| Show MONROE bomba i I 1 I 1 epics of discussion in t the he I 1 4 senate yesterday I 1 k li AND POLITICS J wants a request made kudo of I 1 I 1 spain to cuban independence pen peri dence senator smith opposes everybody us its to the monroe soc D ce trine charging it Is nu all for political i effect A I 1 washington feb 10 although the cenate tailed failed to accomplish much toi lay the session served to make definite ile he pro gramme on a number of 0 imparl nit subjects mr morrill chairman of ct he finance committee save gave notice that he be would call up the let lailar if bill on 0 text wednesday mr call secured unan tinnus consent tint that the cuban question he be mails made the pedal order foll following otting the deficiency dell clency ip bill mr davis author of the davis reso on mi the monroe doctrine gave no oce that on next nent monday he would call IP bp the resolution thus thui the three most inot important pending questions were mere riven a definite time tor for hearing during the morning hour mr camerin rep pa offered the following ollow lne foint resolution relative to the termination of the war in cuba resolved ahat I 1 hut whereas tile lia president it f tho rho united in his hl last at ann annuel 1 I renil rf Int flaire nil to this boda says neither the iho warmth of our people m sympathy s y m with tho the cuban nor a our u r loss and riat erial dnena damage e cons consequent quen t upon tile iho tu ill uio ills endeavors thus b ua tar far made to lo restore peace and order nor any choik our hunan human responsibilities have received train lije cru cruelty elti which alch st appear pear to eq c r lec c I 1 lally li y characterize this i a sanguinary inary wid arc rc c conducted 0 n ducted war have in the leant leal ihmken t the he in ermI germination nation of tile iho govern anent to ho honestly netly fulfill every internazi 0 it 1 obligation ct it in to lo lie be loped d on every ground hint tho the degaita top uon 0 of ar armed r rac ey con condict filet may hc h speedily and it rd r and quiet to the island inland bringing in train he ac and thrift of peaceful purd N mn vi horcar an and ire also doc declare larri tilt that tile the revolt 14 1 more betle than the one which continued from iwa until ISM and ts Is it appears there are no moans means of so ae urlac 1 ing permanent pence to 10 cuba xcell art ra ty tho the recognition or of iti right to loar f vp tle tho good offices of the uni po bcd lcd ament tates mates it nrc r a earnestly r recommended co m led to iho ho b faor a amble ablo con 0 of f ohe the span IA h Govern mon for or tho ihn recognition of ill iho 0 independence 0 of f C cuba uba sir thurston rep N zeb neb briefly catlett called attention to published reports that he was author of a bill recently introduced gl phang ing pensions to ox ex slaves the senator explained explain pil that the measure was introduced by request and he was entitled to no credit tor for it MR SMITHS SPEECH with the routine cleared am aay ay mr smith dem N J addressed the senate on the monroe doctrine mr smith announced that he was opposed to the adoption of 0 the resolutions proposed liro posed by his colleague mr mir sewell and quite is 13 tr onely opposed to those reported by the foreign relations committee and tic he supplemented these two assertions issert lons with the remark that he had very little sympathy with the position assumed by the senator from colorado colom do mr wolcott there was he argued arg rued to BO occasion occa ilon for any action at 0 any kind upon this subject by the senate at this time both houses of 0 congress by tile the passage of 0 the resolution providing for or tho the appointment of a commission to determine the true divisional line between Verie venezuela zuela and british guiana had done all that tile the president Ident and secretary of state slate charged the res responsibility pan lity of 0 diplomatic negotiations with other powers power desired comred and all that the people expected we have he said done all that elther nee can justify or patriotism demand we me havi met the alatua situation outlined to us by tire the president in such budi a manner ast as to show that there Is no divi division aon of sentiment in the government ot of the united states when any question ol of national honor Is involved it Is not only unnecessary but unwise to either quality or intensify our tic action thus taken in re response to both an executive and a public demand later on in his speech senator smith said aid the monroe doctrine does apply to the controversy between bet veen great britain and venezuela quite as truly and quite ns As justly as 09 if the allne ing squadron were a now in a venezuela port demanding the submission of a people who naho have bavo achieved their independence to allow the methods by which a orelen foreign power inay accomplish its purpose by en abing technicalities Is to NULLIFY absolutely the american principle upon which we take our stand the proper way and tile iho only way to apply effectually the glenroe AI onro doctrine in dealing with foreign powers mas a as to aply apply it 11 to each wills individual bidual case as a that case might arise the ringing message of 0 the president of 0 tile the united states promptly supported up by the unanimous vote of 0 both houses b uses 0 of congress and by the unanimous sentiment of the country wax was lie ald auni clont notice to every power in the civilized world that tile the monroe I 1 doctrine was a fixed principle ot of this government to be maintained in all i cases and at ill all hazards the senator believed tile the people u ore eaU sned 1 I they hey have had enough they want no more jingoism they are sick and tired of 0 the constant injection of party politics and personal ambition into our dealings will other nations they tire arc suffering from our inaction upon matters 0 of most vital importance a indeed In ded it Js in a fact and we may as well mell admit it first as last that the grea fineas majority of 0 the th peep throughout the country are with congress Con greag in engral general en cral and the senate in particular the most popular thing we could do today and probably in the present conill tion of offal attain r the tha most beneficial thing thine we coull could do dl would be to pass the necessary appropriation pria tion bills and go lieme the mere tact fact that we ore fire in session Is a in menace enace to the revival of business and the re rc turn ot of prosperity mr lindsay dem ky ICY gave notice of an amendment amend to tile die house tariff bill proposing to repe repeal it the provisions of the present tariff law which provides a a duty duly of on one of at a cent tier per pound on all sugars above no is 24 dutch starl standard dard and 01 on all discolored sugars STILL HARPING ON SEEDS consideration wag resumed on the resolution directing the secretary of agriculture to carry out the law for the distribution of seeds aeda and mr vest dorn dem mo renewed ills his criticism of the secretary the senator called attention to a published interview w with ith the secretary of agriculture dinv inv 1 tl n g impeachment and implying that thai the th president would veto the resolution it if congress gaped it in view ot of I 1 ahna be statements mr vest said tile the president should have full information on the subject and he proceeded to show from agricultural department reports that the secretary had himself elt though op it as ing this teed seed law used the appropriation pria tion for ilia his own pur purposes by ma kanir excessive seed distribution in his own state of nebraska it Is 1 enough declared the senator to mike make tho the star eyed goddess of reform hing hinc her head and blush bluh j for shame mr r vest offered a substitute tiun ahn directing the Secie secretary tary 0 f airl agri culture to lo purchase arid and distribute goods oa as in previous years mr me bit bate to dem tenn lenvi I 1 said it was not fair or just that the secretary of agriculture should be accused in this manner without ill ahli view of tho ills subject being understood the senator gold bald the th senate speeches bere inflammatory and declamatory full of abuso and lid 8 sarcasm 1 am when in tile the opinion of mr hate bate tho the secretary acted with wisdom arid and justice the secretary had found tills seed peed distribution running 1 wild v lid a and nd he hij had brought it mathin thin p roper proper limits and had stopped cx trava tance gance the senator sald paid lie evl looked into the charge of the senator from ml vest I 1 that bat orcal orchids ds lilies of the valley and palms were sent to the ro re wellons by the president and cabinet alli onic cers and had found that not a sprig of gren green nor a rose had ever been sent kent by the secretary of 0 agriculture to the white house or to the homo home of any callnon CiLl nel officer oTic cr mr air vest 1 I explained that he hal had jn tended to show that the secretary in starting out BS as a lefor mor had ratio failed to reform tills this profit profligate gate expenditure but it was not intended to say any tho the secretary bad direct control of the subject mr hate date went vent an to 0 o declare ill ahli fidelity to the agricultural interests but but he opposed oi posed the of tor for this bear aar because it wo would id be theu too late to plant them and therefore 1 actors they might as well be thrown in the sell sea mr gray dorn dom del stated that the secretory secretary of agriculture had acted in accordance m ith the attorney gen brals or of the sled seed law which ans was correct tile fault there fore was not mith ith the Secre secretary or of agriculture but with congress at 2 46 p m the senate went into executive session on motion of mr morgan morean dem ala after afier the executive session tr rr alha dem tex announced the death of UP crain and resolutions submitted by him mere ere adopted the vice president named mills and X cilc le as aa a committee to represent tile the senate at the ob sequins qulia 3 at 4 os as a further mark of re to the deceased the senate adjourned until tomorrow |
