The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-28
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crlguez.
In presenting remonstrance to the bill
said to restore the practice of fiogging
on vessels, Mr.. Frye (rep.) of Mime said
there was no measure pending which in
any way restored t1ogging On the COO =
trary, the bill referred to gave greater Sc
curity than ever before to sailors against
butality on shipboasd.
The house amendments to the senate
bill for a survey of water route from
the mouth of the jetties at Galveston to
Houston, were agreed TO and the bill
finally passed.
Mr.. Tmrpie then resumed his speech on
the Cuban question. He spoke of the
papers recently sent to the senate reciting
the claims OF Americans against Spain
These, If allowed, could not he paid III
generations from SPANS Impoverished
purse.
would rather trust the resources of
Cuba, declared the senator, than those.
OF Spain stripped; as she will be, OF the.
resources of Cuba"
Mr.. I,urpie then cited the past in
stances in which speedy recognition had
been. given by the United States to the
revolutionists of South American reput-
lies against Spain and also SPANS recog
milton Of the Confedcracy.
Two years after the Argentine out
break, President Monroe urged recugni-
tion of Independence. There was no sug-
sestion of autonomy, home rule and re-
storing peace, and yet this outbreak, said
Mr.. Turpie, was brief compared with the
present one in Cuba, now in its twelfth
year.
There was no fear of war with Spain
said the senator. There never had been
such war, and he hoped and believed
there never would be. The recognition
OF belli9ereney was recognized not q cause
of war.
After Mr.. Turpic had referred to Pres
ident Monroe's ruling upon intervention,
he added: ~'
And now we hear it intimated that
favor of Spain. 1t would be an apt Of
fetal reply in this case that the United
States would repel such intervention
Yet all we hear is 'paci6cation' Of the
island. There is not an intimation that
European intervention will be repelled,
but, if must say it, rather an anxiety
that the revolution shall fail"
way against the rebellion with an over
whelming military and naval force; Spain
had not rc-establishcd her power in the
single state of Pinar del Rio.
'"The forces of Spain have been en-
gagged" said Mr.. Turpie mot in the sup
preston of the revolution. but in guarding
the person of Gen. Weyler and the prop
erty of Spain ai Havana"
Mr. Turpie closed as follows:
IF the Cuban patriots succeed we may
then claim that we were friends of that
republic: friends in need, in the hour and
in the day of danger. If failure is be-
fore them, which may God avert, our ac-
tion will still lose none of its grace or
grandeur and we shall then keep faith
with the quenchless spirit of freedom,
and in the words of the great emanci-
pator, wish that all men, everywhere,
might be free"
The senate then turned to the Wolcott
bill, providing for an international none
tary conference.
Mr.. White (dem.) of California spoke
Of Mr.. Wolcott's trip to Europe as the
representative of the incoming admins
tration in behalf of bimetalsm.
Mr. White said the senator from New
HAMPSHIRE (Chandler), in his leisure
hours from the senate, edited a news
paper which contained an article which
Mr.. White had read at the desk amid
some amusement. 1t spoke of Senator
Sherman as the great leader who would
solve the problem of bimetallism.
Turning to Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. White
asked the Ohio senator II he was ready
70 assume the task mapped out Tor him.
There was no purpose, so far as he
knew, he proceeded, to oppose this meas
yure, as it was felt to be harmless, while
il might satisfy its promoters who might
feel that it kept some of their promises.
Yet with this act they were doomed to
certain failure. He doubted il any one
would be appointed to the commission
unless some large emolument was at
taehed to the places. 1t was a futile
movement declared the senator, and hav-
ing relieved themselves of the financial
question by this harmless device, its pro-
moters would then turn their attention to
,levying more taxes. snN
Mr.. Cannon of Utah urged an amend
ment directing the president of the United
States to call the conference, reciting that
the purpose was toward securing a ratio
between 10 to / and 16 to 1. He said
the Wolcott bill merely relieved Mr.. Nc
Kinley from all responsibility.
Mr.. Stewart (pop.) Of Nevada offered
an amendment providing that in case the
conference failed to effect an agreement
as to bimetalism then, within thirty days
after the adjournment of the conference,
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