Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-12

-iditle VI introduced TWO
amendments TO the wool schedule OF
the traiff bill. today. He explained that
one of these represented the views of
the National Wool Growers Associa-
ton, While the other had been agreed to
by number of senators on the Re
publican side. The amendments We're
referred to the finance committee. Mr..
Geer, Rep, of Iowa, chairman of the
Pacific Railroad committee said he
would not press his motion to proceed
with the Pacific Railroad bill but would
urge it, Thursday.
The Morgan Cuban resolution was
taken up as soon as the routine bust
ness was out of the way and Morrill,.
Rep, of VT, spoke in opposition. The
senator held that Spain. vexed by fill
busterers and by the stalwart sympa-
thy in the United States for the in
surgents, would construe a resolution
recognizing the independence of Cuba
as equivalent to a declaration of war.
Morrill, turned his attention to the
new and botched version of the Mon
roe doctrine with ali it's apocryphal ad-
ditions by our intrepid jingoists." This
new version, he said, sought to make
the United States the "unasked guar
dian and the fighting champion of all
the American republics. big and little. -
The senator compared the pacific ut
terances of Washington with this
latulent eXaggeration of the Monroe"
he had never accepted this new version
as applied to Venezuela. If it was 10
be an established policy, then it was
time to create an army and navy which
will eclipse all that might be brought
against them. to pile up taxes to sus-
tain a huge military establishment and
to supplant the school master with the
soldier Morrill, referred TO the ''belli-
gerent war whoops of certain states
men who seemed to want war at any
cost
Kyle, Pop, S. D., rose to a question
of privilege on the close of Morrilfs
speech. He said criticisms had APP
peared in the West relative to his posi-
ton on Senate committees and intimat-
ing that it was due to some under
standing with Republican senators. He
came here, he said. without knowing
that reorganization was con-
templated. He had no conference with
Democratic or Republican senators as
to where he would be assigned on com
mittees. and he objected to the malic-
ious kilograms kilograms sent out from
Washington that he had begged as
signment anywhere.
Consideration Of the Cuban resolution
was resumed and Foraker of Ohio
spoke briefly on the desirabilty of care
full inquiry by that committee. Allen,
Pop, Neb., asked what more could De
learned. Foraker responded that :
question existed as to the facts. The
subject divided itself, he said, unde'
three heads; first. what are the facts,
second what is the law applicable to
the facts; third, what is the policy
which we are to assume under this con
dftion Of law and facts. Foraker sail
he had read some of the evidence in the
possession of the state department and
he felt that it should be examined
carefully before action was taken.
This led Allen to warm criticism of the
'Premeditated purpose of the state de-
partment to keep the Senate in ignor-
ance."
Allen asked if Foraker dismissed the
inquiries of the former administration
as incompetent. The Ohio senator
answered that if information now
available at the state department dealt
with the present status of affairs and
there was every purpose. he believed,
to place this at the disposition of the
Senate.
Foraker. speaking of the policy of the
said: 80 far as the adj
is concerned. it is not under
taking to shirk its duty as to Cuba
May | be permitted to ask inquired
Allen. what is the policy of the admin
istration in respect to Cuba? %
THE policy of the administration" said
'as | understand it, is to ascer-
tain al once beyond peradventure what
are the exact conditions existing in Cuba.
1t has taken steps in that direction. 1t
has sent its duly authorized agent there
TO make the inquiry. 1t will be but a
short time until a report is made to the
Mills Dem. Texas, said it. was rather
. late day to stop and inquire whether
war exists in Cuba.
Lodge of Massachusetts stated that
there was late information in the pos
session of the state department which
was most important, and should be given
% Congress and the country before the
passage of these resolutions. Under the
asst administration. he said. the Senate
had been kept in the dark as to Cuba
)ut he did not believe there was dispo-
'ition on the part of the present adminis-
ration to withhold any information from
Congress or the country. He believed the
now at hand would strength