The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-12
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eoin, said Mr. Mills the congress had re-
HoGHee1 - and Il would have no better
Tate aow. Il was only when sheTs was 10
/ ao3ot OF The p-opriety of the course % "a
/ 'aAea faaf The president could properly
/ recognize a new government: IN such a
| case as IRE avsrEhrowiug Of a dynasty.
( " aen tfe president took sech step OF his
/ own motion he assumed yAAr the facss
/ were 50 plain thst congress would support
hi1a Congress having power for the rec
osnsfson q state. ougat she not now 10
| recognize the independence q tae republic
/ OF CuoAs NILS Inquired. He quoted sTom
/ an Interview WITH Senator-elsct Money. q
/ MISSISSIPPI, 30 show the power q me fGac-
taeas o. the lnsurgent republic. The neu-
tFssify avs o. tie United states had been
50 administered as to via the friendship
q Spain. I DO not envy the president
his lndorsenaenis, remarked NILS. his
tributes from C2stelssnr and WeylsF.
lie argued Jhat selling arms and arnnuni-
Ton . TIE Insurgents was not a violation
o1 International laws. and that the admin
lsIraiio1 had violated the spirit Of the neu-
traiity laws hy going 70 great lengths IN
warning Spain % proposed movements 10
( aid the Insurgents Washington had warn
ed the country against par1islI,ies toward
foreign nati0nS. yet the yAole course %
f0ls administration bad been 20 strength
en- the power Of Spain and help her put
/ down the .nsurrectioa. The president N
his message had said there vas No call
fot recognizing the bellgerency OF the Gu
bans lie dld not know where the presi-
dent obtained this remarks ols lnforma-
ton: not from the people Of the United
States. Possibly he received il from
boards OF trade"
Mills said he had received letters from
many distinguished men implering him 10
do nothing toward recognition. because
they We're importing and exporting with
Cuba. and incuiring What have we 20
do with cuhas'' II Is the mercantile
spirit Of this nation against it's honor. he
declared Incidentally he said; An ss-
sass.n sits on the throne ~ SPAIN
we owe no duty 10 despots we owe no
I duties 70 Spain" he continued. except
under the treaties she has persistently re-
fused 70 obey" Quoting the presidents
message that the United States looked
with wonder and admiration upon the
armament being sent 10 Cuba. he ex-
claimed: what, We a people whose
liberty was bought by our fathers blood7
For one repudiate the statement. / look
with horror and Indignation on IL. and II
] had the power he has. ] would call on
congress TO give me authority to send
American fleets 70 Havana and reduce
those forts 10 ashes If our people held
there were not released.
Would 10 God we had one hour of
Commodore Ingraham or Franklin Pierce
In these days be exclaimed.
He cared nothing about the courts OF
Spain. or any other court on earth. II ne
thought American citizens were not given
fair trial. and II he was in power he
would make the atmosphere OF Madrid
smell Of sulphur for month. But for
the boards Of trade. stock exchanges and
commercial gamblers. IL might be possible
for this government TO show some virllity.
And now congress was threatened with
the tremendous power Of Italy. Slgnor
Crispi said that European nations could
not look with unconcern upon the preten-
sions Of the United States.
And who is SigRor crispi?" Mr.. Mills
asked.
There was a day" he began: and he
gave a rhetorical description OF Ttaly's
past glories. ending. And the symbol OF
the power of Italy today Is r monkey and
an organ grinder" II she desired 10 form
another holy alliance let her come on with
her monkeys and organ grinders and hot
tamales and by the red blade OF war We
would offer her a warm reception"
After Mills had concluded, the senate
drifted into a discussion OF the constitu-
tlonal question of the rights of recogni-
tion in which Hale OF Maine. Allen Of Ne
braska. Hoar OF Massachusetts,. Chiffon
of Texas and Morgan Of Alabama took
part. Hale held recognition TO be exclu-
sively presidential power Hoar believed
congress had the power incidental 10 the
regulation OF commerce and war and
raised the question what would be done IL
congress should command the recognition
of Cuba and Spain should on the day af-
ter adjournment conquer Cuba. Morgan
referring to Secretary Olney's citation OF
his statement In an old speech that recog-
milton was presidential duty said that 10
was such merely ex-offlcio.
During the early part OF the session
Perkins OF California had read 20 the SON
ate a telegraphic copy of the resolutions
adopted by the California legislature pro-
testing against the passage OF the Pow
ers-Gear funding bill. Some resolutions
affecting inauguration preparations were
adopted. A resolution was introduced by
Allen directing the secretary OF the navy
to inform the senate whether Isaac Wal
ker & Sons. contractors OF Philadelphia.
and T.. ]. Cariiu. OF Brooklyn. engaged in
repairing the naval hospital I'm Brooklyn,
were violating the eight hour law by COM
peliing their men TO work nine hours
day FOR the wages paid by private parties
for eight hours work
Chandler interrupted with a technical
question whereupon Allen said: The sen
ator is throwing a spear at a gnst."
The senator should not call himself
grat." said Chandler.
Continuing Allen re marked that ne con-
ceded that the senator from New Hamp-
shire had been a good secretary OF the
navy.
Il conoeds that myself" remarked Mr..
Chandler.
After some further talk the resolution
went over and Proctor OF Vermont took
the foor on a resoiution extending the
term Of president 20 six years and mem
bers OF the house 70 three years.
Pettigrew Of South Dakota gave notice
OF his intentloa 10 call up tomorrow the
house bll for free homesteads In Okla
homa
The senate at 40 ?, m. went into exscu-
tive session and az $50 adjourned.
Nominations.
The president sent 10 the senate the fol-
lowing nominations;
Capt william r Sampson. l.. s ~. 70
be chief or the bureau Of ordnance. Com
rnauder Joseph p. Cohiane TO be captain:
Lieut.. Commander William J. Moore, %
be commander, Passed Assistant Engi-
necr William n. Little, 10 be ehief ensi-
.neer. Assistant Engineer Iceland 0'Feily.
20 be passed assistant engineer, Lieut.. Col.
Candee deputy psyrnaster general. 10 -
colonel and ass staut payfnaster general:
Mai Alfred Elliott Bates. paymastsT. 20
be lieutenant colonel and deputy psyrnas-
ter general
LADY SCOTT OFF TOO EASY.