The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-10
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Senator Baker Delivers Ills First Speeci
 Before That Body.

ton by MT. Cullom, rep, of Illinois, of petition from Chicago on the sub ject of naphtha launches was the origin of a colloquy among senators; in the course of which MT. Frye, rep, of Maine, chairman of the committee on commerce, to which the petition was referred, stated that he had no idea that the committee would report a bill to bring small pleasure naphtha launch es within the requirements of existing law as to lights boats, inspection of boilers, etc.; but that it would report g bill to bring within the requirements of the law naphtha launches iengag ged in the transportation of passengers or freight.
 Mt. Villas, dem, of Wisconsin, intro duced bill which was referred to the Judiciary committee withdrawing from the supreme court of the United States jurisdiction of criminal cases, not capi- tal, and transferring it to the United States court of appeals.
 In presenting some petitions favoring appropriations for coast defences, MT Daniel, dem, of Virginia, expressed the opinion that the public ,apprehen- sions as to the danger of the bonn bardment of American seaports were overstrainsd. but he also expressed the hope that the country would prepare itself for whatever emergencies might happen He favored the passage of MT. squires' fertilization bill.
 MT Chandler, rep.,, of New Hamp-5 shire, offered a resolution, which was agreed to, instructing the committee on immigration to inquire whether leg islation is necessary to prevent the in- ,troduction into the United States of aliens imprisoned in penal colonies of European nations, established in their American possessions.
 MT Baker, rep, of Kansas. intro- duced the following joint resolution and addressed the senate in support of it.
 Resolved, That the United States of America will regard it as an unfriendly act for any foreign power, without our consent, by war, treaty, purchase, or otherwise, to extend it's territorial linn its in the western hemisphere, on either of the American continents, or to, or over, any of the islands adjacent there-' to- which this country deems necessary or proper for it's self preservation. And
 the United States of America reserves
 ths right to be sole judge of this ne cesshty.
 Resolved That the principle herein enunciated is founded upon the law of self preservation which from necessity, adheres in and belongs to, every civilized nation as a sovereign and in alienable right; and this principle is
 attested by Westinghouse farewell ad- dress and by President Monroe ever memorable message of December ?, 1893
 In closing his speech, the first made by him in the senate. MT. Baker deelar- ed that the United States would main tain the position announced in his res olution by war, if nece ssary, in order that peace might come. We shall not, he said, "invite or provoke war. The justice Of our cause will challenge and command the admiration of the civil ized world; but, If it does come, we will triumph in a cause which history will bless; and when the shock of fierce contending armies shall be heard no more then we shall behold greater America, united, prosperous and free, still the wonder and marvel of the world, matchless, unconquerable." The joint resolution was referred to the committee on foreign relations.
 At 1:45 MT. Stewart, pop. of Nevada, took the floor and addressed the sen ate on the financial question in gen eral, but particularly on the Elkins and Butler resolutions forbidding the issue of bonds under private contract. He characterized the call for a pop ular loan as cruel moclsery and he quo- ted from an interview in the New York Sun with cabinet minister (not nam- ed) to the effect that the loan is prae- tically underwritten by the Rothschild syndicate The bonds has been offered to the public, he said, for gold while the gold was all pooled. They had been offered under impossible conditions. The syndicate was disparaging the
 American government, speculating on the government, getting bonds ten or fifteen per cent. less than their actual value, "in order to sustain the honor of the government"
 How long," he exclaimed, will this
 government have honor or credit if these outrag geous speculations and pee ulations are allowed to proceed?" The presidents tactics in offering bonds to the public for gold while practically securing them for the syndicate remind ed him of a notorious character in the early days of the California gold fever who, when the people and the animals were starving to death, tantalized a dog
 one day for an hour with a piece of jerked beef and then put it back in his saddleIbags, saying to the starved brute: T guess I'll give this meat to another
 dog" I.aughter)
 ] MT. Stewart spoke for an hour and i threg-quarters, and then, on motion of MT. Jones, dem. of Arkansas, the house bond bill, with the free silver substitute reported from the finance committee,
 was taken up.
 | Mr. Chandler, rep, of New Hamp- shire. asked Mir Jones whether he would not prefer to make his opening speech in favor of the substitute to- morrow.
 i MT. Jones admitted he would, with I the understanding that the bill shall come up tomorrow as the unfinished /. business.
 l The senate thereupon proceeded to executive business, and when the doors were opened adjourned until tomorrow. 1 Republican Convention Arrangements.