The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-01-23
THrRsnAY IAN 1R

In the Senate. Mr.. Sewell IN. j.. r. offered
resolution declaratory Of the policy OF the
United States Oh the Monroe Doctrine. which
included the following:
ResolUed That The true ground upon which The
Monroe announcement was based and unop y,i,icI,
any Similar position has been taken rests for it,
Justification upon what may he our interests only
aud that neither by the Monroe Doctrine nor any
ofhciAi deciarauon have ever come under any
Pieage 10 any power or estate this continent that
binds as TO act merely for their protection a.,ai.
Invasion or encroachment by any other power
That when case arises in which a EuroDea,,
power proposes TO acquire territory by invasion or
conquest IL ~ then for TO determine whether
safety aud integrity demand ttat we sl,aII -
slst such action by armed force IL necessary
That the Executive has pressed the Monroe Doc
trine beyond wii was contemplated at the time OF
lie announcement and tbattlie resultant sequence
OF te position thus taken seems 20 be "A comtnittal
OF tile Government to n proectorate over Mexico
and the Central and South American States; that
this would be most unwise and dangerous
In the House. the pension debate was the
principal matter Of interest. An order was
adopted that the bill be taken up by para
graphs tomorrow
Dir. Clark iowa, r. was the first speaker of
the day.
Mr.. Clark. ] favor the amendment offered
by my friend the gentleman from Illinois Mr..
Gran because II IS 10 the line of needed legis.
ratlon. whether 1t be held germane TO this
BIZ or not. discussion Of it viii at least he use
fui as contributing to the proper and complete
pension law which Congress should enact.
Mr.. Clark cited AN instance Of pensioner
named Francis NJ Ross Go. b. s2d Ind. lie
made application for increase aud DIR. J. ]
RiRg, Of Keokuk gave him "A cert ficate stati,t,,
that The comrade had chronic lesion of the
heart. hypcrtrophy with valvular insufIiciency
aud other troubles, such disability bringing
about "A serious train OF symptoms rendering
hln totally unfit for manual labor DR. ] NJ
Anderson, another reputable physician. of
M0nirose. furnished q similar cert Gcate as did
III. q. Neisman, also member of the Board of
examining Surgeons, aud DR. III Carneg
Now, said Mr. Clark. here is the answer
received to the pensioners application:
DPT OF TIE IKTERIoR. BUREAU OF PrSsoys
NAsHiNGToN, ID. C., May q. 1895 /
sIk nave to advise yon that your has
thcate No. 203C67 for the reason set forth ia my
letter to you under date Of Dec H. 1894 viz that
the disability for which the pension was allowed
has ceased TO exist In a pensonable degree.
Laughter.
That is signed, William Lochren, Commits.
sioner."
That soldier, Mr. Chairman, is new laborinp
Through me, and through my distinguished
colleague at the other end of this Capitol Soma.
tor Gear, TO be reinstated on tho peusion-roll of
the Government, not upon his personal testi-
mony, but upon the testimony of four of the
chief physicians of my County, as personally
know. Now, sir, 1 wsnt 10 take from that
Burenu Of Pensions, by whatever party it may
be administered, the right to drop peRsioner
from the rolls under such conditions without
an adjudication Of his case by a tri bunal where
he shall have right To be heard. Applause
Mr. Griffin. IL is not 10 be denied that the
air-gun which the gentleman fom the Seventh
District OF New York Mr.. Bartlett charged a:.d
exploited tho other day possessed gioaier recoil
than ANY piece OF ordnance ever used iu the