The San Francisco call., 1896-02-11
Strongly Opposes the Adoption Of
the Sewell and Davis
Resolutions.
Mr.. MORTON IS AGAIN SCORED.
The Secretary of Agriculture Said to
Have Favored Nebraska With
Seeds.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1o.-A joint
resolution was introduced in the Senate
to-day by Cameron (R.) of Pennsylvania,
and after its first and second reading was
laid on the table to be called up hereafter,
earnestly recommending the good offices
of the United States to the favorable con-
sideration of the Spanish Government for
the recognition OF the independence of
Cuba"
A speech in relation to the Monroe doc
trine was made by Smith Cd of New Jer-
sey. He declared himself opposed to the
resolution offered by his colleague, Sewell
(R.) of New Jersey, which declared the
Presidents Venezuelan message inoppor-
tune, equally opposed to that reported
from the Committee on Foreign Relations
by Senator Davis (R.) of Minnesota, ex-
tending the application of the Monroe
doctrine, and as having little sympathy
with the position assumed by Senator
Wolcott of Colorado.
The remainder of the day. was spent in
the discussion OF the joint resolution d.
recting the Secretary OF Agriculture to
purchase and distribute seeds for the year
1896, A final vote was not reached.
w. OA
duced joint resolution relative to the
termination of the war in Cuba. The reso-
luton provides that "as it appears there
are no means of securing permanent peace
in Cuba except by the recognition of its
right to self-government, the good offices
of the United States are earnestly recon-
meDded to the favorable consideration of
the Spanish Government OF the recognition
of the independence of Cuba"
The resolution was read first and Sec
ond time and laid on the table for the
present.
Senator Quays resolution to recommit
the House tariff pill with the free-coinage
amendment to the Finance Committee for
further consideration was laid before the
Senate, and, on the suggestion of German,
Quay consented to let it go over until to-
morrow.
Smith then addressed the Senate in op-
position to the resoluti on offered by his
colleague (SewelD, as well as to the reso-
luton reported by Davis on the subject Of
the Monroe doctrine.
Smith at the outset said he was opposed
to the adoption of the resolutions intro
duced by his colleague and he was quite as
strongly opposed to the adoption of the
resolutions introduced by the Senator from
Minnesota and reported in an amended
form by the Committee on Foreign ReIa-
tions, and, supplementing these two asser-
lions with the remark that he had very
little sympathy with the position assumed
by the Senator from Colorado, Smith gave
his reasons for his attitude in the matter.
He said:
"1here is no occasion for any action of
any kind upon this subject by this body at
this time. We have done all that either
prudence can justify or patriotism de-
mand. We have met the situation out
lined to US by the President in such q
manner as to show that there is no divi-
sion of sentiment in the Government of
the United States when any question of
National honor is involved. BY entering
upon a discussion of what we have al
ready done and by reopening the question
which we have already answered we would
only succeed in nullifying, or at least quail
flying, the action we have already taken"
The Senator then proceeded, III justlfica-
ton of his assertion, to present the facts
as contained in the message of the Presi-
dent of December II: "The deductions
therein by the President, that it was the
duty of the United States, in its own inter-
est and for its own protection. to determine
the rightful location of the divisional line
and other points leading to the appoint
ment of the commission"
Smith asserted his inability to agree
with his colleague where he says that
"thls action was premature and inoppor.
tune IN view of the business and financial
condition of the country, and," continued
Smith, "if any act of a President of the
United States involved National honor or
National disgrace can only be taken with
propriety when the business and financial
condition of the country is such as to war
rant it, then great indeed must be the in
dignation of my colleague when he con-
templates the conduct of George WASH
ington, James Madison, and above all, the
many and most inopportune acts OF
Abraham Lincoln
Referring to the recent speech of Sena-
tor Wolcott OF Colorado, Smith suggested
that while no harm can result from laud-
ing the deeds of English sailors and Eng
llsh soldiers, he (Smith) preferred to con-
templete the achievements of Washington,
OF greene, OF Putnam, of Allen, of Jack
son, OF Paul Jones, and even of LAFAYETTE.
to those OF Give, Nelson and the Others.
whose acts have made so deep an impress
sion upon the mind and heart of the Sena-
tor from Colorado.
'This country, sir" he CO ntinued, 'sowes
nothing to England; if the ties of kindred
have been broken, she was the aggressor.
From the very beginning of the attempt
OF the noble man who achieved American
independence to the present day, the atti-
tude of Great Britain toward this Nation
has been one, first. of contempt and then
of hostility; then of submission to force of
arms, and since that time of ever increas-
ing jealousy until it has become the part
of wisdom and prudence to assume the
condescending and patronizing attitude
perfectly typifed in the language of Lord
Salisbury in his letter TO our Secretary of
State, and ! consider the assertion that we
owe gratitude to such a power a peryer-
sion OF history for purposes OF eloquence. 4"
Referring to the resolution submitted
upon behalf of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, Smith opposed its adoption
N the ground that there is no occasion or