The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-12-19
CONGRESS.
Abstract of The More Important Pro-
ceedings of Both Houses
Tuesday. DEC. 10.

AJENs ASs
In the Senate. Mr.. Call Fla, d. presented
several memorials from citizens of Florida fol-
the recognition of the belligerency of the Gu
ban insurgents. Mr. Sherman (0hio, b. the
memorial of the National Wool Growers Asso-
citation, and Mr.. PETER Kan, p from the
Committee to Examine the Branches of the
Civil Service favorsbly reported the bill intro
duced by him TO prescribe the method OF con-
Quoting Congressional funerals.
Mr.. Call FLA introduced q concurrent reso-
luton for the prevention of the misuse and
cruelty of the Armenian subjects OF Turkey"
The resolution recites that humanity ana re-
ligion and the principles on which all civiiiza-
ton rests demands that the civilized Govern
ments shall by peaceful negotiations, or II nee
essary. by the force of arms, prevent and sup
press the crueties and massacres inflicted on
the Armenian subjects OF Turkey by establish
ing a Government of their own people, with
such guarantees by tho civilized powers OF its
authority and permanence as shall be adequate
TO that end"
Mr. Squire Wash introduced bin to in
crease the efficiency of the personnel of the
Navy, and particularly TO strengthen the use
fulness and numbers of the engineer force. 1t
increases the number of the engineers, thereby
providing against the further prostration of the
corps from over-work.
Senator Cullom addressed the Senate in sup
port of his resolution introduced some days ago,
declaring IN su bstance the Monroe doctrine 10
be By precedent and tradition the recognized
rightful policy OF the United States. Senator
CullOm said, in part: Shall we see to 1t that
our future shall advance as our past has done;
that we take no step backward, but keep up the
march of the Republic2
IL we would do this in this world Of compe-
tition and strife and maintain our National
honor, with our territorial unity and integrity,
we must have some affirmative. distinctive idea
or policy of such simple and unquestloned pro-
priety that it shall receive the universal sane
tiOn of our people. 1t must possess such eie-
ments of right and justice in itself and bear
such Interpretation in the relation 1t shall de-
clare between the United States and other Ma
tions that serious objection can lie against it,
BY the adoption of such policy and its public
declaration by the Congress of the United States
we ennohe what we all substantially approve as
the Monroe doctrine, and it becomes at once
and forever thereafter the American doctrine
This much is due to ourselves, that by no
laches on our part can it be truly said that we
are too long sleeping upon our just rights. And
this too, is due to Europe. that the Govern
mcnts of the Old World may know that 10000
600 Of American citizens, speaking through
their Representatives in Congress. are a unit IN
maintaining the American doctrine Of James
Monroe: and il is also due TO the independents
Governments OF the other America lying to the
south Of us, whose tenure of existence practi-
cally depends upon the honesty of the United
States in sustaining the doctrine OF the message
of 1928"