1895. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. 45 priety and wisdom. But if that were not·so, what comparison The motion was agreed to; and the Senate proceeded to the con.. does that bear to the merciless destruction of human life which is side1·ation of executive business. After seven minutes spent in carried on by the other side? What of the arrest and trial upon executive session the doors were reopened, and (at 1 o'clock and suspicion of citizens, subjects of Spain or American citizens, 32 minutes p.m.) the Senate adjourned until Monday, December and their transportation to the penal colony of Spain, with all its 9, 1895, at 12 o'clock meridian. horrors? Mr. President, I hope the Committee on Foreign Relations will take this subj~ct into consideration. I hope it will not postpone NOMINATIONS. action, but that it will be moved by these considerations to report Executive nominations received b'lj tJ:e Senate December 5, 1895. at an early day in favor of the joint resolution which I introduced, or some other measure that will accord to the people of Cuba the ENVOYS EXTRAORDINARY AND MINISTERS PLENIPOT;ENTIARY. Ba.me rights in our territory and our courts that are now given to John L. Peak, of Missouri, to be envoy extraordinary and min­ Spain-the rights which a neutral Government accords whenever ister plenipotentiary of the United States to Switzerland, to which there is a condition of civil war. As I have said, I do not care to office he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. vice occupy the time of the Senate for any length of time by reading James 0. Broadhead, resigned. the various authorities upon the subject of international war. of Matt W. Ransom, of North Carolina, to be envoy extraordinary public war, in case of resistance by a people, but I will read a few and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Mexico, to citations here. · which office he was appointed during the last recess of the A civil war_:_ Senate. Allen Thomas, of Florida, to be envoy extraordinary and min­ Vattel says- ister plenipotentiary of the United States to Venezuela, to which is when a party arises ina. State which no longer obeys the sovereign, and is office he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, vice sufficiently stron~ to make head against him, or when, in a Republic, the nation is divided mw two opposite factions, and both sides take up arms. Seneca Haselton, resigned. SECRETARIES OF LEGATION. * * * * * * * When a part of a State takes up arms against the Government, if it is suffi. John F. Baker, of Minnesota, to be secretary of the legation of ciently strong to resist its action and to constitute two parties of equally the United States at Managua, Nicaragua, to which office he was balanced forces, the existence of c1vil1 war is thenceforward determined. appointed during the last recess of the Senate. William W. Russell, of Maryland, to be secretary of the lega­ ~ * * * * * * It is no ground of offense to a nation that civil war is recognized as a public tion of the United States to Venezuela, to which-office he was ap­ condition of war. It is no ground of offense that neutrality between the con­ pointed during the last recess of .the Senate, vice Richard M. Bartle­ tending parties is declared to be the proper attitude of other nations toward man, appointed consul at Antigua, West Indies. such a struggle. So said Mr. Webster, so said Mr. Frelinghuysen, so declared Mr. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS. Everett, and there is an extensive correspondence here, setting John B. Harlow, of Missouri, to be Civil Service Commissioner,. forth by-all these different officials and Secretaries of our Govern­ to which office he was appointed during the last recess of the Sen­ ment the same declaration of atrocious war, of merciless hostility, ate, vice Theodore Roosevelt, resigned. of civil war in its most cruel form by. the Spanish Government William G. Rice, of New York, to be Civil Service Commis­ upon the people of Cuba. Here is a half century of declarations sioner, to which office he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate, vice Charles Lyman, resigned. of an authentic character from our own Government and our . own Secretaries of State~ declaring that those people are not only CHIEF OF BUREAU OF ACCOUNTS. engaged in a war which entitles them to recognition, but that it is Frank A. Branagan, of Ohio, to be Chief of the Bureau of Ao­ a war in whir.h humanity itself demands that they should be ac­ counts in the Department of State of the United States; vice Fran- corded the rights of belligerents. cis J. Kieckhoefer, resigned. · . Mr. President, I submit that Cuba is" the queen of the Antilles." It is the most desirable place of residence in the West India Islands for the human raee. The conditions of life are easier there; there CONFIRMATION. is less of extreme poverty; labor obtains a more adequate and Executive nomination confirmed by the Senate DecemJJer 5, 1895. more comfortable reward than anywhere else. The day will come ENVOY E.XTRAORDINARY AND MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY. ;! when it will be the Garden of Eden of the human race. The day will come when a confederated republic of the islands of the West Matt W. Ransom, of North Carolina, to be envoy extraordinarY Indies will be established. Unless this civilization of ours is a and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Mexico. failure, and this republican Government of ours a fraud and a falsehood, it is the part of wisdom that we shou1-d recognize the fact. If these free institutions of ours are to build up a happy people, are to ameliorate the poverty of the world, are to create a HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. higher condition of humanity, ~tis the part of wise statesmanship in us to say that the cruelties of merciless war shall not be prac­ FRID.A. Y, IJecember 6, 1895. ticed upon a people immediately within our reach and following The House met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. our example, taught by our precepts to do that which they are HENRY M. COUDEN; ' · · · doing. · The Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday last was read and I hope t~at the disgrace we are now under of actually aiding approved. · . the Government of Spain by the present condition of the public PRINTING THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE •. laws in oppression and merciless rule over these people will be avoided by early action on the part of Congress. Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, after the reading of The people of the United States with great unanimity desire the President's message, I made amotion, which was adopted, that this action from us, and require such proceeding as will secure the message be referred to the Committee of the Whole House on freedom and independence to Cuba. the state of the Union, and also that 5,000 copies be printed for the The will of the people has been expressed in great meetings in use of the members of the House. I have since learned, on exami­ New York, Chicago, and the cities of the several States. nation of the proceedings of the last Congress, that provision is It is not the part of friendship to Spain to delay this action. already made by the existing law for the printing of 10,000 copies The sooner the United States speaks in determined but friendly of the message for the use of the House and 5,000 for the use of the and respectful terms the better for Spain, and for Cuba, and all Senate. The motion I made on Tuesday last was tmnecessary; the best interests of the nations. and I desire, therefore, to move to reconsider that vote for the pur­ For all these reasons I urge on the committee and on the Senate pose of rescinding the action taken with reference to the printing the passage of the resolutions as the first step to be taken in the of the message. · interest~:; of peace and of staying a merciless and cruel war. The SPEAKER. Without objection the vote will be reconsid­ :Mr. VOORHEES. I ask that the joint resolution be again read. ered. The Secretary again read joint resolution S. R. 4. There was no objection. The VICE-PRESIDENT. The joint Resoution will be referred Mr. CRISP. Mr. Speaker, we do not understand the request of to the Committee on Foreign Relations. the gentleman from New Y-ork. The SPEAKER. The resolution to print the 5,000copiesof the ADJOURNMENT TO MONDAY. President's message was unnecessary, and is embarrassing, inas· Mr. GORMAN. I move that when the Senate adjourn to-day it much as theexistinglawprovides for the printing; and the gentle­ be to meet on Monday next. man from New York ·asks consent that the motion to print be The motion was agreed to. rescinded. Such action will be taken without formality if there Mr. VOORHEES. I move that the Senate proceed to the con­ be no objection. sideration of executive business. There was no objection. 46 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. DECEMBER 6, SWEARING IN OF MEMBERS. struction of the building for the use of the Library of Congress Mr. CRISP. Mr. Speaker) the gentleman from Arkansas [Mr. for the year ended December 1, 1895; which was referred to the Terry] was not p1~es ent v.ben the members were sworn in on Mon­ Committee on Appropriations.