The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-12
CUBA IN THE SENATE.
Morgan's Resolutions Come Up
in That Body.
MORRILL, SPEAKS AGAINST THEM.

Says Their Purpose Is to Wrest Rights
from the Executive-The House Refuses
to Concur in the senate Revocation of
CIeveland's Forestry Reservation Order
Harris Bill To Regulate Interstate
Comnerce-Other Washington News.
Washington, May Ex-senator Mantle
Of Montana introduced two amendments
to the wool schedule of the tariff bill
Tuesday. He explained that one OF
these represented the views of the Ma
tional Wool Growers association, while
the other had been agreed to by num-
Der of senator's on the Republican side.
The amendments were referred to the
finance committee. Gear, chairman or
the Pacific railroad committee, said he
would not press his motion to proceed
with the Pacific railroad bill, but would
urge it on Thursday. The Morgan Gu
ban resolution was taken up as soon as
the routine business was out of the way
and Morrill, spoke in opposition. The
senator said the purpose of all the Gu
ban resolutions, including that of Nor
gan, was TO wrest from the executive
the right he alone hitherto had eXer-
cised of recognizing the belligerent
rights or the independence of nations.
Morrill, declared that congress had no
such power and its exercise would be
contrary to all precedents. Belligerent
rights of revolters should not have rec
ognition based merely on sympathy, but
must be based on justice and law.
The Monroe Doctrine.
Morrill, then turned his attention to
the new and botched version of the
Monroe doctrine wth>all its apocryphal
additions by our intrepid jingosts, who
sought to make the United States the
"unmasked guardian and the fighting
champion of all the American repub-
lies. big and little" If this new version
was to be an established policy, then 1t
was time to create an army and navy
which will eclipse anything that might
be brought against them, to pile up
taxes to sustain a huge military estab-
| lishment and to supplement the school
master with the soldier.
Foraker of Ohio speaking on the Gu
| ban resolution and in favor OF its ret-
erence to the committee on foreign re-
] lations Tuesday said that he knew the
| administration had its policy on THIS
question. Allen asked what the policy
| of the administration was and Foraker
replied that it was to ascertain beyond
( peradventure the exact situation In Gu
ba. 1t had sent its duly authorized and
accredited agent there to investigate the
| whole condition and report.
J - House UphoIds Cleveland.
] The house Tuesday took up the sub
J iect of forest reservations again. I'M
/ derwood, Democrat of Alabama. spoke
! briefly and was followed by Ellis, Re-
| publican of Oregon, both OF whom ad-
] yocated the restoration of the reserva-
! tions made by President Cleveland to
the people The house by a vote OF
100 to 80 refused to concur in the SEN
! ate amendments to revoke president
! Cleveland's order as to forest reserva-
I tions.
The senate amendment to the sundry
! civil appropriation for $4,000 to improve
! Pearl harbor, Hawaii, inspired strong
! speech by Hitt the past and prospective
| chairman of the foreign affairs commit
tee of the house, who supported the
! amendment.