The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-01-18

fully followed. lie attacked severely the
ClcveIand-olncy position that the executive
alone has the right L. recognize. This
portion az his speech was based on author
flies which De- quoted freely. lie arraigned
tho administration for being swayod by
cor.,mer,Ial Influences ~ tho expense Of
patriotism. Speaking Of Monroe he said:
There was "A man on whose shoulders
boards OF trade and stock exchanges never
put their shacki,s."
The galleries were crowded and the
Texen YVES frequently applauded.
Air. Mills was frequently interrupted;
Hale. 90 Massachusetts. who is SPANS
special champion. replied In speech of
an hour after Mills had concluded. Hale
believes the rirht 10 recognize is vested
solely in the executive.
Al tho outset SIR Mills assailed tho po-
siifon assumed bv President Cleveland iu
his annual message ON the cuban question.
and when interrupted hy NIr. Gray. demo
GRAFT. Of Delaware who asked whence the
senator derived ono particularly puue nj
extract ne WAS reading. sir Mills answered
that toe vas reading frnu The message OF
President Monroe.
Had His Authority Before Him.
MIR Nfns had numerous books spread ont
ON the tuo desks De occt.pied for the tme
being
sir Ailis drew into the controversy Henry
Clay aud Andrew Jackson. and made "a
point on tic recognition IL tle Independence
~ Texas BIO assertcd. with much emuha-
SIS. after rerdiuE au extract from Fresi-
dent Jacksnn's u,ssI-e ON Che Texas
question. that tho power 10 recognize for
e.gn governments Was in the province of
congress aut dld mot rest with tho cxccl-
tive.
To this AIr. Gray rctortcd by reading the
concluding sentence al Andrew Jacllsoa's
message which said that while ne thoueAt
cApsGiaucy mI-ht vest this matter in con-
Eress bee did not express any opinion un
the subject
AIR Mills quoted the action Of congress
En- 1864 Ga rer.rd To the French intcrN ention
Ia Mexico. when congress. 10y a vote ~
IL Co = practically administered a reproot
10 those great statesmen so dear 90 the
republican heart-Abraham Lincoln and
William r. Scward-and asserted that con-
Eress had the constitutional right of recos-
MIXING foreign governments. hut that the
time and method OF So doing belonged 10
the executive department TIE raised a
laugh on the floor among democrats and
republicans alike by saying that among
those who voted Tor this resolution We're
.lr Morrill,. 10 Vermont. the ncstor of the
cording 10 newspaper report was 20 he the
next secretary Of state. and TO more
capable man could be found on the re-
publican sire.
Repudiate Cleveland's Statements.
lIr Aluis repudiatcd with horror and in
Gl-uatian ihe statement Of the president
that d.. people ~ the United States looked
with admiration upon the efforts made 10y
spain tn suppress the Cuban Insurgents,
and said that II he had the power. he
would send tle armed fleets 81 the United
States tu prevent the bUtchery ~ American
newspaper correspondents and American
. citizens. d. d were not for the gamblers
E 90 Tile stock exchange il might be- possible
+ for the government OF the United States
. Ia show some virility. God grant. bee said
passi"uateiy. that the day may come some
E time when thc people of thc United States
/ viii be relieved lrom the shaci,les of the
/ mercantile spirit and VIII compel sil the
people of this earth To respect the rights
j uf its citizens.
I AIR Hale. republican. OF Maine. closed the
+ discussion iy Saying that the whole ques-
I ton So grave aud critical. would come lee
Z for. the senate some day. soon OF late.
when the resolution ~ senator Cameron.
7 reported from the foreign relations COM
Z r.tttec. came up for action Until that
& tsr,. hc declined e. answer the senator
Z from Texas tAir. MUil.
AIR AIlls's resolution went over without
Z action. SIR. Bacon. democrat, OF GcorEll
T giving notice that De would address IL,
I SENATE, upon il ueNt Wednesday.
Th. senate then proceeded 70 executive
+ business. and 10 80 O'Clock adjourned Until
+ tomorrow
Money Tells Of His Trip.
As congress was assembling. an army OF