The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-11
SMITH HAS Ills SAY
The Senator'S Consideration for the
People of th' United States.
CONGRESS MAKES ZEN TIRED
His Speech on the Monroe Doc
trine-Camcron's esolution on
Cuban Flights r. ReprcsCn-
tativc Grain Dead.

the programme on number Of import
ant subjects. Morrill, gave notice that
he would call up the tariff bill on next
"Wednesday. can secured unanimous
consent that the Cuban question be
made the special order following the
deficiency appropriation bill. Davis.
author of the Davis resolution on the
Monroe doctrine, gave notice that ON
next Monday he would call up the res
olution. Thus the three most import
ant pending questions were given
definite time for hearing.
During the morning hour, Cameron
offered the following joint resolution
relative to the termination of the war
in Cuba:
Resolved, That whereas the presi-
dent Of the United states in his last an
nual message to this body says:
Neither the warmth of our peoples
sympathy with the Cuban insurgents
nor our losses and material damage
consequent upon the futile endeavors
thus far made to restore peace and or
der. nor any shock our human respon-
sibilities may have received from the
cruclties which appear to especially
characterize this sanguinary and fierce
ly conducted war, have in the least
shaken the determination of the gov
eminent to honestly fulfill every inter-
national obligation, yet ii is to be earn
estly hoped on every ground that the
devastation of an armed conflict may
speedily be stayed and order and quiet
restored to the distracted island bring
ing in their train the activity and thrift
of peaceful pursuits and
Whereas, He also declared that the
present revolt is more active than the
one which continued from 1865 to 1878.
and as II appears there are no means of
securing permanent peace TO Cuba ex-
cept by the recognition of its right to
self government, the good offices of the
United States are earnestly recon-
mended to the favorable consideration
of the Spanish government for the rec
ognition of the independence of Cuba"
With the routine business cleared
away, Smith addressed the senate on
the Monroe doctrine. Senator Smith
announced that he was opposed to the
adoption Of the resolutions proposed by
his colleague. Sewell, and quite as
strongly opposed TO those reported by
the foreign relations committee. and he
supplemented these two assertions with
the remark that he had very little sym
pathy with the position assumed by the
senator from Colorado CWolcotD. There
was. he argued, no occasion for any
action Of any kind upon this subject
by the senate at this time. Both
houses Of congress, by the passage of
the resolution providing for the APP
pointment of a commission TO deter
mine the true divisional line between
Venezuela and British Guiana, had
done all that the president and score
tary of state. charged with the respon-
sibility of diplomatic negotiations with
other powers. desired and all that the
people expected.
I'VE have" he said done all that
either prudence can justify or patriot
ism can demand" Later on in his
speech Senator Smith said: THE Mon
roe doctrine does apply to the contro-
versy between Great Britain and Vene-
zuela quite as truly and quite as justly
as If the flying squadron were now in
a Venezuela port demanding the sub
mission Of people who have achieved
their independence. To define the
methods by which a foreign power may
accomplish its purpose by evading
technicalities is TO nullify the Ameri-
can principle on which we take our
stand"
The ringing message OF the president
OF the United States promptly support
ed by the unanimous vote of both
houses Of congress and by the unani-
nous sentiment of the country was, he
said. sufficient notice to every power in
the civilized world that the Monroe doc
trine was a fixed principle of this gov
eminent, To be maintained in all cases
and at all hazards. The senator be-
lieved the people were satisfied. They"
he said. have had enough. They are
suffering from our inaction upon mat
tiers of most vital importance. Indeed,
it is a fact that the great majority of
the people throughout the country are
Disguised with congress in general and
the senate in particular. The most pop
ular thing we could do to-day. and.
probably, in the present condition of
Affairs. the most beneficial thing we
could do would be to pass the necessary
appropriation bills and go home The
mere fact that We are in session is a
menace to the revival of business and
the return of prosperity"
Consideration was resumed on the
resolution directing the secretary OF
i agriculture To carry out the law for the
i distribution of seeds. and Vest renewed
his criticism OF the secretary.
Bate. democrat. Tennessee. said IL
was not fair or just that the secretary
of agriculture should b. accused in this
manner without his view OF the subject
being understood lie said that the
speeches were "intiammatory and de-
/ clamatory." fun of abuse and sarcasm
when, I'm his opinion, the secretary had
acted with wisdom and justice.
1T 2:45 p. m. the senate went into ex.
"cutive session. Mills announced the
death of Representative Grain and
resolutions submitted by him wer,
adopted. The vice president named
Me~srs. Mills, Gallinger and Kyle as a
/ committee To represent the senate a
the ulscquics. At 1 o'clock. as a furth
/ err mark of respect TO the decea sod IN,