The age-herald., 1898-04-12

him patriotically."
 Was a Great Disappointment
 Thos. M Jett (dem. Ill.): '"rhe mes sage of the president was a great dsap- pointment to all parties. It does not de- mand of Spain as much as she has granted in the last forty-eight hours. l am not in favor of giving the power to the pres ident as he requests of congress to under take a settlement of such complications according to his methods"
 Cooper (dem. TeXas): "The president requests that congress abdicate its consti- tutional war declaring function and turn the whole matter over to the president. This should not be done. The plea for armed intervention I do not think sound or tenable. Under international law and customary armed intervention and revolu- tion are on all fours. Our duty is to rec ognize the independence of the Cubans. As peacemaker in the interest of trades men and Spanish bondholders the message is par excellence. Stocks and bonds will go up tomorrow"
 Hartman (silver Montana): "The presi- dents message he repeated to congress much more we already know and nothing that we do not know. It means further delay and is in harmony with the former acts and future purposes of the admnis- tration. Having succeeded by maSterly Inactivity in doing nothing to help the sit uation, but much to complicate it, he now bravely surrenders the question to con- gress with no recommendation of action" Give Place to the Buzzard
 MT. Cummings (dem. New Yorh): Tt in- vites the American eagle to leave the coun- try and give place to the buzzard'' MT. Simpson, populist, of Kansas: "The message Is a reflection of the man, weak and vacillating. It says the insurgents have maintained themselves against Spain for three years, and in the next breath there is no government to recognize. The message will pO Tn bicto o,a f +bat puts this great republic in a most humili- ating attitude; that of having lost all our manhood and love for liberty MT. Richardson, democrat, of Tennessee: ''The message is a dispas5ionate statement of our case. I am not in favor of giving him any more power than the constitution gives him. He does not need it and could not ask it. His message will be disappoint- ing to the country and wifi not take place in history like those from Jackson from. whom he quotes liberally.''
 Representative Dingley of Maine chair man of the ways and means committee, de- clined to discuss the message further than to say he considered it an able presenta- tion of the case.
 Representative Cannon, of Illinois, chair man of the committee on appropriations: "It is a strong, we'll delivered message. The responsibility is now with congress. have no hesitation in saying that such steps will be vigorously taken as will relieve the United States as well as the island of Cuba from the endorsements which have heretofore existed"
 Asked of the raising money for war em- ergencies, MT. Cannon said "The question of money to be raised by additional taxes to make revenues and by appropriation to make available sums that will be necessary for disbursements doubtless will be met at the proper time"
 MT. Grosvenor, of Ohio "The message yhn11 f1A bot .s1I, been melted by the course of events has had time to cool, will be recognized as an able, state paper'
 Senator White, of California, who op- poses any interference in the Cuban ques- tion by this country, would only say "Tha administration appears to be getting all balled up.'
 Senator Pettigrew: "It is the weakest yet.'
 Chandler Roasts Mckinley
 Senator Chandler: "As to intervention in the interest of humanity, that is we'll enough, and also on account of the injury to commerce and peril to our citizens and the generally uncomfortable conditions all around. Illustrative of these uncomfort- able conditions Is the destruction of the Maine; it helps make the existing situa- tion intolerable But Spain proposes an ar bitration to which proposition the president has made no reply. On the whole the war goes on and Spain can not end 1t, me- diation or intervention must take place. The war must stop: therefore the president should be authorized to secure peace and the establishment of a stable government and to use the military and naval forces to accomplish these results. Spain has made an offer, which it is to be hoped will re- ceive the careful attention of congress. Inn pliedly, congress is asked to adjourn as soon as possible
 MT. Berry (dem.), of Kentucky, member of the foreign affairs committee: 1T am not willing to place discretionary power in the hands of the executive which belongs to the legislative branch of the govern ment. There should be a recognition of the Cuban government and armed inter- vention to prevent further sacrifice of inno- cent lives. The message will not satisfy the intelligence of the country. The dis appointment of his part is apparent to ev- cry one."