The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-12-14


/ WAsh1Moron, Do. Is, 1895.
/ The first neek Of Congress i usu
ally more useful IN indicating TIL
trend Of things than for tho produc'
ton Of actual work, and this ysal
10 no exception. One Of tho most
certain indications il that tho sil.
yer men in the Senate, although be.
lieved to be in tho majority, will
not act together, but will act With
their respective parties, upon every.
thing except the silver question,
and they are not likely to 30 put to
the test Of showing how they would
act upon that. Neither republi.
cans, democrats nor populists have
yet adopted 4 programme Is to
what shall be done about reorganiz-
ing the Senate, although the latter
have decided to vote together until
they SEQ what the others purpose,
but it 10 probable that the republi-
cans will in the end get control. It
has been limited as q possibility
that some of the democratic Sena-
tors who wish the republicans to
shoulder the responsibilities of the
session stand ready to give the re-
publicans the votes necessary to
make majority Of the Senate, but
that while, Of course, possible is not
probable. There are quite az many
republican Senators who wish the
democrats to retain control as there
are democrats who wish to surren-
der the control to the republicans.
England's answer to this govern
ment's demand that the Venezuelan
dispute be submitted to arbitration
is now on the way here. It is said
to be a refusal, and, according to
extracts from the English papers
cabled over, Lord Salisbury thinks
the administration is merely bluff
ing about the Monroe doctrine. If
he really thinks so, he is q badly
misinformed man. Congress is
practically unanimous on this ques-
ton, as will be shown later on. And
if Lord Salisbury acts on the bluff
theory he will fnd himself COM
PEELED to eat crow or fight before he
gets through with this business.
Party lines in Congress would melt
away like snow should it come to
a question Of backing the admins
tration, even to the extent of dec
laration of war, in it's efforts to
maintain the Monroe doctrine.
That Observation-Disclosures, if
you pIease-is not confined to any
one political party was shown by
the bills and resolutions introduced
this week in the Senate. Senator
Cali, of Florida democrat offered
a resolution for the recognition Of
the Cuban revolutionists as bellig-
erents, and followed it up with
speech that was somewhat stronger
than the resolution. Senator Allen,
of Nebraska (populist), offered a
resolution providing for the recog-
milton of Cuba as an independent
nation, and for the annexation, "as
essential to our safety in times of
war and the convenience and neces-
sity of our commerce in times of
peace" of all the islands in close
firming the Monroe, doctrine. Sen
proximity to our coasts; also reaf.
ators Lodge, of Massachusetts, and
Cullom, of Illinois, Republicans
both introduced resolutions notify
ing the world of the intention Of
the United States to stand by the
Monroe doctrine. So far as the
Monroe doctrine goes these resolu-
tons are in accord with the Presi-
dents message, which says that as
long ago as last July the admins
tration signified to the government
of Great Britain its intention to
maintain the Monroe doctrine in
the Venezuela squabble. But the
Cuban recognition resolutions are
in direct opposition to the Presi-
dent, who desires this country to
strictly neutral.
The adoption by the Senate Of a
resolution offered by Senator Nor
gan, of Alabama. providing that the
portion of the Presidents message
relating to the payment by the
United States of claims arising out
of the BeringSea controversy should
be referred to the committee on For
eign Relations, with instructions to
examine into the question of liabil-
ity and the amount thereof, and TO
report by bill or otherwise, while
perfectly proper and in order, viii.
probably not be pleasant news either
for the President, the British Ambas-
sador or the Canadian claimants.
Senator Morgan is chairman of that
committee, and for characterizing
those claims as largely bogus, upon
tho floor of the Senate at the las.
session, the British Ambassador has
lately in an official communication