The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13
wIsHiNGroN LETTER.
tFals 0rs RSuutAn cosnEsroSDrsr
WAsuiNgrON, Dec. y. 1895.

thing. than Tor the production Of actual
work. and this year IL no exception.
one of the most certain indications IL
that the silver men Ia the senate. al.
though believed TO be- In Una joriiy. will
not act together, but will act with their
respective parties. upon everything tx.
cept the silver question. and they ars
not likely 10 be put 70 the test Of show.
log how they would act upon that.
Neither Republicans, Democrats, nor
Popul.ts have yot adopted program as
10 what shall be- done abou, reorgan.z.
ing the senate, although the latter have
decided 10 vote together until they see
what the others propose. but 4, /. prob.
able that the Republicans will In the
end get control. Il has been limited a.
possibility thst some 9th Democratic
senators Who wish the Republican,. 10
shoulder the responsibilities Of the
session stand ready 20 give the Republi.
cans the votes necessary 10 make a ma.
iofty Of the senate. but that while. Of
course, possible Is not probable. There
are quite as many Republican senators
vho wish the Democrats to retain con-
troll ~ there are Democrats who wish to
surrender ihc control To the Rcpubli. !
cans.
Engandsanwer tothis governments
demand that the Venezuelan dispute be |
submitted TO arbitration is now on the /
way here. II IL said 10 be a refusal. |
and, according to extracts from the |
English papers cabled over. Lord Sails !
bury thinks the administration Is merely !
bluAing about enforcing tho Monroe
doctrine. II he really thinks 70 lac 1. a |
badly mlsinformed man. Congress. ID |
practically unanimous on this question,
a. VAL bc Shown later on. Aud Il Lord 4.
Salisbury acts on the bluii theory lac |
will lind himself compelled to eat crow I
or light before he gets through with tins |
business. Party lines in congrcs. would |
melt away like snow should II come TO
question Of backing the administration. |
cven to the extent Of declaration OF
war, In is efforts to maintain the Mon.
roc doctrine.
That NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. II you |
please-is not confined 20 any one 20.
litical party was shown by the bill. aud |
resolutions introduced this week Ia the /
senate. Senator Call OF Florida 90 |
offered a resolution Tor the recognition
Of the Cuban rcyoluiionists rs belligcr
ents aud followed 1t mp with speech /
that was somewhat stronger than the |
resolution. Senator Allen Of Nrbmska |
tP.) offered a resolution providing Tor |
the recognition Of Cuba as an indcpend. /
ent nation, and for the annexation, las |
essential to or safety In times Of war
aud the convenience and necessity OF |
our commerce In times Of pcarc." Of all |
the islands In close proximity to our
coasts also reailirming the Monroe doe. |
trinc. senator Lodge Of Massachusetts |
aud Cullom Of Illinois tRepublicausI
both introduced resolutions notifying
the world Of the intention Of the United
States to stand hy the Monroe doctrine.
So mr rs the Monroe doctrine goc. those
resolutions are iu accord with the presi.
dents message, which saws that as long
ago m last July the administration sig
niAed 20 the government OF Great
Britain iis intention 20 maintain the
Monroe doctrine ii the Venezuela boun.
dairy sluahhle. lint tho Cuban recog.
milton resolutions are In direct opposi.
ton TO the president, who desires this
country To remain strictly neutral.
The adoption by the senate OF reso-
luton offered by Senator Morgan oi
Alabama providing that the portion vi
the presidents message relating to the
payment by the United States Of claims
arising out Of the Boring Sea controversy
should be referred 20 the committee on
foreign relations, with instructions to
examine into the question Of liability
and the amount thereof, aud to report
by bill or otherwise, while perfectly
proper and In order, will probably not
be pleasant nsws either for the presi.
dent the British Ambassador or the
Canadian claimants. Senator Morgan
ischairman Of that committee, and Tor
chaaclerizing those claims as largely |
bogus, upon the floor OF the senate at
the last session, the British Ambassador
has lately in AN official communication F.
very harshly criticized him. Mr.. Nor. .
gan lent one of those who turn the .
other check De always strikes back.
President Cloveaud's message is a
fiat failure, so iar as being factor in
congressional financial legislation Is cone
cerned. Ills Recommendation lor the