Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18
CONGRESS.



The Senate on the 9th adopted joint res
olutlon offered by Mr.. Jones (Ark) author
iZing the secretary of the interior to SuS-
pend the removal of intruders in Il, the Chero-
praisal of the value of improvements made
by them. Mr.. Cullom Rep., ND then adj
His address was in support of his resolu-
ton introduced some days ago declaring in
substance the Monroe doctrine to be by
rightful policy of the United States He
began by saying that the United States is
not government Of conquest or usurpation.
happiness was not to be reached by grasp
Ing the territory of our neighbOrs, but
rather that the peace and prosperity of
our people would be found in wisely caring
for the magnificent inheritance which they
transmitted ira to US, At the conclusion of
the Senate in support of a bill introduced
by him concerning the personnel of the
navy: He advocated the appointment of
naval cadets by senator's, and made a plea
neerS.
The session of the Senate on the 18th last
ed but one hour and was mainly devoted to
a discussion of Senator Dubois proposition
TO amend the rules to distribute the
m1ttees of the Senate. Nothing being be-
fore the Senate. the clerk called the first
4 fbo on the calendar Which proved to pe
recognize the CT ban revoutionists as bel
ligerents Mr.. Amen said he supposed this
resolution would be referred to the commit
tee on foreign relations and informed the
Senate that the Populist party which was
sneered at as party of domestic griev-
ances, stood shoulder to shoulder with the
Republican and Democratic parties for the
maintenance of the Monroe doctrine. Mr..
Allen commended some of the remarks Of
Mr.. Cullom the day before and then pro-
ceeded to condemn the alliance of the
money power of the East with that of
England in connection with our diligence in
fhtSo cir of pit iCb
this hemisphere. With this idea text,
he referred contemptuously to the report
that Theodore Havemeyer, the retiring
Austrian consul-general at New York was
to be made baron, as an evidence that
the gentleman was ashamed of the country
of his birth. He also referred to the Ameri-
can women "whO were marrying titled Eu-
ropean mendicants" Mr.. Cali Dem. Fla)
gave notice that he would call up his Ar
menlan resolution the following day and the
Senate adjourned
The proceedings of the Senate on the 18th
covered the entire range of legislation from
the Introduction of petitions bills and reso-
lutlons to the passage of bills, and included
two formal addresses. bill extending the
Chicago port of entry so as to cover the
state of Illinois received the final indOrse-
ment of the Senate. Having already passed
the House the bill will probably be the
first bill of the Fifty fourth Congress to be-
come law. Mr.. Call then addressed the
Senate upon his resolution declaring it to
be the duty of the civilized powers to sup
press the cruetias alleged to be perpetrat ted
Turkish authorities. Mr.. Call said that
While it was the accepted policy of this
government to avoid participation in for
eign complications he did not understand it
to mean that should not interfere to pre-
vent such cruelties and barharism as had
been enacted in Armenia He thought the
United States should at least express en-
enlargement to the civilized powers in the
effort they are making Il suppress these
outbursts Of bigotry. superstition, cruelty
and crime. Almost an hour of the session
was devoted to listening TO speech by Sen
ator PETER in advocacy of his bill curtail-
ing the expenses incurred in congressional
arms shall take the place of the committee
now sent cut by the two Houses as escorts
to their homes Of the remains of deceased
members.