The news & observer., 1897-01-27
Mr.. urpie Closes His Speech
in the Senate.
SENATOR WOLCOTT'S BILL
SENATOR STEWART OFFERS AN
AMENMENT TO 1T.
SETS DOWN ON GROWERS VETO
The House Passed Another Bill Over
the Presidents Veto Yesterday
by Vote of 1877 to 81.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The Senate had
a busy session to-day, Cuba, the proposed
international monetary conference, ana
the Nicaragua canal each coming IN Tor
a share of attention. Mr.. Turpie, of In
diana, closed his speech on the Cuban
resolutions, urging that Spain had utter
" failed to quell the outbreak and that
4he United States should intervene.
The Wolcott bill for an international
monetary conference was considered for
the first time. Mr.. White, tDem., Cali,
and Mr.. Cannon, lind, Utahl, and MIR.
Daniel. Dem., Va), urged that the con-
ference would be futile and was not IN
tended as a serious movement toward bl-
metallism. 1t was made evident, how
ever. that the bill would meet with little
opposition beyond the expression of Sena-
tors that the bill would accomplish moth
ing. Mr. Stewart offered an amendment
providing that in case the conference
failed the Secretary of the Treasury
shall, within 80 days begin the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and sill
yer. No final action on the bill was tax
Ell. The Nicaragua Canal debate was
resumed, Mr.. Daniel speaking against
the measure.
Then Mr.. Turpie resumed his speech.
81 would rather trust the resources of
the Cuban republic" declared the Sena-
tor, "than those of Spain, stripped as
she will be, of the resources of Cuba
Mr.. Turpie then cited the past I'M
stances in which speedy recognition had
been given by the United States to the
revolutionists of South American repub-
lies against Spain.
Recognition of belligerency is not a
cause for war, and, said Mr.. Turpie,
Spain. the very embodiment of diplomatic
punctiliousness, knows that fact.
what did Spain do?' exclaimed Mr..
Turpie Spain acknowledged the bellig-
erency of the Confederate States in the
earliest month of the first year of the
war and If this recognition of belEgerency
is casus belh, then we ought to have
declared war on Spain the day after the
surrender of Lee at Appomattox.' But,
continued the Senator, there was no fear
of war with Spain. There never had
been such a warfi and he hoped and be-
lieved there never would be- The re-
cognition Of belligerency was a recognized
right; not cause of war.
After Mr. Turpie had referred to Mon
roe's repeling European intervention,
the Senator added: And now we hear it
intimated that European powers are to
intervene in favor of Spain. 1t would
be an apt official reply in that case, that
the United States viii repel such in
tervention. Yet all we hear is 'Pacifca-
tion,' .Pacifeation of the Islands, f
There is not an intimation that Euro
pean Intervention will be repelled, but If
/ must say it, rather an anxiety that the
revolution shall fail"
Mr. Turpie closed as follows: IF the
Cuban patriots succeed, we may then
claim that we were friends of that Re-
public, friends in need, in the hour of
danger If failure is before them-which
may God avert--our action will still lose
nothing of grace or of grandeur, and we
shall then keep faith with the quench-
less spirit Of freedom and in the words of
the great emancipators, wish that all
men, everywhere, might be free"
Mr. Hills resolution for the recogni-
ton Of Cuban belligerency was, at his
request, taken from the table and placed
on the calendar.
The Senate then turned to the Wolcott
BILL providing for an international none
tary conference. Mr. White Dem, Cali
formal spoke derisively of Mr.. Wolcott's
trip to Europe as the representative of
the coming administration in behalf of
bi-metalism This envoy antecedent had
not met with the most hearty reception,
if the cable reports could be believed, but
had been referred by British statesmen
to their brothers on the continent.
The Senator referred to the lonesome
ness Of the proposed Commission. going
about and seeking nations with whom
to confer. He doubted if any one would
be appointed to this commission, unless
some large emolument was attached to
the places. 1T was a futile movement,
declared he.
Mr.. Cannon lind, Utah) urged an
amendment directing the President to
call the conference. and reciting that the
purpose was toward securing a ratio be-
tween Is to | and Is to L. He said the
Wolcott bill merely relieved Mr.. McISin-
ley from all responsibility. leaving him
the mere administrative duty of appoint
ing commissioners.
There was belief. he said, that Mr..
Mckinley. in his holy Of holies, enter
tains a conviction favorable to bi-metal-
lism and the bill should be made broad
enough to permit the coming President
TO aid in the accomplishment of this great
end instead of retiring into a passive and
administrative attitude. As to nterna-
uonal conferences, in general. Mr.. Cam
non said he had little faith in them, and
it would be about MS difficult TO galvanize
life into one Of the Pharaohs as to get
any definite results from such confer
ence. The Senator referred also to Mr..
Wolcott's trip to Europe and said litic
was 70 he exnectPd from this "dilletante
dalliance" th the great question in
v0ved
M. Stewart Pop, Nevada offered an