The morning times., 1897-02-26
CAPITOL NEWS AND GOSSIP


State-elcct rising in the Senate and out
lining his foreign policy was presented
yesterday. Sherman, gaunt, gray and
looking very feeble, took occasion in the
course Of debate to clearly state his own
position and presumably to announce that
of the new administration.
Il believe" he said, with great EN-
phasis, that citizens of tile United States
should be respected, guarded and pro-
tectcd against the gross and barbarous
injustice shoYn in this Sanguilly case.
We should oppose wrong and Tyranny
everyw here, particularly when invoked
against citizens of the United States. The
Committee on Foreign Affairs unanimously
Thought that unlawful insolence and vio-
lence and wrong should be resisted by
our goyernment.Y
This announcement came in the mic st
OF an unusually warm and spirited de-
bate OF the Cuban trouble, which, with
brief intermissions, occupied the atten-
ton of the Senate all yesterday afternoon.
The statement cane Immediately after
the Senate had voted to take up the
sanguiily resolution, even to the preju-
dice OF appropriation bills, and after Sher-
man had been defeated, voting against his
own committee and in favor OF considering
the appropriation bills. Much surprise had
been excited by his course, and some
Senators had taken it as indicative that
the new Secretary WAS openly hostile to
Cuba, and did not care who knew it. His
subsequent announcement that he wanted
prompt andvigOrous actionin the Sanguiny
matter, served TO clear away all doubt
During Senator Daniels impa SsiUned
speech on the Sanguilly resolution yes
terday, great applause was raised by the
entrance into the private gallery of Gen.
Daniel e. Sckles. ex-miniSter to Spain
As the one-leesed veteran stumped down
the aisle and occupied a front gallery
seat a storm OF applause greeted him.
The interest in his presence was probably
Increased by his recent declaration that
he was a candidate for just one appoint
ment on earth from President Mckinley
that OF Governor G eneral of Cuba.
The accuracy of some New York SEN
sational newspapers was severely i'm
pugned in the discussion OF the Sanguiliy
and Senator Morgan-bOth ardent support
ers OF the policy OF intervention in Cuba
each called attention 10 the refuted charge
that American ladies had been stripped
andindecentiy searched by Spanish author
ity. They declared the report to be wholly
untrue. The big Nebraska Populist, A lien,
however, continued to give the report
credence and declared such actions to
be "disgracetul to civilization
An Interesting feature Of the Cuban de-
bate was the break in the New England
contingent Frye and Chandler and Lodge
are called fiery jingoes, while Hale and
Hoar, and perhaps Gallinger, do not es-
cape the fnsinuation OF being modern
Tories Frye and Lodge were both very
passionate in their advocacy OF the San
gully resolution, and in the course or de
bate Lodge found time 10 make very sar-
castle illusions to persons in his part
OF the country who were such warm ad-
rnirers OF Great Britain Just at this
moment Lodges heated speech was in
terruptcd by n message from President
Cleveland Immediately following this
came the clerk Of the House, who delivered
sUndry messages One was that the
House had agreed to a bill to remove ice,
snow and slush from side walks, which led
to long and significant applause.
william Alden Smith OF Michigan, a
member of the House Committee on For
eign Affairs, has found what amounts TO
q large mares nest He has discovered
that there are aliens in tire United States
consular serricn and he wants to know
why. He has therefore introduced a
resolution in the House directing the Sec
retary OF State To advise Congress as to
the number and location of aliens in the
foreign service If Mr.. Smith had in
vestigatea the subject little further lie
would have discovered that under all ad-
ministration, from time immenorial, u
great many aliens have been employed
as commercial agents, deputy consuls, in
terprcters, messengers and cierks. chiefly
because the salaries and conditions sur
rounding the employment were not tempt
ing to American citizens.
There is no doubt that Mr. Smith has
a large number OF constituents who want
offices, but it is not likely that among
them can be found one who would
be willing to serve, say at Pi-
| raeus, Greece, for the nuDifiCent
compensation OF $50 per annum. Mr.
| Smith will find Apollo Abbate the Amer
| lean agent at that port, and Apollo is
| native Greek 1t. is also safe to say
there is no one who voted for Mr., Smith
who would be willing to serve as Amer
| lean consul at Warsaw at the ia bulous sal
| airy of 81 IS. 90, but oSeph Rawlez, a native
| Russian, takes it gladly, and is rather
afraid he will lose his job, as there are
many enterprisins young Russians who
| would like 20 fly the Stars and Stripes from
| their attic windows.
| These are some Of the things that Mr.
| Smith will find out when he gets the
| answer of the Secretary of State, if, in
| deed, the the venerable Mr. Sherman
! does not in the meantime send for young
| Mr. Smith. show him a diplomatic and
| consular register and tell him to be good,
| SHORTAGE IN FUNDS.