The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23

Washington, Jan. 22.-Questions OF
deep interest and Importance came before
the Sen lite to-day in u most uneypected
manner. First arose the subject of rec
oSnition by Congress of the republic Of
Cuba, Mr.. Turpie giving notice of his IN.
tention to call up Senator Cameron's res
olution on Monday and to address the
Senate on the subject.
Mr.. Turpic adverted TO Secretary
Olney's defiance of Congress in the mat.
ter of Cuba and said it reminded him of
the schoolmaster of antiquity who
whipped his pupils generally He.also
referred to Il newspaper statement of II
compact yesterday between the present
Secretary of State and the premier of the
next administration that there would
he no action in relation to Cuba during
the present Congress. This statement
was bluntly contradicted by Senator
Sherman as one without the slightest
foundation.
''Therc has been," he declared, ''no
conversation on this subject, no express
sion of opinion
The subject of arbitration was brought
up in an equally informal and chance
manner. AIR. Cullom had earlier in the
day sent to the clerk desk for pubica.
ton in the Record large number of let
tiers which he had received on the subject
of the treaty some favoring and some
opposing ratification.
Mr. Hoar presented other memorials on
the same subject and took the opportu-
nifty of lecturing "a great many wise and
best men In all parts of the country for
what he called their incorporate zeal in
favor Of ratification Of the treaty.
1.-The matter was still inchoatc,n he
said. He pointed out that if some modi
ficatious were deemed necessary and if
Mr.. Olney submitted to the Marquis of
Salisbury, the Marquis might we'll reply,
Your people are clamoring for it rs It
is. You do not represent your country
and you country's Interest,"
He repealed the iDsinuaton that the
Senate was to have the spurs jabbed in if
it did not dispose of the treaty in twenty
four hours.
Mr.. Hoar's views were sustained and
reinforced by his colleague, Mr.. Lodge,
who said iC would not conduce to'the in
terest of peace between nations if in n
year or two the treaty would develop
causes of disagreement which would lead
to its immediate denuncintion and would
set back the whole plap of arbitration for
years.
The discussion was continued in some
what the same strain by Senators Sner.
man, of Ohio Cullom, of Illinois; lIaw.
ley, of Connecticut; s'cwall, of New ,Jer-
sey; and Stewart, of Nevada, and then
Mr.. Morrison, of Louisiana, interposed
an objection that the debate was out of
order and the matter was dropped and u
lEll of some twenty minutes followed,
during which the Military Academy APP
preparation bill was under consideration,
it's passage being impeded by PROPOSE
ton TO have the West Point cadets par
ticipate in the inauguration parade.
Before that knot had been disentancled
the morning hour expired and Nicaragua
canal bill was taken up rs the unfinished
business. At the threshold another in
ternational question was injected in the
shape of IL letter from the Secretary of
State, transmitting communication
from Mr.. RoderiqueZ, minister OF the
greater republic of Central America, pro-
testing against the various Nicaragua
canal bills before Congress, rs being in
violation of II contract with the Maritime
Canal Company.
Mr.. Morgan plunged into the discus
sion in his usual manner, hitting right
and left. He insinuated that this Rode
riguez letter had been written ut the in
stigatiOn of q greater power Great Bri-
tain, which always advanced its views
but never failed to protect it's subjects
The letter was, he said, an attempt on
the part OF Nicaragua TO collect 81, 600 OO0
blackmail and he asked what kind of IL
Senate it was that received such commu-
nications rs this without knowing what
PASSED between the President and this
man in the blue room of the White
House.
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, suggested an adj
iournmcnt until Monday so rs to secure
further information, but Mr.. Morgan
warmly replied that Mr.. Hale must ask
that information of Secretary Olney HIM
self, as he has found him inaccessible
Most of Senator's present were DESTROYS
! of adjourning over until Monday, but
they lacked quorum, and so the Senate
simply adjourned, which means that it
will be called to order again at noon to-.
morrow.
The following is, in substance, the pro-
test of the Greater Republic of Central
America on the Nicaraguan canal ques-
J ton, proposed by Minister Roderiguez,
and transmitted to-day by Secretary Oh
ney to the Senate;
| CENTRAL AMERICAS PROTEST.
As several bills relating to the con
! struction of an interoceanic canal through
| Nicaragua have been for some time pend
| ing before both Houses OF Congress, his
| government recently instructed him to
examine them and make. under certain
| conditions, suitable representations to
| the Secretary of State. He says he has
| examined the various bills and finds that
| they are Mt variance in matters of details
| with the stipulation of the contract OF
| April ii. 1887, between Nicaragua AMI
the canal company
He then calls attention to the fact that
! the eighth article of thai concession pro,