The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-14

soeins t t had been made in time o.
,ror NV secretary of state SO niSnr;
hnnornd rs Mr.. Seward and presiue;J
go dear TO the people as Mr. Llnc9iii' s ond
~ Mills congress had denounced III any
Il wonId have no better fate now ,,ht
was only won when there was ~ totan
of the propriety of the course 10 pe recoe.
that the presidents could propeiis az the
nize a government; in sucn cast r'resi-
overthrow of dynasty. W Ieh .n I'M mo.
dent took such step Oh his r,are so
nIain that congress would support mn
HC;onpress having power for the recos ~ 20
tion of any state ought she not now, ~
recopnize the independence OF the hepuo
lie of Cuba?" Mr.. Mills inquired. u.;tb
He quoted from an interview Mit ~
Senator-eect Money of MISSISSIPPI ~
show the power and functions Oh , lnr Of
snreent republic. The neutrality Jaw u
the United States had been so au Sna;n
tered as to win the friendship OF SPAN.
~ don't envy the president his enaoise,
ments." remarked Mr. Mills, MS tripu'e'
from CASTELAR, and Weyler. 49,, om-
He argued that selling arms anu a r;n.
munition to the insurgents was not G
lation of civil law and that the uun ..tnaI
tration had violated the spirit OF neu. ';nr
ity by going to great lengths IN Wa ~ the
Spain of proposed movements 10 aiu INV
insurgents. -, oa,,n+rv
Washington had warned the couhlr!
against partiality towards foreign ma
tons vet the whole course of TINS au-
ministration had been to strengthen tne
power of Spain and help her put down
The insurrection. The president III MS
message had said that there was no
call for recognizing the belllgerency ol
the Cubans. He did not know where the
president obtained this remarkaDle IN
formation-not from the people OF the
United States. uo
POSSIBLY he received it from the
boards of trade" he added.
Mr.. Mills said he had received letters
from many distinguished men lmplorils
him to do nothing toward recognition, as
they were importing and exporting WIN
Cuba. and inquiring: What nave we u
do with CubaT'
ut is the mercantile spirit OF TINS ma
ton against its honor" he declared.
incidentally, he said IAN assassin sits
on the throne of Spain" and continued
1--WE owe no duties to despOts. we owe no
duties to Spain except under the treaties
she had persistently refused to obey,
Quoting the presidents message that
the United States looked with wonder
and admiration to the immense arma-
ment being sent to Cuba, he exclaimed,
what! A people whose liberty was
bought by our fathers blood! For one. l
repudiate the statement. / look with
horror and Indignation on it, and If l
had the power he has | would call on
congress to give me authority to SEND
American fleets to Havana and reduce
those forts to ashes if our people held
there were not released.
"Would to God we had one hour of
Commodore Ingraham. or Franklin
Pierce in these days" he exclaimed. she
cared nothing about the courts of Spain
or any other courts on earth if he thought
American citizens were not given n fair
trial. and if he were in power he would
made the atmosphere of Madrid smell OF
sulphur for a month.
But for the boards of trade, stock eX-
changes and commercial gamblers it
might be possible for this government to
show some virilty. And now congress
was threatened with the tremendous
power of Italy Signor Crispi said that
European nations could not look without
concern upon the pretensions of the
United States.
"And who is Signor Crispi?" asked Mr..
Mills.
"There was day he began, and gave
a rhetorical description of ltaly's past
glories. ending with 'the symbols of pow
err of Italy today is a monkey and organ
grinder.
IF she desired to form another holy
alliance let her come on with her monkeys
and organ grinders and hot tamales, and
nv tho rod hloln of would off
her a warm reception"
After Mr.. Mills had concluded the
senate drifted into Il discussion of the
constitutional question OF the rights of
recognition in which Messrs. Hale of
Maine, Allen of Nebraska, Hoar of Mas
sachusetts. Chiffon of Texas and Morgan
of Alabama took part.
Mr. Hale believed recognition to be ex-
clusively a presidential power.
Mr. Hoar believed that congress had
the power incidental to the regulation of
commerce and war making clauses and
raised the question what would be done if
congress should command the recogn-
ton of Cuba and Spain should on the
day after adjournment conquer Cuba.
Mr.. Morgan. referring to Secretary
Olney's citation of his statement in an
old speech that recognition was a pres.
dental duty, said that it was such mere
ly eX-officio.
Some resolutions affecting Inaugural
ton preparations were adopted.
Mr. Proctor of Vermont took the floor
on a speech on extending the term Of
president to six years and members Of
the house to three years.
Mr. Pettigrew of South Dakota gave
notice of his intention to call up tomor-
row house bill for free homesteads in
Oklahoma. '' III