Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23
AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION
First 0Iney Is Scored, Then
Cleveland Gets a Turn.
ONE TRIES TO BULLDOZE
While the Other Draws the Protecting Arm Of
His Secretary Around Him.
MORGAN HITS OUT RIGHT AND LEFT
House Passes the Texas judicial District
Bill Over the Presidents Veto-Coop-
er and Grosvenor Denounce the
Presidents Methods.
MORGAN HITS OUT RIGHT AND LEFT

Washington, D. c.. JAN 22.-Questions
of deep interest and Importance came up
before the senate today in a most un-
expected manner First arose the sub
ject of the recognition by congress Of
the republic of Cuba, and Mr. Turpie.
democrat, of Indiana, giving notice of
his intention to call Senator Cameron's
resolution on Monday next and to ad-
dress the senate on the subject Mr.
Turpie adverked ITO Secretary Olney's
defiance of congress in the matter of Gu
ba, and said that it reminded him of the
schoolmaster of antiquity, who whipped
his pupils gently" or, in the Latin,
"manus mollitor imposant." He also re-
ferred to newspaper statement of an
alleged compact yesterday between the
present secretary of state and the pre-
mier of the next administration that
there would be no action in relation to
Cuba during the present congress
This statement was bluntly contra
dicted by Senator Sherman as one with
out the slightest foundation. There has
BEEN" he declared, mo conversation at
all between us on the subject matter,
no expression of opinion"
After this episode the question of the
arbitration treaty was brought upon the
tapis in an equal informal and chance
manner. Mr.. Cullom, republican, OF ILL
nois, had earlier in the. day sent to the
clerks desk for publication in the Rec
ord a. large number of letters which he
had received on the subject of the treaty
some favoring and others opposing rat
ifcation. Mr. Hoar, republican, of Mas
sachusetts, presented other memorials
ON the same subject, and took the oppor-
tunity of lecturing "a great many OF
the wisest and best men in all parts of
what he termed their
"intemperate zeal" in favor of ratifica-
tion of the treaty. He reminded them
that the treaty was stiil in progress of
negotiation and that 1t was poor diplo-
macy while the matter was stih IN
choate to have Learned, eloquent, heat
ed, impassioned utterance come from
the pulpit, the press and college halls"
In favor of instant ratification. He
pointed out that If some notifications
were deemed necessary, and II Mr.. Olney
submitted them to the Marquis OF Sails
bury, the marquis might well reply:
rYour people are clamoring for 1t as 1t Is.
You do not represent your country and
your countrys interest" He repelled
the insinuation that the senate was to
have spurs jabbed into 1t If it did not
dispose of the treaty in twentyfour
hours Mr.. Hoar's views were sustained
and reinforced by his colleague, Mr..
Lodge, republican, who said that 1t would
not conduce to the interest of peace be-
tween the nations If, in a year or two,
the treaty would develop causes of disa-
greement which would lead to its i'm
mediate denunciation, and would set
back the whole plan of arbitration Tor
years.
The discussion was continued in some
what the same strain by Senators Sher-
man, republican, of Ohio Cullom, repub-
lican, of Illinois; Hawley, republican, of
Connecticut; Sewall, republican, of New
Jersey, and Stewart, populist, of Nevada,
and then Mr.. Morgan, democrat, OF Ala
bama, interposed an objection that the
whole debate was out of order, and the
matter was dropped.
After this there was lull of some
twenty minutes in the proceedings, dur
ing which the military appropriation bill
was under consideration, its passage be-
ing impeded by a proposition to have the
West Point cadets participate in the
inaugural parade Before that knot had
been disentangled the morning hour ex-
pired and the Nicaragua canal bill was
taken up as tho unfinished business.
At the threshold another international
question was injected in the shape of
a letter from the secretary of state trans
hitting a communication from Mr.. Rod
riguez, the minister of the Greater Re-
public OF Central America" protesting
against the various Nicaragua canal bills
before congress as being in violation of
the contract with the Maritime Canal
company. Mr.. Morgan plunged into the
discussion in 1dS usual manner, hitting
right and left. He insinuated that this
Rodriguez letter had been written at the
instigation of a greater power (Great
Britain) which always advanced its end,
but never failed to protect its subjects.
He charged that the letter was an at
tempt on the part of Nicaragua to collect
"a 900 900 blackmai1, and asked what
kind of a senate 1t was that would ac-
cept dictation of this kind without be-
ing furnished with the requisite infor-
nation from the state department and
without knowing what passed between
the president and this man Rodriguez in
the blue room Of the White House.
Mr. Hale, of Maine, suggested an ad-
journment until Monday so as to secure
any further information that might be
forthcoming, but Mr.. Morgan warmly re-
piled that MT. Hale must ask that infor-
nation of Secretary Olney himself, as
he had found him inaccessible. Most of
the senators present were desirous of ad-
journing over until Monday, but they
lacked a quorum, and so the senate sim
ply adjourned, which means that it will
be called to order again at noon tomor-
row.
Washington, Jan. 22-This was private
bill day and there was little Of public in
terest done in the house.
Mr. Cooper, (dem. Of Tex called up
and the house passed over the presidents
veto the bill to establish new division
of the eastern judicial district of Texas.
The feature of the debate on this matter
twas acoustic criticism by Mr. Grosvenor,
l(rep of o. upon the executive order
(which denied senators and representa-
tives access to the president except
through the private secretary of the
president. .@..
A bill was passed authorizing the Gal
weston and Great Northern Railroad
company to build q railroad through the
Indian territory. 81,
: It was voted to adjourn over from to-
day until Monday ne,t. =
3 Al & o'clock the house took the usual
recess for the consideration Of private
pension bills: