The record-union., 1896-02-18

cldreS InaI III Will assert ana MAINTAIN
that doctrine and those principles, and
will regard any infringement thereof,
and particularly any attempt by any
European Power to take or acquire any
new or additional territory on the
American continents, or any island adj
jacent thereto, or any right of sover-
eighty or dominion in the same in any
ea Sc or instance as to which the United
States shall deem such attempt to be
dangerous to its peace or safety, or by
or through force, purchase, cession, oc-
cupation, pledge, colonization, protec-
toPate or by control of the easement in
any canal, or any other means of transit
across the American isthmus, whether
under unfounded pretensions of right in
cases of alleged boundary disputes or
under any unfounded pretensions, as the
manifestation of an unfriendly dispo-
sition toward the United States and as
an interposition which it would be i'm
possible in any form for the United
States to regard with indifference"
Davis proceeded to address the SEN
ate in support of the resolution. He
apologized in advance if he should ap-
pear too prolix in his discussion of the
origin of the Monroe doctrine, its char
acter and nature, the various phases of
the national existence to which it had
been applied and to some extent the
present controversy. The Monroe doc
trine might be fairly summed up as
follows:
That the American continents were
not to be considered as subjects to fu
ture colonization by any European
Power. That the United States should
consider any attempt on the part of
such Powers to extend their system to
any portion of the hemisphere as dan
gerous to the peace and safety of the
United States, and that any interposi-
tion by any European Power for the
purpose of expressing any of the people
on the continent should be considered
as the manifestation of an unfriendly
disposition toward the United States.
Davis then quoted from diplomatic
correspondence relative to Cuba dating
from early in this century down to the
present day to show that the Monroe
doctrine had been invoked and applied.
This Government had declared on yari-
Gus occasions when the possible sale by
Spain of that island was limited at that
1t would not permit the transfer of Cuba
to any other Government, and yet no
one had ever asserted that it's adj
yanced position was a violation of the
Monroe doctrine.
Davis. quoting from history, showed
that the Monroe doctrine had been III
voked time and again, the most notaole
instance of recent years being, Davis
said, during the conduct of the present
Administration toward the recently in
stituted Republic of Hawaii. This Gov
ernment was at that time attempting to
reseat a barbarous Queen on an over
turned throne. If it was proper to as
sert the doctrine then, Davis thought it
was equally proper in the case under
discussion.
Venezuela was now under duress by
Great Britain, and her own will in such
settlement could not, Davis believed,
be exercised. Speaking of the charac-
ter of the South American Republics,
Davis said the weaker they We're the
more dangerous would be the aggres-
sions OF foreign Powers to our own
peace and safety.
Referring to the question of arbitra-
ticn, Davis said it was to be seriously
hoped that arbitration would be real
lied 1t was the natural tendency of
al civilized peoples and nations.
In another explanation of the text of
the resolution, Davis said the word
pledge as used in that resolution had
been used designedly. A pledge meant
the hypothecation of territory for the
payment of debt. 1t had been cur
rently reported in the press that Spain,
seeking a loan from Great Britain, had
offered the island of Cuba, or a portion
of it, as security for her loan.
At the conclusion of Davis speech
the Senate took up the military acad
emy appropriation bill. There was no
discussion of any items in the bill, but
when all the committee amendments
were disposed of, an amendment was
presented by Villas CDem.) of Wisconsin
for the appointment by the President
of two additional cadets at large for
each State, aggregating ninety cadets
in addition to the present number
The amendment was advocated by
Proctor (Rep) of Vermont and Ellxins
Rep.) of West Virginia-both of them
Secretaries of War-also by Hawley
(Rep.) of Connecticut, while Allen Pop.)
Of Nebraska urged that the appoint
ments for each State should be in the
hands Of its two Senators.
Without reaching any conclusion the
Senate, at 5:25 p. M, adjourned until to-
morrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE House
to-day resumed the consideration of the
agricultural appropriation bill, and the
attacks upon Secretary Morton and his
policy filled in most of the time of the
session.
These led Pearson (Rep.) of North
Carolina to ask if there were not some
one in the House to defend the Secre-
tary. rs there not" he queried, "a
Democrat, Republican or Populist who
can stoop thus low"
The committee recommendation dis
pensing with a Chief Clerk of the de-
partment was not agreed to, and the
appropriation was restored.
A resolution was reported from the
Ways and Means Committee, and was
agreed to. calling on the Secretary of
the Treasury for information in detail
as to the proceeds of the sale of bonds
under the Resumption Act of 1915; of
tie redemption of greenbacks, national
bank notes and Treasury notes since
1879; the movement of legal tenders
in bank reserves and in the Treasury:
what became of the proceeds of the
bond sales and from what source the
Treasury derived the money to meet
the excess of Government expenditures
over receipts.
The bill to classify and arrange GER
tain public lands in California, which
was Saturday made the special order
for to-day, was called up by Johnson
tRep.) of California and passed.
Mineral Land Bill.