Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
FIGHT ON SPECIAL EMBASSY
Bailey Protests Against Sending Delegate
to King Edwards Coronation.
QUESTIONS AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT
HoRr and ]spooner Agree with Prin-
cipIe, hut Persuade TeNRn TO
Withdraw Amendment as
Matter of Cancellation.

WASHINGTON, May 1O.-A lively debate
occurred in the senate today upon an
amendment to an army appropriation bill
offered by Mr.. Bailey OF Texas, providing
that no part Of the appropriations by the
measure should be used in defraying the
expenses Of the special embassy to the
coronation Of king Edward VII Of Eng
land.
Mr.. Bailey commended that the United
States should not send a special ambassador
to the coronation Of England's king or to
the coronation Of any ruler, when the coun-
try thus honored did not extend a like
courtesy to the United States on the in
auguration Of a president.
After considerable discussion the amend
ment was withdrawn and the bill passed.
Subsequently MIR. Bailey offered a resolution
which will be discussed later. covering the
point made in his amendment.
To Aid Martinique sufferers.
A bill authorized by Mr.. Fairbanks of In
diana. approprlating $1,000 600 to aid the
sufferers Of the Martinique island disaster
was passed.
A bill for the sale OF sites for Industrial
plants in the Indian Territory was passed.
In connection with the bill Mr.. Bailey Of
Texas regretted that it vested authority In
the secretary Of the interior, TOR" said he,
'If there is an officer OF the government
who does not know anything about the In
dian Territory, 1t is the secretary Of the
interior"
A resolution which was offered by Mr..
Harris OF Kansas calling upon the secretary
of the interior for information as to the
sale Of Indian lands in Kansas was adopted.
MIR. Proctor Of Vermont offered a resolu-
ton, which was adopted, calling upon the
secretary of war for information as to how
many Barbette carriages have been manu-
featured since July 1, 1898, and other infor-
nation as to the disappearing gun car
riages. The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Lodge called attention to the fact
that a special embassy Of the Usited States
attended the coronation OF the car OF
Russia.
"If," said Mr.. Bailey, 1--WE are to send
a special embassy to the coronation Of this
monarch of Great Britain we must here
after send an embassy to the coronation
Of every monarch, or else give an affront
to the nation concerned.
Courtesy Not Reciprocal.
"If 1t be true that we have sent en-
hassies to the coronation Of European
rulers l ask II special embassies ever have
been sent to the Inauguration OF the presi-
dent of the United States? Are they en-
titled at our hand to what they do not
give to us?
what / protest against" said the Texas
senator, sis this: That the greatest re-
nublic in the world shall perform for a
monarchy what monarchies do not perform
for u.s."
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Lodge that the
mower OF the president to send a special
s-z. .z a..ohIi,had thoro,1hIy bu mao
tice. 1t was clear that he had such au-
thority.
The president had appointed a special
ambassador to the coronation of the king
OF Spain. There had been other cases OF
the appointment of similar representatives
Of the government.
Mr.. Hoar said he sympathized with the
statement that the United States should
not pay a tribute to any nation, which
that nation did not pay to us. That argu-
ment, he thought, was unanswerable. But
In this instance the special embassy had
been appointed, and IL any obstacle now
were laid in the way OF 1t that action could
be considered as an affront.
ID His Amendment.
Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin, while he felt
the president had no authority to send an
ambassador to any foreign country without
the consent OF the senate. thought 1t would
be a mistake to adopt the proposed amend
ment.
A vote was taken on the amendment,
which resulted Is to 26-Less than a quo
rum.
Mr.. Bailey then withdrew the amendment
and the bill was passed. Mr.. Bailey then
offered the following resolution:
That It is contrary to the policy of the
United States to aceredit to any foreign
government any ambassador, minister or
other diplomatic officer or agent to especi-
ally represent the United States at tine
coronation of any hereditary prince or
potentate.
That no power exists in the president of
the United States to appoint any ambassa-
dor, minister or other diplomatic officer or
agent and accredit. him as the representa-
tive of the United States TO any foreign
government except by and with the advice
and consent of the senate, as prescribed in
section 2, article /, OF the constitution OF
the United States.
The resolution went over under the
rules.