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signing the peace treaty, saying:
There is no war in existence and
none is imminent. The law requires
one or two other conditions, and the
threat of the president to hold the vol
unteers in service until the standing
army is increased beyond what the
consciences of senators and members
dictate looks to me like a menace and
an effort to dictate, which [ consider
an outrage and objectionable"
Senator Jones interpreted the presi-
dents expression upon the finances as
a pronouncement for the gold standard
and for the retirement of the green
backs, and said that he did not believe
that anything like a majority of the
American people would endorse him in
this respect. The senator also an
nounced himself as opposed to a sub
sidy to vessels connecting the United
States with Puerto Rico, Cuba and the
Philippines, as opposed to legislation
for the construction of the Nicaragua
canal as at present contemplated, and
expressed the opinion that the presi-
dent had inclined to go farther in the
matter of the government of Cuba than
the resolution of intervention called
for.
I'VE declared" he said, gin favor of
taking them to that point by which
they could maintain a stable govern
ment,' and 1 do not see how we can go
beyond that.
ITO go to the extent of insuring, as
the president recommends, complete
tranquility, might prove a pretext for
a military government and permanent
occupation never to be ended. I do
not endorse any such an understand
ing"
Senator Jones also expressed sur
prise with the absence of any recon-
mendation concerning the Philippines.
1.-The question of the government of
the Philippines is attracting much at
tention," he said, land the fact that
the president utterly ignores it strikes
me as very singular"
Senator Pascoe also commented upon
the absence of any reference to points
concerning which we most desire in
formation" He said, however that
it was valuable historical paper, and
would be convenient for future refer
ence.
TELLER'S VIEWS.
Senator Teller said there would be
disappointment over the failure of the
president to outline a government for
the Philippines, saying:
There will be some disappointment
in this. for 1 think the understanding
has been that the president would in
dictate what form of government should
be provided for these new possessions,
but it is wise for the president not to
indicate his views on that subject, for
that is purely and properly legislative
question and one that should be left
to congress-"
On the recommendation in regard to
currency Senator Teller said: 1.-THE
friends of bimetallism, either national
or international, will find no en-
couragement from anything that the
president says in his message. No
reference is made to International BIZ
metallism, but the PRESIDENT in the
most emphatic way indicates his in
tention to maintain the gold standard.
! The so-called silver Republicans who
remain in the Republican party and
contend that the Republican party is
friendly to silver will find no en-
couragement in the presidents mes
sage, and it will strike all as some
what singular that if the Republican
party, as it has been claimed, is in
favor of international bimetallism, the
president makes no reference to ii"
Following are some of the opinions
expressed by members of congress
upon the presidents message:
PRAISED BY HIT.
Representative Hit, chairman of
said:
THE president has summarized and
solved in an able and felicitous manner
many of the questions in mems minds
everywhere touching the immense and
rapidly succeeding events and the
situation in which the nation finds
Itself. His simple proposition to let the
new possessions alone under just and
firm governors and by the military
|
| time for plenty of discussion of all the
propositions for their permanent gov
eminent. The problem of governing
! the Cubans he deals with gently and
! hopefully, and everybody will wish
! that his forecast of stable government
there viii be realized sooner than ever
yet has happened to a Spanish Ameri-
can population"
Representative Walker, chairman OF
/ the committee on banking and cur
rency-I am asked what 1 think of the
currency and banking features. I dc
not see that it has any such features
| | have not been able to detect any. II
contains only one recommendation to
the currency, repeating that of a for
mer message to change the United
/ States legal tender notes into gold GER
! tificates, which would have no effect
| on the banking and currency situation
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without in any degree favorably affect
! ing the general banking and currency
situation.
"SOUND-MONEY" MESSAGE.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio-The message
is not one of beaten paths. 1t is MOI
encountered with platitudes, and is
written in very attractive style. The
contribution to history in the elaborate
recitation of the events of the war arr
/ in good taste, and devoid of boastine
and vanity. The comment upon Incl
dents Of the war and the valor of oul
men-naval and military-and the Enc
work of all our seamen and artificers
will be found fully justified by tn,
facts. The views of the president upor
the question of currency reform will
meet the intelligent sanction of sound
money men of all parties. The message
on the whole, is able and eminently sat
isfactory
General Wheeler (Dem.) of Alabam;
1t is a clear and comprehensive re
sumo Of events which transpired during
an eventful period of our country's his
tory. 1t will be referred to as one O.
] the noted state papers.
Representative McMillin (Dem) o
Tennessee-On one of the most import
ant questions confronting the nation
what shall we do with our newly-ac
quired possessions-the PRESIDENT
message reminds me Of the captain o
the last chapter of Johnson's "Rasse
las" THE conclusion in which nothinl
is concluded
NOTHING NEW.
Representative Bland of Missouri
The message, so far as the currenc.
question is concerned, is very brief
and contains nothing new and nothin,