Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-19

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The assertion that Il was the work OF 1
the titled aristocracy Of Great Britain. |
There is no danger Of misunder-
of a serious nature between |
The people Of this country and the com
mon people Of England, he said, and l
then stated that he ranked such lead |
ERR - Gladstone and Bright with the
English cOmm0nerB. But he conteuded
that the interests Of the British aristo-
cfats were every way antagonistic to
the interests Of the great masses q the
American people. He also advanced the
argument that one congress could not
by Its action bind another. and said
that on THIS account the treaty was .
mere. piece Of buncombe.
The right Of declaring war" he said.
rs given to congress, and It b implied
that II 10 given to one congress a. much |
~ another. Hence. even n we ratify
the tresty It would not be binding on
futurs seasions.". II In other words. the
two nations found sufficient provocation
for going to war they would proceed
70 hostflities regardless Of treaties Of
peace. AZ On tne Otnef manu. tney
touno tnensetvee oisputIne over
srlv%i ma..er .ney hatul4"y wC.1 r.
oEt 10 *pst.etson' ano tneEe "oulu pen
mote o.ncuisy IN arranging separate
fo.sratson ior eacn occasion ~ tne
future tnan tnere nad Deen IN the past
+! SAoIsans s$atement was read from
manuscrpt anu ne gave noace tnat ne
wouto nave u printed TOT the use OF tne
senete. At the concausion> o. ms re-
ma1k1 DavAs save nouce tnat ne wouio
nsS stne senate 20 take up the treaty
aeaan To-Day ana SAID ne would tnen
speak on II bacon OF georgia re-in-
tfoouced ms amendment OF last session
exempting claims against tne soutnefn
states nom the operation OF the treaty.
Ine committee amenomenss were the
sireadv IN these disnatchee. - =
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S.,,. III. .u.HSS .N..ss a. e.. y
rort Of the session was received. A
smile went around the chamber when
Stewart; q resident Of Carson City,
New. offered bill for the relief Of one
Corhett. II proved to be q private pen
Sion DEL One OF tne measures inTo-
tac,.,. .,or :, hahe,s ~ .rv re,,csoue
Senom,ra t,or =
re.o1,,tIor bv yod~e ~ Na..achu.
set,. Vas sgreen 10 instrnctinr the
con,n,,ttee m eora,en relation. r. in
ou,re v,hether the Island. oe 81 Crniv
a. John. and a. Thor,.. ~ the west
1rd;on .,,,,n oc,,,a 10 hosed h.,
tha Yyr,sna St..es a,d :, -. ~. non.
ehu,tv ~ thosr ..,e -, ntho, ,.orar.
Tne ho,,.s x,o. IN .assio,, ro- or,v
f,fteen minutes ana that time Vas con-
suuned IN the read,n0 ~ the Journal.
The ra,,eries were alIed In ant,cinat ion
~ the o,,anin~ ~ the t,raSr aoheta hut
Henderson, ~ Iove annornced that the
WAYS ana means committee would NOT
h. ready ~ reiort untiI th1sv
- e
DHAREb NAY SUCCEED LEE.
Aons ffesicent McAAnAey Ofeod Him "
ccePs sne CUBAN Consoiase'
washington, March ls.-General ORA
per, OF Massachusetts. may yet go to
Havana as consul general. to succeed
General Fitzhugh Lee. He admits that
President McKin,ev has so,,c,ted him
a. 600. a. ...s,,.-o.. 80 Iii.
oN "A,-e
'e " Noe eo' Gnu nos eo
expressed himself to the president ne
GOES not reel IKE ignoring the presi-
cents wishes IN the matter. This means
tnat II ne Is pressed ne Will accept. In
tne event OF MS becoming General Lees
successor Is SAID 10 De the purpose
OF tne PRESIDENT TO allow Minister ray
| LOT TO remain at Madrid FOR the time
| pelng.
| II Is the beiief OF the administration
In q fev months ord ov,e- a. 20 .et.,ed
an a..eInpt Will De mace 10 nave tne
nAiniS.ership Oh SPAN ana RUSSIA raised
- canarss Dranap d, WIEN n.n ..is - uon e.
snain no NTH raco,,a no sr-,s.t,,a.s
II not. the minister selected for Russta
may be transferred and General Draper
given the mission to st. Petersburg.