The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-01-16
AS TEXAS VIEWS IT
sPEECH BY SENATOR MILLS ON THE
CUBAN QUESTION.
Sharp Words Directed Against the
President and His Secretary of
State.


business began. The vice president an
nounced a communication from the Sec
rotary of the interior giving the amounts
due to the sinking funds OF the Union and
Central Pacific railroads on account of
mail subsidies paid by them to the Pa
ciac Mail Steamship Company. They
were the accounts which 1t was reported
could not be found. but subsequently
were discovered in the interior depart
ment.
joint resolution was offered by SEN
ator Bate to authorize the secretary of
the treasury to solicit proposals and make
contracts for the building for the gov
eminent exhibits at the Tennessee ex-
position without public advertisement,
and was agreed to.
On motion by Senator Hoar, the house
bill for a uniform bankruptcy law was
made a special order for Monday, jan
uary %.
Senator Mills on Cubs
Senator Mills called up the resolution
introduced by him. declaring that the de-
termination of the expediency OF recog
nizing the independence of a foreign gov
eminent belongs to congress, and when
congress shall so determine, the execu-
tive should act in harmony with the leg
islative department of the government;
also recognizing the independence of the
republic of Cuba, and appropriating $10,-
900 for the salary of a minister thereto,
and proceeded to address the senate up
on 1t.
Senator Mills began by saying that the
secretary of state had challenged the au
thority Of congress to recognize the in
dependence of a foreign state, and said
that a bill passed over the veto OF the
president would be of no effect.
II propose to meet that statement" he
announced. 1.-The authority of congress
in this matter has never been challenged
but once, then the challenger was slgnally
rebuked and have no doubt he will be
now"
He did not know where the secretary of
state found the authority for his state
ment. A government must exist before
it could be recognized for to recognize
it a diplomatic officer must be sent to it.
Congress must create the officer. 1t had
sole power to create an office and must
do so before the president could send an
ambassador to a government.
This Is a most remarkable statement,
commented Senator Mills upon Secretary
Olney's declaration, from which he quot
ed. 1.-The respect that l have for the
secretary of state and the high office he
holds restraints me from saying any more
He has his duty, and have mine. The
president must not say to the congress OF
the United States, This is none of your
business
From President Monroe.
Senator Mills read from President Mon
roe's message OF March, 1929 relating tC
the recognition of South American re
publics in revolution against Spain.
Monroe he said, had recognized tina
both branches of the government had
duty imposed upon them in the recogai
ton OF foreign governments, and tina
there must be cooperation. Monroe haC
not said. Il have sent an ambassador,
but, 'if congress should concur" in nj
views, he would recognize the new gov
ernments. How, in the face Of that prece
dent, he inquired, could the president ant
secretary of state stand before a foreign
government with which they were to hav
commercial relations?
Senator Mills recited as precedents tn,
cases of several South American repub
lies and the state of Texas whose ser
want" he said, Il have the honor to be.
Senator Mills said that he would no
speak of the propriety of a secretar.
of state discussing in public a measur
on which congress was to pass, and pre-
In paying a tribute to President Mon
roe he said: There was a man on who's
shoulders boards of trade and stock ex
changes never put their shackles."
1t was something strange at this lat
day. In the closing hours of the nine
teenth century, that the president ha,
discovered that he alone had power owe
the recognition of foreign government
and set at defiance a resolution of con
gress, even If 1t should be passed by
two-thirds majority.
IF such an occasion arises this govern
ment will not be wanting in power t
carry into effect the acts entrusted t
IT by the constitution, he said.
Secretary Seward.
The methods of the recognition Of Hun
gary Liberia and Hayti were canvassec
and then Senator Mills recalled a dis
patch written by Secretary Seward 1
1864 to the United States Minister
France. regarding the recognition of tn
Macmillan monarchy in Mexico. Eve
in this dispatch Secretary Seward ha
spoken of a resolution passed by tn
house. declaring against the recognitio
of the monarchy of Mexico. He said tina
recognition was an executive function
and that unless the house resolutio
should be passed by both houses and sigT
ed by the president, or passed by bot
houses over his veto, the president woul
not at present change the government
nresent policy. Thereupon the foreig
relations committee had reported to tn
senate a resolution expressing surpris
that the president had seen fit to appris
foreign government of a differenC
between two branches of this govern