The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-02
IN SENATE OVER ATTACK ON A SEM
TOR BY A BRITISH CONSUL.
AF0RCEFUL SPEECH BY TILLMAN
He Attacks the Inconsistency or Re-
publicans In Course Toward Filipinos
and the Negroes or the ~Senat
Refers Action OF n British Consul TO
Its Committee on Foreign Relations.
Likely to Become a Diplomatic Ques-
tion-Charges Against S~ecretar Gage
SENATE.

consul at New Orleans. asSailing SEN
ator Mason, republican, of Illinois. for
his pro-Transvaal attitude was made
the text today in the senare for a
question of privilege by Senator Ma
son, who not only attacked the consul.
but the policy in levying war upon an
inferior nation. The consul's course
was severely denounced in several
speeches. The feature of the days
proceedings was a forceful pro-Fili-
pino speech by Senator Tillman, dem
ocrat, Of South Carolina.
Senator Pedtigrew, of South Dakota,
PRESCRIBED a resolution, calling upon the
president, if not incompatible with
ubh interests, to inform the senate
if the people OF Samoa had been cen
suited with reference to the recent
treaty regarding the Samoan is'ands.
The resolution went over.
Under a special order resolutions
presented by Senator Allison, of Iowa,
fol the election OF Charles G.. Benrett,
Of New York, as secretary o. the SEN
ate and Daniel NJ. Cransdell sergeant
at-erms. were adopted without prcvis-
SIGN. They wiz qualify eoCLs Ftbru-
airy LIST.
Senator Mas. y, CT IEro's, 90 ID a
ques ion OF pei sonal priv lge. He had
read 2 newspaper clipping Of an inter
view with the British consul at New
Orleans, who was quoted as saying
that the British public was ~dissusted
with the Position tax by ne Amer
lear peop's and some of III senators
in congress on the subject CT the Bcit-
ish-1ransvaal wa.
Tia pCshior IVES assured. "a cen
sui was quo'-d as saying, sinpy be-
u the American p-cIle we Mr.
cenaIy. Today They wele fav" able
10 the Beers b-ceuse they had { hiev-
ed a little success, tomorrow they
would be just as Favorable II he Brit
ish when they had achieved victory.
The onsul ccnsidcIe5 as pa tculerly
bonbastic The utter9 'ces C certain
senators CT THE United Eta IS ard de-
Glazed, according to tee Ms view, that
wher Senator Mason adopted the role
CT a mOurtebank, n encouraged the
half civilized reopl1, he did 50 cinply
fo1 "show and FOR votes"
Senator Macon said the corsul 5 ut
terance was scarcely worth attention
except that he was enc of thG actIed-
ited representatives, of a 81 eat nation
to this country. 1T is not tie first
time" declared Senator Mason, that
a British diplomat has attempted to
run +fis cCunt1y. So far as his per-
SoAN - 81 AZ 49, AiSNt
] have nc concern. They do me honor.
The more venomous the attacks by
the British upon ms End thCsc who
Thick like me; the mJrC we are made
the subjects CT Prit ish stupidity and
aSsinity, the SCorer viii all the Amer
lean people get on the right side Of the
controversy. Cheap mel who come to
this country in diplomatic or consular
capacity and m'squote the Uttersnces
Of senators Cn!y a~cconiuate thc AFRO
ganca and dice CT those people,"
Further along Senator Mason said
that according to tfs best information
o~btainable the people Of Scotland, those
of Ireland and 50 per cent. Of the peo-
pie of America were in sympathy with
the Beers in their contest with Gil a
Britain. After suggesting that he
needed no special defense from the
state department in his r atter, he
warted ito know what has Become of
the arbitration treaty that was sub
mitted't to this senate? Il am told he
said, "thaIt the United States govern
ment cannot Mediate ir this war until
that treaty has been retifed. If that
is SO, I want that treaty discovered
ard ratified SO that carrier against
mediation shall be removed"
Senator laser then adveIted to the
resolution of sympathy with the Beers
which he had offered early in the ses-
sion. He VI ged the committee or for
eign relations to which the resolution
had been referred ito make a report on
ii, in order that a vote NIGH be had
upon it. If it was net fair, he urged
the committee ITO make it fair, but he
did not want to believe hat it was
buried in the coTmi6tee as the Lon
don newspapers had announced the
morning after it's introduction.
Don't take that child to the grave
yard" urged Senator Mason, "fc1 I
give you notice now that there will be
a resurrection of it cvery day after
his week. You'll have a chance to
think about it alt least once every day
unless you go to the CLOAK rcCmS while
I discuss it."
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,, re-
sarded the utterance Of the British
consul as very serious, IAN attack, in
fact upon the character of a United
States senator and upon h American
people"
1t seemed to him that inasmuch as
| the matter had been brought officially
| 10 the attention CT the senate il ugh
| 10 be referred to the committee on for
| eign relations 50 that COMMITTEES might
bring ii to the attention Of the presi-
dent. He Thought 1T might be a prop
er ground for the revocation of the
British consul'S exequatur and perhaps
| II lhiSHl pTOpcTl De IIldCc d SpDJccl VI
| representations TO the government OF
! Great Britain.
| Senator Hear then moved thet the
matter be referred to the committee on
| foreign relations.
Continuing Senator Hoar expressed
| his regret that Senate Mason madS
his impasSioned attack upon a friend
lyInation. The senare was a part of the
diplomatic power of this government,
and If such utterances were made here,
he doubted the efficacy Of any offers
OF mediation that might be made by
the United States.
In a brief speech Senator Lodge said
that about three years ago the Span
ish minister resident in Washington
had made an attack upon senators. i
regarded that attack said Senate
Lodge, "as highly improper and ! call
ed h attention Of the enate TO il.
Spain was then engaged in pressing
the life u Of Cuba, but that was not
the reason / spoke. / thought the at
tention of the senate ought to be call
ed 10 the subject because / did not be-
iieve the diplomatic or consular Off