York Herald of the Buenos
Ayres correspondence to show what
prominent and intelligent citizen of Buenos
Ayres Senior Pierra who accompanied the
Argentine delegates to Washington thought
Of the conference of Blaine and United
States delegates. AS soon as the clerk had
| finished the reading of this very caustic
criticism, Senator Hawley asked Senator
| Vest whether he knew who wrote that and
whether it was quite fair and decorous to
| have printed such mass of irresponsible
biackguardism.
Senator Vest replied that the gentleman's
name was given in the communication.
Senator Hawley-I reatfirm what said
that the man who speaks as he does of hon.
| orable gentlemen and who says of the
American colleges that degrees can be OBJ
tained for $50 says willfully that which
false.
Senator Vest-That may be ascribed TO
his ignorance of American colleges.
Senator Hawley-And to his ignorance of
all laws that govern gentlemen.
Vest-He is secretary of society in
Buenos Ayres and accompanied the dele.
cation from the Argentine Repub ic to this
pan-Amerlcan conference.
Hawley-And you may add to that
description he is a liar and blackguard.
Vest-That is question between BIN
and the senator from Connecticut.
Hawley-The senator from Missouri IN
| troduced his friend here.
Vest-The article was published in New
York paper extracted from a paper in
| over the country.
Hawley-The senator from Missouri will!
| not endorse what blackguard has said.
Vest-I have not endorsed it but if the
senator will contain himself moment l
will state my object in quoting him and
why have endorsed it. There is nothing
| in the communication that affects the
moral character or integrity of any of the
persons mentioned. 1t is an ordinary
criticism of public assembly and l had it
| read to show the impression of a promi-
| nent man who attended that conference in
| regard to the personnel Of the conference
and its objects. 1t was in order to show
| that no winingi and dining, no public ex-
hibition, nothing but self interest would at
feet our commercial relations with the
people of South America. 1t has been
assumed by this administration and others
that they could be brought here and car
ried through the country in sort of spec
tacular exhibition at the public expense,
and that we could by such means secure
their trade. | nave had that article read
as communication, published all over the
country and in South America, among the
keenest, shrewdest and most far seeing
me- chants of the world. They are
the men who control the coffee
trade. They are enlarging their cattle
trade so that they will soon become rivals
i'll the dressed meat business with the most
enterprising citizens of the United States.
wanted to show that they understood
their interests; that they intended to follow
them, and that when we, by any interna-
tional American conference or by any
spectacular means, seek to draw them
away from self-interest, we are fool
ing ourselves and throwing away the
money of the public.
Senator Vest went on to say that if the
subsidy system were to be established it
should be made equal Cattle raisers
should be subsidized. If he wanted to des-
troy boys life ne would say to him, come
to me when you want anything, will give
it to you. If he wanted to emasculate and
enervate people he would teach them
to depend upon their government. INDIE
pendence and self-reliaIce were the great
lessons of successful life.
Senator Wilson, of Maryland, addressed
the senate in opposition to the bills which
went over without action. The conference
on the agricultural appropriation bill was
presented and agreed 10. The senate then
adjourned till Monday.