The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-13
The F|FTY-F|FTH CONGRESS
A SPIRITED DEBATE IN THE SEN
ATE ON MORGAN's CUBAN RES
OLUTION.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL IN THE HOUSE
senate Amendments Considered
and the Bill Sent to Conference.
Disposition of Forestry Re-
serye-PearI HarbOr Items.

of Montana lntTOuuceu t"o amy
IN tbe wool schedule of the tariff bill to,
day. He explained that one of these
represented the views Of the National
Wool Growers association, while the
other had been agreed upon by mum,
Der of the senators on the republican
side. The amendments were referred to
the finance committee.
Mr.. Gear (rep.) of Iowa, chairman OF
the Pacific railway committee, said he
would not press his motion to proceed
with the Pacific railway bill today, but
would urge it on Thursday.
The Morgan resolution was taken up as
soon as the routine business was out OF
the way, and Mr.. Morrill, (rep) of Yer
mont spoke in opposition. The senator
said the purpose Of all the Cuban resolu-
tions, including that Of Senator Morgan,
was to wrest from the executive the right
he alone hitherto had exercised of recog-
MIXING the belligerent rights of indie
pendence of nations. Mr.. Morrill, de-
clared that congress had no such power
and its exercise would be contrary to all
precedents. Beligerent rights of re-
VOTERS should not have recognition
based merely on sympathy, but must be
based on justice and law. He argued in
favor of leaving the president a free
hand in Cuba, and said that were we to
recognize the Cuban revolters as belliger-
ents the legitimate government would at
once be released from responsibility for
damages which American citizens may
suffer from any future acts or misdeeds
of the revolters. When the executive,
legislative and judicial functions were
only documentary and migratory, revolt
ers were not entitled to recognition. lie
hoped for the early and complete indie
pendence of the island and when the time
was ripe independence would come. He
was wholly opposed to the annexation OF
Cuba as ii meant the admission Of Cuba
as a state equal in power to New York.
Mr.. Morrill, then turned his attention
to the new and botched up version Of the
Monroe doctrine, with all apocryphal adj
ditions by our intrepid jingoists, who
sought to make the United States the
"unasked guardian and fighting cham
pion of all the American republics, big
and little" If this new version was to
be an established policy, then it was time
to create an army and navy which will
eclipse all that might he brought against
them, to pile up taxes for huge military
establishments and to supplant the
schoolmaster with military instructors.
Mr.. Morrill, referred to the "belligerent
war whoops" of certain statesmen who
seemed to want war at any cost.
Mr.. Kyle (pop) said he rose to a ques-
ton of privilege on the close of Mr.. Nor
rills' speech. He said criticisms had
appeared in the west relative to his posi-
ton on senate committees and minated
that IL was due to some understanding
with republican senator's. He came
here, he said, without knowing that
reorganization was contemplated. He
had had no conference with democratic
or republican senators as to where he
would be assigned on committees, and
he objected to the malicious kilograms
sent out from Washington that he had
begged assignments anywhere. Mr..
Kyle said that as he understood the policy
of the populists they believed in giving
the control and responsibility of the SEN
ate to the republicans who controlled the
other branches of the government. He
believed that was tho ripbtful nolicv
Consideration of the Cuban resolution
was resumed.
Mr.. Foraker of Ohio. who had inst on
tered the committee on foreign relations.
spoke briefly on the desirability of careful
inquiry by the committee. There was
resolution and no nrped Mr. Norrnn to
allow il to be referred. - " "
Mr.. Allen (pob) of Nebraska asked
what more could be learned.
Mr.. Foraker responded that n ouestion
existed as to the facts. The subject
divided itself, he said, under three heads.
first. what are the facts: second what l.
the law applicable To the facts. third
what is tho noIicv which uo 40 60 ~
sumo under This condition of INV md
facts?r Mr.. Foraker said be had road
some of the evidence in the nossess;on nf
the state denortment and ba foIt that I.
should no examined cnrofnlIv haforo oa
ton was taken. Nv
Tb;s io5 A. Auo,, a, =, ..., ...-,.
of the ',premeditntad" nrrnosa &c ,hn
state depnrtment IN koen tho Sonnts ' ~,
ignorancc. Formnotelv bo,ornr ,h ,n
world kney tho facts NO 20 Snon;sh o, Wy
ties. If DELAY was 10 no tbo noi;c,. nf
the administration. said be. tbpn II WINS
n cowardIy nolicv for any, nd ui st :. W Nv;
10 adopt. ""''' "''on
Mr.. Foraker disc,a;med having s,;a
ANYTHING to warrant tho ossort;n, ,hat
the executive or state dennrtment WITH ,d'