Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-30
FIFTY FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 80.
SENATE.


During the delivery of the chaplain's
opening prayer, it was necessary to
have the gas lights over the glass ceiling
turned on. The attendance of Senators
was unusually full; and there was a
large crowd of spectators in the
galleries.
Among the papers presented and
referred were resolutions of the Lincoln
Post of the G. A. R. of Topeka, Kan,
rendering their services las Mr..
P. fer, pop. KaDs., phrased it) in case
~e should have any trouble with our
neighbors on the other side Of the At
lantic.n
Mr.. VOORHEES, presented a communi-
cation from the charge d'affairs of the
Argentine Republic (now in charge of
the legation, in the absence of the min
ister) on the subject of commercial re.
lations between that country and the
United States and asked that it be re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
Mr.. Hoar called attention to the rule
of the Senate which provides that no
petition, memorial or other paper, sign
ed by citizens or subjects of foreign
power shall be received by the Senate
except through Transmission from the
State Department.
After some colloquy on this point,
and ruling by the Vice President that
the paper could not be received, the
matter was allowed to lie over for the
present.
Mr. Chandler introduced bill to en-
large the interstate commerce commits.
sion by making it consist of one men,
Der from each State. Referred to the
committee on interstate commerce.
Mr.. Chandler also offered q resolu.
ton calling on the Secretary of the
Navy for information as to whether
prices paid, or agreed to be paid, for
armor for vessels of the navy are as
low as the prices charged by the same
manufacturers to foreign governments;
whether those prices have been inoreas-
ed on account of patents and, if 80,
whether the increase in price has been
fair and reasonable; also whether any
government officers are interested in
such patents.
The House bill as to bonds was laid
before the Senate, read twice and refer
red to the finance committee.
Mr.. Mitchell gave notice that he
would, at the conclusion of remarks to
be made to day by Mr.. Lodge, ask the
Senate to proceed to the selection of the
committees; also that he would after
wards ask the Senate to take from the
table his proposition to impose duty
on wool, for the purpose of enabling
him to make some remarks thereon.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Quay
calling on the Secretary of the Navy
for information as to whether it would
be advantageous to the naval service to
contract now for six battleships instead
of two was taken up and agreed to.
Mr.. Lodge addressed the Senate on
the subject Of the Monroe doctrine.
Senator Lodge closed his speech on
the Monroe doctrine in the Senate to
day as follows: I believe that this ques-
ton will be peacefully settled by the
good sense of the representatives. oil
England and the United States, but it
is very clear that such settlement can
only be reached by action on the part
| of Congress and of the President which
shall be as temperate as it is firm and
which shall maintain the Monroe doc.
| trine wherever it justly applies. That
doctrine is as important to us as the
balance of power is to Europe, and
and those who maintain the latter
| must not attempt to break down the
principle which guards the integrity of
the Americas and protects them
from the interference of foreign power