The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-20
A LINGO YEAR IN CONGRESS.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE TO BE THE
KEYNOTE.

Republican Senators and RePresen-
tativss Printing Themselves for the
Debate-AH busy for Weeks Past
in Collecting Material From the
Files of Congress and the Depart
ment Of state TO Use in the En-
pected Debates-SenatOr Hill to De
fend the President.
Washington, Nov. 19.-There are unmis-
taxable evidences at hand to show thas
a prolonged discussion Of our foreign
policy IS anticipated during the coming
session Of congress. Many Of the repub-
Iican senators and representatives have
for weeks past been employed in col
lecting material from the files Of con-
gress and the department Of state to
use in the expected debates. Private sec
retaries and other officials at the capitol
at the instance of congressman inter
ested in the subject, have been ransack-
ing the congressional library and other
Libraries for literature bearing upon the
Monroe doctrine and kindred subjects
Every republican congressman who comes
20 Washington has the Monroe doctrine
and our foreign relations first upon his
docket and incidentally comment upon
the financial and the tariff questions,
but it is apparent from the tone of their
conversation that the foreign question
is uppermost in their minds. Two years
ago every congressman who came 70
Washington had a plan for the settle
ment. OF the financial differences in his
inside pccNct and could talk about moth
ing else but free silver or the single
gold standard" Now, one hears but lit
tic discussion of those questions, but
every newcomer wants to know when
resolution
of maintaining the Monroe doctrine is
to come up for consideration.
The President will have the first OppOr-
tunity to sound the keynote of the admin
istration's foreign policy, and some of his
intimate friends state that in his mes
sage, he viii take such bold and unequt-
vocal position in support of a prompt en-
foTcemeat of the Monroe doctrine that the
REPUBLICANS will have no ground for com
plant, tend viii be compelled to indOrSe
the spitH Of his message, or let the sub
ject acne. In the meantime the collec-
ton Of data for the debate goes merrily
administration circles it is said that
Scnator Etili viii take the leadership Of
the u mitigation forces and champion
they poiicA the President. Senator HilTs
lgHy be feailties in the last congress were
grd get intmired by the friends of the
4 9is ad i Is sa a6lt by tBs bTI1g
hilA q sSse cpntact with Mr. Cleveland,
that Ntask tier Is on more friendly terms
with Sefiicisr I'M than the general pub
lie inag the ToAquote the language of
the CONT OF threferred to, 1.-THE President
and SenA Altapiill are not so far apart,
PERSONAL---VERY. w as they were some time
ago, and in tie future they Will be closer
together on nll political questions"
So liar as : ne President is concerned
there may bam6re or less wisdom in such
\ a course, fol he viii doubtless need the
lservice Of Senator Hili or some other
equally bold champion TO defend him in
tl1JSenate this winter, if the republicans
carry out thdjr plan Of attacking the
fdSeign and domestic policy of the admin
islration. Senator Morgan, Senator Vest
Sdnator Gorfnhjn, Senator Voorhees, and
all of the leading democrats in the SEN
ate are more apt to join in the attack
thpfrto rush to the defense of the Presi-
deht. sol he win find an alliance with
Senator Hill very desirable, if it can be
brought about