The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-02-15
MONROE Doc rRE|INE STILL
Il tis II Davis esolutIon Being Aired by
5 52sjs Senator Smith in Very
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We OWE NOTHING TO ENGLAND
That Country First Treated Us With,
s} Contempt and Then
SSss Isl ssi.s Hostility.

%Ai Washington, Feb 10.--Notice was giver
An the senate today by Mr.. Davis (Rep
Minn.l that on Monday next he would adj
4 dress the senate on the resolution report
A ed by him from the committee on foreign
. relations, relative TO the enforcement OF
Y the Monroe doctrine A bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Psttigrew (Rep. S. d. and
laid on the table for the present, author
izing the secretary of the treasury to fore
close the government lien on the Union
Pacific and Kansas Pacific railroad COM
panies.
Mr.. Cameron (Rep. Pa.) introduced a
Joint resolution relating to the terminal
ton Of the war i'll Cuba. After pream-
bic quoting from the presidents last an
tlrsl message, what is said in reference
to that subject, a joint resolution provides
thai as it appears there are no means OF
securing permanent peace to Cuba except
BY the recognition of it's rights of self
goyenn emit, the good offices Of the United
States are earnestly recommended TO the
favorable consideration Of the Spanish
government for the recognition Of the in
dependence of Cuba.
The resolution was read a first and sec
osd time and la:d on the table for the
present. Senator Quay's resolution 70 re-
eornlnit the house tariff bill with the free
coinage amendment to the finance COM
uittee FOR further consideration, was laid
before the senate, and on the suggestion
OF Mr., German dem. Md, MIR. Quay
ak@<2 1rS
row. On motion of Mr.. Call. the resolu-
Ton as to the recognition of belligerency
in Cuba was made the special order after
rfie urgent deficiency bill. u
Nh. Thurston (Rep. Neb.) made a per-
snnal explanation In reference to @ bill
introduced by him last Thursday proyid-
ing a pension TO the freedmen. He had
stated. at the time that he introduced it
by request. and that fact was noted on
the bill. Nevertheless he found hin self
credited by the press of the country with
-he authorship and advocacy of the meas
ire. He was entitled to- no such credit.
It was a copy Of bill that had been
introduced in the house in the Fifty-frst
congress The bill, he sand. was entitled
to careful examination, and he had in
trodllced it in order that it might be
brought to the attention If congress for
future examination and deliberate action.
MI. Smith Dem. N. j. addressed the
senate in opposition to the resolution Of
fered by his colleague (Mr. SewelD as
vel! as t., the resolution reported by Mr..
Davis Tlep. Minn.) on the subject of the
Monroe doctrine
Mr.. Smith dem, N. j. took the floor
to deliver a speech on the pending Mon
roe doctrine resolutions. In the open
ing of his speech Mr. Smith said it was
not his intention at this time to attempt
definition OF what is known as the Mon
roe doctrine or to analyZe the various
arguments which have been made upon
the question Of national policy raised by
the presidents message. He would say
at the outset that he was opposed to the
adoption Of the resolutions introduced
by his colleague and he was quite as
strongly opposed to the adoption of the
resolutions introduced by the senator
from Minnesota and reported in an
amended form by tue committee on for
3ign relations and suplementing these
two assertions with the remark that he
had very little sympathy with the posi-
ton assumed by the senator from Colo
rudo.
MI Smith gave as his reasons for his
action in the matter. He said:
There is no occasion for any action OF
sny kind upon this subject by this body
at this time. We have done all that either
prudence can Justify or patriotism de-
inand. We have met the situation out
lined to us by the president in such a
naner as to show chat there is no divis-
ion OF statement in the government Of
the United States when any question of
national honor is involved. So much we
have done unanimously in both houses
without regard to party lines Of personal
feelings, because to have faltered or de-
tayeG would have been violation Of our
plain duty to the American people BY
entering upon 4 discussion of what we
have already done and by reopening the
question which we have already answered
we could only succeed in multiplying, or
at least qualifying, the action we have
already taken
The senator then proceeded in just;f-
cation OF his assertion 10 present the
facts as contained in the message of the
president Of Dec. IL. sThe deductions
therein by the president that it was the
duty of the United States in It's own in
terest and for its own protection to de-
tarmine the rightful location Of the d.
yisional line and other points leading to
the appointment of the commission.
Both houses" said the senator, "have
done all the president and secretary of
state charged with the responsibility of
diplomatic negotiations with other DOW
ers deserved all that the people expect
cd and he pointed out that if there be
any sound reason why we should for
our protection uphold the principle of
non-itterference by European govern
ments with American republics it is ab-
soluteiy essential that we should satisfy
ourselves OF rightful divisional lines.
! ar Smith asserted his inability to agree
! with his colleagues where he says:
THAT this action was premature and
lnopportune in view of the business and
financial condition Of the country and
every act Of a president Of the United
States involving national honor or ma
!.ional disgrace can only be taken with
rropriety when the business and finan-
! sial condition OF the country is such as
10 warrant it. then great indeed must be
4 HE Indignation Of my colleague when he
II nontemplates the conduct of George
Washington, James Madison and above
4 all the many and most inopportune acts
OF Abraham Lincoln
Il Referring to the recent speech of SEN
ator JVolcott, of Colorado, Mr.. Smith sug-
uested that while no harm can result
from, lauding the deeds OF English sailors
and English soldiers he CNlr SMITH pre-
\ farerd to contemplate the achievements
81 Washington, Of Green, Of Putnam, of
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