The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-13
A MEASURE REvOKING 1T WAS
ADOPTED IN THE SENATE.
CLEVELAND SCORED.
SUNDAY CIVIL BILL WAS PASSED.
House Adopted IL Resolution to Meet
Only Twice u Week-It Was OPP
posed by All the Democrats
and POpulists.

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As sequel to the defeat of the Anglo
American treaty of arbitration, MT. pa
con of Georgia introduced the following
Joint resolution deprecating war and an.
nouncing the policy of the government
favorable to arbitration:
Resolved, That the United States OF
America deprecate war and declare the
maintenance of peace and friendship with
all the world and that the desire is not
Limited to their relations with any one
nation, but extends to their relations with
all the nations of the world, whether
the same be great or small, strong or
weak.
"Sec. 2.-That to the end that the re-
lations of peace and amity now happily
existing between them and all nations
may be perpetually preserved and that
wars may be discouraged and as far as
practicable made impossible, the United
States favor the principle and practice
of international arbitration for the set
tlement of questions in difference be-
tween them and any other nation which
they may fail to adjust by treaty or
diplomatic negotiation.
''Sec. 3-That the United States do
hereby ayow it as their future policy and
intention whenever there shall arise any
question in difference between them and
any other nation which they may fail
to adjust by treaty or diplomatic nego-
tiation that they shall and will, so far
as they can consistently and with the
national honor, the integrity of their ter
ritory and their foreign and domestic pol
icies. submit such question in difference
to the arbitrament and final decision of
an international court of arbitration.
Such court of arbitration shall, in the
future as in the past, be constituted by
agreement between the parties consent
ing thereto with special reference and
adaptation to the particular question in
difference and to the conditions then ex-
listing.
Sec. 4.-That the United States hereby
invite all civilized nations to make q cor
responding and reciprocal declaration to
the end that wars between nations may
cease and that an universal reign of
peace may be inaugurated and perpetual
ly maintained"
A resolution by. Mr.. Lodge of Massa-
chusetts was agreed to requesting the
president for all the information relative
to 0utrages oh Italians in Louisiana, for
which compensation has been suggested
by the executive.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, democratic
member of the finance committee, called
attention to the fact that the compare
tive statement as to the tariff bill had not
yet been prepared. 1t was most desra-
hand very soon.
Senator Allison, republican member of
the finance committee, said the statement
would be very comprehensive and would
be ready probably next Saturday.
There is no intention, as far as |
know" said Mr.. Jones, ''to delay the
consideration of this bill. All we ask
is that reasonable time be given"
The sundry civil bill was then taken
up, the pending question being on Mr..
Pettigrew's amendment in reference to
suspending the order of President Cleve-
land creating extensive forestry reserves.
criticised by senator's from the states af-
fected, including Messrs. Pettigrew, Will
son and Carter Mr.. Wilson character
lied Mr.. Cleveland''s procalamtion as "a
dastardly blunder." Eight million acres
had been taken out of his state. The
people affected by these orders were not
to be restrained. he said, "by scientific
gentlemen from Harvard college" They
were going to have the timber which they
needed, law or no law, ''and what are
you going to do about it?' he asked.
Mr.. Allison, in charge of the bill. said
he favored some relief from Mr.. Cleve-
iaHu oiuci VI epIudTy laSt. ne stated
that President Mckinley and his cabinet
were considering the subject with view
to righting the wrong. But the amend
ment went too far, not only authorizing
the president to vOcate the order but de-
claring by act of congress that the order
was abrogated.
Mr.. Wilson declared that if this order
had applied to Mr.. Allison's state, the
people there would have risen in rebel
lion.
Mr.. White (dem.) of California charac-
terized the order of February % last as
oppressive and ridiculous in the extreme.
rance of the situation on the part of those
inspiring the order.
Mr.. Pettigrew insisted that congress
should revoke the order without waiting
for the president to revoke it.
Mr.. Gray (dem.J of Delaware stated
that President Clevelands action was the
result of an investigation started by con-
gress and instructed to the National AS
ISOLATION of Science. Acting on the rec
Communications of that scientific body,
! the president had issued his proclamation
defining the extent of the forest reserves.
This was stated, he said, in explanation
and justification of the presidents course,
which had been subject to criticism.
Mr. Clark of Wyoming said the west
was to be concerned in the preservation
of the forests and streams. but what
they protested against was the absolute
ignorance" inspiring this order for the
preservation of forests. President Cleve-
lands order, he said, had struck the
greatest blow to forest reservations it
had ever received 1t had arrayed the
people of the west against the entire
policy of forest reservations.
Mr.. Rawlins of Utah declared Mr..
Cleveland's order was "as gross an out
rage as that of William the Conuueror
in setting aside his hunting reserve
When Mr.. German referred to a SINH
lar revocation in the last sundry civil
bill which had been abandoned in con-
ference, Mr.. Pettigrew declared that the
president had threatened to veto the en-
tire sundry civil bill if that item was re-
tanned. Yielding to the presidents threat
the position had been abandoned.
And president that would mako
such threat" exclaimed Mr.. Pettigrew
sis disgrace to civilization and n dis,
grace to the republic"
The presiding officer sounded the gayel
sharply and Mr.. Gray interjected the
inquiry: "On what authority does the
senator assert that the president made
such a threat?"
1T was so stated in committee" Mr..
Pettigrew answered. 1T was well
known. also, that during the last fonr
years the president menaced congress by
threats y
Mr.. Gray remarked that when the
senator had been challenged for his an.