The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23
Declares That the President and
Congress Pursue a lingo
Policy.
MONROE DOCTRINE DEFINED.
Does Not Believe It Was Intended to
Check Acquisition of Terri.
tory.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 22-The
principal feature of to-day's session in the
Senate was the speech of Senator Wolcott
OF Colorado in condemnation OF the pro-
posed extension of the Monroe doctrine
and in criticism of the action of the ex-
ecutive and legislative departments of the
Government on the Venezuelan question.
With an ardor and eloquence that arrested
the attention of Senators on both sides of
the chamber and the crowds in the CALLER
les, Wolcott spoke of the aid given by Great
Britain to the people of Venezuela in
breaking the Spanish yoke, and said that
those who were to-day attacking Great
Britain as if she were the oppressor of
Venezuelan liberties would do we'll to read
the history of those early and bloody
times. If it were not for the heroic and
reckless valor of the British legion at one
OF the decisive battles in that war of in
dependence, it was very possible, he said,
that Venezuela would not now be free
He spoke contemptuously of the people
of that republic, less than 1 per cent of
whom, he said, were white, the rest being
Indians, negroes, mulattos and Zambos,
and he expressed the hope that the bound
ary line would be found where it would
leave the rich gold fields of that region
where the English speaking miners would
not be subject to the cupidity OF Venezu-
elan harpies, but would be under the shell
ter and protection of the English common
law. He spoke of the diplomatic corre-
spondence on the Venezuelan question as
irritating; of the Presidents message as
i'll advised; and OF the appointment of the
commission, without invitation of the
countries interested, as premature and
hasty. The peroration, which was heartily
applauded, was in these words:
MAY these two great nations of the
same speech, traditions and lineage be
found standing together shoulder to
shoulder, in the interest of humanity,
both in compelling peace and awaiting
the day when nation shall no longer
lift sword against nation, nor shall they
learn war any more +"
The remainder of to-day's session was
occupied by a financial debate on the
bond bill, with the free coinage substitute.
and at $50 the Senate adjourned until to-
morrow.
After the routine morning business, the
presentation of petitions and the intro
duction and reference of bills, Calls reso-
luton directing the Secretary of State to
send to the Senate the dispatches of
United States Consuls relating to the war
now carried on in Cuba was reported back
adversely from the Committee on Foreign
Relations by Sherman (R.) of Ohio, its
chairman, and was, at the request of Call
CD of Florida, placed ON the calendar.
CulIom (R.) of Illinois, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, reported a
preamble and concurrent resolution in re-
gard to the Armenian outrages in Turkey.
The resolution declares it to be an i'm
perative duty in the interest Of humanity
to express the earnest hope that the
European concert, brought about by the
treaty OF Berlin. be speedily given its Just
effect in such decisive measures as shall
stay the hand of fanaticism and law.
less violence, and shall assure to
the unoffending Christians of the Turkish
empire all the rights belonging to them,
both as men and Christians and as benefi-
ciaries of the treaty of Berlin; that the
President be requested TO communicate
the resolution to the Governments of Great
Britain, Germany, Austria, France, Italy
and Russia; and that Congress will sup
port the President in the most vigorous
action he shall take in the protection and
The resolution was laid aside for future
action.
Pugh's resolution for the payment Of
Government obligations in standard sill
yer dollars was brought before the Senate,
but was laid aside.
Wolcott thereupon took the floor and
addressed the Senate in condemnation of