The herald., 1897-01-12


lie argued that selling arms ard am
munition to the Insurgents was not a
violation of International law, ana that
the administration had violated the
spirit Of neutrality by going to great
lei gths in warning Spain of proposed
movements to aid the insurgents
Washington had warred the country
against partialitieS toward foreign ma
tons. yet the whole course of this adj
ministratior had been to strengthen the
power of Spain and help her put down
the insurrection. The president in his
message had said there was no call
for recognizing the bell;gerency of the
Cubans. He did not know where the
pres ident obtained this remarkable in
formation-not from the people of the
United States. Possibly he received it
from boards of trade" Mr. Mills said
he had received letters from many dis
tinguished men imploring him to do
nothing toward recognizing. because
they We're importing and exporting with
Cuba, and nquiring, What have we to
do with Cuba?"
1t is the mercantile spirit of this ma
tion against it's honor" he exclaimed.
Incidentally he said: IAN assassin sits
on the throne of SPAIN" and continued:
I'VE owe no duties to despots we own
no duties to Spain except under the
treaties she has persistenly refused to
obey
Quoting the presidents message that
the United States looked with wonder
and admiration upon the immense arm
ament which had been sent to Cuba. he
exclaimed: What. we, a people whose
| liberty was bought by our fathers
blood?
For one 1 repudiate the statement,
look with horror and indignation and If
I had the power he has l 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 We're not released.
would to God we had one hour of
| Commodore Ingraham or Franklin
Pierce in these days" he exclaimed "He
cared nothing about the courts of Spain
! or any other courts on earth, if he
thought American citizens were not
! given a fair trial and if he was in power
| he would make the atmosphere of Mad
rid smell of sulphur for month.
But for the boards of trade, stock ex-
| changes and commercial gamblers it
might be possible for this government
to show some virility. And now congress
was threatened with the treacherous
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?" Mr.. Mills
asked.
There was day." he began and,gave
a rhetorical description of Italy's past
glories. ending: And the symbol of the
| power of Italy today is a monkey and an
organ grinder.
IF she desired to form another holy
| alliance let her come on with her monk
eys and organ grinders and hot tamales
and by the red blade of war we would
| Offer her a. warm receDtiOD
After Mills had concluded the senate
| drfted into discussion of the constitu-
tional question of the rights of recogni-
ton in which Hale of Maine. Allen of
Nebraska, Hoar of Massachusetts,, Chill
ton of Texas and Morgan of Alabama
took part.
Hale held recognition to be exclusively
presidential power. Mr.. Hoar believ-
ed congress had the power incidental to
the regulating of commerce and war
making clauses and raised the question
what would be done If congress should
command the recognition of Cuba apd
Spain should on the day after adjourn
ment conquer Cuba.
Mr. Morgan, referring to Secretary
Olney's citation of his statement in an
old speech that recognition was a presi-
dental duty said that it was merely ex-
| officio.
During the early part of the session,
| MI. L IeIhlHS, fVepuDllcdn, OF Call1Ornla,
had read to the senate a telegra phic
copy of the resolutions adopted by the
California legislature protesting against
the passage of the Powers funding bill
Some resolutions affecting Inaugural
ton preparations We're adopted. A res
olution was adopted by Mr. Allen di-
recting the secretary of the navy to in
form the senate whether Isaac Walker
& Sons, contractors of Philadelphia,
and P. j, Carlin of BROOKLYN enga ped in
repairing the naval hospital were vio-
lating the eight hour law by compelling
their men to work nine hours a day for
the wages paid by private parties for
eight hours work.
Mr. Chandler interrupted in the mat
ter with technical question. where
upon Mr.. Allen said: THE senator is
throwing spear at gnat."
The senator should not call himself
a gnat." said Mr. Chandler.
Continuing, Mr.. Allen remarked that
he conceded that the senator from New
Hampshire had been secretary of the
navy.
81 conoede that myself" remarked Mr..
Chandler
After some further talk the resolution
went over. and Mr.. Proctor of Vermont
took the floor on resolution extending
the term of presidentEto six years and
members of the house to three years
Mr.. Pettigrew of South Dabota gave
row the house bill for free homesteads
in Oklahoma.
The senate at 1850 p m. went into ex-
ecutive session and at 500 p. m ad-
iourned.
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