The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-14
4:10 p. M. the house adjourned
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

Washington, Jan. 11.-There were less
than twenty senators in their seats when
business began today. The vice president
| announced communication from the sec
| retary of the interior, giving the amounts
due the sinking funds of the Union and
Central Pacific on account of mail sub
| sides paid to them by the Pacific Mail
company. These were the accounts which
| 1t was reported could not be found, but
subsequently were discovered in the inte-
rior department.
y joint resolution was offered by Mr.
Bate (dem) of Tennessee, to authorize
the secretary of the treasury to solicit
proposals and make contracts for the
building for the government exhibits at
the Tennessee exposition without public
amendment, and were agreed to.
On motion by Mr.. Hoar, the house
bill for uniform banking law was made
special order for Monday, January %.
Mr.. Mills called up the resolution in
troduced by him declaring that the deter
mination of the expediency of recognizing
the independence of foreign government
belongs to congress, and when congress
shall so determine the executive shall act
tremendously with the legislative depart
ment of the government; also recognizing
the independence of the republic of Cuba
and appropriating $4,000 for the salary
of Il minister thereto, and proceeded to
address the senate upon it.
Mr.. Mills began by saying that the sec
rotary of state had challenged the au-
thority of congress TO recognize the in
dependence of n foreign state and said
that n bill passed over the nrcsident's
veto would he of no effect
II pronose 70 meet that statement" be
announced THE authority of congress
has never been challenged but once. then
the challenger was singularly rebuked,
He did MT know where the secretary
of state found authority for his state
ment that a government must exist before
If could no recognized for to recognize
if Diplomatic officer must no sent TO II
Congress mist create the Office had sole
power TO create an office and must do so
before the nro,ident could annoint nm am.
bossador to n government
This is n most remarkable statement
commented Mr. Mills mon. Secretary n
news declaration. from which he nuoted
The respect that I have for the seq
rotary of state in the biph Office which no
holds. restraints me from saving more He
has his dirty and I have mine The
president mist not saw TO the congress
of the United States this is none of your
msiness
Mir Mills read from President AIonroe's
MESSAGE of March 1900 relating to the
recognition of south American renuhIics
in revolution against Spnin. Monroe, he
said had recognized that both branches
of the government had n dirty imnosed
nm them in thr recognition of fnrei1n
governments and that there mist no Co
onnrotion NJonron had nor .snid ~ have
sent m ambassador" hnt IF CONGRESS-
sbonId cnncur', in his Vows be wonlI
racognize The now governments How
in tho face If thot nrocndent he inourad
couiJ tbe nrasidrnt Of III, Irnited ST., tes
and tho snrretorv If state stand hefore
thn nnnnln of Tho IfniteJ states and saw
thar tbav hnd solo newer IN recognizn n
fnreign Government with which thov
warn r. have commnrciaI relotions
Mr. Mills cited rs ingredients thn cases
of several South American rpnuhlics and
Tho Stoto of Tnv,s "wbosn servant" ho
said ~ bore RI" honor re ba y '"'' ~
Mr. NIIS said that be wouli NOT sneol,
of rho nronrietv Of q secretary Of State
JiscuSsing in nnblic n measure Of which
CONGRESS was To mass and nrodictin~ dis.
StHr If If hecamc n law In having y
trihnta to President Monroe he said.
"Thorn was a man on whose shoulders
bo,rdS of trade and stock aycbongeS
nevar nnt their shncklos',
If was sometime strange that ot This
late dov in the closing honr of the Nine
teentb century the president had discoy-
ereJ that he alone had mower over Tho
recognition Of foreign governments and
sci NJ defiance n resolution of congress