Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-05
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Interesting Discussion in the Senate.
WASTING TIME IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.

The Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds offered two resolutions, which
were agreed to, calling on the President for
information as to the Venezuelan awards, and as
to what steps, if any, have been taken by the
United States government to collect the
monthly quotas Of the Caracas customs re-
ceipts.
Mr.. EpMuNDs' MoNRoE-pocTR1NE REsoLuTIo N.
Mr.. Sherman called up the joint resolution
reported by him yesterday from tho committee
on foreign relations, declaring the sense Of
Congress in relation to the connection of Eu-
ropean governments in any inter-oceanic canal,
and asked that it be passed Immediately.
brief but very interesting discussion en-
sued.
Mr.. Sherman said that the resolution was
but reassertion of the Monroe doctrine.
MIR. Teller said that the only objection he
had to the resolution was that it was untimely
and should have been adopted years ago,
when the construction Of the Panama canal
was begun.
Mr.. Vest suggested (while favoring the reso-
iution) that it was intended to have some bear
ing IN favor OF the Nicaragua canal "a scheme
to which he was opposed).
MIR. Edmunds, the author Of the resolution,
disclaimed having been Influenced by any such
idea.
Mr.. Call opposed the resolution as calculated
to obstruct great work Of benefcence to man
kind.
Mr.. George regarded the resolution as a very
important and necessary step.
MIR; Reagan thought that the resolution
should not be pressed to a vote to-day. but
should be considered and debated. Its Ian
guage, he said, was too broad and unrestricted
Mr.. Gray coincided with the views expressed
by MIR. Reagan, and said that the government
OF the United States should not, without grave
consideration, interpose an obstacle to a work
which would advance the civilization of the
world.
MIR. Morgan took the view that Congress had
no right to trammel the diplomatic action Of
the Executive by the passage of a resolution.
II the idea were to be expressed by Congress it
should be in the form of a concurrent resolu-
tion only.
Mr.. Sherman treated Mr.. Morgan's objection
10 the form OF the resolution as more technical
than important, but was willing to have the reso-
luton made concurrent one, instead of joint
resolution although he though. the latter the
better form as binding the three branches Of
the government. He would like to see all the
nations of the world (but not the governments)
cooperate in the work of the Panama canal.
THE RESOLUTION GOES OVER TILL MONDAY.
He consented to let the matter go over till
Monday, but it should be disposed Of thel,
because the resolution should be passed
promptly or not at all.
THE TARIFF BILL TAKEN UP.
After further discussion the resolution
went over till Monday, and the tariff bill was
taken up at 2 o'clock.
House of Representatives.
In his opening prayer the chaplain said:
Almighty God, we humbly beseech Thee help
the people Of this land to comprehend the diff
ference between a big country and a great
country; that broad acres, large harvests, rich
mines, productive mills, crowded warehouses,
thousands of miles of railroads, great and
sumptuous houses, millions Of money may be
the signs Of a big country, but that great
country can only be made by the intelligence
courage, honesty, veracity, and honor of its
citizens by their self-respect and self-restraint
their regard for law, and their reverence for
its majesty, their fidelity in contracts, their in
tegrity and probity in intercourse"
Mr.. Peel ARK. }, from the committee on In
dian affairs, reported the bill to divide the
Sioux Indian reservation into separate reserva-
tions. House calendar.
MR.. REEDS RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Reed (Me.) then called up the resolution
to abolish for the remainder of the session the
call of states for the introduction Of bills on
the first and third Mondays of each month.
On ordering the previous question the vote
stood: Yeas. SO; nays, 20-no quorum-and a
call Of the House was ordered.
QUIET AND INCIDENCE
then reigned until 1:50, when Mr.. Breckinridge,
Of Kentucky. moved an adjournment.
Mr.. Springer Qll.) said that if the House
would agree to a resolution directing the SER
geant-at-arms to telegraph to absent members
requesting them to return on Monday he would
not oppose the adjournment. He only wanted
to secure quorum.
Mr.. Reed-I do not think a quorum can be
secured until the attention of the country is
called to the procedure here.
"And to the big Union Pacific bill back of ii, -
broke in MIR. Anderson, of Kansas.
-, "And to the cattle syndicates," retorted Mr..
Weaver Qa.).
Mr.. Payson m) and Mr.. Blount (Ga. OBJ
jected to Mr.. Springer's request, and the mo-
ton to adjourn was defeated-yeas u, nays so.
ceeded to, and he thereupon moved to adjourn.
THE INAUGURAL CEREMONIES.
Pending which Mr.. Mckinley (Ohio) intro
duced j6int resolution authorizing the
Secretaries of War and the Navy to
loan to the committee on inaugural
ceremonies the flags and bunting
in the government reports for use in decorat-
ing Washington ON 4th of March. This was
passed, a proposed amendment by Mr.. Cum
mings, of New York, to strike out "loan" and
insert 'lend" being disregarded
Mr.. Springer introduced joint resolution
izing Congress to make a uniform law of mar
riage and divorce. Referred.
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