The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-01-25
TALK TOO MUCH
Senator Hoar Makes a Vigorous
Protest Against Popular
ClamOr
For the Immediate Ratification
Of the General Arbitration
Treaty.
\ Might Prevent Changes Which
Are Necessary Turpie Up
i'm Arms.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.--A number OF
letters, several favorable and others un-
favorable to the Anglo American peace
treaty, were presented in the senate by
MIR. Cullom.
After this Mr.. Turpie Dem, Ind.,) |
surprised the senate with very caus-
tic statement as to the Cuban resolu-
ton. He said he would on Monday |
next call up the pending Cameron res
nlution for the independence of Cuba !
for the purpose of making some re-
marks. About three weeks ago, he
proceeded, there appeared formal ut
terance from the secretary of state in
tthe newspapers relative to the Cuban
resolution. At that time there was no
resolution before the senate. Under
such circumstances the secretary's ut
terance was Obiter dictum of the most
rude, most swift, most voluntary char
acter 1t recalled the schOOlmaster of
antiquity who caused whole audience
to tremble with "a threat of future dis
pleasure But the senate might have
passed this by. Now, however, pub
lication has appeared in the newspa-
pers, who had, apparently become the
messengers between the state depart
ment and congress-and messengers
which the senator did not disparage-
to the effect that compact had been
entered into between the secretary of
state and the new premier (Mr. Sher--
mani by which there was TO be no
further action on Cuba during the
present administration.
"Allow me to say proceeded Mr.
Turpic, "that | regard such course as
violation of the comfy existing be-
tween Legislative and executive
branches of the government. 1t has
been done only once before, when Mr..
Canning -"
Mr sherman Denied 1t.
Mr.. Sherman aros" at this moment,
while Mr. Turpie's reference to the
Canning incident was unfinished, and
said
If the senator refers to IL publication
today, | will say there Is not the slight
est warrant for the statement made. |
have not had u word with Mr.. Olney
OH that subject, and there has been no
y standing
Mr. Turpie said he was & lad to ac-
ccpt this disavowal. But he felt that
the senate should do something to dis
sipate such reports.
Whatever the difference may be a.
to the Independence of Cuba, conclud.
ed Mr.. Turpie, Il think every senator
here favors the independence Of the
senate.
This incident had scarcely been con-
cludod when it was followed by ii gen
>uine sensation in the form of discus
slor of the new Anglo American peace
treaty, notwithst anding the rule of re-
ferrng to treaties only In executive
session.
1t Brought Out Statements.
1t brought out statements from Mr..
Sherman, Mr. Cullom, Mr. Lodge and
MIR. Gray, members from the commit
tees on foreign relations, and from
many other senators. Mr.. Hoar pre-.
cipitated the discussion. In presenting
petition from chamber of commerce
favoring the speedy ratification of the
j. treaty, the Massachusetts, senator addet
some observations OIL the public pres
sure on >the senate. A great many
prominent mon and organizations were
telegraphing and writing to him urg
ing immediate action On the treaty.
Il suppose there is no man in thi
body" proceeded MIR. Hoar, ''who doe'
not hail as one Of the great events o
the century: the conclusion OF thi
treaty, strengthening the bonds o
friendship between the two English
speaking nations, as well as the friend
ship between the United States am
the whole world, and doing away wit
the barbarities of war"
but it should not be forgotten,
continued Mr.. Hoar, that the treat
was not an accomplished fact until tn
senate had examined and passed upu
it."
Protest Against Interference.
The senate had not yet acted. and
his Judgment it was very poor diplt
macy to have these heated utterance
directed to senators telling them the
should act at 4ncs. What il it shoul
turn ont that there was some unintent