Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-20
THE 53'RD CONGRESS.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION TOUCHING
THE FRENCH CABLE COMPANY.
Bouteiie Again Disorderly In the Matter OF
Hawaiy-The Wilson Tariff
BIZ Reported.

WASHINGTON, d. c., December 49,
SENATE-It was understood that Mr..
Hoar would address the Senate In the
morning hour to-day on the subject Of the
Hawaiian message Of the President. but
promptly on the reading Of the Journal.
Mr. Mills. having meanwhile withdrawn a
motion to proceed TO executive business,
Mr.. Hoar announced that he should with
hold his speech for the present In order
to allow Messrs. Berry and PETER TO
make speeches. An executive session,
which would follow them, would make the
session run rather late in the day, and
therefore he would not call up his mo-
ton as to the Presidents message until
tomorrow.
During the transaction of morning bust
ness Mr. Frye arose and said: About
two years ago a French cable company
made application to our Secretary OF
State CMr. Blaine) for permission to lana
its cable from Brazil on the coast OF the
United States Our Secretary of state IN
vestigated the matter and found that TINS
company had. by authority OF the law OF
Brazil. a monopoly, and that no other
company-while that company was In ex-
fStence-dDu IL WAS III ktlRNNNohf $500,
be permitted to land a cable on the Bra
lillian coast. our Secretary OF State re-
fused the permission asked, unless the
company would authorize any cable COM
pany of the United States hereafter to
land its cable on the Brazilian coast.
This was refused by the company.
After Mr. Blaine retired that company
Il think under a modified nance applied 10
the then Secretary of State, Mr. Foster
For some reason or other his suspicious
were aroused. and he caused a thorough
investigation to be made.
Subsequently the same company ap-
piled to both houses of Congress. In the
Senate the bill was referred to the Chair-
man Of the Committee on Commerce, OF
which | had the honor to be chairman.
We gave the parties hearing. The COM
pany was represented by Jefferson Chand-
Ter, an able attorney residing In this dis
trict I believe The Secretary OF state,
Mr.. Blaine, and Mr.. Partridge. the solicit
tor for the State Department, appeared
before us. We Investigated thoroughly
and found the facts TO be as the Secretary
Of State had before found them-that the
company had perpetual charter. that as
far as Brazil was concerned II was mo-
nopoly. and that no other company would
be permitted to land its cable on BraZlllaii
| coast-and our committee unanimously de-
termined against granting the request OF
| the company. ,
am informed whether truly or not
| cannot saw that this company has re-
Gently appeared before the Secretary OF
| state ard that he, without obtaining the
| information which former Secretaries OBJ
| tanned. has granted to the company the
right which It asked II that be true (and
| there Is no remedy TO be had for III, then
| the United States will be perpetually kept
from landing a cable on the coast or Bra
| I'll.
| I'm view of these facts. | offer the fol-
lowing resolution, and ask its adoption:
| Resolved, That the Secretary OF state
! inform the Senate whether permission mas
been granted TO any foreign cable teie-
| graph company TO land IT. line on the
| coast Of the United States since the ISL
of March, 1898, and whether permission
had been refused such company prior to
| that dav. Also what reasons now exist
for granting such permission df It has
been granted. which did not pertain when
IL was previously refused
VIRGINIA AND CAROLINA.
Mr.. Hunton Vlrginla): l object to the
present consideration of the resolution.
| [ think that the Senator from Maine Is
| mistaken I'm his statement OF the facts.
In the first place, il 1 understand 1t. this
| company proposes to run a cable from the
shores of the United States to Cuba, and
| not TO Brazil.
MIR. Frye: No. 1 think the Senator is
not right
Mr.. Hunton: That Is the way / under
| stand II. And. in addition TO that, | de
sire to state that the Secretary Of State
according to my information, took the
ground that 1t was a matter with which
ne had nothing to do. the company having
| beenhncorporated and having, by the &C
ton of the Legislatures OF virginia anf
South Carolina. been permitted to Lane
the cable on the shores Of those States
near Norfolk, Va, and at Charleston
:. c. The Secretary Of State. instead o
| giving permission TO land this cable. Al
| understood the Senator TO say, said tina
Il was a matter with which he had no
thing to do, and that he would not inter
fare with it, Am | right? | think tina
his letters on file In the State Department
will so show. II / am correct In tht
statement of facts, l suppose the Senate
from Maine will not want the papers sen
10 the Senate from the State Department
The Secretary has taken the ground, a
I understand that 1t is matter witt
which the Executive should not inter
fere; that ii. is a matter between thos
two States ard the company.
Mr.. FRYE stated that that was one o
the questions that had been argued be
fore the Committee on Commerce, an
that the committee had unanimously he'll
an exactly contrary opinion. He wante
| to know exactly what had been done b.
| the State Department. His impression
was that the application was TO land III
cable at San Domingo. not in Cuba.
| The resolution went over until to-mor
row.
Mr.. Berry CArkansas) then addressed III
Senate In favor of the House bill TO repe;
the Federal election-laws. When he ha
concluded, the joint resolution TO pay tn
employees of the Senate and House thei
December salaries on the Dist instant wa
reported and passed.
Mr.. PETER addressed the Senate In ad
vocacy of the bill introduced by him yes
terday appropriating s6.300.c00 for imme
date use I'm relieving want and destitutio
throughout the country. He corrected a
error In the printed bill. The amour
which he proposed to have appropriate
was $6S, 900. 900 and not S6,3CO0O0. and thi
was money. he said, for which there wa
no use. being the silver dollars now !
the Treasury and not covered by cert
fcates.
At the close of his speech the bill wa:
on Mr.. PETERS motion, referred to IN
Committee on Education and Labor; an
the Senate proceeded TO the considerable
Of executive business.
At $50 p NJ. the doors were reopene
and legislative business was resumed, bu
the remainder OF the session was unim
portant.
At 4:55 O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The bitter feeling aroused in the Hous
yesterday had scarcely subsidized whe
: the body was called to order this morn
ing. and there were signs Of strife in n
air.
Immediately after the reading OF ye:
! terday's journal, Mr.. Breckenridge, G
Kentucky. made an attempt TO bring u
; the urgent deficiency bill, but his motto
TO that effect was drowned In stori
of appeals for recognition which can
from both sides OF the House.
Mr.. Cochran, of New York, Introduce
( a resolution relative to the Hawaiia
revolution, and calling for the appoin
ment OF a special committee OF seven
investigate the matter.
Mr.. Dingley asked sarcastically wheth'
the gentleman from New York propose
20 investigate matter when occurre
over year ago and overlook more r
cent affairs. Mr.. Cochran replied q
|. cisively that that was exactly what u
gentleman from New York proposed
do.
, Mr.. Boutelle had been demanding r
coguition for some time, and when u