Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-18
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WAsaixeoH, February lsth.
Morrill,, from fnsnce committee, re-
ported back adversely Stanfosd's hill to
provide government with meAns sufi Client
10 supply national want with . sound ciecu.
lating medium; Il was placed on calendar
Dawes offered the resolution (agreed so)
callisg on the SECRETARY Of the interior 10,
copies Of all the correspondents bet s~een
The secretary aud the eomrissionef OF
Indian affairs or between ether Of them
and -persons representing different religion.
denominations. relatin. 10 Indian costraci
schools since July !, 1889.
The diplomatic and consular apprvpria
tion bill wss taken up, pending question
being on Dolph's amendment to increase
the salary Of the minister to Portugal. from,
$1,000 TO $4,000.
Hear spoke Of the necessity Of the CaIted
States conforming to diplomatic ussses oi
other nations. The customs Of nation.
established for centuries in their iipio
matte relations With each other hs,
plAced the government and the citixens oi
the United States at . disadvantage
Foreign governments treated each othe,
not according to their rank or importance
but solely with reference to the que stion Of
diplomatic position. The minister Of ths
United States having had to discuss Q mat
ter Of high Importance with the prime min.
lister Of England or France. should be kep,
waiting until the ambassadors from such
countries - Siam, Hayti. SefviA o,
Bulgaria had audiences.
1t was question Of the common law Of the
t~rtt ill., kf.xr ~f L.
ton could put down or depart from, except
to it, own detriment. To show how mat
ters worked, Hosr had read letter from
Smalley, the London correspondent Of the
New York Tribune, describing how Phelps,
the American minister, would see the backs
Of 20 ministers aud seven ambassadors be.
fore he could enter the audience room OF
the, British Premier.
Plumb intimated that uoAr had no,
strengthened his position BY quoting from
person who had un- erlcanized himself,
one who could hardly speak the American
language, and was . professional snob
What happened, he asked, when Franklin
was ct the court Of France, at the time
when names were MT thingsg Had an,
one degraded Franklia because he was the
simple citizen Of = struggling people, seek
ing to emerge from their original condition z
Or had any one spoken Of Charles
Francis Adams, when he was minister to
London during the civil war, - lees
entitled to consideration than an ambassador
from some pumpernickel country In Europe.
In the interests Of the United States, Plumb
said, II did not depend upon consideration
Of that kind.
Men who expstriated themselves ~ news
paper correspondents did. were not class
people Who fixed policy legislation for
American Congress. Public sentiment no
longer rested in the EA.tsrn corner of the
country, but was going to be fixed in the
interior among people who, ~ Seward said
in one Of bis greatest speeches, resided st
the sources Of great waters. The letter
read TO the Senate reminded him Of the
society column In the Washington Star.
Hoar thought Smalley's letter was .
pretty good specimen Of the rscy, idiomasic
and sparkling English ss j. 10 spoken In the
United States. II was almost ~ good
English - that spoken by the senator from
kansas-thst was saying good deal In
the course Il further discussion, Hoar sug.
gested the idea Of the western diplomatic
representative appearing st foreign court
with one Of his trousef legs in boot, aud
perhaps without stockings.
Plumb INDUCED in further sueers at
eastern reflnement
Evarts made plsin statement in corrob-
oration Of Hoar's views.
On q point Of order made by Hale
Dolph's amendment was ruled out, and
subss quent amendment offered by him to
make The salary Of the minister to Portugal
$500 was, on motion Of Hale, laid on the
table.
Mcpherson moved to reconsider the vote
on the Hawaii amendment 90 that he nigh,
move to reduce the annual allowance from
S250, 900 to $3.50, 900.
Edmunds moved to lay the motion to re-
consider On the table. The latter's motion
was agreed to.
On motion Of Sherman the item Of
800 for the minister resident and consul
general to Greece, Roumania and SefvM
was changed to read. "For envoy extsaofdi
nary and minister plenipotentisYy."
Question Of Hswiian cable came up
again, Carlisle taking ground, under treaty
with Kingdom Hawaii. United States has
right to occupation the Harbor Of Pearl riv-
er, could land cable there without any con
cession being held by citizens Of Massach-
se.ts. Treaty been violated by the United
States in passage treaty act 1890, though
hs was not aware Hawsiian governmeht
regarded treaty - abfogsted.
In connection with that point the scti,p
Of the conference committee and the two
Houses ia connection with the tariff bill
came under consideration. Carlisle argued
thst the. .Hsvsiian cable amendment hsd no
proper place on the diplomatic and consu-
lar appropriation bill Il related to a sub
jc, thst ought 10 stand by i.seif aud
on its own merits. By placing sugar on
the act of 1876, admitting sugar sni rice
from the Hawaiian Islands free Of duty
ITO carry out the treaty., hiss been ex
pressiy and absolutely repealed by the
Congress Of the United States, without
notice to the Hsrsiisn government
Allison argued the omission Of the clause
originally in the bill (that It should not
repeal the existing ;rsaties) did not affect
the Hawaiian treaty At all.
Morgan criticised Caslisle's opposition TO
the Havaiiau cable amendment, impusin2
opposition 10 the unviflingnsss 10 entrust
President Harrison with the expenditure
of $3.50, ,003 . year.
Carlisle disavowed making any reflsc-
tons upon the Presiden. Of the United
States.
George and DauieI opposed the Hawaiian
cable amendment, ~ an attempt TO subsi-
die private Individuals or coYporaiiors
The diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill vas passed.
The copyright bill WAS taken up. the
pending question being on Daniels amend
msnf to insert Ia the prov!so that req sirss
copyrighted books 10 be printed from
type in the Uaited S:stes, the words
'.or shall be othersise produced ia tie
United States from process sxecated 10
the United States" After diacussion th ].
amendment vas rejected.
E5munds moved TO amend section Is.
which provides thas the act shsll only sppiy
to ciizsns or subjects of foreign stas
when that state permits citizens Of fhe
United States bene1. Of copJ Jfigh. on Sub.
sssnsisiiy the same basis - 20 its osn ci,i
zsns, by ftsikine Gu. the rest Of the section,
and inserting the wosis .EIistencs Of
conditions aforesaid shaii be determined
By the President Of the Uoi.ed
States by . proclamation, made By
from time TO time - the purposes this ~.
may require
After bsisf discussion the smesdmen.
was agreed to without division.