Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-01-17
'TiwARr MADE A popULlsr SPEECH
denounced the Tariff Bill aud Bond
ssue-Mouroe Doctrinc.

Washington, Jan. 9.-The debate in
the senate of the free coinage amend
nent of the bond bill was again post
poned today owing to the Intervention
| Of Senator Stewart of Nevada. who in
sisted upon making a speech in favor of
the Elkins' resolution as amended NV
senator Butler to prohibit the further
sale of bonds except by express consent
Of congress. The free coinage substi.
tute was called up at the conclusion Of
senator Stewards speech and now has
right of way, so the debate on il can he
postponed no longer
senator stewards speech today pre-
dicted the failure of the popular loan
proposition of the administration and
animated that the loan had already
been under-written by the gold syndi-
cate reiterated the senator's well
known free silver views and concluded
with an appeal for the financial as we'll
as the pontical independence of the
United States.
In the morning Senator Baker intro
duced resolution somewhat expand-
ing the Monroe doctrine and made a
speech in favor of it's adoption as a for
NAL and unequivocal declaration Of onr
policy with reference to the western
hemisphere. Senator FRYE introduced
bill to reconvene the delegates TO the
international marine conference of 1909
Senator Daniels called attention IN tho
alarm which manifestly exists in tho
minds of the people along the sea coast
IN view of the rumors of war He
thought their apprehensions of bonn
bardment We're exaggerated, but ex-
pressed the belief that our sea coast
cities should be adequately fortified to
meet an emergency.
Senator Cullom asked Unanimous CON
sent for the consideration of n reso,,,-
ton authorizing the supervising archi-
tect TO use $4,000 of the augmentation
for the Chicago postofiice building and
the employment of an assistant arcbi-
tect to aid In the preparation of plans
Tor that building. Senator Berry oh
jected and the resolution went over.
BAKERS RESOLUTION
senator Baker of Kansas offered the
ioiiowing resolution, enunciating ex-
tension of the Monroe doctrine.
Resolved, That the United States
will regard it as an unfriendly act for
any foreign power, without our con-
sent, by war. treaty or purchase or
otherwise, to extend its territorial limits
in the western hemisphere on either of
the American continents, or to anv ISL
ands adjacent thereto which this conn
try deems necessary for its self-preserv-
alton, and the United States reserves
the right to be sole judge of the neces- |
sity for maintenance of their national
entities. That the principle here enun- |
GATED Is found in Representation |
which from necessity adheres in and |
belongs to every civilized nation as n
sovereign and inalienable right, and this |
is attested by Washington,s
farewell address and President Mon.
'oe's ever memorable message of De-
,ember 2, 1928"
Senator Baker said that while the
Countries of Europe We're arranging
heir policies it was right and proper
hat we should declare to the world the
'olicy which We proposed to maintain
nd the future peace and preservation
nyiolate of the western hemisphere.
Senator Call of Florida took occasion
efore the resolution was referred 10