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AUSTIN WEBK33T STATESMAN.
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AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN THURSDAY JANUAIIY 30 189C.
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PLAN OF A COMMISSION TO SET-
TLE THE CANADIAN BEHRING
SJi" LAIM.
ILIIISHnNCEOFIl
Submitted to Secretary Olney by An
bassador Paunci'fote The Naval j
Inquiry by Senate Committee on ;
Naval Affairs I
THE BEHRING SEA CLAIMS. i
Washington Jan. 25. Secretary Olncy
was called on today by Julian Puunce-
fotq the British ambassador who sub-.
niitted the final acceptance of the British
government of the plan of a Behring sea
commission to pass upon the claims of
Canadian sealers seized prior to the
Paris award. !
It remains only for the president to
submit the plans to congress and as the
legislative branch has refused to pay a
lump sum for the seizures it is oonsid-
red certain that the commission ar-
rangement will be approved.
It is quite likely that the president in
submitting the plan to congress may sug-
gest once more the desirability of a
Jump payment as the most expeditious
means of settlement for the commission
of arbitration if agreed to will bind the
United States to annual payment awards
which may far exceed the lump sum pro-
posed. The commission is to bo com-
posed of one American commissioner
one British commissioner an umpire to
be chosen by the two. The personnel of
the commission has not been suggested
but there is a belief thnt the president of
Switzerland will be asked to act as um-
pire or some one designated by the
Swiss president if the sessions of the
commission necessitate the presence of
the umpire in this country.
In view of the pending request of the
Venezuelan commission to the British
government Sir Julian Pauncefote's call
at the state department on the Beliring
sea matter led to some comment as to
Great Britain's probable answer to the
letter of Justice Brewer transmitted
through Secretary Olncy but it is un-
derstood that the ambassador had ;io in-
formation to impart on this subject and
the British foreigu ollice has given no
intimation as yet ns to its purpose. It
unid however there will be no action on
the letter within a month or more as the
request will go through the usual slow
channels of diplomacy. The answer of
Venezuela is expected to be delayed until
about February 14 as the mail trans-
mission of the request nnd answer will
' take until then.
Washington Jan. 25. The eleventh
animal celebration of the Gridiron club
the unique organization of Washington
newspaper correspondents was held at
the Arlington hotel tonight. Nearly 200
guests were present including the most
prominent men in political ami social life
in Washington and several from other
cities. The decorations surpassed all
others in the history of the organization.
The banquet hall was a vast bower of
roses lilies smilax nnd iloral leaves and
mi array of electric lights sparkled among
them on the prongs on th2 immense grid-
iron shapu.
All the guests joined iu the introduc-
tory songs and when at the conclusion
President William Cannon of the Salt
Lake Tribune rapped his gavel states-
men journalists and other guests of
note vied with each other in making
witty speeches.
Prominent among the guests were Vice
President Stevenson Spenker Beed ex-
Speaker Crisp Justice Brown of the
supreme court Secretary Hoke Smith
Attorney General Harmon Secretary
of Agriculture Morton Chauncey M.
Depew of New York Charles Emory
Smith of the Philadelphia Press H. II.
Kohlsaat of the Chicago Times-Herald
General Felix Angus of the Baltimore
American United States Senators Wilson
of Washington Thurston of Nebraska i
fthoup of Idaho Pettigrew of South Da-
kota Smith of New Jersey Hill of New
York and Gorman of Maryland; Con-
gressmen Taft of Ohio Heatwole of Min-
nesota McCall of Massachusetts Sayers
of Texas Stone of Pennsylvania Rob-
inson of Pennsylvania; lion Joseph
Mauley Comptroller Eckels Commis-
sioner of Pensions Lochren nnd United
States Senator Morgan.
At World's fair Dr. Trice's Baking
Fowder secured highest honors.
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A PENSION BILL.
Washington Jan. 25. The sub-commit- ''
tee on invalid pensions today considered
the terms of a general bill to make pen-
sions vested rights nnd to provide for the
rcieal of the clause in the act of 1800
requiring widows to prove ns a condition
precedent to obtaining a pension' that
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GENERAL AGENTS FOR TEXAS SAN ANTONIO.
CELL & EDWARDS. District Agents
' 1.1 lnn.wlin. n flint rlni'li ln!ni
for support and to substitute therefor a
provision along the lines of that ruled
out while the pension appropriation bill
was before the house requiring them to
prove that their net income does not ex-
ceed $500. The bill was drawn and sub-
mitted to the full committee on Tuesday.
Ingredients in Dr. Price's Baking Pow-
der are each perfectly pure.
NOT IN SERIOUS PERIL.
Situation of the Americaus Under Ar-
rest at Johannesburg Exaggerated.
Washington Jan. 25. The state de-
partment today gave 'out the following
statement:
"Manion consular agent nt Johannes-
burg cables Secretary Olney that all the
American prisoners are out on parole
except Hammond whose case differs
from that of the others in that Ham-
mond signed conditional invitation to
Jameson to come to Johannesburg in
ease of extreme peril. Jameson marched
toward Johannesburg however before
trouble arose. When this was discov-
ered American and other leaders issued
proclamations calling on people to refrain
from hostilities. Instead of inciting re-
bellion Hammond in the beginning rais-
ed the Transvaal flag and all in the move-
ment bore allegiance. Clements nnd oth-
er Americans took arms from many and
sent men home. Not a shot was fired by
the Johannesburg party. There was no
disturbance not a single act of hostility;
arms were peacefully surrendered nnd
every effort made to maintain the repub-
lic as against British encroachment. The
enses against the American prisoners
arrested will be tried in court though
the government has not yet indicated
the time of prosecution."
Mauion adds that the Transvaal gov-
ernment has acted magnanimously.
In view of the foregoing it is believed
here that neither Hammond nor any of
the other Americans are in serious peril.
The statu department has cabled Man-
ion to use the most active and vigorous
mensures for the relief of the Americans
nnd to that end to make the Transvaal
government direct representation on be-
half of the United States which in this
acts independently of course nnd in be-
half of its own citizens and not as the
sympathizer or ally of any other power.
ANENT CHEROKEE INTRUDERS.
Washington Jan. 25. Strong opposi-
tion to the ousting of the intruders of the
Cherokee Nation in the Indian Territory
before their claims of citizenship can be
passed upon by representatives of tin;
Federal government is made in a report
Secretary Smith forwarded today to the
house committee on foreign affairs in re-
sponse to a demand for his opinion in a
senate joint resolution.
Secretnry Smith recommends that con
gress immediately provide some mode by
which the decision of the Cherokee Na-
tion ns to the citizenship of intruders can
ue reviewed.
"Averse ns I am" he says "to dis-
; regarding tne treaties with Indian tribes
I believe that those intruders who claim
to be citizens of the Cherokee Nation or
to be entitled to citizenship under that
nations existing constitution should
have the action of thnt Ant ion with re
gard to their citizenship reviewed by rep-
resentatives of the United States before
the government undertakes to enforce the
adverse findings ns to their citizenship
Wherever the decision of the Cherokee
Nation is sustained nnd the claim to
citizenship by the alleged intruder denied
then the intruder under the plan I sug
gest should be removed trom the terri-
tory at once in compliance with the
' agreement made between the United
States nnd the Cherokee Nation. But
wherever this impartial tribunal holds in
a particular case that the alleged in
truder is in point of fact a citizen of
the Cherokee Nation and entitled under
the laws and usages of that Nation to
citizenship then I do not think that the
United States should take any part in his
removal.
Continuing the secretary says that
after the ratihcatiou by congress on
.March 3 loiM ot the agreement ot De
cember 19. 1891 between the United
States and the Cherokee Nation this de
partment held thnt by the terms of that
agreement the CherokeeNation is to be
the sole iinge of the right of any person
'to citizenship within that Nation and
when a person is declared to be on in-
truder the United States authorities on
demand of the principal chief are re-
quired to eject him.
There is now according to the report
no authority remaining with the depart-
ment to review the decisions rendered
by that Nation as to who are and who
nro not intruders. It would accordingly
be the department's duty to undertake
to eject from the land those designated
as intruders by the Cherokee Nation but
strong representations of the injustice of
such action have been made.
SAID TO BE SPOTTED FEVER.
Houston Jan. 28. (Special.) There is
considerable excitement in and around
New Birmingham caused by a disease
which is supposed to be spotted fever.
Within a week five penitentiary guards
have died as well as a large number of
prisoners.
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ADOPTED BY BOTH BRANCHES
OF CONGRESS-LIVELY DE-
BATE IN THE HOUSE.
THE SENATORS Fill UTAH SERTED
Speeches on the Bond Bill An Amend-
ment Providing for a $100000000
Issue to Be Used for Const
Defense Purposes.
Washington Jan. 27. Senators Frank
J. Cannon and Arthur Brown of the new
State of Utah took the oath of office In
the sennte today the former drawing
the long term ending March 3 1899 nnd
the latter the short term ending March
3 1897.
With the exception of the contested
Delaware case this establishes the polit-
ical division of the upper branch of con-
gress until March 4 1897 as follows:
Republicans 44; Democrats 39; Popu-
lists 0; total 89; necessary for a major-
ity 45. Should Mr. Dupont bo seated
from Delaware the Republican vote
would be increased to 45 but at the same
time the number necessary for a mnjority
would be increased to 40.
Aside from this event the session was
given to further speeches on the silver
bond bill two of the new members of
the body Mr. Nelson (Rep.) of Minnesota
and Mr. Bacon (Dem.) of Georgia making
speeches the former against the free coin-
age of silver nnd Mr. Bacon urging the
evils of a gold standard.
Mr. Hansbrough (Rep.) of North Da-
kota severely criticised the secretary of
agriculture for the alleged refusal to dis-
tribute seeds in accordance with the law.
Mr. George (Denl.) of Mississippi de-
fended Mr. Morton's action. The debate
will proceed tomorrow.
Mr. Lodge offered an amendment to the
bond silver bill providing for a bond is-
sue of $100000(100 the proceeds to be
used for coast defences.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington Jan. 27. The induction
ot the Utah senators occurred inline
diately after the chaplain's invocation.
Mr. Baker (Rep.) of Kansas presented
a petition from Mrs. Waller wife of
tinted Mates Consul Waller in Mada
gascar reciting her husband's nrrest his
trial by conrtmartial and his transfer in
chums to n French prison.
Mrs. Waller's petition recites "By
these acts Franco has held mi.hus.hwl
an American citizen as an imprisoned
felon for the past 10 months nnd I be
lieve and am sure that had my husband
neen a subject ot ureat Britain he would
long since have been re eased.
As nn American woman Mrs. Waller
asKS the congress to take suitable action.
Mr. Peffer (Pop.) of Kansas offered n
resolution caihng.on the interstate com
merce commission for information ns to
discrimination on passenger nnd freight
rates to and from Missouri river points.
i hit i t iMiiuinjii weiii -over.
. The Utah senators then drew lots mnl
Mr. Cannon won the long term expiring
-uiircn rt ibiw nnd iur. Hrown the short
term until March 3. 1897.
At 1 o'clock Mr. Hansbrough (Rep.) of
North Dakota adressed the senate on the
resolution instructing the secretary of
agriculture to execute the low concerning
nn- uiNirmuuoii oi seeas etc.
He said:
"It is an unpleasant duty to be obliged
to criticise the acts of a. cabinet minmter
lmt in this case it seems to me that there
is a great principle involved. The essence
of the controversy lies in the proposition
wneiner nn executive olhcer of the gov-
ernment has the right to wilfully deliber-
ately designedly nnd in this onse nre.
meditntedly ignore a solemn statute of
congress. 1 believe it can be shown that
the honorable secretary of agriculture
has disobeyed the mandate of the legisla-
tive government. It is a part of his de-
partmental functions to carry into effect
any law appertaining to the affairs of his
department which congress sees fit to
enact. The last congress made nn appro-
priation of $130000 to be used in pur-
chasing nnd distributing seeds trees cut
tings bulbs etc.. ns renuired hv lnw.
The secretary first showed his deliber-
ate purpose to evade this law when he
asked the attorney general for an inter-
pretation of the statute with reference to
the purchase of seeds. There is nothing
at all in the opinion of the attorney gen-
eral which is inconsistent with the prior
worK or me department.
Mr. Hansbrough proceeded to show
that the secretary advertised for seeds in
a teehinal way and receiving no bids re
fused to rendvertise.
The senator continued that it was the
plain duty of the secretary if he were
faithful to the performance of that duty
and desired to execute the laws of con-
gress to have rendvertisod nnd to have
earnestly endeavored to aid bidders in
offering seeds of the kind and character
that the lnw demanded nnd the sccretni-y
required. Instead of this he rejected all
of the bids upon technical grounds and
forthwith nbolislied the seed division of
his department nnd announced that there
would be no seeds purchased nnd dis
tributed under the appropriation bill for
the fiscal year ending June 30 1890.
Altogether the position of the secre-
tnry in this mntter is exceedingly lnme.
That he is personally opposed to the pur-
chase and distribution of seeds of any
character whether they be rore or un
common or otherwise there is no ques-
tion. And so we hnvo here a ease in
which n high executive officer deliberate-
ly sets aside the law of congress and
1 say that it is not so much the value
of seeds or the good results that come
from their distribution as it is the set-
tlement of the question ns to whether
a departmental official shall oley the
legislative authority He was onnosed to
this proposition at the outset and al-
though it was his clear duty to do every-
thing in his power to carry out the law
he has placed every obstacle in the way
of its execution and has finally refused
to execute it. The proper time to discuss
the propriety of the government distri-
bution of seeds is when the act for the
appropriation of money comes up before
the proper committee of congress. The
great question above all others is the con-
tumacious conduct of the secretary. Can
nn officer of the executive branch of the
government who Is in effect a high sal
aried clerk defiantly and stubbornly re
fuse to carry into effect the acts of the
congress of the United States
Mr. Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska spoke of
the personal qualities of the secretary
of agriculture but added that the secre-
tary did not always confine himself to
his proper sphere. He was apt to discuss
finance usurping to some extent the
functions of the secretary of the treas-
ury. Mr. George (Dem.) of Mississippi said
the sennte could not act ns a court and
issue its mandamus to the secretary of
agriculture.
Mr. Hansbrough he said was acting as
a prosecuting attorney and was arraign-
ing the secretury of agriculture as though
impeachment proceedings were contem-
plated. At 2 o'clock the Hansbrough resolu-
tion went over until tomorrow and the
silver bond bill was taken up.
Mr. Nelson (Rep.) of Minnesota nd-
dressed the senate for the first time since
he entered it. He read from manuscript
and spoke in a clear strong voice.
Mr. Nelson said the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver at the rutio of 1(1 to
1 by the United States alone at this time
nnd under existing circumstances would
destroy the last vestige and the last hope
of genuine bimetallism and would reduce
us to a basis of monometallism with Mex-
ico China nnd Japan as our chief metal-
lic money associates.
Metal may be freely coined he argued
and yet be powerless to maintain itself in
circulation as long as the cheaiier metal
can not be exchanged for gold dollar for
dollar. The American people nre in fa-
vor of ample and complete bimetallic cir-
culation it is because they have good
ground to feel that free and unlimited
coinnge would destroy such bimetallism
that they are opposed to such coinage.
When every other argument fails the ad-
vocates of free silver appeal to our preju-
dices and say that by aiming to keep our
money up to the gold standard we are
merely knuckling down to England put-
ting ourselves in her grasp and placing
ourselves at her mercy. England said
Mr. Nelson occupies the vnntuge ground
because her exchanges nre made in the
universal money of the world. The
United States should stand at the head
of the industrial and commercial world.
If we would win that high place we must
adhere to the universal money standard of
the world.
Mr. Bacon (Dem.) of Georgia followed
it being his first speech since he entered
the senate.
He spoke deliberately and with earnest-
ness. The senator said that the irre-
pressible conflict over the restoration of
silver which had been waged for 20 years
must speedily be settled.
Mr. Bacon compared gold monometal-
lism with true bimetallism viz.: Silver
nnd gold as primary money. The evi-
dences were abundant that gold alone
was not sufficient for all redemption pur
poses. The United States continued pay-
ing gold only by continual borrowing at
a ruinous cost. Of the seven great pow-
ers only Great Britain and Russia had
sufficient gold to maintain the gold pay-
ments. At the present time the United States
stood begging the whole world for gold
although the richest nation on the globe.
We are rapidly becoming the vnssuls of
England said Mr. Bacon.
Bond.4iv. being issued for the sole pur-
pose of maintaining the gold standard.
The senator compared the country's nt-
titude toward the gold loan. Mr. Bncon
expressed his belief that there was no
lnw allowing the issue of bonds nnd said
if there was it should be repealed. There
was a sharp colloquy between
Mr. Bacon Mr. Hill Mr. Lind-
sey nnd Mr. Stewart as to
whether the demand for gold was caused
by the desire to maintain gold payments
or the redemption of greenbacks. It de-
veloped that the new senator from Geor-
gia was to be an active and skillful de-
bater. Mr. Bacon showed a cost of $4000000
annually to the State of Georgia iu meet-
ing its share of bond obligations incur-
red by the government.
Mr. Lodge (Rep.) of Massachusetts of-
fered an amendment to the pending bond
suver bin providing tor nn issue ot $1UU-
000.000 for coast defenses the issue to
be 3 per cent 20-yenr bonds.
Mr. Lodge said that the amendment
had no bearing on the main financial is-
sue involved but was merely a practical
plan to build necessary coast defences.
At 4:50 the senate went into executive
session and at 5:20 p. m. adjourned until
tomorrow.
THE HOUSE.
Washington Jan. 27. The house to-
day nfter an interesting four-hour debate
adouted the resolution passed by the sen
ate last week calling on the powers signa-
tory of the treaty of Berlin to enforce the
reforms in Turkey guaranteeing to Chris-
tian Armenians religious freedom and
pledging the support of congress to the
president in most vigorous nction he
might take for the protection of Ameri-
can citizens in Turkey.
The house committee prepared some
resolutions on the same subject but it
was deemed advisable to substitute those
prepared by the senate committee.
Mr. Quigg in charge of the bill made
an able presentation of the case but there
was a disposition on the part of some of
the members to go further than the res-
olutions did and Mr. Hepburn of Iowa
proposed to give the Turkish minister his
passports and sever nil diplomatic re-
lations with Turkey. His remarks de-
nounced the Turkish outrages and
charged that the powers signatory to the
treaty or Jtserun were actuated from po-
litical and other considerations in main-
taining "the balance of power" in Eastern
Europe nnd were received with enthu
siasm and at one time it looked as if the
house might be carried to his way of
thinking; but the counsels of Mr. Hitt not
to take rash action in the course of
which he pointed out the dire consequen-
ces which might result from the sever-
ance of diplomatic relations with a friend-
ly power that had fulfilled her treaty ob-
ligations to us prevailed and the Hep-
burn proposition was overwhelmingly de-
feated. Mr. Bailey opposed this resolution on
the ground thnt it would be improper for
us to "insult" the parties to the treaty
of Berlin by intimating thnt they had
not carried out their obligations.
Mr. Turner of Georgia took a similar
view nnd Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio charac
terized the resolutions as "incomplete in-
efficient and unworthy" nnd requested
the committee to withdraw them. They
were finally passed however by a vote
of 43 to 2(1 after a motion of Mr. Bailey
to send them to the committee had been
defeated by a vote of 55 to 103.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington. Jan. 27. In the house to
day a bill was passed on motion of Mr.
Towne (Rep.) of Minnesota to amend the
act of 18!K for the relief and civilization
of the Chippewas so as to permit the
secretnry of the interior in his discretion
to sell the Innds in their reservations in
blocks of 100000 acres or less. Some
4000000 acres are to be sold under an
act of 1889.
When the announcement of the sennte
(Continued on page 4.)
Mil DOCTRINE UPHELD.
IN A VIGOROUS AND PATRIOTIC
SFEECH BY SENATOR THURS-
TON OF NEBRASKA.
While Mr. Gray Brought Out the Beau-
ties of the Gold Standard Caustic
Coments on Turkey by Senator
Turpie The House.
Washington Jan. 28. Foreign affairs
nnd finance occupied the attention of the
senate today.
Senator Thurston of Nebraska vigor-
ously upheld a strong application of the
Monroe doctrine and was at times
warmly applauded for the patriotic ring
of his sentiments.
Senator Turpie of Indiana touched on
the Turkish atrocities in a brief but
energetic speech iu which he declared
that the resolution just passed by cou-
gress should be followed by a blow a
shot which would crash through the sul-
tan's seraglio sweeping bnck Mohamme-
danism and advancing Christianity.
Mr. Voorhees of Indiana who was
until recently chairman of the finance
committee spoke in advocacy of the re-
monctizntion of silver and sharply ar-
raigned those responsible for the elimi-
nation of silver from the coinnge.
Mr. Gray of Delaware urged the ad-
vantage of a gold standard. His speech
was notable in its presentation of the
fluctuations of prices showing them to
'result from nnturnl causes and not from
silver demonetization.
Mr. Clark of Wyoming spoke in favor
of silver coinage.
Another effort was made by Mr. Jones
of Arkansas in charge of the silver bond
bill to have the vote fixed for Thursday.
Mr. Hill objected however and Mr.
Jones notified senators to prepare for a
test of endurance on Thursday as he
would ask them to sit until a vote was
taken.
A fruitless discussion of the resolution
to inquire into the arrest of Eugene Debs
came up during the day but action was
deferred.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS. "
Washington Jan. 28. The prayer of
the senate chaplain today referred to
the appearauce of another star Utah in
the constellation" of States and Invoked
the knitthnj together of the hearts of the
people of the Union for our advance-
ment and glory.
Mr. Turpie of Indiana in presenting a
petition concerning Turkish massacres
said in the recent calamities the Arme-
nians were charged with no revolt. They
were charged only with being Christians.
Their only crime was that they claimed
and exercised the right to worship the
divine Creator of the Universe.
The time hns come said the senator
when there should be nn official notifica-
tion to Turkey nnd to the Mohammedun
church that there hus been a decadence
in their power to proselyte with the
sword.
"We have already sent a message"
said the senator referring to the concur-
rent resolution "but the blow should fol-
low. The messnge should be followed
by a shot which would go crashing
through the grand seraglio."
The senator urged that it would lie a
glorious day when the destruction of
this Turkish power was brought about.
He would have the messages and de-
mands sent not only to the sultan but
echoed through the mosques and mina-
rets. It should thunder until these mur-
derers learned the power and advance of
Christianity. The senator urged that
the Christian world might now be called
upon to take up another great crusade
driving back the rule of Mahomet and
establishing the rule of Christianity.
Mr. Turpie spoke with great earnest-
ness and vigor and his remarks attracted
much attention
Mr. Allen (Pop.) of Ncbrnska gave no-
tice of nn amendment to the pending sil-
ver bond bill depriving the secretary of
the treasury of the power to issue bonds
unless the authority is granted by con-
gress. Mr. Call's resolution for an in-
vestigation of the nrrest of E. V. Debs
came up and Mr. Call urged immediate
action.
Mr. Hill (Dem.) of New York said that
ordinnrily he had great respect for the
laboring people of the country but he
pointed out that no petition should come
from the representatives of these peo-
ple. He had never heard that they de-
sired this investigation.
It might be that such nn inquiry was
desirable but if so it should bo conducted
by one of the regularly constituted com-
mittees and not by a special committee.
To thnt end Mr. Ilill offered nnd amend-
ment directing that the whole subject of
contempt of court as enforced by the
Federal judiciary be investigated by the
committee on judicinry nnd thnt a report
be made as to what if any legislation
was necessary.
Mr. Call dissented to the amendment.
Was it intended to suppress this inquiry
he asked. These regular committees
the sepulchres of legislation. If action
wns to be taken a special committee was
the only means of accomplishing it.
Mr. Call spoke vigorously upon the in-
dignities and wrongs against E. V. Debs
because he had ventured to express opin-
ions contrary to those entertained by a
court.
The senator said this inquiry was vital
Highest of ill in Leavening Power
DSOOJTEILV PURE
to the preservation of civil liberty in-
violability of the personal rights of the
individual.
Mr. Hill urged that this was a judicial
question nnd hence proper to be consid-
ered by the judiciary committee. There
was no need of mentioning this particu-
lar case as the United States court had
passed upon it and it was not likely that
congress would overrule the supreme
court. The question now wns as to a
legislative remedy for a general evil that
might exist.
Mr. Allen interposed with a dissent to
Mr. Hill's statement of the supreme court
decision. He snid the court held no juris-
diction to give the relief asked. It does
not rule on the merits..
Mr. Allen severely criticised Judge
Woods who committed Debs.
Mr. Hill snid he would not be put into
the attitude of opposing nn inquiry. He
paid a high tribute to Mr. Debs and said
the action he urged wns with a view of
securing legislative action.
Mr. Allen created a flutter of excite-
ment by asserting thnt in his opinion the
express purpose of referring the resolu-
tion to a standing committee was to sup-
press and kill it. It wns an adroit means
of sending the resolution into the "dnrk
caverns" of the senate.
The resolution finally went over to al-
low Mr. Thurston (Rep.) of Nebraska
to address the sennte on the Monroe doc-
trine. '
Except for a brief pension speech it was
his first speech since entering the sen-
nte and he was accorded close attention.
Senator Thurston said in part:
"The adoption of the resolution re-
ported by the committee on foreign
affairs will present a grand international
issue which may hold much of menace
to the world's pence nn issue which I
sincerely hope will be resolved to the abid-
ing pence and honor and permnnoncy of
this republic but which it is useless to
deny mny precipitate upon our beloved
country nil the disasters and horrors nnd
sacrifices which would inevitably follow
should the two greut English-speaking
nations of the globe remit their differ-
ences to the arbitrament of arms. I can
not nssumoHhese responsibilities; I dnre
not vote for the pending resolution with-
out first submitting to the deliberate
judgment of mankind and the dispassion-
ate criticism of posterity some of the
rensons which seem to make my path of
duty plain.
"Were nothing nt stake but a mere ad-
justment of a boundary lino between
Venezuela and Great Britain I should
hesitate long nnd seriously before vot-
ing to commit this government to any
interference. It is difficult to believe
nnd impossible to demonstrate that our
honor is involved our prestige threaten-
ed or our tranquility disturbed by any
disposition which can possibly lie made
of n distant strip of South American
marsh and mountain.
"But the present question arises high
nbove any Venezuelan dispute. The
British prime minister the ncerp$ted
mouthpiece of the. strongest ninpiiij in
Christendom hns seen fit to officials de-
clare and so advise this goven montVhat
the Monroe doctrine has neiplacojin
the law of nations nnd is m (accepted
or. recognized. by any. European power.
The challenge thus broadly thrown down'"'
by Grent Britain must be taken up by this
republic or the Monroe doctrine is a
thing of the past
"Mr. President the British position
bluntly almost insolently stated by Lord
Salisbury has been reasserted from this
floor clothed in such splendid rhetoric
and presented with such fervid eloquence
as qjren to win American applause. I
unhesitatingly assume thnt the applause
was for the matchless ability of th-orator
not for his sentiment. I cannot be-
lieve thnt the views of the senator from
Colorado will commend themselves to
his people. They may be satisfactory to
the money changers. England can crack
the whip for them but thank God the
money changers nre not the custodians
of the nation's conscience. They mny
be approved by Wall street; Wall street
represents that power for the foreign
syndicate which seeks to dominate the
financial and industrial policy of this
country but Wall street cannot dictate
to the senate of the United States. If
our people ever become so servile and 1
degrnded as to be willing to list the honor
of the nation on the stock exchange to go
up or down with the mnrket it will be
time to turn the pictured face of Wash-
ington to the wall and cast the sword
of Grant into the sea.
"Mr. President I have the most pro-
found admirntion and respect for the
senator from Colorado. I know how in-
tensely American he is. His patriotism
cannot be questioned or his sincerity
doubted. I know how strong must be
the convictions which lead him to lift
has characterized the extension of the
British empire from the hour in which
her first adventurer's prow turned to
western sens. But does this furnish any
reason why Americans should abandon
any settled policy of the United States
or retire from any position which the
honor of this republic and the wefare of
America require that we should assume.
"Mr. President our people have been
represented as eager for war and the
senator from Colorado seems to believe
that it is necessary to cool their ardor by
disparagement of the Monroe doctrine
and the eulogies of the British grandeur.
Ours it a mighty nntion but its people
nre slow to wrath. They believe in the
divine doctrine taught by lowly Nazarino
on the shores of Galilee.
"But there is no other land in which'
the honor of the Nation is so dear; there
is no other land in which the love of
country of liberty nnd of justice is so
strong; there is no other land whose citi-
his voice against the known sentiment
of his countrymen. I agree with the
senator that this is no time to stir up
public passion to nppeal to any preju-
fices that may exist against England;
to fan the flames of an incipient war sen-
timent; but I must Insist that this is a
lime of all others to call forth the highest
expression of loyalty and devotion to
American institutions. I must insist that
this is a supreme hour for a dignified
positive and solemn declaration of the
American purpose clearly calmly de-
liberately stated.
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